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Civic group names 34 former, sitting lawmakers deemed unfit for election nominations

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Civic group names 34 former, sitting lawmakers deemed unfit for election nominations
박보람 2024.01.17
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- A civic group announced a list of 34 sitting and former lawmakers that it claimed should be excluded fr ...

(LEAD) Yoon vows bold reforms in stock market taxes

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(LEAD) Yoon vows bold reforms in stock market taxes
이해아 2024.01.17
(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks by Yoon; CHANGES headline)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed ...

S. Korea calls for France's cooperation on EV subsidy scheme

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S. Korea calls for France's cooperation on EV subsidy scheme
오석민 2024.01.17
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has asked for France's active cooperation on addressing the exclusion of some locally produ ...

Number of N. Korean defectors coming to S. Korea estimated at 190 last year

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Number of N. Korean defectors coming to S. Korea estimated at 190 last year
김수연 2024.01.17
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- The number of North Korean defectors coming to South Korea almost tripled to around 190 last year from ...

Ex-DP lawmaker fined for defaming former reporter

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Ex-DP lawmaker fined for defaming former reporter
박보람 2024.01.17
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court struck down a lower court's ruling and imposed a fine on Choi Kang-wook, a former op ...

Foreign currency deposits up for 3rd month in December

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Foreign currency deposits up for 3rd month in December
박상수 2024.01.17
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- Foreign currency deposits increased for the third straight month in December as export settlements incr ...

Money supply up for 6th month in November amid restrictive policy: BOK

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Money supply up for 6th month in November amid restrictive policy: BOK
박상수 2024.01.17
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's money supply rose for the sixth consecutive month in November amid tightening policy, cen ...

Drugs seized in S. Korea jump 23 pct in 2023

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Drugs seized in S. Korea jump 23 pct in 2023
오석민 2024.01.17
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- The amount of drugs seized before being smuggled into South Korea jumped 23 percent on-year in 2023, th ...

Yoon vows to expand eligibility for individual savings accounts

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Yoon vows to expand eligibility for individual savings accounts
이해아 2024.01.17
By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday the government will expand eligibility for individ ...

Efforts under way to rescue baby dolphin caught in waste net off Jeju

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Efforts under way to rescue baby dolphin caught in waste net off Jeju
유청모 2024.01.17
JEJU, South Korea, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- Maritime authorities have begun efforts to rescue a baby dolphin found caught in a discarde ...

(LEAD) Stabbed opposition leader Lee returns to work after 15 days

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(LEAD) Stabbed opposition leader Lee returns to work after 15 days
강재은 2024.01.17
(ATTN: ADDS remarks from Rep. Lee Jae-myung in paras 6-8; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung ...

Audit shows Gyeonggi Province's poor oversight of subsidies while opposition leader was governor

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Audit shows Gyeonggi Province's poor oversight of subsidies while opposition leader was governor
김한주 2024.01.17
By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- The state audit agency said Wednesday the government of Gyeonggi Province poorly supervis ...

Exports of food items, agro products hit record high in 2023

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Exports of food items, agro products hit record high in 2023
오석민 2024.01.17
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of farm produce and food items reached an all-time high last year on the back of ...

Health insurance firm employee extradited from Philippines for embezzlement

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Health insurance firm employee extradited from Philippines for embezzlement
김현수 2024.01.17
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- A man accused of embezzling billions of won while working at the state-run National Health Insurance Se ...

Former co-leader of Green Party gets suspended prison term over drug charges

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Former co-leader of Green Party gets suspended prison term over drug charges
박보람 2024.01.17
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- A court sentenced Kim Ye-won, a former co-leader of a minor political party, to a suspended prison term ...

Financial regulator pledges to scrap planned capital gains tax on investments

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Financial regulator pledges to scrap planned capital gains tax on investments
변덕근 2024.01.17
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- The financial regulator said Wednesday it will work to scrap a planned capital gains tax on investments ...

S. Korea, U.S., Japan stage joint naval drill involving aircraft carrier

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S. Korea, U.S., Japan stage joint naval drill involving aircraft carrier
김은정 2024.01.17
By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan have jointly conducted naval drills in waters s ...

S. Korean nuke envoy urges Thailand's cooperation in N.K. issue

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S. Korean nuke envoy urges Thailand's cooperation in N.K. issue
이원주 2024.01.17
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's deputy nuclear envoy Lee Joon-il met with Thai officials earlier this week and called for ...

PM attends World Economic Forum in Davos

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PM attends World Economic Forum in Davos
김한주 2024.01.17
By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, wher ...

Stabbed opposition leader Lee returns to work after 15 days

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Stabbed opposition leader Lee returns to work after 15 days
강재은 2024.01.17
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung returned to work Wednesday, 15 days after he was stabbed in a knife att ...