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China's No. 3 official expected to visit Seoul this month: sources

SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- Li Zhanshu, China's third-ranked official and chief of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, is expected to visit Seoul later this month, sources said Thursday, amid speculation he could discuss
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 112 COVID-19 deaths, highest in 4 months: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 81,573 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Thursday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Thursday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul30/20Sunny0Incheon28/20Sunny0Suwon30/19Cloudy0Cheongju28/20Cloudy10Daejeon28/19Clo
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1 in 5 foreigners in S. Korea undocumented: data

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- One in 5 foreign nationals staying in South Korea are illegal immigrants, with the number of undocumented immigrants rising to nearly 400,000, government data showed Thursday.According to the data compiled by
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Correct inaccurate history textbooksThe guidelines on Korean history education for 2022, which were released by the Ministry of Education on Tuesday, were full of historical distortions and biases. History textbooks for middle and high schools are wr
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Joint military drills important for security on Korean Peninsula: Pentagon

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- Joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States are important for maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, a Pentagon spokesperson said Wednesday.South Korea and the U.
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(2nd LD) National security advisers of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to meet in Hawaii

(ATTN: ADDS more remarks, background info in paras 4, 8-10)SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Security Adviser Kim Sung-han said Wednesday he will seek ways with his U.S. and Japanese counterparts to expand trilateral security coop
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(4th LD) S. Korea to lift pre-travel COVID-19 test requirement for inbound travelers this week

(ATTN: ADDS info in last para) SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will lift its current pre-travel COVID-19 test requirement for inbound travelers later this week, an official said Wednesday, as the government believes the recent virus wave has p
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(LEAD) National security advisers of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to meet in Hawaii

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with Kim's remarks; REPLACES photo)SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Security Adviser Kim Sung-han said Wednesday he will seek ways with his U.S. and Japanese counterparts to expand trilateral securit
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S. Korea raises foreign worker quota by 10,000 to ease labor shortage

SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea decided Wednesday to increase the quota of foreign workers with non-professional employment visas for this year by 10,000 to alleviate pandemic-induced labor shortages in shipbuilding and other major industries,
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DP chief's wife, aide sent to prosecution over alleged corporate credit card misuse

SUWON, South Korea, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- The wife of opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was named Wednesday as an accomplice to alleged corporate credit card misuse, as police wrapped up the probe and transferred the results to the prosecution for furthe
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(2nd LD) Court denies arrest warrant for suspect in alleged credit card misuse involving opposition leader's wife

(ATTN: ADDS latest developments in 8th para, additional photo)SUWON, South Korea, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) - A court on Wednesday denied an arrest warrant request for a former Gyeonggi Province official accused of misusing corporate credit cards allegedly fo
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(3rd LD) S. Korea to lift pre-travel COVID-19 test requirement for inbound travelers this week

(ATTN: ADDS more details in para 10)SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will lift its current pre-travel COVID-19 test requirement for inbound travelers later this week, an official said Wednesday, as the government believes the recent virus wave
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Key associate of Yoon vows not to take public posts amid turmoil at ruling party

SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Chang Je-won of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), one of President Yoon Suk-yeol's key associates, said Wednesday he will not take an appointed post under the Yoon administration as he took responsibility for le
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S. Korea 'deeply concerned' about N. Korea's rights situation, minister tells U.N. rapporteur

By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign minister said Wednesday his government is "deeply concerned" about the North Korean human rights issue as he had a meeting with the newly appointed U.N. special rapporteu
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. flaunt combined firepower in large-scale field exercise amid N.K. threats

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in 16th para; CHANGES photo; ADDS photo)By Song Sang-hoPOCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States staged a large-scale combined live-fire exercise near the inter-Korean border Wednesda
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Yoon sends condolences over death of ex-Soviet leader Gorbachev

SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol sent his condolences over the death of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev on Wednesday, calling him a leader who ended the Cold War and established diplomatic relations between South Korea and
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Compensation to Lone Star likely to be withdrawn from state coffers

SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- Speculation is mounting over how the South Korean government would secure a huge sum of nearly 300 billion won (about US$224 million) to compensate U.S. private equity firm Lone Star Funds over its sale of the now-defunct K
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(LEAD) S. Korea's currency rebounds after hitting yearly low in intraday trading

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; CHANGES headline)SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean currency bounced back after hitting a yearly low in intraday trading on Wednesday amid concerns over monetary tightening in the U.S. and the possibil