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  (URGENT) Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik shook hands with N. Korea's Kim in Beijing: Woo's office

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  (LEAD) Kim thanks Putin for praising N. Korean troops in Russia as they meet in Beijing

  (ATTN: UPDATES throughout; CHANGES headline, photo) By Yi Wonju SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for hailing the North's troops deployed in Russia to aid Moscow's war against
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  (LEAD) Lee pledges support for manufacturing industry

  (ATTN: ADDS remarks, details in last 3 paras)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday pledged to expand policy support for the manufacturing industry to help boost economic growth and create jobs. Lee made the re
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  (LEAD) Special counsel accuses ex-President Yoon of discussing martial law since March 2024

  (ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details from briefing; CHANGES headline, lead para, photo)By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Wednesday accused former President Yoon Suk Yeol of holding discussions about martial law s
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  Navy to hold events marking 75th anniv. of Incheon Landing Operation this month

  SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- The Navy will hold various events marking the 75th anniversary of the amphibious landing operation carried out by South Korean and U.S. forces during the 1950-53 Korean War, officials said Wednesday.The Incheon Landing Oper
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  S. Korea to provide US$1 million to earthquake-hit Afghanistan

  SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will provide US$1 million to help with relief efforts in earthquake-hit Afghanistan, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. The assistance, to be delivered through the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitar
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  Army captain's suicide note said to complain of workplace bullying

  DAEGU, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Police said Wednesday they plan to launch an investigation into the apparent suicide of an Army captain in the southeastern city of Daegu earlier this week, after he was found to have left a suicide note complaining of work
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  Nat'l Assembly speaker attends military parade in Beijing

  By Yi Wonju SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik on Wednesday attended a massive military parade in China alongside North Korea's Kim Jong-un and other world leaders. Woo attended the military parade with his wife in
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  Coast Guard ship mobilized to supply water for drought-hit Gangneung

  GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- The Coast Guard on Wednesday mobilized a patrol vessel to supply hundreds of tons of water for the drought-hit eastern coastal city of Gangneung, officials said.The city has recently struggled with dangerou
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  Kim, Putin hold bilateral talks in Beijing

  By Yi Wonju SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin held bilateral talks Wednesday on the sidelines of a military parade in Beijing. The two leaders met at the Diaoyutai state guest house after
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  N. Korea's Kim invites Belarusian president to visit country: report

  SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday invited Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to visit his country, Reuters reported.Kim extended the invitation while talking with Lukashenko at the venue for China's mi
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  S. Korea's debt-to-GDP ratio projected to soar to 156.3 pct by 2065: finance ministry

  By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national debt is projected to climb to over 150 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) by 2065 should the current trends of declining population and slowing economic growth continue, the
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  Lee to hold press conference next week to mark 100 days in office

  SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung will hold a formal press conference next week to mark 100 days in office, the presidential office said Wednesday. The press conference, scheduled for Sept. 11, will address a broad range of topics, i
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  (URGENT) N. Korea's Kim thanks Putin for praising his troops fighting for Russia, vows to strengthen bilateral ties

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  Special counsel's indictment accuses ex-first lady of active participation in stock manipulation scheme

  By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Former first lady Kim Keon Hee actively participated in a stock manipulation scheme from 2009 to 2012 contrary to claims that she simply provided money, a special counsel's indictment showed Wednesday.Acc
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  Minister vows to build 5-yr policy road map to strengthen compensation for veterans

  By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Veterans Minister Kwon Oh-eul on Wednesday vowed to draw up a five-year policy plan aimed at increasing compensation and support for patriots and people of merit.The remark by Kwon, who took office in July, came
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  FM Cho calls on trilateral secretariat to play 'bridging role' for S. Korea-Japan-China ties

  By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Wednesday called on the trilateral secretariat promoting cooperation among South Korea, Japan and China to play a "bridging role" in advancing the three-way relatio
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  (URGENT) Kim, Putin start bilateral meeting on sidelines of Chinese military parade: Tass

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  (6th LD) Kim joins Putin, Xi at military parade, in display of defiance against West

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout)By Park BoramBEIJING/SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stood shoulder to shoulder with Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping at center stage at a military parade in Be
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  (5th LD) Kim joins Putin, Xi at military parade, in display of defiance against West

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more background in paras 10-11, 14-17)By Park BoramBEIJING/SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stood shoulder to shoulder with Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping at center stage at a mili