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Prosecutors demand up to 10 yrs imprisonment for officials over Gwangju apartment collapse

GWANGJU, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Monday demanded prison terms of up to 10 years for company officials accused of involvement in the deadly collapse of an apartment building in Gwangju in 2022.The collapse of the 39-story apartment building
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(LEAD) N. Korea raises earthen mounds to block severed inter-Korean roads: S. Korean military

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS more details throughout)SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has raised 11-meter-high earthen mounds to completely block inter-Korean roads that it blew up last month, South Korea's military said Monday, in ye
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Foreign helper program to be expanded to many Southeast Asian countries

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Seoul's foreign home helper program, currently restricted to migrant workers from the Philippines, will be expanded to include other Southeast Asian countries next year, the city government and the labor ministry said Mo
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Yoon instructs aides to swiftly proceed with reform agenda

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday instructed his senior aides and the Cabinet to swiftly proceed with his reform agenda, Yoon's spokesperson said. Yoon gave the instruction at a meeting with his senior aides earlier in t
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Defense chief, top EU diplomat 'strongly' condemn N. Korea's troop dispatch to Russia

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and the European Union's (EU) top diplomat on Monday "strongly" condemned North Korea's troop deployment to Russia as they met for talks in Seoul, the defense ministry said.
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Seoul's top envoy visited S. Korean national detained in China on suspicion of espionage in March

BEIJING, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top envoy to Beijing visited in person earlier this year the location in China where a South Korean national is being held on suspicion of espionage, a senior embassy official said Monday.Ambassador Chung
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N. Korea raises earthen hills to block severed inter-Korean roads: S. Korean military

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has raised 11-meter-high earthen hills to completely block inter-Korean roads that it blew up last month, South Korea's military said Monday, in yet another show of Pyongyang's efforts to sever ties with
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S. Korean delegation to Ukraine to return home as early as Monday

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean government delegation to Ukraine will return home as early as Monday after visiting Kyiv to discuss possible cooperation measures in response to North Korea's troop deployment to Russia, officials have sai
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Cruel animal deaths to be punishable by up to 3 yrs in prison

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Killing an animal using cruel methods will carry a sentence of up to three years in prison under new sentencing guidelines, the top court said Monday. The Supreme Court said its Sentencing Commission created new guidelines l
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(LEAD) DP leader agrees on scrapping financial investment income tax

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 5-6)SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Main opposition Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung said Monday he has agreed on a push by the ruling party and government to abolish the planned financial investment income tax.&qu
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Ex-President Moon's daughter booked over suspected illegal house sharing

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Police said Monday they have formally booked former President Moon Jae-in's daughter on suspicions of illegally operating a house sharing business.Moon Da-hye is suspected of running an Airbnb business at a studio apartm
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Deeper supply chain cooperation 'win-win' for S. Korea, Central Asia: FM Cho

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Enhanced cooperation in the energy and critical minerals supply chains would be a "win-win" for South Korea and Central Asia, Seoul's top diplomat said Monday, expressing hope for a stronger
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Ruling party aims to launch consultative body with opposition, gov't, doctors next week

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) said Monday it aims to launch a consultative body with the main opposition party, the government and doctors next week to resolve a prolonged walkout by trainee doctors. PPP leader Han Don
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Drug smuggling attempts rise 24 pct this year: customs agency

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- The number of drug trafficking attempts into South Korea rose 24 percent during the first nine months of 2024 from a year earlier, the customs agency said Monday.A total of 623 cases of drug trafficking attempts were detecte
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(2nd LD) Yoon calls for thorough countermeasures against 'illegal' N. Korea-Russia military cooperation

(ATTN: ADDS parliamentary speaker's response in last 3 paras; ADDS photo)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday called for thorough countermeasures against the "illegal" military cooperation between
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N. Korea presumed to change name of think tank dealing with affairs with S. Korea

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to have changed the name of a think tank designed to analyze affairs with South Korea, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday, as its leader Kim Jong-un has bolstered animosity toward the South.Nort
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S. Korea, Qatar agree on stronger cooperation on energy supplies, renewable resources

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Top industry officials of South Korea and Qatar agreed Monday to maintain strong cooperation on energy supplies amid geopolitical tensions and expand their ties into a wide range of energy and shipbuilding sectors, Seoul'
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(LEAD) Yoon calls for thorough countermeasures against 'illegal' N. Korea-Russia military cooperation

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES throughout with more details, comments)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday called for thorough countermeasures against the "illegal" military cooperation between Nort
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(LEAD) PPP leader urges Yoon to issue public apology over allegations surrounding first lady

(ATTN: ADDS more info throughout)By Yi Wonju SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Ruling party leader Han Dong-hoon on Monday called on President Yoon Suk Yeol to issue a public apology and reshuffle aides at the presidential office to address growing concerns
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Yoon calls for bipartisan cooperation to advance reform agenda, strengthen security

By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol called Monday for bipartisan cooperation to push through major reforms for people's livelihoods and strengthen defense against growing security threats posed by North Korea's mi