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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. to hold high-level talks on N. Korea deterrence next week

(ATTN: RECASTS dateline; ADDS State Department's comment in 6th para)By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL/WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will hold vice-ministerial talks in Washington next week on deterrence efforts against
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Home of ex-President Moon's daughter raided during probe into hiring favor for her ex-husband

JEONJU, South Korea, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Friday raided the home of former President Moon Jae-in's daughter as part of their investigation into allegations that her former husband was unfairly appointed as an airline executive in ex
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(LEAD) Gov't approves new secondary school history textbooks

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 7 paras)SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- A state institute in charge of curricula has approved new secondary school history textbooks, the education ministry said Friday, a move that could spark public scrutiny over th
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Yoon, U.S. congressional delegation discuss strengthening bilateral alliance

SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol met with a delegation from the United States House of Representatives on Friday to discuss ways to strengthen the bilateral alliance and trilateral cooperation involving Japan, his office said.During
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(LEAD) Son Heung-min's father summarily indicted for child abuse charges

(ATTN: ADDS details in para 3, 7-10)CHUNCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- Son Woong-jung, a football coach and father of the Premier League star Son Heung-min, was summarily indicted Friday on charges of abusing young players at his football tr
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Gov't tracks 4,071 perpetrators, victims in N. Korean human rights probe

SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has so far tracked a total of 4,071 perpetrators and victims of North Korea's human rights violations in an ongoing investigation meant to serve as potential evidence in holding human rights abusers accounta
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Son Heung-min's father summarily indicted for child abuse charges

CHUNCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- Son Woong-jung, a football coach and father of the Premier League star Son Heung-min, was summarily indicted Friday on charges of abusing young players at his football training center.The regional prosecuto
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(LEAD) Gov't to inject 400 bln won next year to improve trainee doctor schemes

(ATTN: UPDATES with spending for trainee doctors, photo; CHANGES headline)SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- The government plans to inject 400 billion won (US$294 million) next year to improve trainee doctor schemes, a presidential committee on medical refo
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Gov't approves new secondary school history textbooks

SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- A state institute in charge of curricula has approved new secondary school history textbooks, the education ministry said Friday, a move that could spark public scrutiny over their perspective on the country's checkered
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(LEAD) Seoul shares close higher on bargain hunting

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares finished higher Friday as investors picked up tech, energy and other blue chip bargains following losses the previous session. The local currency fell against the U.S. d
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Police refer BTS' Suga to prosecutors over drunk-driving on e-scooter

SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- Police referred Suga of K-pop supergroup BTS to the prosecution Friday over his alleged drunk driving on an electric scooter earlier this month.The Yongsan Police Station referred Suga to the Seoul Western District Prosecut
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S. Korea, U.S. to hold high-level talks on N. Korea deterrence next week

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will hold vice-ministerial talks in Washington next week on deterrence efforts against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, Seoul's foreign ministry said Fri
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Pro-Yoon lawmaker apparently cautions PPP leader against straying from Yoon's views on medical reform

SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- A pro-Yoon ruling People Power Party (PPP) lawmaker on Friday stressed the importance of aligning the party's views with the government in an apparent jab at the PPP leader over his chasm with the president over the med
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Seoul shares close higher on bargain hunting

SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares finished higher Friday as investors picked up tech, energy and other blue chip bargains following losses the previous session. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composit
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Police raid office of People's Democratic Party over alleged national security law violations

SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- Police on Friday raided the headquarters of the far-left People's Democracy Party and homes of its members as part of an investigation into alleged violations of the National Security Act.Investigators from the Seoul Me
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news in North Korea this week.------------Sullivan stresses U.S.' commitment to 'complete' Korean Peninsula denuclearizationWASHINGTON -- National Security Advisor Jake Sul
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------N. Korea's ambassador to Singapore takes officeSEOUL -- North Korea's newly appointed ambassador to Singapore took office this week, s
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------Unification ministry issues English version of report on N. Korea's economic, social situationSEOUL -- The unification ministry said Friday it has pu
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.----------Aug. 26 -- N. Korean leader oversees suicide drones test, calls for more productionN. Korean leader orders construction of more hospitals in regio
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Court again orders Japanese firm to compensate forced labor victims

SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- Another South Korean court ordered a Japanese company on Friday to offer compensation to victims of Japan's wartime forced labor.The Seoul Central District Court ruled that Mitsubishi Materials Corp. must compensate fiv