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FM voices concerns over Taliban law curbing women's rights

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul on Wednesday expressed concerns over a new set of laws recently issued by the Taliban in Afghanistan and called on authorities to respect human rights.Published by the Taliban's justice mini
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(2nd LD) Yoon postpones dinner with PPP leaders amid differences over medical school quota increase

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks by senior presidential official)SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol has postponed his planned dinner with ruling People Power Party (PPP) leaders until after the Chuseok holiday, his office said Wednesday, a
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(LEAD) Seoul shares end nearly flat ahead of Nvidia earnings result

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed almost flat Wednesday ahead of U.S. tech giant Nvidia's closely watched earnings announcement. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark K
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Typhoon Shanshan brings heavy rain, strong wind to Jeju

JEJU, South Korea, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- Typhoon Shanshan, approaching from near southern Japan, brought heavy rain and strong wind to the southern island of Jeju on Wednesday, with the state weather agency warning of downpours of up to 30 mm per hour
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(2nd LD) National Assembly passes nursing act, livelihood-related bills

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in 10th para)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- Rival political parties held a parliamentary plenary meeting Wednesday and passed several key livelihood bills that have been stalled for months due to partisan disputes
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Navy chief inspects joint S. Korea-U.S. drill aboard U.S. amphibious assault ship

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Navy chief inspected an ongoing joint amphibious landing exercise between the South and the United States on Wednesday aboard a U.S. amphibious assault ship, his office said.Adm. Yang Yong-mo, chief of nav
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COVID-19 summer wave passes peak: KDCA

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- This year's summer wave of COVID-19 is estimated to have passed its peak, with the weekly number of the virus' inpatients dropping 20 percent last week, health authorities said Wednesday. The number of COVID-19 pati
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Seoul shares end nearly flat ahead of Nvidia earnings result

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed almost flat Wednesday ahead of U.S. tech giant Nvidia's closely watched earnings announcement. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index g
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(LEAD) National Assembly passes nursing act, livelihood-related bills

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with vote results; CHANGES photos)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- Rival political parties held a parliamentary plenary meeting Wednesday and passed several key livelihood bills that have been stalled for months due to
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Incheon's metro operator to set up Dokdo photo zone at subway station

INCHEON, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- The metro operator in Incheon, west of Seoul, said Wednesday it will install a photo zone featuring South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo at a subway station after a similar photo zone was removed last year.The an
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(LEAD) Intel official behind military secrets leak recruited by Chinese in 2017: military prosecutors

(ATTN: ADDS more details throughout)SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- A military intelligence official indicted this week for allegedly selling military secrets was recruited by a suspected Chinese operative in 2017, military prosecutors said Wednesday.Mili
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Deepfake crime victims reported to state-run support center tops 2,000

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- The number of deepfake crime victims in South Korea reported to the state-funded Advocacy Center for Online Sexual Abuse Victims (ACOSAV) since its establishment six years ago has topped 2,000, the center said Wednesday.Thi
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S. Korea-U.S.-Japan partnership to remain unchanged regardless of U.S. presidential election outcome: unification minister

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho said Wednesday that he believes South Korea's trilateral cooperation with the United States and Japan will remain steadfast regardless of the outcome of the upcoming U.S. p
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N. Korea, Russia hold economic talks to boost cooperation

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's external economic minister has held talks with Russia's deputy industry and trade minister to discuss ways to further bolster bilateral economic cooperation, state media reported Wednesday.Yun Jong-ho
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BOK, regulator urge players to actively use new reference rate

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank and financial regulator Wednesday urged market players to actively use a newly introduced reference rate for their transactions.In 2021, the country's financial regulator unveiled its new
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N. Korea imports breed of horses loved by leader Kim from Russia

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has imported 24 Orlov Trotter horses from Russia, Moscow's agriculture safety watchdog said, as its leader Kim Jong-un is known for his affection for the breed.The Primorsky office of Rosselkhoznadzor said T
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Out-of-wedlock births hit record high in South Korea in 2023

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's total births fell to a fresh low in 2023, while the proportion of babies born to mothers who were unmarried reached an all-time high, data showed Wednesday.A total of 230,000 babies were born last year, do
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Capital adequacy ratio of banks, holding firms rises in Q2

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- The capital adequacy ratio of banks and their holding firms rose in the second quarter from three months earlier, data showed Wednesday.The average capital ratio of 20 banks and eight financial holding firms came to 15.76 p
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Number of people changing residences highest in 3 years in July

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Koreans who moved to different residences in the country reached the highest level in three years in July amid rising housing transactions, data showed Wednesday.Around 512,000 people changed residences
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Childbirths in S. Korea rebound for first time in 8 years in Q2

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- The number of babies born in South Korea rose for the first time in more than eight years in the second quarter of 2024, data showed Wednesday, as the country is grappling with its ultralow birth rate.A total of 56,838 babi