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NIS closely watching N.K.-China ties amid signs of rift

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's intelligence agency is closely watching relations between North Korea and China, amid increasing signs of the two countries growing apart, officials said Wednesday.The National Intelligence Service (NIS) s
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DP to propose impeachment motion against new broadcasting watchdog chief

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) decided Wednesday to propose a motion to impeach the newly appointed broadcasting watchdog chief, Lee Jin-sook, just hours after she took office, officials said.Lee took office as c
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Civic groups file complaint against new broadcast watchdog chief over corporate card misuse

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- Civic groups filed a complaint Wednesday against newly appointed broadcast watchdog chief Lee Jin-sook over her alleged misuse of corporate credit cards in the past.The National Union of Media Workers and two other civic gr
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(LEAD) Parliamentary hearing for impeachment motion against prosecutor set for next month

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES with more info in 4th para)SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- A parliamentary committee decided Wednesday to hold a hearing next month over the impeachment of a prosecutor related to first lady Kim Keon Hee's alleged stoc
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Biggest union decries labor minister nomination as 'anti-labor disaster'

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), the biggest umbrella labor union, on Wednesday denounced the nomination of a former labor rights fighter-turned-conservative politician for the new labor minister as an &quo
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Major hospitals see few or no applicants for training programs

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- Major hospitals have received few or no applications for trainee doctor programs starting in September, medical sources said Wednesday, casting uncertainty over the government's efforts to normalize the monthslong medic
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Vice defense chief, U.S. Army secretary urge N. Korea to stop trash balloon launches

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's vice defense chief and the U.S. Army secretary on Wednesday urged North Korea to stop launches of trash-carrying balloons as they met for talks on security cooperation in Seoul, the defense ministry said.V
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Anti-voice phishing investigation team arrests 201 people over 2 yrs

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- A total of 201 people have been formally arrested in connection with voice phishing crimes over the past two years since an interagency investigation team was launched to tackle the crime, officials said Wednesday.The unit,
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Parliamentary committee to hold hearing for impeachment motion against prosecutor

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- A parliamentary committee decided Wednesday to hold a hearing next month over the impeachment of a prosecutor related to first lady Kim Keon Hee's alleged stock manipulation scheme.The legislation and judiciary committe
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New FSC chief vows stepped-up efforts to stabilize market, curb household debts

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- The new head of South Korea's financial regulator highlighted a need to stabilize the financial market Wednesday, calling for increased efforts to rein in growing household debts and minimize potential fallout from fail
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Ex-Supreme Court judge questioned in connection with development scandal

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors questioned former Supreme Court Justice Kwon Soon-il on Wednesday as part of an investigation in connection with a high-profile property development scandal.Kwon, who served as a Supreme Court justice from 2014-
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S. Korea, U.S. holding live-fire drills near inter-Korean border

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have been staging a combined live-fire exercise near the inter-Korean border, involving a rotational U.S. Stryker combat vehicle unit, the U.S. Army stationed in the South said Wednesday.Th
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S. Korea's deputy FM attends Iran's new president inauguration ceremony

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung-won has attended the inauguration ceremony of Iran's new President Masoud Pezeshkian, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday. Chung represented the South Korean
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Parliamentary committee passes pro-labor 'yellow envelope bill,' cash handouts

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- A parliamentary committee on Wednesday passed a pro-labor bill and another measure on providing cash handouts to the entire population.The Democratic Party (DP) and other opposition parties, which hold a majority of seats i
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(Yonhap Feature) S. Korea puts focus on lasers to take out N. Korean drones

By Chae Yun-hwanTAEAN, South Korea, July 31 (Yonhap) -- A small multi-rotor drone hovered over the waters off a western coastal town, flying just a kilometer away from what appeared to be an imposing dark-green container installed at a major weapons
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S. Korea, Philippines stage friendship flight during multinational drills in Australia

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the Philippines conducted a friendship flight during a major multinational exercise in Australia on Wednesday, the South's Air Force said.South Korean F-15K fighter jets and FA-50PHs of the Philippines t
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(profile) Labor minister nominee: former staunch labor activist turned conservative politician

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- Kim Moon-soo, the labor minister nominee, is a former labor rights fighter- turned-conservative politician.Kim, currently the head of the presidential Economic, Social and Labor Council, became a labor and democratization i
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Yoon advises ruling party chief to embrace diverse people

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol advised new ruling party chief Han Dong-hoon to embrace diverse people when they held closed-door talks at the presidential office this week, a presidential official said Wednesday.Yoon and People Po
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(LEAD) Yoon names new labor minister, ambassadors to Japan, Australia

(ATTN: UPDATES with details; CHANGES photos)SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday named the chief of a state diplomatic academy as the new ambassador to Japan and a former Navy chief as the ambassador to Australia, his offic
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(LEAD) N. Korean leader fires public security minister for damage from downpours in border areas

(ATTN: REWRITES lead; UPDATES with more info throughout)SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has replaced the public security minister and chiefs of the ruling party's provincial committees over severe damage from the recent