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(2nd LD) N.K. leader's daughter being groomed to succeed Kim: lawmakers

(ATTN: UPDATES with NIS comments on espionage laws)SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's daughter, Ju-ae, is being groomed to succeed her father, though the selection is not final and he could ultimately choose someone else
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(LEAD) N.K. leader's daughter being groomed to succeed Kim: lawmakers

(ATTN: UPDATES with other assessments by NIS)SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's daughter, Ju-ae, is being groomed to succeed her father, though the selection is not final and he could ultimately choose someone else, two
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N.K. leader's daughter being groomed to succeed Kim: lawmakers

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's daughter, Ju-ae, is being groomed to succeed her father, though the selection is not final and he could ultimately choose someone else, two lawmakers quoted South Korea's spy agency
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TMON, WeMakePrice file for court receivership amid liquidity crisis

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- TMON and WeMakePrice, e-commerce platforms of the Singapore-based Qoo10, filed for court receivership Monday, officials said, amid continuing liquidity woes due to the firms' delays in repaying vendors operating on thei
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First lady thanks U.N. veterans of Korean War in hand-written letter

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- First lady Kim Keon Hee on Monday thanked a group of visiting U.N. veterans who fought for South Korea in the 1950-53 Korean War, in a hand-written letter sent for a program commemorating their service in the conflict, the
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(URGENT) TMON, WeMakePrice file for court receivership amid liquidity crisis

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(LEAD) Consumers file complaint against owner, executives of TMON, WeMakePrice

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES with complaint filed by consumers)SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Consumers filed a complaint against the owner of e-commerce platforms WeMakePrice and TMON and other executives Monday in connection with payment delays to
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S. Korea to ease housing burden for families with young children

SEJONG, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's presidential committee on population policy announced an additional set of plans on Monday to ease the housing burden for families with young children, as the government struggles to address critically lo
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(LEAD) 'Super tropical night' reported in Sokcho, Gangneung in July for 1st time

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; ADDS photo; UPDATES with tropical night record)SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The tropical night phenomenon has gripped the country, with temperatures in the east coast cities of Sokcho and Gangneung even staying above 30 C throu
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Unification minister calls for patience in dealing with N. Korea

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's point man on North Korea called Monday for patience in creating conditions to bring Pyongyang back to the dialogue table amid heightened tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula.North Korea has launched th
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(LEAD) S. Korea's total population inches up in 2023 after 2 years of fall

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 11-15)SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's total population rebounded in 2023 after two years of on-year fall on the back of the growing number of foreigners, though the country continued to experience fallin
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July 301953 -- The U.S. Senate passes a bill to spend US$200 million to rehabilitate war-ravaged South Korea. The Korean War, which began in June 1950, when North Korea invaded the South, ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty, three days earlie
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Prosecutors launch internal legal review over TMON, WeMakePrice incident

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors have begun looking into whether any legal charges can be applied to e-commerce platforms WeMakePrice and TMON over payment delays to consumers and vendors amid liquidity issues by their owner, judicial officials
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S. Korea's total population inches up in 2023 after 2 years of fall

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's total population rebounded in 2023 after two years of on-year fall on the back of the growing number of foreigners, though the country continued to experience falling birthrates and rapid aging, data showe
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ABS issuance plunges 34 pct on-year in Q2

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The issuance of asset-based securities (ABSs) in South Korea dropped sharply from a year earlier in the second quarter due to a sharp decline in those issued by the state-run housing finance company, data showed Monday.The
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DP criticizes Yoon gov't as Japan's Sado gold mine gains UNESCO status

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Monday criticized the government for failing to prevent a Japanese gold mine associated with Korea's wartime forced labor from being listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.On
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(LEAD) N. Korea's Kim guides rescue operation for residents in flood-hit areas

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited flood-hit areas near the Amnok River and guided an operation to rescue around 5,000 isolated residents with the military
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'Super tropical night' reported in Sokcho, Gangneung

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The tropical night phenomenon has gripped the country, with temperatures in the east coast cities of Sokcho and Gangneung even staying above 30 C throughout the night, the state weather agency said Monday.In Sokcho, the low
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Opposition-controlled parliament unilaterally passes contentious broadcasting bill

By Yi WonjuSEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The opposition-controlled National Assembly passed one of the four contentious broadcasting bills aimed at reducing the government's influence over public broadcasters Monday, with lawmakers of the ruling par
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N. Korea's Kim guides rescue operation for residents in flood-hit areas

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited flood-hit areas near the Amnok River and guided an operation to rescue around 5,000 isolated residents with the military's helicopters, Pyongyang's state media reported Mo