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(LEAD) Applications for cash handouts begin nationwide

(ATTN: ADDS finance minister's remarks in last 2 paras, additional photo)SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The first-round applications for the government's cash handouts to all South Koreans began nationwide Monday and will continue until Sept. 12,
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N. Korea issues weather alert as heavy rains pound northern region

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has issued a weather alert to warn residents against potential damage after heavy rains battered the country's northwestern province of Jagang, a radio dispatch showed Monday.The advisory came after cumulati
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Seoul shares end higher on extended foreign buying

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares closed higher Monday, driven by an extended foreign buying binge amid lingering concerns over U.S. tariff measures. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (K
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(2nd LD) Special counsel questions ex-first lady's associate over stock manipulation, influence peddling

(ATTN: UPDATES with raid on ministries in last para)SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team was questioning a key associate of former first lady Kim Keon Hee on Monday over allegations he peddled his influence to secure a suspended prison s
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S. Korea's spy agency suspends broadcasts targeting N. Korean regime

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The National Intelligence Service (NIS) suspended all of its decades-old broadcasts targeting the North Korean regime this month, anti-Pyongyang broadcasters said Monday, as the Lee Jae Myung administration is working to im
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Parties clash over eligibility of Constitutional Court chief nominee at confirmation hearing

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Rival political parties clashed Monday over the eligibility of Kim Sang-hwan, nominee for new chief of the Constitutional Court, at his confirmation hearing amid controversies over his real estate investments and alleged po
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Drone commander suspended over drone dispatch to N.K. allegedly linked to martial law

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry said Monday it has suspended the head of the Drone Operations Command over suspicions that military drones were illegally dispatched to North Korea last year as part of preparations for former President
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Special counsel summons ex-President Yoon, ex-first lady Kim to appear for questioning

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team said Monday it has summoned former President Yoon Suk Yeol and former first lady Kim Keon Hee to appear for questioning over allegations of election interference and other irregularities.Special couns
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(URGENT) Special counsel summons ex-first lady Kim to appear for questioning Aug. 6

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(2nd LD) Father kills son with homemade gun at birthday party

(ATTN: UPDATES with discovery of multiple explosive devices; ADDS photo)INCHEON, July 21 (Yonhap) -- A man shot and killed his son with a homemade gun during a birthday party he threw for his father, police said Monday.The 63-year-old shooter was det
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Navy to hold postponed int'l fleet review in Sept.

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The Navy is set to hold an international fleet review in late September, after it was postponed due to political turmoil triggered by former President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched attempt to impose martial law, officials sai
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(LEAD) New FM Cho regrets diplomacy was politicized under previous gov't

(ATTN: UPDATES article throughout with Cho's inauguration speech; CHANGES photos; RESTRUCTURES; TRIMS) By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Monday issued a rare public apology for the ministry's past diplo
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Ex-defense chief acknowledges controversial call with ex-President Yoon

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Former Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup has admitted to receiving a phone call from former President Yoon Suk Yeol in July 2023 prior to his suspected interference in the military's investigation into the death of a young
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(LEAD) Special counsel questions ex-first lady's associate over stock manipulation, influence peddling

(ATTN: UPDATES with raid on bank in last 3 paras; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team was questioning a key associate of former first lady Kim Keon Hee on Monday over allegations he peddled his influence to secure a suspen
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ELS issuance surges 19 pct on-year in first half: data

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's issuance of equity-linked securities (ELS) jumped 19 percent from a year earlier in the first six months of the year, data showed Monday.The total value of ELS products issued in the January-June period ca
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Seoul shares up late Mon. morning on tech gains

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares traded higher late Monday morning, driven by the strong performance of big-cap tech shares and foreign purchases.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) had added 14.29 points, or 0.45 percent,
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Seoul says reviewing measures to improve ties with N.K. amid report on individual trips to North

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is reviewing various measures to ease tensions and improve ties with North Korea, the unification ministry said Monday, following a news report that permitting individual trips to the North is under consideratio
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Special counsel questions ex-first lady's associate over stock manipulation, influence peddling

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team was questioning a key associate of former first lady Kim Keon Hee on Monday over allegations he peddled his influence to secure a suspended prison sentence for a business partner.The team, led by spec
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S. Korea's 1st int'l carbon emission reduction project approved in Cambodia

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will join hands with Cambodia to distribute electric motorcycles and charging stations in the Southeast Asian nation, marking Seoul's first-ever international carbon emission reduction project, the industry
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Six-term lawmaker declares bid for main opposition leader

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- A six-term lawmaker of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Monday declared his bid for the conservative party's new leader.Rep. Cho Kyung-tae made the announcement during a press conference at the National A