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Bond sales rise in November

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Bond sales in South Korea expanded from a month earlier in November on the back of a robust increase in bonds sold by financial institutions, data showed Friday.The value of bonds sold in South Korea came to 71.5 trillion wo
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N. Korea urges people to follow leader Kim in climbing Mount Paektu in winter

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday called on its people to climb up Mount Paektu in winter to better learn about "revolutionary spirits."The Rodong Sinmun, the main newspaper, reported that around 120,000 people at some 2,400
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S. Korea to stage computer-simulated Taegeuk military drills next week

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military will stage its annual computer-simulated Taegeuk exercise next week, officials said Friday, as Seoul seeks to strengthen its readiness against North Korean military threats.The two-day command post
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(LEAD) S. Korea's current account surplus hits 2-yr high in October on recovering exports

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS more details in paras 3-5, 9, 12)SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea logged a current account surplus for the sixth straight month in October to hit the largest amount in two years on the back of a trade surplus,
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(2nd LD) Ex-DP leader Song appears for questioning over cash-for-votes scandal

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info)SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Song Young-gil, a former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), appeared before prosecutors Friday for his first questioning in an investigation into a cash-for-votes scandal surro
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BOK chief expects cooperation with China over indebtedness, aging population issues

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the Bank of Korea (BOK) has said that he expects cooperation with China to address a series of economic and social issues, such as indebtedness and the aging populations facing the two nations, according to the
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Hanwha signs US$2.4 bln deal to sell 129 infantry fighting vehicles to Australia

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- The Australian subsidiary of Hanwha Aerospace signed a 3.1 trillion won (US$2.4 billion) deal Friday to sell 129 Redback infantry fighting vehicles to Australia, South Korea's arms procurement agency said.Hanwha Defense
Friday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Friday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul16/07Sunny10Incheon16/08Sunny0Suwon17/05Sunny0Cheongju19/05Sunny0Daejeon19/05Sunny0Ch
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(LEAD) Ex-DP leader Song appears for questioning over cash-for-votes scandal

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest info; REPLACES photo)SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Song Young-gil, a former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), appeared before prosecutors Friday for his first questioning in an investigation into a cash-for-v
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S. Korea logs current account surplus for 6th month in October

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea logged a current account surplus for the sixth straight month in October on the back of a trade surplus, a reduction in the service deficit and increased dividend income from overseas, central bank data showed Fr
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(URGENT) S. Korea logs US$6.8 bln current account surplus in October

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U.S. defense policy bill calls for maintaining 28,500 U.S. troops in Korea

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- House and Senate negotiators released their compromise draft of an annual defense policy bill Thursday, which calls for maintaining 28,500 U.S. troops in South Korea and deepening nuclear deterrence coord
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Dec. 8.Korean-language dailies-- No one held accountable for death of contract worker Kim Yong-kyun after all (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Apartment prices keep rising
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Ex-DP leader Song set to appear for questioning over cash-for-votes scandal

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Song Young-gil, a former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), was set to appear before prosecutors Friday for his first questioning in an investigation into a cash-for-votes scandal surrounding the party'
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Asset management firms' profit climbs 12.5 pct in Q3

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Asset management firms in South Korea saw their combined net profit improve from three months earlier in the third quarter on a sharp rise in non-operating income, data showed Friday.The combined net income of asset manageme
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(LEAD) Deputy secretary of state nominee stresses focus on N.K. deterrence amid growing threats

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 6, 15-18)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- President Joe Biden's nominee for deputy secretary of state highlighted the need Thursday to focus "even more" on deterrence against growing North K
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Deputy secretary of state nominee stresses focus on N.K. deterrence amid growing threats

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- President Joe Biden's nominee for deputy secretary of state highlighted the need Thursday to focus "even more" on deterrence against growing North Korean threats, noting Pyongyang continue
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U.S., Japan agree on need to bolster deterrence over N.K. missile threats in security talks

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- The United States and Japan have agreed on the need to beef up deterrence amid an "increasingly challenging" security landscape marked by North Korea's repeated missile launches and its mi
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BOK, finance ministry, IMF to hold conference on digital money

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- The Bank of Korea (BOK), the finance ministry and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will hold a conference next week on digital money's economic impacts, its regulations and the role of a central bank in the digital
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S. Korea reports 2 additional avian influenza cases, 4 in total

SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday reported two additional highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) cases at a poultry farm, bringing the total cases to four, health authorities said.The two cases were confirmed at two separate poultry f