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(LEAD) Parliament passes confirmation of Constitutional Court chief justice

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 3, 6-7; CHANGES photo)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly passed the confirmation motion for the nominee for Constitutional Court president, Lee Jong-seok, on Thursday, filling the vacan
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(LEAD) Supreme Court upholds ruling in favor of Korean American singer Yoo over visa issuance

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 3-6; MOVES UP photo)SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an appellate court's ruling in favor of Steve Yoo, a Korean American singer, in a lawsuit he filed to reverse the South Korea
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S. Korea, U.S. discuss Inflation Reduction Act, chips subsidy rules

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun met with the U.S. White House Deputy National Security Advisor Mike Pyle on Thursday for talks on lingering uncertainties regarding the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and other t
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S. Korea to closely review Japan's UNESCO registration bid for woodblock prints of Tripitaka Koreana: foreign ministry

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will thoroughly review Japan's application for the listing of Buddhist scriptures, printed with ancient Korean Buddhist wooden printing blocks, on the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultu
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National Assembly adopts resolution urging China not to repatriate N.K. refugees

SEOUL, Nov. 30. (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution urging China to stop sending North Koreans back to their country.The resolution, which passed with support from 253 out of 260 lawmakers in attendance with seven abste
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(LEAD) Yoon creates new office for policy, replaces all 5 senior secretaries

(ATTN: UPDATES with announcement of new senior presidential secretaries; CHANGES headline; ADDS photo)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol created a new presidential office for policy and replaced all five senior secretari
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Man sentenced to 7 yrs behind bars for drugging, raping middle schooler

NAMYANGJU, South Korea, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- A district court sentenced a man in his 30s to seven years in prison Thursday for drugging a middle schooler with a spiked drink and raping her at a motel after she lost consciousness. The Namyangju Branch
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JCS chairman calls for military readiness against N. Korea

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Kim Myung-soo called Thursday for robust military readiness against North Korean provocation as he visited guard posts on the eastern front of the heavily fortified border, his office sai
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(2nd LD) Close aide of opposition leader Lee sentenced to 5-yr jail term in development corruption scandal

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 8, 11)SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- A close aide to opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was sentenced to a five-year prison term on Thursday on bribery and illegal political fund charges connected to a high-profile dev
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Supreme Court upholds ruling in favor of Korean American singer Yoo over visa issuance

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an appellate court's ruling in favor of Steve Yoo, a Korean American singer, in a lawsuit he filed to reverse the South Korean government's decision to deny him an entry visa for
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Parliament passes confirmation of Constitutional Court chief justice

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly passed the confirmation motion for the nominee for Constitutional Court president, Lee Jong-seok, on Thursday, filling the vacancy in the nine-member panel.A plenary session was convened
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(LEAD) Close aide of opposition leader Lee sentenced to 5-yr jail term in development corruption scandal

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 4 paras)SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- A close aide to opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was sentenced to a five-year prison term on Thursday on bribery and illegal political fund charges connected to a high-profile de
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(LEAD) Ruling party launches sit-in against impeachment of broadcasting watchdog chief

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead, photo; UPDATES throughout) By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) launched a sit-in in front of the parliamentary chamber Thursday in protest of the main opposition De
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(4th LD) Jogye Order says ex-leader Ven. Jaseung self-immolated

(ATTN: UPDATES with on-site police inspection in paras 7-9, more background info in 12th para; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- Ven. Jaseung, a former leader of South Korea's largest Buddhist sect, the Jogye Order, immolated himself, the ord
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U.S. military unveils photos of training near DMZ amid heightened tension

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has released photos of a U.S. Army chemical corps company conducting joint drills with South Korean forces near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) amid heightened tension along the border with North
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Close aide of opposition leader Lee sentenced to 5-yr jail term in development corruption scandal

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- A close aide to opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was sentenced to a five-year prison term on Thursday on bribery and illegal political fund charges connected to a high-profile development corruption scandal. Kim Yong, a form
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(3rd LD) Jogye Order says ex-leader Ven. Jaseung self-immolated

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with Jogye Order's press briefing)SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- Ven. Jaseung, a former leader of South Korea's largest Buddhist sect, the Jogye Order, immolated himself, the order said Thursday, after he was found dead
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(LEAD) FM Park apologizes for failure to host 2030 World Expo

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with more info in paras 1-6)SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Park Jin on Thursday apologized to the nation for failing in its bid to host the 2030 World Expo, after the southeastern city of Busan lost to Saudi
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Ex-Kia Tigers general manager's home raided over allegations of kickback from player

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors raided the home of a former general manager of the professional baseball team Kia Tigers on Thursday on suspicions of asking a free agent player for a kickback during contract negotiations last year.The Seoul Ce
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(LEAD) N. Korea condemns S. Korea over suspension of military accord

(ATTN: UPDATES with defense ministry's response in last 2 paras)SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea denounced South Korea on Thursday over the partial suspension of a 2018 military tension-reduction agreement, saying Seoul has "pulled th