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Delinquency ratio on bank loans falls in September

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The delinquency ratio on loans extended by banks in South Korea fell from a month earlier in September, with the ratio for both corporate and household loans dropping, data showed Wednesday.The delinquency ratio on bank'
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S. Korea's external debt down in Q3: BOK data

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's external debt decreased in the third quarter of this year amid a fall in debt investment by foreign investors, central bank data showed Wednesday.The country's external liabilities had come to US$649.3
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Gov't to ease additional 167 regulations such as allowing online sales of contact lenses

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The government will push forward the easing of an additional 167 kinds of regulations, with a focus on providing more convenience for citizens and more opportunities in economic activities, officials said Wedn
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S. Korea, U.S., Japan in talks to hold joint maritime drill in response to N.K. spy satellite launch

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is in talks with the United States and Japan about holding a joint maritime drill involving a U.S. aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula in response to North Korea's claimed success of its spy satellite
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(3rd LD) S. Korea partially suspends 2018 inter-Korean military accord

(ATTN: UPDATES with defense ministry's response in paras 8-9)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea suspended part of a 2018 inter-Korean military tension reduction agreement Wednesday in response to North Korea's latest launch
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U.S. nuclear-powered sub arrives in S. Korea after N. Korea's satellite launch

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine arrived in South Korea on Wednesday, one day after North Korea's latest launch of a military spy satellite.The USS Santa Fe (SSN-763), a Los Angeles-class submarine, entered the Jeju Nav
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N. Korea's claimed success in spy satellite launch raises possibility of Russian assistance

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's claimed success in placing its first military reconnaissance satellite into orbit on its third attempt has raised the possibility it could have received technological assistance from Russia.North Korea sai
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N. Korea releases photos of spy satellite launch success

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday released photos of its leader Kim Jong-un celebrating with engineers and officials the successful launch of a spy satellite that was condemned as a violation of multiple U.N. Security Council resolu
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Seoul's transport ministry fines Vietnam Airlines, Aero Mongolia for aviation law violations

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's transport ministry said Wednesday it has imposed fines on Vietnam Airlines and Aero Mongolia on charges of violating the country's aviation law.Vietnam's flag carrier was slapped a fine of 25 milli
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S., Japan share information on N.K. spy satellite launch: JCS

(ATTN: UPDATES with Pentagon press release in last 3 paras)SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan shared information about North Korea's launch of what it claimed to be a military spy satellite, South Korea's Join
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S. Korea, U.S., Japan share information on N.K. spy satellite launch: JCS

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan shared information about North Korea's launch of what it claimed to be a military spy satellite, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Wednesday. "We immediate
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(2nd LD) S. Korea partially suspends 2018 inter-Korean military accord

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea suspended part of a 2018 inter-Korean military tension reduction agreement Wednesday in response to North Korea's latest laun
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(2nd LD) Yoon, first lady receive ceremonial welcome from King Charles III, Queen Camilla

(ATTN: UPDATES with state banquet, meeting with political leader; ADDS photo)By Lee Haye-ahLONDON, Nov. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee received a ceremonial welcome from King Charles III and Queen Cami
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(URGENT) Yoon approves motion to partially suspend 2018 inter-Korean military accord

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Wednesday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Wednesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul14/05Cloudy30Incheon14/06Cloudy30Suwon15/03Cloudy30Cheongju16/03Cloudy30Daejeon16
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(LEAD) Cabinet approves motion to partially suspend 2018 inter-Korean military accord

(ATTN: CHANGES slug, headline, lead, photo; UPDATES with more info throughout)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to partially suspend a 2018 inter-Korean military accord in response to North Korea
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Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, U.S., Japan condemn N. Korea's satellite launch

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan held phone talks Wednesday and condemned North Korea's launch of what it claimed to be a military spy satellite, the foreign ministry said.North Korea said
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(URGENT) Cabinet approves motion to partially suspend 2018 inter-Korean military accord

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(4th LD) N. Korea says it successfully placed spy satellite into orbit, will launch more

(ATTN: UPDATES with photos)By Kim Eun-jung and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Wednesday it has successfully placed a spy satellite into orbit and will launch several more satellites "in a short span of time" to s
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(Yonhap Feature) Seniors take leap in late-in-life education with help of middle school mentors

By Kim Hyun-sooSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- Yoon Sang-ki, 75, smiled when his mentor, a middle schooler around the age of his grandchildren, approved of the answer he had carefully written down on his math worksheet during a recent tutoring session off