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(2nd LD) 5-yr sentence sought for Samsung chief in connection with 2015 merger of affiliates

(ATTN: ADDS more details at bottom)SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors demanded a five-year prison sentence for Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Friday on charges of stock price rigging and accounting fraud connected to the controv
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(LEAD) 5-yr sentence sought for Samsung chief in connection with 2015 merger of affiliates

(ATTN: UPDATES with Lee's remarks in paras 6-8) SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors demanded a five-year prison sentence for Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Friday on charges of stock price rigging and accounting fraud connect
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(LEAD) Yoon highlights threat posed by Russia-N. Korea military cooperation

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional bilateral meetings; CHANGES headline)By Lee Haye-ahSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol highlighted the threat posed by military cooperation between Russia and North Korea in his meeti
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Yoon says S. Korea will push use of carbon-free energy sources

By Lee Haye-ahSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Thursday to push the use of carbon-free energy sources as he called on members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to cooperate.Yoon was spe
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news of North Korea this week.------------Biden voiced concerns about 'illicit' N. Korean nuclear, missile programs in talks with Xi: officialWASHINGTON -- U.S. President Joe B
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------(LEAD) JCS chairman nominee says 2018 military agreement limits surveillance on N. KoreaSEOUL -- The nominee for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staf
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------(LEAD) N. Korea warns of 'visible, strategic' military actions over S. Korea-U.S. defense talksSEOUL -- North Korea threatened Thursda
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.------------Nov. 12 -- S. Korea, U.S., Japan to launch N.K. missile data sharing system next month13 -- S. Korea, U.S. revise 'tailored deterrence strat
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(LEAD) Gov't civil service portal goes down; nationwide service disruptions reported

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 2 paras; REPLACES photo)SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The government's online civil service portal went down Friday, disrupting online state public services nationwide, officials said.The civil service portal, G
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Ex-top security adviser says S. Korea should persuade China to 'delink' N.K. issue from U.S.-China rivalry

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States should seek ways to convince China to separate the North Korean nuclear issue from the intensifying strategic competition between Washington and Beijing, a former top security aide said Fri
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S. Korean investors renew calls for compensation over stalled tour program in N. Korea

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- More than a dozen South Korean investors pressed the government again Friday to provide compensation for their losses stemming from a long-stalled tour program in North Korea.The latest call came a day before the 25th anniv
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2,000 shoes lined up as tribute to those killed in Israel-Hamas conflict

By Kim Hyun-sooSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- About 2,000 pairs of shoes were lined up in central Seoul on Friday in a show of mourning for those killed in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.Civic activists displayed the
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New chairman of KB Financial pledges to boost rewards for shareholders

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The new chairman of KB Financial Group Inc., a major South Korean banking group, said Friday he would continue to boost shareholder remuneration. Yang Jong-hee, formerly vice chairman of KB Financial who has been with the f
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Gov't civil service portal goes down; nationwide service disruptions reported

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The government's online civil service portal went down Friday, disrupting online state public services nationwide, officials said.The civil service portal, Government24, has become inaccessible, and its front page has d
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Gov't, PPP to seek special legislation to end dog meat consumption

By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The government and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) decided Friday to seek special legislation within this year to put an end to dog meat consumption, a lawmaker said.The envisioned bill aims to ban the ac
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Remains of Korean War veteran identified

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The remains of a South Korean soldier killed during the 1950-53 Korean War have been identified years after their discovery at a former battle site, the defense ministry said Friday.The ministry's Agency for KIA Recover
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(2nd LD) Biden thanks Yoon, Kishida for easing his workload

(ATTN: UPDATES with three leaders' discussions; CHANGES headline)By Lee Haye-ahSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Joe Biden thanked South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday for easi
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5-yr sentence sought for Samsung chief in connection with 2015 merger of affiliates

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors demanded a five-year prison sentence for Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Friday on charges of stock price rigging and accounting fraud connected to the controversial 2015 merger of two Samsung a
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(LEAD) Yoon, Xi exchange greetings at APEC summit

(ATTN: UPDATES with presidential official's remarks)By Lee Haye-ahSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged greetings during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) sum
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S. Korea, Boeing to push for joint research on long-endurance aerial drones

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's arms procurement agency said Friday it will push for a joint research project on high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles with U.S. defense giant Boeing.Officials from the Defense Acquisition