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(LEAD) Defense chief offers support for signing of Australia's armored vehicle acquisition deal

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead, photo; UPDATES throughout with details of talks)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Shin Won-sik on Tuesday offered support for the signing of a finalized deal between Australia and South Korean
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Unionized Seoul subway workers set to hold second strike

SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- Unionized Seoul subway workers are set to stage a walkout in protest against their company's downsizing plans, they said Tuesday.Informed sources say the strike has been scheduled for Nov. 22.The workers, who belong to
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Vice defense chiefs of S. Korea, Philippines agree to closely cooperate in defense industry

SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- The vice defense chiefs of South Korea and the Philippines agreed Tuesday to "closely" work together in the defense industry sector, Seoul's defense ministry said, amid Manila's push to modernize its mil
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S. Korea, China hold inaugural public-private economic exchange meeting

SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- The finance ministries of South Korea and China held an inaugural meeting on bilateral economic exchanges Tuesday to discuss ways to boost cooperation on various industrial and economic issues involving major private compan
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Election watchdog mulling adding hand-counting process in general elections

SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- The National Election Commission (NEC) is considering having vote counting staff manually check all ballots before using counting machines in next year's general elections in an effort to ensure fairness, a ruling party
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S. Korea-based Green Climate Fund marks 10th anniv. of establishment

SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will continue to play a key role in supporting developing nations' responses to climate challenges as the Green Climate Fund (GCF) marked the 10th anniversary of the foundation this year, Seoul's finance
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Police refer captured prison fugitive to prosecution

ANYANG, South Korea, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- Police have referred a captured prison fugitive to the prosecution for making a run for it during outside hospital treatment before he was caught three days later, officials said Tuesday. Kim Gil-soo, 36, ran
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S. Korea, Malaysia agree to enhance cooperation on drug smuggling crackdown

SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Malaysia agreed Tuesday to boost cooperation in their fight against drug crimes in response to a recent surge in cross-border drug smuggling, the customs agency here said.The consensus was reached during a m
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(2nd LD) U.N. Command member states vow united response if S. Korea attacked

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 11-13)By Kim Eun-jung and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United Nations Command (UNC) member states adopted a joint statement Tuesday condemning North Korea's "unlawful
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S. Korea resumes task force after 11-yr hiatus on its citizens held in N. Korea

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea held a meeting of its task force on the issue of South Korean abductees in North Korea for the first time in 11 years, the unification ministry in charge of relations with Pyongyang said Tuesday.The
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(LEAD) Audit uncovers large-scale irregularities related to renewable energy projects during Moon gov't

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 4-6, 12-13)By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- A total of 251 officials at public institutions were found to have taken part in solar panel businesses to make money in violation of ethics regulations durin
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Court dismisses suit to reverse expanded guard zone for Moon

SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by YouTubers to reverse the Presidential Security Service's decision to expand the guard zone around former President Moon Jae-in's retirement home.The service enla
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S. Korea to further lower tariffs on imported food items to curb inflation

By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho said Tuesday the government will push to cut tariffs on more kinds of imported food ingredients, such as coffee and raw sugar, next year to curb inflation and ease burdens on th
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Overseas tech leaks detected by police hit 10-yr high

SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- The number of overseas technology leak cases detected by police this year reached the highest level in the past 10 years, the National Office of Investigation (NOI) said Tuesday.The NOI under the National Police Agency said
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Audit uncovers large-scale irregularities related to renewable energy projects during Moon gov't

By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- A total of 251 officials at public institutions were found to have taken part in solar panel businesses to make money in violation of ethics regulations during the previous Moon Jae-in administration, the sta
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. hold joint anti-sub, counter special ops drills in East Sea

(ATTN: CHANGES photo)SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have staged combined anti-submarine and counter special operations drills in the East Sea to maintain readiness against North Korean threats, the South's Navy said
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Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to hold three-way talks at APEC summit

SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold trilateral talks in San Francisco on the fringes of the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum this week.Foreign Minister Park Ji
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(LEAD) U.N. Command member states vow united response if S. Korea attacked

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, photos; UPDATES throughout with latest details, comments)By Kim Eun-jung and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United Nations Command (UNC) member states adopted a joint statement Tuesday condemning
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K-Bank Q3 net plunges 48 pct on one-off provisions

SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- K-Bank, a South Korean internet-only bank, said Tuesday its third-quarter net profit plunged 48 percent from a year earlier due to one-off provisions.Net profit for the three months ended in September fell to 13.2 billion w
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Top court rules special education teachers subject to aggravated punishment for child abuse

SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that special education teachers are subject to aggravated sentences in case they commit child abuse under the same law that demands harsher punishment for teachers required to report such cri