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Yoon, Italian president agree to strengthen cooperation in hydrogen, AI, space sectors

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol and Italian President Sergio Mattarella agreed Wednesday to strengthen bilateral cooperation in cutting-edge technology sectors, such as hydrogen and artificial intelligence (AI), and sp
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(LEAD) S. Korea, IAEA discuss N.K. nuclear program in high-level policy talks

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 5-6)SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held regular high-level policy talks Wednesday and discussed North Korea's nuclear program and other areas of coope
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(LEAD) Yoon names new nominee for Supreme Court chief justice

(ATTN: UPDATES with details)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday named Cho Hee-dae, a former Supreme Court justice, as the new chief of the highest court, his office said.The nomination comes a month after the
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(LEAD) Yoon to attend APEC summit in San Francisco, visit Britain, France, Netherlands

(ATTN: UPDATES with details of Yoon's itinerary; CHANGES headline)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit San Francisco next week to attend a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, before
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YG Entertainment founder gets suspended jail term for wielding coercion in attempt to conceal drug scandal

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Yang Hyun-suk, founder and former head of K-pop agency YG Entertainment, was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for a year, on charges of attempting to coerce a former trainee to reverse her police testimonies in a
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S. Korea, IAEA discuss N.K. nuclear program in high-level policy talks

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held regular high-level policy talks Wednesday and discussed North Korea's nuclear program and other areas of cooperation, the foreign ministry said.Park Yong
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(LEAD) Seoul shares fall amid lingering woes over short selling ban

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended lower Wednesday amid lingering woes over the country's ban on short selling. The local currency fell against the greenback.After choppy trading, the benchmark K
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Main opposition party adopts outlawing dog meat consumption as official party policy

By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) decided Wednesday to adopt a ban on dog meat consumption as an official party policy and seek to pass related legislation through the National Assembly within this mon
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Seoul shares fall amid lingering woes over short selling ban

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended lower Wednesday amid lingering woes over the country's ban on short selling. The local currency gained ground against the greenback.After choppy trading, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Pric
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(LEAD) N. Korea warns of 'shower of shells,' military clashes over anti-Pyongyang leaflet campaign

(ATTN: UPDATES with English-language statement by KCNA, background throughout)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea threatened Wednesday to "pour a shower of shells" into South Korea over anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets
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Foreign population hits record high at 2.26 million amid surge of international students

By Kim Hyun-sooSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreign residents in South Korea has hit a record high at nearly 2.26 million, with foreign students increasing by 21 percent year-on-year to fuel the jump, the interior ministry said Wednesday.A
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(LEAD) N. Korea to field multiple candidates to pick deputies for local assemblies

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 4, 8, 9)SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has revised an election law to recommend multiple candidates to pick new deputies for local assemblies in a move seen as aimed at diverting criticism that electio
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(LEAD) N. Korea slams upcoming S. Korea visit by Blinken, Austin

(ATTN: UPDATES with English-language commentary)SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday denounced upcoming visits to Seoul by top U.S. officials, branding them as a "field inspection" by "warmongers."The North's
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(profile) Chief justice nominee famed as man of principle

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Former Supreme Court Justice Cho Hee-dae, nominated Wednesday as the new chief of the top court, is known to be a centrist conservative and a man of principle.Cho, born in the southeastern city of Gyeongju in 1957, began his
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32 pct of S. Koreans say unification with N. Korea unnecessary: poll

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- A record 32 percent of South Koreans said unification with North Korea is unnecessary, a survey showed Wednesday, as inter-Korean relations remain frosty amid the North's persistent military threats.The figure from a pol
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Yoon to attend APEC summit in San Francisco next week

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit San Francisco next week to attend a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, his office said Wednesday.Yoon and first lady Kim Keon Hee will depart next W
(URGENT) Yoon to pay state visit to Netherlands from Dec. 12-13: presidential office

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(URGENT) Yoon to visit Paris from Nov. 23-25 to make final pitch for S. Korea's World Expo bid: presidential office

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(URGENT) Yoon to pay state visit to Britain from Nov. 20-23: presidential office

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(URGENT) Yoon to attend APEC summit in San Francisco from Nov. 15-17: presidential office

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