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(2nd LD) Banks' household loans up for 7th month in October amid high rates

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 4 paras)SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Household loans extended by banks in South Korea rose for the seventh straight month in October, led by rising home-backed loans amid high borrowing costs, central bank data showed Wednesd
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(LEAD) Yonhap partners with VNA to spotlight S. Korean firms' CSR activities in Vietnam

(ATTN: CHANGES photo; ADDS more info in last para)SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire, on Wednesday signed an agreement with Vietnam's national news agency to spotlight various corporate social responsibil
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Yoon names new nominee for Supreme Court chief justice

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 opposition-controlled Nation
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(LEAD) Banks' household loans up for 7th month in October amid high rates

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 3 paras)SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Household loans extended by banks in South Korea rose for the seventh straight month in October, led by rising home-backed loans amid high borrowing costs, central bank data showed Wednesd
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PM meets with vice foreign ministers of 6 Central American nations for Expo bid

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo met with vice foreign ministers from six Central American countries Wednesday to rally support for South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo and strengthen bilateral ties, hi
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Olympic fencing medalist faces 2nd questioning over suspected fraud involvement

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Olympic fencing medalist Nam Hyun-hee appeared before police Wednesday for a second round of questioning over suspected involvement in her former fiance's alleged frauds.The silver medalist in women's foil at the 200
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Banks' household loans up for 7th month in October amid high rates

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Household loans extended by banks in South Korea rose for the seventh straight month in October, led by rising home-backed loans amid high borrowing costs, central bank data showed Wednesday.Banks' outstanding household
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N. Korea slams upcoming S. Korea visit by Blinken, Austin

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 "war zealots."The North's criticism came as U.S. Secretary of State Anto
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N. Korea to field multiple candidates to pick deputies for local assemblies

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 elections in the North are a formality.In some constituen
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Defense chiefs of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to hold meeting in Seoul this week: sources

By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministers of South Korea, the United States and Japan are expected to hold a trilateral meeting in Seoul later this week, sources said Wednesday, amid efforts to strengthen their security cooperati
Seoul shares almost flat late Wed. morning after opening higher

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SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded nearly flat late Wednesday morning after opening higher in line with overnight gains on Wall Street.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) had dipped 1.09 points, or 0.04 percent,
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FM 'looks forward' to 'constructive role' of S. Korea, Vietnam's news agencies

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Park Jin expressed anticipation for deepening cooperation between South Korea and Vietnam on Wednesday as he called on their news agencies to play "constructive" roles.Park made the remark during
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Opposition leader suggests creating new ministry on climate change, green energy

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- The leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) suggested Wednesday that the government establish a new ministry to overlook climate change and green energy issues.Rep. Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the DP, made the sug
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Yonhap partners with VNA to spotlight S. Korean firms' CSR activities in Vietnam

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire, on Wednesday signed an agreement with Vietnam's national news agency to spotlight various corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities of South Korean companies in
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S. Korea, U.S., Japan hold 1st working-level talks on space security

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan on Wednesday held their first trilateral working-level talks on ways to boost cooperation in space security, as a follow-up to the August summit among the leaders of the three countri
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Season's first ice, frost seen in Seoul amid cold snap

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- The first ice and frost of the season was observed in Seoul on Wednesday as winter-like cold continued across the country.Temperatures in Seoul dropped to as low as 1.8 C, leading to the season's first ice formation, whi
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S. Korea excluded from U.S. 'monitoring list" for FX policy for 1st time since 2016

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- The United States has taken South Korea off its list of countries to monitor for their foreign exchange policies, a Treasury Department report showed Tuesday, marking the Asian country's first exclusi
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Seoul Metro management, labor to hold last-minute talks ahead of strike

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- Labor and management of Seoul Metro, the operator of the capital's subway service, are set to hold last-minute negotiations over manpower reduction on Wednesday, one day before a strike threatened by its unionized worker
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Foreign Korean War veterans, families to visit S. Korea this week

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- The veterans ministry said Wednesday a large group of foreign Korean War veterans and their family members will visit South Korea this week under a program to commemorate their service during the 1950-53 Korean War.A total o
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(2nd LD) S. Korea logs current account surplus for 5th month in September

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 2 paras)SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea logged a current account surplus for the fifth straight month in September on the back of a widened trade surplus and increased dividend income from overseas, central bank