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New FM Cho vows to seek 'win-win' tariff deal with U.S.

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun vowed Monday to work to reach a "win-win" deal in the ongoing tariff negotiations with the United States, as he assumed office less than two weeks before steep U.S. du
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Army deploys over 2,500 personnel for recovery work from heavy rain damage

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The Army has deployed some 2,500 military personnel and equipment to areas hit hard by the recent torrential rain to help recovery work, the armed services said Monday.A total of around 2,500 emergency personnel and 20 equi
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Applications for cash handouts begin nationwide

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The first-round applications for the government's cash handouts to all South Koreans began nationwide Monday and will continue until Sept. 12, the interior ministry said.Under the plan intended to help stimulate domesti
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(LEAD) Father kills son with homemade gun at birthday party

(ATTN: UPDATES with details; CHANGES headline, dateline)INCHEON, July 21 (Yonhap) -- A man shot and killed his son with a homemade gun during a birthday party he threw for his father, police said Monday.The 63-year-old shooter was detained without a
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Lee's approval rating drops to 62.2 pct in first decline since inauguration: poll

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating slid for the first time since his inauguration in June after rising for five consecutive weeks, a survey showed Monday.According to the survey by Realmeter and commissioned by a
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S. Korea to join U.S.-led multinational cyber exercise this week

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Cyber Operation Command will participate in a U.S.-led multinational cyber exercise this week, the defense ministry in Seoul said Monday, amid growing security threats from North Korea across multiple doma
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Seoul shares open higher on tech gains

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares kicked off higher Monday, led by gains in big-cap tech shares, amid lingering concerns over the United States' tariff scheme.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 15.83 points, or 0
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18 killed, 9 missing after heavy rains, landslides

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Eighteen people have been killed and nine others remain unaccounted for following heavy rains and landslides that began ravaging the country last week, the government said Monday.The casualties as of 9 p.m. Sunday include 1
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Police arrest suspect for shooting family member to death with homemade gun

SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Police said Monday they have arrested a suspect who ran away after allegedly shooting and killing his own family member in Incheon, west of Seoul.Police received a report Sunday that a man in his 30s was found shot at an ap
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(News Focus) Will Trump seek rendezvous with N.K. leader during APEC summit in S. Korea?

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, July 20 (Yonhap) -- With a little over 100 days left before an Asia-Pacific summit in South Korea, questions are emerging about whether U.S. President Donald Trump would seek to restart long-stalled diplomacy with North Kor
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(News Focus) APEC summit to spotlight Lee's 'pragmatic' diplomacy; Trump, Xi visits eyed

By Kim Seung-yeonSEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea offers President Lee Jae Myung's government a key opportunity to showcase its brand of "pragmatic" diplomacy on th
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Lee Jae-yong's belated acquittalSamsung chairman must now lead Korea's economic revivalThe Supreme Court's final acquittal of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong in the long-running case concerning alleged unfair merger practices an
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Predictable but not preventedKorea's infrastructure and disaster planning fail to keep up with climate realitiesOnce considered rare, catastrophic summer downpours are now a seasonal certainty in South Korea. Over the last week, torrential rain s
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SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on July 21.Korean-language dailies-- Special prosecutors additionally indict Yoon (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Swept away by torrential rain following wildfires in March
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(2nd LD) Lee drops pick for education minister nominee, expected to appoint gender minister nominee

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS photo, details)SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has decided Sunday to withdraw his nomination of Education Minister nominee Lee Jin-sook, the presidential office said, following a controversy surr
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(LEAD) 17 killed, 11 missing in heavy rains, landslides

(ATTN: UPDATES headline, lead, details throughout with latest damage, casualties, photo)SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- Seventeen people have been killed and 11 have gone missing in the heavy rains and landslides that began across South Korea four days ag
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Top security adviser heads for U.S. as tariff deadline nears

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac has reportedly departed for the United States on Sunday, a ruling bloc official said, with less than two weeks left until the Aug. 1 negotiation deadline for tariff talks with the Donal
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(LEAD) Lee withdraws nomination for education minister nominee

(ATTN: ADDS details on gender minister nominee)SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has decided to withdraw his nomination of Education Minister nominee Lee Jin-sook, the presidential office said Sunday, following allegations of unlawfu
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Lee withdraws nomination for education minister nominee

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has decided to withdraw his nomination of Education Minister nominee Lee Jin-sook, the presidential office said Sunday, following allegations of unlawfully sending her daughter to study abroad at an
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(URGENT) Lee withdraws nomination for education minister nominee

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