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S. Korean patrol ship spots N.K. vessel stranded near eastern maritime border: JCS

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SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean patrol ship on Sunday spotted a North Korean vessel stranded near the de-facto inter-Korean sea border in the East Sea and provided humanitarian assistance, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.The patrol shi
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(LEAD) Naval Operations Commander Vice Adm. Kim Myung-soo named as new JCS chairman

(ATTN: REVISES lead; UPDATES with more details, background in paras 4-9)SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Naval Operations Commander Vice Adm. Kim Myung-soo has been named as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the defense ministry said Sun
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(URGENT) S. Korean patrol ship assists N.K. vessel stranded near eastern maritime border: JCS

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Irish PM to visit S. Korea this week: presidential office

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar will visit South Korea this week and hold talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol on bilateral issues, Yoon's office said Sunday. Varadkar will make a two-day working visit from Thur
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Naval Operations Commander Vice Adm. Kim Myung-Soo named as new JCS chairman

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Naval Operations Commander Vice Adm. Kim Myung-Soo has been named as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the defense ministry said Sunday. Kim was promoted to four-star general in the latest military personnel
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(URGENT) Naval Operations Commander Vice Adm. Kim Myung-Soo named as new JCS chairman

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(LEAD) Yoon vows to create safe country on 1st anniversary of Itaewon tragedy

(ATTN: ADDS details at bottom)SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Sunday he will continue working toward building a safe South Korea, as the country observed the first anniversary of the deadly crowd crush in Seoul.Yoon made the p
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(LEAD) Gov't to make 'all-out' efforts to prevent further spread of lumpy skin disease

(ATTN: UPDATES details throughout; ADDS 2nd photo)SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Sunday the government will make "all-out" efforts to stop lumpy skin disease (LSD) from spreading further across the country. So
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Yoon vows to create safe country on 1st anniversary of Itaewon tragedy

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Sunday he will continue working toward building a safe South Korea, as the country observed the first anniversary of the deadly crowd crush in Seoul.Yoon made the point during his memorial speec
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Seoul mayor marks 1st anniversary of Itaewon tragedy with pledge to build safe city

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has vowed to ensure safety across the South Korean capital as South Korea marked the somber anniversary of the deadly crowd crush in the city Sunday.Oh was to attend the main memorial event near Seoul
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(LEAD) Undocumented Chinese nat'l sentenced to 4 yrs for attempted murder

(ATTN: CORRECTS details throughout)CHEONGJU, South Korea, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- An undocumented Chinese man has been sentenced to four years in prison on charges of attempted murder, a regional court said Sunday.The Cheongju District Court in Cheongju,
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Gov't to make 'all-out' efforts to prevent further spread of lumpy skin disease

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Sunday the government will make "all-out" efforts to stop lumpy skin disease (LSD) from spreading further across the country. South Korea had confirmed 55 LSD cases nationwide as
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Roller coaster stops midair, leaves 22 stranded

GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- A roller coaster at a theme park in the southeastern city of Gyeongju stopped midair Saturday evening, leaving 22 riders trapped upside down for some 20 minutes, city officials said. No injuries were reporte
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Undocumented Chinese nat'l sentenced to 4 yrs for attempted murder

CHEONGJU, South Korea, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- An undocumented Chinese man has been sentenced to four years in prison on charges of attempted murder, a regional court said Sunday.The Cheongju District Court in Cheongju, some 110 kilometers south of Seoul
Sunday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Sunday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul21/10Sunny0Incheon20/11Sunny0Suwon21/09Sunny0Cheongju21/09Sunny0Daejeon21/08Sunny0Ch
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S. Koreans quietly celebrate Halloween year after deadly crowd crush in Itaewon

SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans avoided boisterous Halloween celebrations Saturday, the eve of the country marking one year after the deadly crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon district that claimed 159 lives, with people mourning the death o
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(2nd LD) Actor Lee Sun-kyun grilled over suspected drug use, tests negative in simple drug testing

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout)INCHEON, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- Actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning movie "Parasite" tested negative in a simple reagent drug test Saturday, as he was grilled by police
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(LEAD) Actor Lee Sun-kyun grilled over drug use suspicions

(ATTN: UPDATES first 8 paras with Lee's appearance for questioning; CHANGES headline, photos)INCHEON, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- Actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning movie "Parasite" appeared before police Saturday for his first questioni
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(2nd LD) Additional batch of LSD vaccine arrives in S. Korea

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; CHANGES photo; ADDS more info in paras 2-3)By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's agricultural authorities said Saturday an additional batch of lumpy skin disease (LSD) vaccine arrived in the cou
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Teachers hold rally, demand revision of controversial law

SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean teachers held a rally Saturday calling for the parliament to revise the current law that can hold them accountable for child abuse for disciplinary action at schools.Around 120,000 teachers took to the streets