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Outgoing Indonesian Ambassador Sulistiyanto given honorary Seoul citizenship

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- The city of Seoul granted honorary citizenship Thursday to outgoing Indonesian Ambassador to South Korea Gandi Sulistiyanto in recognition of his contributions to the countries' bilateral friendship.Seoul Mayor Oh Se-ho
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(LEAD) PPP appoints 12 innovation committee members

(ATTN: CHANGES head, lead, photo; ADDS byline; UPDATES throughout with more info)By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) appointed 12 members to sit on its innovation committee Thursday, four days after the surpr
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(LEAD) Supreme Court says ancient Korean Buddhist statue stolen from Japan should be returned

(ATTN: ADDS foreign ministry's comments in last 2 paras)SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- The Surpeme Court ruled Thursday that a 14th-century Korean Buddhist statue, which had been taken to Japan but was brought back to Korea by thieves in 2012, should
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(2nd LD) S. Korea, U.S., Japan jointly condemn N. Korea's arms transfers to Russia

(ATTN: ADDS Seoul foreign ministry's comments last 3 paras) By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan issued a joint statement Thursday condemning North Korea's provision of military equipment and m
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Main opposition leader calls for unity among members to seize victory in general elections

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- Main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said Thursday his party should overcome its factional split and be united so it could seize victory in next year's general elections.Lee, the chairman of the Democratic Party (DP), m
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S. Korea to start gradually increasing medical school quota in 2025

By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's health minister said Thursday the country will begin gradually increasing the medical school enrollment quota in 2025 to address chronic doctor shortages.Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong tol
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S., Japan jointly condemn N. Korea's arms transfers to Russia

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, UPDATES article throughout with more info; CHANGES photo) By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan issued a joint statement Thursday condemning North Korea's provision of milit
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Yoon attends memorial ceremony for ex-President Park

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol attended a memorial ceremony on Thursday to commemorate the late President Park Chung-hee on Thursday, marking the first time a sitting president has attended such an event."In th
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(LEAD) Regulator sends Kakao, entertainment unit to prosecutors over allegation of stock manipulation

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- The financial regulator said Thursday it has sent Kakao Corp., its entertainment subsidiary and three senior executives to prosecutors over alleged stock price manipulation in
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Supreme Court acquits professor in 'comfort women' defamation case

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a retrial by a lower court of a professor who was previously fined for defaming victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery with her book, saying she should not be punished for an aca
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Supreme Court says ancient Korean Buddhist statue stolen from Japan should be returned

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- The Surpeme Court ruled Thursday that a 14th-century Korean Buddhist statue, which had been taken to Japan but was brought back to Korea by thieves in 2012, should be returned to Japan, upholding a lower court's decisio
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Regulator sends Kakao, entertainment unit to prosecutors over allegation of stock manipulation

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- The financial regulator said Thursday it has sent Kakao Corp., its entertainment subsidiary and three senior executives to prosecutors over alleged stock price manipulation in connection with a takeover bid. Kim Beom-su, fo
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Supreme Court confirms 20-yr sentence for former university freshman over rape, death of schoolmate

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 20-year prison sentence for a former university freshman on charges of causing a female schoolmate to fall from a school building to her death while attempting to rape her.The former s
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N. Korea blames Israel over Gaza hospital blast

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday accused Israel of conducting a deadly explosion at a hospital in the Gaza Strip and lambasted the United States over its "undisguised patronage" of such an act.The North's belated cri
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S. Korea, U.S., Japan issue joint statement condemning N. Korea's arms transfers to Russia

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan issued a joint statement condemning North Korea's provision of military equipment and munitions to Russia, saying they have confirmed some of such weapons deliv
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No imminent sign of N. Korea's spy satellite launch: unification ministry

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry said Thursday there is no imminent sign of North Korea launching a military spy satellite, despite its earlier pledge to make a third attempt in October.The North launched a military s
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(URGENT) S. Korea, U.S., Japan issue joint statement condemning N. Korea's arms transfer to Russia

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GCF board approves US$740 mln worth of climate projects

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- The Green Climate Fund (GCF), an international organization on fighting climate change, has approved US$740 million in funding for projects on low emissions and climate resilience in 41 developing nations, South Korea's
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PayPal fined 900 mln won for customer data breach

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- PayPal Holdings, Inc., the multinational operator of an online payment system, was ordered to pay over 900 million won (US$663,863) in fines Thursday for a personal data breach involving some 23,000 customers.The Personal I
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PPP to appoint innovation committee members

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) was set to appoint members of its innovation committee Thursday, four days after the surprise appointment of doctor Ihn Yohan of American descent as its chair.Political watchers expect th