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(LEAD) S. Korea, Qatar agree to upgrade relations to 'comprehensive strategic partnership'

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's invitation of emir to South Korea)By Lee Haye-ahDOHA, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani agreed to upgrade the two countries' relations to a &qu
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S. Korea, Qatar sign 1 contract, 11 MOUs worth US$4.6 bln

By Lee Haye-ahDOHA, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and Qatari companies and institutions on Wednesday signed one contract and 11 memorandums of understanding (MOU) worth US$4.6 billion on the occasion of President Yoon Suk Yeol's state visit to
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S. Korea, Qatar agree to upgrade relations to 'comprehensive strategic partnership'

By Lee Haye-ahDOHA, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani agreed to upgrade the two countries' relations to a "comprehensive strategic partnership" as they held a summ
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Life sentences given to 2 men in abduction, murder of woman in Seoul's Gangnam

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Wednesday delivered a sentence of life imprisonment to two men behind the abduction and murder of a woman in downtown Seoul in March.The two -- Lee Kyeong-woo and Hwang Dae-han, both aged 36 -- have been in
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Vice FM discusses climate change, sustainable growth with UNESCAP head

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- Second Vice Foreign Minister Oh Young-ju met with the head of a United Nations commission for the Asia Pacific region Wednesday and discussed ways for cooperation in climate change, sustainable growth and other issues, the
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Rival parties express commitment to Dokdo

By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- The ruling and the main opposition parties denounced Japan's territorial claims over South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo on Wednesday as they marked "Dokdo Day.""While the rees
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(LEAD) Veterans minister honors independence fighter at center of ideological dispute

(ATTN: UPDATES with DP lawmaker's remarks and background in last three paras; ADDS photo)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea' veterans minister praised independence fighter Hong Beom-do on Wednesday for his accomplishments a
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4-meter deep sinkhole injures 1 passerby near Yeouido shopping mall

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- A four-meter deep sinkhole opened up in the middle of the financial district of Yeouido, slightly injuring one pedestrian nearby, officials said Wednesday.The sinkhole formed at 11 a.m. at a traffic island linking the cross
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Intensive crowd control to be conducted in Itaewon, Hongdae during Halloween period

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- Intensive crowd control measures will be implemented in the country's four most crowded entertainment areas, including Itaewon and Hongdae, during the upcoming Halloween period, the National Fire Agency said Wednesday.
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Presidential office to monitor situation before deciding on DP leader's proposal for talks: official

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office needs to first monitor the situation before deciding on opposition leader Lee Jae-myung's proposal for talks among him, President Yoon Suk Yeol and the ruling party leader, a senior official said
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Tragic accounts of Itaewon crowd crush published ahead of first anniversary

By Kim Hyun-sooSEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- Vivid survivor accounts of what happened during last year's deadly crowd crush in Seoul's entertainment district of Itaewon have been published in a book ahead of the first anniversary of the tragedy.
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S. Korea, U.S. hold joint special operations drills

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have staged a combined multi-domain special operations exercise to enhance interoperability, the U.S. military said Wednesday, amid joint efforts to counter North Korean military threats.Th
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(2nd LD) Large-scale vaccinations of cattle unveiled to prevent spread of lumpy skin disease

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with containment efforts, photo; CHANGES headline)By Kang Yoon-seungSEJONG, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- Health authorities unveiled a large-scale vaccination program for cattle Wednesday to prevent the spread of lumpy skin disease,
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Veterans minister honors independence fighter at center of ideological dispute

By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea' veterans minister praised independence fighter Hong Beom-do on Wednesday for his accomplishments amid an ongoing ideological dispute over his ties to Soviet communist forces.Hong became the s
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Ex-Samsung exec booked on additional suspicion of leaking technology, human resources

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- A former senior executive at Samsung Electronics Co. is under investigation over additional suspicions of leaking core semiconductor technologies and human resources to China, officials said Wednesday, after being indicted
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Half of animal deaths at Seoul zoo due to diseases or accidents

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- More than half of animal deaths at Seoul Children's Grand Park over the past five years have been due to diseases or accidents, a Seoul city councilor said Wednesday, calling for reinforcing animal care and management b
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PPP innovation chief says he will visit the May 18th National Cemetery as first official schedule

By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party's (PPP) newly appointed innovation chief said Wednesday he will visit a national cemetery for victims of a 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the southwestern city of Gwangju as
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Delinquency ratio on bank loans edges up in August

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- The delinquency ratio on loans extended by banks in South Korea inched up from a month earlier in August with the ratio for both corporate and household loans rising, preliminary data showed Wednesday.The delinquency ratio
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Childbirths fall by most in 33 months in August: data

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- The number of babies born in South Korea fell by the most in more than 2 1/2 years in August, data showed Wednesday. A total of 18,984 babies were born in August, down 2,798, or 12.8 percent, from a year earlier, according
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Population mobility dips to 50-year low in September

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Koreans who moved to different residences in the country sank to a 50-year low in September on population aging and the sagging real estate market, the statistics agency said Wednesday.Around 450,000 peo