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  SK bioscience's COVID-19 vaccine wins approval in Britain

  SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- SK bioscience Co., a pharmaceutical affiliate of South Korea's SK Group, said Tuesday its COVID-19 vaccine SKYCovione has won approval from British authorities.The British Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Age
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  POSCO Future M-GM venture secures C$300 mln funding from Canadian gov't

  By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- POSCO Future M Co., a major South Korean manufacturer of secondary battery materials, said Tuesday its joint venture with General Motors Co. has secured C$300 million (US$221 million) in funding from the Ca
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  Proportion of women execs at major firms nears 7 pct in Q1

  SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- The proportion of female executives at South Korea's major companies came to 7 percent in the first quarter of 2023 following last year's implementation of a related law, a corporate tracker said Tuesday.The number o
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  SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on May 30.Korean-language dailies-- N. Korea about to launch satellite; S. Korea warns of consequences (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- N. Korea to launch satellite; S. Korea
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  (3rd LD) S. Korean tourists begin to return home from typhoon-hit Guam

  (ATTN: UPDATES with details in para 5; CHANGES headline and lead)SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tourists stranded on Guam started to return home as the international airport on the island resumed operation Monday afternoon after closure due t
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  (2nd LD) Flights resume from typhoon-hit Guam to bring stranded S. Korean tourists home

  (ATTN: UPDATES with details in 5th para)SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tourists stranded on Guam will return home as the international airport on the island resumed operation Monday afternoon after closure due to a powerful typhoon, airline o
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  (LEAD) Flights to resume from typhoon-hit Guam to bring stranded S. Korean tourists home

  (ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 3-4, 6)SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tourists stranded on Guam will return home as the international airport on the island is set to resume operation Monday afternoon after closure due to a powerful typho
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  Flights to resume from typhoon-hit Guam to S. Korea

  SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tourists stranded on Guam will return home as the international airport on the island is set to resume operation Monday afternoon after closure due to a powerful typhoon, airline officials said. The country'
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  S. Korea's household debt to GDP at highest level among 34 economies

  SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's household debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio stood at the highest level among 34 major economies in the first quarter, global financial data showed Monday. The ratio stood at 102.2 percent in the Ja
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  Foreign purchases of tech, auto stocks amount to over 16 tln won this year

  SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- Foreign purchases of South Korean tech and auto stocks have reached over 16 trillion won (US$12 billion) so far this year, according to the Korea Exchange on Monday.Foreigners bought 16.45 trillion won worth of Samsung Elect
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  Passenger travel on Korea-China routes at 13 pct of pre-pandemic level

  SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- Passenger travel on Korea-Chinese routes stayed at 13 percent of pre-pandemic levels in the January-April period in contrast with a rapid recovery in other Asian routes, the transport ministry said Monday. In the first four
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  (3rd LD) Asiana stops selling A321-200 emergency seats after man opened aircraft door mid-air

  (ATTN: UPDATES with compensation procedure, photo)SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's second-biggest carrier, said Sunday it has stopped selling certain emergency seats of A321-200 passenger jets following a recent incid
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  (2nd LD) Asiana stops selling A321-200 emergency seats after man opened aircraft door mid-air

  (ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 11-13)SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's second-biggest carrier, said Sunday it has stopped selling certain emergency seats of A321-200 passenger jets following a recent incident in
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  (LEAD) Asiana stops selling A321-200 emergency seats after man opened aircraft door mid-air

  (ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 3, 11-14; ADDS 1st photo)SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's second-biggest carrier, said Sunday it has stopped selling certain emergency seats of A321-200 passenger jets following a
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  Asiana stops selling A321-200 emergency seats after man opened aircraft door mid-air

  SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's second-biggest carrier, said Sunday it has stopped selling certain emergency seats of A321-200 passenger jets following a recent incident in which a passenger opened a door of the same
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  LG Electronics expands social contribution in Middle East, Africa

  SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc. has expanded social contribution activities in the Middle East and Africa as it seeks business opportunities there, according to the company Sunday. LG Electronics recently donated highly fuel-efficient a
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  Sales workforce at offline shops declines as online deals rise

  SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- The sales workforce at South Korea's retail stores continued to decline in the past four years on increased online transactions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, government data showed Sunday.The number of newly hired salespeo
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  Seoul's trade minister holds talks with U.S. counterpart over IRA, IPEF

  SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top trade official has discussed a variety of issues, including the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), with the United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai, his ministry said Saturday.On the sidelines of a
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  (LEAD) Hyundai Motor, LG to invest 5.7 tln won in EV battery plant in U.S.

  (ATTN: UPDATES with details throughout; ADDS 1st photo; CHANGES headline and lead)SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd. said Friday they will invest 5.7 trillion won (US$4.3 billion) in a battery
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  S. Korea unveils first 5-year plan to nurture advanced, strategic industries

  SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea unveiled its first five-year plan Friday to support a massive investment by private companies in the advanced industries of semiconductors, displays, batteries and bio by extending subsidies, nurturing talents an