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Ex-PPP leader says President Yoon Suk Yeol should 'admit to his mistakes' after by-election defeat

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- A former leader of the People Power Party (PPP) said Monday that President Yoon Suk Yeol should "admit to his mistakes" in his running of state affairs as he urged the ruling party to speak up against the presid
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(LEAD) Russia's foreign minister to visit N. Korea on Oct. 18-19: KCNA

(ATTN: ADDS more details throughout)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit North Korea later this week, Pyongyang's state media said Monday, as the two countries move to strengthen military ties a
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. to sign agreement on strengthening defense supply chains this month: DAPA

(ATTN: UPDATES with DAPA minister's remarks, more details in last 4 paras; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are expected to sign an arrangement aimed at bolstering bilateral security supply chains this month
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Russia's foreign minister to visit N. Korea on Oct. 18-19: KCNA

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit North Korea later this week, Pyongyang's state media said Monday, as the two countries move to strengthen military ties amid speculation over their suspected arms deal.L
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Yoon instructs aides to strengthen communication with people, ruling party

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed his aides Monday to strengthen communication with the people and the ruling party, his spokesperson said, as the ruling party reels from a crushing defeat in last week's
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(URGENT) Russia's foreign minister to visit N. Korea on Oct. 18-19: KCNA

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Banks' rates for fresh loans rise in September

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The average lending rate of major banks in South Korea for mortgage loans increased from a month earlier in September, data showed Monday.COFIX, or the Cost of Funds Index, a benchmark lending rate for mortgage loans, came
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Homegrown fighter jet KF-21 makes public debut at Seoul defense exhibition

By Kim Eun-jungSEONGNAM, South Korea, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's homegrown fighter jet KF-21 made its public debut on Monday, ahead of an international defense exhibition set to open at the Seoul Air Base this week.The KF-21, developed by
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U.S. envoy voices concern over China's forced repatriation of N. Korean defectors

By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights on Monday expressed concerns that China may further forcibly send back North Korean defectors to their repressive home country amid a news report over Beijing&
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S. Korea, Britain hold strategic defense dialogue on security cooperation

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Britain held strategic defense talks Monday to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral security cooperation, Seoul's defense ministry said.Vice Defense Minister Shin Beom-chul and his British counterpart, A
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Police probing 75 cases of teachers' suspected collusion with private academies

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Police are investigating 75 cases of suspected collusion between private academies and high school teachers who served as test makers for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) and mock CSAT exams, the Korean National P
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lawmaker indicted on illegal political fund charges

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Independent lawmaker Hwangbo Seung-hee has been indicted on charges of taking illegal political funds from a real estate developer, officials said Monday.The first-term lawmaker has been accused of receiving 50 million won
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S. Korea hosts Asia-Pacific conference on U.N. initiative on digital technologies

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's science ministry said Monday it has hosted an Asia-Pacific conference on a United Nations initiative aimed at setting shared commitments for digital technologies and ensuring a safe digital environment. Th
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(LEAD) Unification ministry slams N. Korea over suspected arms transfer to Russia

(ATTN: UPDATES with defense official's remarks in paras 7-8; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry lambasted North Korea on Monday for its suspected arms transfer to Russia, saying that it has exposed the true nature o
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Unification ministry slams N. Korea over suspected arms transfer to Russia

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry lambasted North Korea on Monday for its suspected arms transfer to Russia, amid persistent speculation that the two nations may have reached an arms deal during a rare summit between their leaders l
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(LEAD) U.S. strategic bomber B-52 to arrive in S. Korea this week

(ATTN: CHANGES slug, headline; UPDATES throughout with USFK's statement; ADDS photo)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. strategic bomber B-52 is set to land in a South Korean air base this week, the United States Forces Korea (USFK)
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Funds' net asset value tops 940 tln won in Q3

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The value of South Korea's investment funds exceeded 940 trillion won (US$690 billion) in the third quarter, driven by an increase in bond investment, data showed Monday.The net asset value of South Korean investment fu
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U.S. special envoy urges int'l cooperation to expose N. Korea's rights abuse

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The new U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights called for international cooperation to expose "terrible" violations in the reclusive country as she met South Korea's top diplomat on Monday.Ambassad
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(LEAD) N. Korea slams Japan's plan to move up U.S. missile purchase as 'arrogant choice'

(ATTN: ADDS unification ministry's response in last 2 paras)SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday condemned Japan's move to accelerate its planned acquisition of Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States as an "arrogant
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Opposition leader additionally indicted on charge of abetting perjury

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors indicted opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Monday on an additional charge of abetting perjury while standing trial in 2018 in an election law violation case.The move by the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Of