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Disgraced YouTuber found dead in apparent suicide

BUSAN, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- A scandal-tarnished YouTuber was found dead in an apparent suicide at a hotel in the southeastern port city of Busan on Thursday, police said.Kim Yong-ho, a former entertainment reporter who appeared on famous YouTube chann
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Gender minister nominee withdraws herself from consideration

SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- Gender Equality and Family Minister nominee Kim Haeng withdrew herself from consideration Thursday amid calls from the opposition that she is unfit for the job due to a slew of controversies.Kim has come under fire during a
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National debt exceeds 1,100 trillion won through August: data

SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national debt issued exceeded 1,100 trillion won (US$826.2 billion) as of end-August, though the fiscal deficit narrowed on-year on falling pandemic-related expenditures, data showed Thursday.The country&#
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(URGENT) Gender minister nominee withdraws herself from consideration

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Israel-Hamas clashes may augur change in U.S. focus on Indo-Pacific: expert

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- The escalating conflict between Israel and the Hamas militant group may portend a shift in U.S. policy focus back to the Middle East from the Indo-Pacific, a South Korean expert on the Arab region said Thu
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UAE president postpones visit to S. Korea over 'unforeseen regional circumstances'

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has postponed his visit to South Korea planned for this month due to "unforeseen regional circumstances," South Korea's presidential o
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(LEAD) N.K. propaganda outlets slam Seoul's unification minister as 'madman'

(ATTN: ADDS details, ministry's response)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's propaganda outlets on Thursday issued a barrage of insults against South Korea's point man on inter-Korean affairs, calling him a "madman
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Banks' household loans up for 6th month in September on rising mortgages

SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- Household loans extended by banks in South Korea rose for the sixth straight month, led by rising home-backed loans amid high borrowing costs, central bank data showed Thursday.Banks' outstanding household loans had com
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Major edu firm Hackers Language Institute fined for unfair advertising

SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- The antitrust regulator said Thursday it has decided to impose a fine of 780 million won (US$582,089) on Hackers Language Institute Co., a major language education company, for misleading advertising.Workers of the institut
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(LEAD) Prosecutors indict opposition leader Lee over corruption charges

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info from 4th para)SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Thursday indicted opposition leader Lee Jae-myung without physical detention over corruption charges, two weeks after a court rejected an arrest warrant sought for
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Gov't working to verify speculation over China's forced repatriation of N. Korean defectors

SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry said Thursday it is working to verify speculation that China sent back hundreds of North Korean defectors earlier this week, stressing that any North Korean refugees should not be repatriated to the
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Xing urges stronger S. Korea-China-Japan cooperation amid 'era of great change'

SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming called Thursday for strengthened cooperation between South Korea, China and Japan to deal with what he called "new challenges," such as "unilateralism"
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JCS chief says threat by N. Korea different from Hamas

By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea faces a different type of security threat from North Korea when compared with the Hamas militant group, and will beef up its warfare capability to deter any provocations, the chairman of the Joint
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Yoon's office says election results must be accepted 'sternly'

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- The office of President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday that the results of any election should be accepted "sternly," following the ruling party's defeat in a crucial by-election in Seoul.Jin Kyo-
PPP vows extraordinary measures to win back people's trust after crushing by-election defeat

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By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- Leaders of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) pledged Thursday to heed the voice of the people and come up with extraordinary measures to win back their trust after a crushing defeat in this week's by-el
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Everland discloses twin baby pandas' names

YONGIN, South Korea, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- The operator of Everland, the nation's largest theme park in Yongin, south of Seoul, disclosed its twin baby pandas' names on Thursday, three days ahead of their 100-day celebration.One is named Rui Ba
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DP calls for Yoon's overhaul of Cabinet after by-election victory

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- The floor leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) called on President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday to take responsibility for the ruling party's defeat in a crucial by-election in Seoul, starting
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Prosecutors indict opposition leader Lee over corruption charges

SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Thursday indicted opposition leader Lee Jae-myung without physical detention over corruption charges, two weeks after a court rejected an arrest warrant sought for him. Lee of the Democratic Party has been ac
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N.K. propaganda outlets slam Seoul's unification minister as 'madman'

SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's propaganda outlets on Thursday issued a barrage of insults against South Korea's point man on inter-Korean affairs, calling him a "madman" and the worst-ever "traitor."North Kor
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(URGENT) Prosecutors indict opposition leader Lee over corruption charges

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