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(LEAD) Yoon instructs gov't to ensure no harm to people from Israeli-Palestinian conflict

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's remarks at start of meeting; CHANGES headline, photo)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed the government Wednesday to make thorough preparations to ensure no harm to the people fro
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(2nd LD) S. Korea, Ecuador strike free trade agreement

(ATTN: REPLACES photos)SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea struck a free trade agreement with Ecuador on Wednesday, which is expected to boost bilateral trade and investment and help South Korea diversify its trade portfolio, the industry ministry
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Appeals court upholds 40-yr prison term for man in killing of ex-girlfriend's son

DAEGU, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court on Wednesday upheld a 40-year prison sentence for a man charged with fatally stabbing the 8-year-old son of his ex-girlfriend after she had filed a complaint against him for stalking.The 48-year-old is ac
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FM holds talks with top officials of S. American nations, Caribbean states

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Park Jin held back-to-back talks with top officials of South American countries and Caribbean states in Seoul on Wednesday, and discussed bilateral relations and cooperation, the foreign ministry said. In t
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(LEAD) Unification minister sees need to review military threats in deciding halt to 2018 accord with N. Korea

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more details, photos throughout)SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea needs to comprehensively take into account the security situation in deciding whether to suspend the 2018 military tension reduction ac
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Interior minister to visit Japan in search of ways to save regional towns facing extinction

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Interior Minister Lee Sang-min will visit Japan this week to look for ways to revive regional towns facing extinction and strengthen bilateral cooperation in the face of a demographic crisis, the interior ministry said Wedn
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Greenhouse gas emissions by top 15 emitters increase by 9.1 pct from 2018-2022

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Greenhouse gas emissions by South Korea's top 15 corporate emitters increased by 9.1 percent last year compared with four years ago, data showed Wednesday. According to the data from the Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Res
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(LEAD) Kia, unionized workers to resume wage talks, strike plan shelved

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout; CHANGES headline)SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The labor union of Kia Corp., South Korea's second-largest automaker, said Wednesday it will resume wage talks with the company this week, while shelving a plan to hold partia
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Unionized workers of Kia to hold partial strike as wage talks stall

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The labor union of Kia Corp., South Korea's second-largest automaker, said Wednesday it will launch partial strikes through next week as wage talks with the company stalled.The union said it will stage an eight-hour wal
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(2nd LD) Veterans ministry recommends immediate halt to projects commemorating late communist composer

(ATTN: UPDATES with Gwangju city's response in paras 8-10)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The patriots and veterans affairs ministry officially recommended an immediate halt Wednesday to projects commemorating Korean-born Chinese compos
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Gov't to add 2,300 facilities restricting employment of sex offenders

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said Wednesday it has newly added around 2,300 facilities, including welfare centers for adolescents and support centers for multicultural families, to the list of places banned fr
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(2nd LD) Gangseo Ward chief by-election kicks off

(ATTN: UPDATES with voter turnout in paras 2-3)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The by-election for the chief of Seoul's key district kicked off Wednesday, with the result expected to serve as a key barometer of voter sentiment ahead of t
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S. Korea to hold int'l defense exhibition next week

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will hold an international defense exhibition next week to feature advanced homegrown military hardware and technologies, organizers said Wednesday, amid Seoul's push to become a major player in the global d
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Yoon calls emergency meeting on Israeli-Palestinian conflict

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) --President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday called an emergency meeting to discuss the economic and security impact of the escalating conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, his office said.T
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Adolescents with gambling addiction triple in six years

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The number of adolescents getting medical treatment for gambling addiction has nearly tripled so far this year compared with six years ago, data showed Wednesday.A total of 111 people aged 19 or under have been treated for
Overseas availability of official Korean language test to double next year

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SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Overseas availability of the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK), a proficiency test for non-native Korean speakers, will double to eight test sessions next year, the education ministry said Wednesday. The ministry announ
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Unification ministry says to monitor conditions to resume humanitarian aid to N. Korea

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry said Wednesday it will review whether to resume humanitarian assistance to North Korea, after closely monitoring the progress of international organizations' preparations for aid projects.The mi
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(LEAD) Veterans ministry recommends immediate halt to projects commemorating late communist composer

(ATTN: ADDS details in fourth para)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The patriots and veterans affairs ministry officially recommended an immediate halt Wednesday to projects commemorating Korean-born Chinese composer Jeong Yul-seong, citing
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Prosecutors raid opposition lawmaker's aide over alleged fake news on Yoon

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Wednesday raided the offices and other locations linked to an aide to opposition lawmaker Kim Byung-wook and an online media reporter over allegations of a fake news report in the run-up to last year's pr
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Veterans ministry recommends immediate halt to projects commemorating late communist composer

By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The patriots and veterans affairs ministry officially recommended an immediate halt Wednesday to projects commemorating Korean-born Chinese composer Jeong Yul-seong, citing his record in fighting against Sout