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Drug offender arrests hit all-time high, nearing 13,000

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- Police arrested a record number of drug-related offenders this year, a ruling party lawmaker said Friday, illustrating growing concerns in South Korea about drug problems.A total of 12,700 people -- nearly half of them unemp
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(LEAD) N. Korea may launch military spy satellite between Oct. 10 and 26: S. Korean think tank

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout; CHANGES dateline, photos; ADDS byline)By Kim Soo-yeonPAJU, South Korea, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea may launch its military spy satellite between Tuesday and Oct. 26 following its previous two failed la
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(2nd LD) National Assembly rejects Supreme Court chief justice nominee for 1st time in 35 years

(ATTN: UPDATES with presidential office's response)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- The opposition-controlled National Assembly rejected Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee Lee Gyun-ryong on Friday, marking the first such rejection in 35 y
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Ex-chief Marine investigator indicted over alleged insubordination

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- Military prosecutors indicted the Marine Corps' former top investigator on Friday over allegations he disobeyed orders from his superior over an internal probe into the death of a young Marine in July.Col. Park Jung-hun
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(LEAD) Yonhap News holds photo exhibition to mark 70th anniv. of S. Korea-U.S. alliance

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with more info throughout; ADDS photo, byline)By Kim Seung-yeon and Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire, held a special photo exhibition in Seoul on Friday to
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S. Korea's disaster relief team gets highest grade from U.N. agency for 3rd time

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national disaster relief team has received the highest certification from a U.N.-affiliated agency for its response capabilities, marking the third such international accreditation of the same kind, the for
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(LEAD) National Assembly rejects Supreme Court chief justice nominee for 1st time in 35 years

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with the voting result throughout; ADDS photo)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- The opposition-controlled National Assembly rejected Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee Lee Gyun-ryong on Friday, marking th
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(URGENT) National Assembly rejects Supreme Court chief justice nominee

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BOK chief to attend G20 central bank chiefs, IMF-WBG meetings in Morocco

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top central banker will take part in a string of meetings of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs, and the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Group in Morocco next week, his office said
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N. Korea slams France for its planned surveillance of illicit maritime activities

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean official denounced France on Friday over its plan to monitor North Korea's possible illicit maritime activities, calling it an "extremely foolish act of plunging itself into a bottomless pit."R
FM vows to step up financial support for Palestinian refugees

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SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Park Jin on Friday pledged to continue increasing financial assistance to a U.N. refugee agency to better support Palestinian refugees.Park made the remarks prior to his meeting with Philippe Lazzarini, comm
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S. Korea's FA-50 jets reach combined 100,000 hours of flight without accident

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's FA-50 light attack aircraft have flown a combined total of 100,000 hours without an accident, the Air Force said Friday, marking a key milestone for the domestically built jet.The landmark figure came as an
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S. Korea to participate in new round of IPEF talks in Malaysia

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will take part in a new round of negotiations on the United States-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) to be held in Malaysia later this month, officials said Friday.The sixth round of IPEF talks will take
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People bundle up as chilly morning temperatures grip the nation

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- Many people were seen wearing thick coats and some even wrapped themselves in winter scarves, as colder-than-usual morning temperatures gripped the country on Friday.Morning lows ranged from 4 to 14 C on Friday, compared wit
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Lee attends first trial on his development corruption, bribery cases

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, recuperating from his 24-day hunger strike at a hospital, appeared at a court in Seoul on Friday to attend his first trial on charges of development corruption and bribery arising from his te
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PM to visit 4 European countries to promote Busan expo bid

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will make a four-nation European trip next week to promote South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in the southeastern city of Busan, his office said Friday.Han will depart
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N. Korea may launch military spy satellite between Oct. 10 and 26: S. Korean think tank

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea may launch its military spy satellite between Tuesday and Oct. 26 following its previous two failed launches, as it will likely take into account key political and diplomatic events, a South Korean state-run thin
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Yoon to meet teachers to discuss protecting their rights

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol will meet with a group of teachers at the presidential office Friday to discuss ways to protect their rights in the classroom, an official said.The meeting will come as teachers across t
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Early voting kicks off in by-election for Gangseo Ward chief

By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- Early voting kicked off Friday for next week's by-election for the chief of Seoul's Gangseo Ward office that is seen as a key test of voter sentiment ahead of next year's parliamentary elections.Vo
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Veterans ministry to name bike path at former Korean War battle site after French general

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will name a bike path at a Korean War battle site after a late French general next week, as part of a program to mark the 70th anniversary of the armistice that halted the 1950-53 Korean War, the veterans ministr