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S. Korea to crack down on illegal immigrants

SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- The government is set to begin a two-month crackdown next week on foreigners staying or working illegally in the country, the Ministry of Justice said Thursday.The crackdown, the third of its kind that will last through Dec.
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(2nd LD) S. Korea, Japan hold 'strategic dialogue' amid warming ties

(ATTN: UPDATES article as talks began; CHANGES photo) By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan held vice-ministerial talks in Seoul on Thursday, the first such talks in nine years amid warming bilateral relations, as Japan wa
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Japan set to begin 2nd water release from Fukushima power plant

TOKYO, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- Japan is set to begin the second phase of the discharge of treated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, after the first phase was carried out within the established sa
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Pro-N. Korea paper touts Pyongyang's nuclear force-building policy in constitution

SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- A pro-North Korean newspaper said Thursday that Pyongyang's status as a nuclear state has become "irreversible" with the recent stipulation of a nuclear force-building policy in its constitution.In a key parl
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DAPA chief visits Indonesia for talks to resolve payment issues on joint fighter jet project

SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- The head of South Korea's arms procurement agency has visited Indonesia to try to resolve Jakarta's unpaid share of costs for a joint fighter jet development project, his office said Thursday.Eom Dong-hwan, minister
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(LEAD) S. Korea, Japan to hold 'strategic dialogue' amid warming ties

(ATTN: ADDS details on Japan's planned release of Fukushima treated radioactive water in 5th para) By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan were set to hold vice-ministerial talks in Seoul on Thursday, the first such talk
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SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Thursday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul19/10Sunny0Incheon18/11Sunny0Suwon20/10Sunny0Cheongju20/11Sunny0Daejeon19/09Sunny0C
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S. Korea, Japan to hold 'strategic dialogue' amid warming ties

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan were set to hold vice-ministerial talks in Seoul on Thursday, the first such talks in nine years amid warming bilateral relations. First Vice Foreign Minister Chang Ho-jin will meet hi
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(2nd LD) Pentagon chief renews support for Japan's 'counterstrike' capabilities amid N. Korean threats

(ATTN: ADDS more info in 8th para)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reiterated his backing for Japan's decision to build "counterstrike" capabilities during talks with his Japanese count
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(LEAD) Pentagon chief renews support for Japan's 'counterstrike' capabilities amid N. Korean threats

(ATTN: RECASTS paras 2-3, 6)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reiterated his backing for Japan's decision to build "counterstrike" capabilities during talks with his Japanese counterpart
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Pentagon chief renews support for Japan's 'counterstrike' capabilities amid N. Korean threats

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reiterated his backing for Japan's decision to build "counterstrike" capabilities during talks with his Japanese counterpart on Wednesday, as Washington
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U.S. calls for China's 'constructive' role amid report on suspicious N. Korean ship in Chinese waters

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- China has a "constructive" role to play in curbing North Korea's "destabilizing" activities, the U.S. Department of State said Wednesday, amid a report that a North Korean oil
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Nearly 230,000 forensic drug tests requested in 3 yrs; over 40 pct show positive results

SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- The number of drug test requests to the National Forensic Service (NFS) has been jumping year after year, with more than 40 percent of the total cases positive, data showed Wednesday.The forensic institute received 65,561 dr
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(LEAD) PM orders pan-gov't taskforce to tackle suspected opinion manipulation on portal Daum

(ATTN: UPDATES with PM's instruction in first 7 paras; CHANGES headline, photo)SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Wednesday gave instructions for the formation of an inter-ministerial taskforce to prevent the recurrence of s
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By-election race heating up for Gangseo Ward chief

By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- The race for chief of Seoul's Gangseo Ward office is heating up a week before the by-election that is seen as a key test of voter sentiment ahead of next year's quadrennial parliamentary elections.The
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S. Korean airport operator clinches deal to provide consulting services to new Peruvian airport

SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- Korea Airports Corp., an operator of South Korean airports, said Wednesday it has clinched a 34 billion-won (US$25 million) deal to provide consulting services for the management of Chinchero International Airport, being bui
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(LEAD) S. Korea, Japan to hold 'strategic dialogue' for 1st time in nine years

(ATTN: ADDS photo, minor details)By Kim Seung-yeonSEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan will hold vice-ministerial talks in Seoul later this week, the foreign ministry said Wednesday, the first such meeting in about nine years. The "s
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Yoon meets former nurses, miners sent to Germany

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol met Wednesday with a group of former nurses and miners sent to Germany in the 1960s to earn foreign currency for South Korea's economic development, saying the government will work t
S. Korea, Japan to hold 'strategic dialogue' for 1st time in nine years

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SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan will hold vice-ministerial talks in Seoul later this week, the foreign ministry said Wednesday, the first such meeting in about nine years. The "strategic dialogue" will take place Thursday
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BOK, financial regulators seek to test feasibility of digital currency

SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank and financial regulators said Wednesday that they plan to conduct a joint test on the feasibility of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in financial transactions.Since August 2021, the Bank