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N. Korea spurs efforts to raise crop production during fall harvest season

SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has been ramping up efforts to boost crop production during the fall harvest season amid expectations that the impoverished country's food shortages have improved, compared with the first half of the year.The
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(2nd LD) Expressway congestion partially eases up as S. Koreans return home following Chuseok

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest traffic situation; CHANGES headline, lead)SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- Congestion on most highways and roads across the country started easing up Sunday night, as people were heading back home on the fourth day of the extended
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(LEAD) Expressways experiencing heavy congestion on 4th day of holiday

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest traffic situation; CHANGES headline)SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- Expressways were again experiencing heavy traffic Sunday, the fourth day of the extended Chuseok holiday, as people traveled back home.As of 1 p.m., the estimate
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S. Korea says N. Korea will never be recognized as nuclear-weapon state

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will never be recognized as a nuclear-weapon state and its pursuit of nuclear weapons will only lead to more sanctions against the regime, South Korea's foreign ministry said Sunday.The ministry made the comm
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N. Korea says relations with Russia are 'powerful fortress' for preserving peace

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- Relations between North Korea and Russia serve as a "powerful fortress" for preserving peace and deterring the military threats of "imperialists," a North Korean official said Sunday.Vice Foreign Mini
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N.K. leader sends congratulatory message to Xi on Chinese founding anniversary

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a congratulatory message to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday to mark the 74th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China, state media said."Over the last 10-od
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Heavy traffic on expressways expected on 4th day of holiday

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- Expressways were expected to experience heavy traffic Sunday, the fourth day of the extended Chuseok holiday, as people traveled back home.As of 9 a.m., the estimated travel time to Seoul from the southeastern port city of B
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2.1 magnitude natural earthquake strikes near N. Korea's nuclear test site: weather agency

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- A 2.1 magnitude natural earthquake struck near North Korea's nuclear test site Sunday, the latest in a series of natural earthquakes to hit the region in recent months, South Korea's state weather agency said.The tre
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Police launch belated probe into another teacher's suicide after parental harassment

By Park BoramSEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- Police have launched a probe into the suicide death of an elementary school teacher in Uijeongbu, just north of Seoul, for possible harassment by parents, nearly two years after his school reported the death mer
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Seoul's financial assistance for egg freezing receives attention from single women

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul city government has initiated a financial assistance program for single women interested in egg freezing, garnering significant attention from unmarried women, officials said Sunday.Starting Sept. 1,
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KOICA pushes for US$1.8 mln project to support Nigeria's ICT education

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's overseas aid agency is pushing for a US$1.8 million project (2.4 billion won) to help Nigeria strengthen its information and communication technology (ICT) education among youths, officials said Sunday. Und
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N. Korean FM slams UNSC meeting over Pyongyang's force-building policy in constitution

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's top diplomat on Saturday criticized a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting convened this week in response to Pyongyang's latest measure to bolster the policy of nuclear force in its constitu
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(LEAD) Yoon meets police officers, firefighters on Chuseok holiday

(ATTN: UPDATES with more detail in paras 7-8; ADDS, REPLACES photo)SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol met with police officers and firefighters Saturday and expressed his appreciation for their service during the Chuseok holiday, his
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FM visits France to campaign for S. Korea's World Expo bid

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Park Jin has visited France this week to engage in campaign activities for South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in the southeastern port city of Busan, Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturd
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Yoon meets police officers, firefighters on Chuseok holiday

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol met with police officers and firefighters Saturday and expressed his appreciation for their service during the Chuseok holiday, his office said.Yoon visited an office affiliated with the Seoul Jungb
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Ex-Austrian nurse of Korean leprosy patients dies at age 88

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- A former Austrian nurse, who spent about 40 years taking care of South Korean leprosy patients on the remote island of Sorok, died in her country at age 88, officials said Saturday.Margaret Pissarek died of sudden cardiac
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(LEAD) S. Korean industry minister visits Africa for World Expo bid, economic ties

(ATTN: ADDS minister's meeting with U.S., Japanese officials in last 5 paras, photo)SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Industry Minister Bang Moon-kyu has met with President of Cabo Verde Jose Maria Pereira Neves and asked for the African c
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(LEAD) Traffic heavy on expressways following Chuseok

(ATTN: UPDATES paras 4-5 with latest info; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- Traffic was backing up heavily on many expressways across the country Saturday as people traveled back home on the third day of the extended six-day Chuseok holiday.Thi
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Households in capital areas hold 70 pct larger assets than non-metropolitan families: data

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- Assets held by South Korean households in Seoul and the surrounding metropolitan areas were some 70 percent larger than those owned by households in the non-metropolitan regions, data showed Saturday.The average per-househ
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Financial firms suffer loss of over 101 bln won over past 7 yrs on breach of trust: data

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- Financial companies suffered a loss of more than 101 billion won (US$74.9 million) from acts of breach of trust over the past seven years, according to data on Saturday, amid criticism the companies lack internal control t