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Hybe says agency will renew contracts with all BTS members

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- All seven members of the K-pop sensation BTS will renew contracts with their agency for the second time, company officials said Wednesday. Hybe, the entertainment agency behind BTS, announced in a regulatory filing that it
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(3rd LD) Motions on opposition leader's arrest, dismissal of PM submitted to parliament

(ATTN: ADDS DP's position in paras 8-10)SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- Two separate motions seeking the arrest of opposition leader Lee Jae-myung and the dismissal of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo were submitted during the parliament's plenary ses
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(LEAD) Eight workers injured in collapse of concert structure

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with new figures, details)HANAM, South Korea, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- Eight workers were injured Wednesday when a 40-meter structure for a concert stage collapsed during construction in high winds in the city of Hanam, just eas
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Court bans documentary countering sex abuse claim against deceased ex-Seoul mayor

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Wednesday granted an injunction to ban a documentary film that raises doubts about sexual harassment allegations against former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, which led to his suicide in 2020. The Seoul metrop
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Nine workers injured in collapse of concert structure

HANAM, South Korea, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- Nine workers were injured Wednesday when a 40-meter structure for a concert stage collapsed during construction in high winds in the city of Hanam, just east of Seoul.The incident occurred at a public park at
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Wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk to be released on parole next week

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk's wife will be released on parole next week ahead of the Chuseok holidays after serving one third of her four-year prison term for her involvement in document forgery related to her daug
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S. Korea, U.S. discuss potential Pyongyang-Moscow space cooperation in tabletop exercise

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and U.S. defense officials discussed possible space cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow during a bilateral tabletop exercise on space this week, Seoul's defense ministry said Wednesday.Choi Byung-ok,
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Sentence raised to suspended imprisonment for activist-turned lawmaker for embezzling donations for sexual slavery victims

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court sentenced independent lawmaker Youn Mee-hyang to a suspended jail term Wednesday on charges of embezzling funds donated to help support women who were forced into wartime sexual slavery by Japan during W
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Appellate court shortens prison term to 1 1/2 yrs for scion of Namyang Dairy founder over drug use

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul appeals court on Wednesday sentenced the grandson of the founder of Namyang Dairy Products to 18 months in prison for selling and smoking marijuana.The Seoul High Court overturned the lower court's sentence of
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Gov't seeks to boost greenhouse gas emission trading by introducing exchange-traded funds

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- The government plans to permit the sale of exchange-traded funds tracking the greenhouse gas emission trading market beginning next year as part of efforts to activate the country's sluggish emission trading, officials
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(2nd LD) N. Korea's Kim arrives in Pyongyang after Russia trip: state media

(ATTN: ADDS details, photo on new documentary)SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in Pyongyang after traveling to Russia for his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the North's state media reported We
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S. Korea's public account deficit hit all-time high in 2022

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's public account deficit hit an all-time high in 2022 largely due to an increase in COVID-19 handouts to small merchants and a rise in commodity prices, central bank data showed Wednesday. The country's
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S. Korea observed military dealings between N. Korea, Russia months before Kim-Putin summit: official

By Lee Haye-ahNEW YORK/SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea began observing military dealings between North Korea and Russia "several months" before the two countries' leaders met in Russia's Far East last week to discuss a sus
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(LEAD) New industry minister vows efforts to boost exports, nuclear power industry

(ATTN: ADDS minister's visit to nuclear power plant, port in last 4 paras)SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new Industry Minister Bang Moon-kyu on Wednesday vowed all-out effort to prop up exports as a key economic growth engine and t
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Municipal councilor found dead in Gimpo

GIMPO, South Korea, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- A municipal councilor in the city of Gimpo, west of Seoul, was found dead on a street in the city Wednesday, police said.The 47-year-old council member of Gimpo, affiliated with the main opposition Democratic
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PPP floor leader urges parliamentary cooperation, dialogue amid prolonged partisan deadlock

By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- The floor leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Wednesday called for more dialogue and cooperation between the main rival parties amid a prolonged parliamentary deadlock on pending political issue
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(2nd LD) Motions on opposition leader's arrest, dismissal of PM submitted to parliament

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout; ADDS response from opposition leader; CHANGES photos)SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- Two separate motions seeking the arrest of opposition leader Lee Jae-myung and the dismissal of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo wer
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Greenpeace to file constitutional petition demanding climate-related disclosures by firms

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- Greenpeace, a non-governmental environmental organization, said Wednesday it will file a constitutional petition urging the adoption of a system that requires listed companies to disclose information on their response to c
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Russia Embassy denies military deal between Moscow, Pyongyang

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- The Russian Embassy in Seoul on Wednesday dismissed reports that Moscow and Pyongyang discussed military cooperation at last week's bilateral summit.On Tuesday, Seoul's foreign ministry summoned Russian Ambassador
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(LEAD) Yoon meets world leaders in New York for 2nd day to promote Expo bid

(ATTN: UPDATES with meetings with leaders of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan; ADDS photo)By Lee Haye-ahNEW YORK/SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol held a second day of summits with world leaders in New York on Tuesday (local time) as he conti