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Foreign ministry asks Japanese police for fair probe into 'bleach water' case

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SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry said Tuesday it has asked the Japanese police to carry out a "prompt and fair" probe into an incident in which a restaurant served water containing bleach to a South Korean national.The req
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(Asiad) N. Korea shut down Chinese Taipei to kick off men's football tournament

JINHUA, China, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea defeated Chinese Taipei 2-0 to kick off the Asian Games men's football competition in China on Tuesday, marking the reclusive country's return to the international sporting scene with an easy wi
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S. Korean foreign ministry summons Russian envoy over N.K. ties

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean foreign ministry summoned the top Russian envoy to the country Tuesday to lodge a complaint over Moscow's discussions of arms deals and military cooperation with North Korea.Seoul's Vice Foreign Mi
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Iran eyes collecting interest from S. Korean lenders over previously frozen funds: sources

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- Teheran is reviewing collecting interest from South Korean lenders over their past withholding of around US$6 billion in Iranian funds under United States sanctions, according to sources Tuesday, after Seoul released the f
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(2nd LD) Ex-President Moon visits hospitalized DP leader Lee on hunger strike

(ATTN: UPDATES with Moon's remarks in para 3; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- Former President Moon Jae-in paid a visit to opposition leader Lee Jae-myung at a hospital on Tuesday and urged him to end a hunger strike he has been on for nea
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(LEAD) Ex-President Moon visits hospitalized DP leader Lee on hunger strike

(ATTN: CHANGES photo)SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- Former President Moon Jae-in paid a visit to opposition leader Lee Jae-myung at a hospital on Tuesday and urged him to end a hunger strike he has been on for nearly three weeks in protest against gover
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24 teachers caught illegally selling exam questions to private educators

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) – Twenty-four high school teachers have been caught selling exam questions to private academies before or after serving as test makers for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) and mock CSAT exams in violation of the cur
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(3rd LD) Yoon signs off on motion requesting parliamentary consent to opposition leader's arrest

(ATTN: ADDS statement from Democratic Party in paras 6-7)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday signed off on a motion requesting parliamentary consent to opposition leader Lee Jae-myung's arrest over bribery
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Ex-President Moon visits hospitalized DP leader Lee on hunger strike

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- Former President Moon Jae-in paid a visit to opposition leader Lee Jae-myung at a hospital on Tuesday and urged him to end a hunger strike he has been on for nearly three weeks in protest against government policies.Lee of
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Seoul's environment minister to attend U.N. Climate Ambition Summit

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- Environment Minister Han Wha-jin will attend the United Nations' Climate Ambition Summit to be hosted by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres this week in New York, her ministry said Tuesday. The Climate Ambition Su
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Army holds int'l logistics forum attended by ASEAN, U.S., Australian officials

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- The Army held an annual international military logistics forum Tuesday with officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other countries as part of efforts to strengthen defense cooperation.The thr
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S. Korea, China, Japan to hold high-level talks next week to discuss trilateral summit

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, China and Japan plan to hold a high-level meeting in Seoul next week to discuss three-way cooperation, including setting up a trilateral summit of their leaders, according to Seoul's foreign ministry Tuesd
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N. Korea's food shortages probably improved on crop harvest, imports: unification ministry

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's food situations may have improved, compared with the first half of the year, on the back of an increase in crop harvest and imports, South Korea's unification ministry said Tuesday.With deaths from st
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(Asiad) PM to attend opening ceremony of Asian Games

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will attend the opening ceremony of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, later this week, according to his office on Tuesday.Han will leave for China on Saturday to attend the openi
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Appellate court upholds 30-yr prison term for businessman behind massive fund scandal

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court on Tuesday upheld a 30-year prison sentence for a key suspect in a massive hedge fund fraud scandal. The Seoul High Court confirmed the lower court's ruling on Kim Bong-hyun, the mastermind behind a
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Housewife arrested for smuggling meth in sunflower seed bags

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- A housewife has been arrested for smuggling methamphetamine disguised as sunflower seeds into South Korea from the Philippines on multiple occasions this summer, police said Tuesday, announcing a bust of a drug ring involv
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Yoon expected to reject opposition's dismissal motion against PM

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol is expected to reject the opposition's dismissal motion against Prime Minister Han Duck-soo following its expected passage through the National Assembly this week, according to a p
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(LEAD) N. Korean leader returns home after trip to Russia: state media

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 2, 6-10; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- Leader Kim Jong-un has crossed back into North Korea after a trip to Russia that "opened a new chapter" for the development of the bilateral relatio
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S. Korean Assembly speaker, Central Asian counterparts discuss cooperation at inaugural conference

By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's parliamentary speaker and counterparts from five Central Asian countries held a conference in Seoul on Tuesday to discuss cooperation in areas of mutual interest.At the inaugural Korea-Cent
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(2nd LD) Yoon signs off on motion requesting parliamentary consent to opposition leader's arrest

(ATTN: UPDATES with justice ministry's submission of motion to National Assembly)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday signed off on a motion requesting parliamentary consent to opposition leader Lee Jae-myu