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Yoon to name new ministers of defense, culture, gender equality

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol will carry out a partial Cabinet reshuffle Wednesday to name the new ministers of defense, culture and gender equality, officials said.Rep. Shin Won-sik of the ruling People Power Part
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SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Sept. 13.Korean-language dailies-- Kim Jong-un's 'arms deal' imminent at Russian spaceport (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- 'U.S. warnings unimportant
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(LEAD) N. Korea's Kim, Putin set for summit in Russia amid concerns over arms deal

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details, photos; RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS byline)By Lee Minji SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin were set to hold a rare summit in Russia, with the two i
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N. Korea's Kim says Russia visit 'clear manifestation' of prioritizing ties with Russia: KCNA

SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his trip to Russia for an expected meeting with his counterpart Vladimir Putin is a "clear manifestation" of the North prioritizing the strategic importance of their bilater
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(URGENT) N. Korea's Kim says Russia trip 'clear manifestation' of N. Korea prioritizing ties with Russia: KCNA

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(URGENT) N. Korea confirms Kim Jong-un arrived at Khasan on Tuesday morning: state media

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Import prices up by most in 17 months in August on higher oil prices

SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's import prices spiked by the most in 17 months last month due to the higher price of crude oil, central bank data showed Wednesday.The import price index rose 4.4 percent in August from a month earlier, fo
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(LEAD) U.S. will not hesitate to take action if N. Korea provides weapons to Russia: state dept.

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from a Pentagon spokesperson in last 3 paras; ADDS photo)By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- The United States will not hesitate in taking any necessary action should North Korea agree to provide weapons to Rus
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U.S. will not hesitate to take action if N. Korea provides weapons to Russia: state dept.

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- The United States will not hesitate in taking any necessary action should North Korea agree to provide weapons to Russia, a state department spokesperson said Tuesday.Matthew Miller also reiterated that
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U.S. defense, commerce officials due in Seoul amid potential N. Korea-Russia arms deal

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- Ranking U.S. officials from the departments of defense and commerce will soon travel to South Korea for talks on ways to enhance the countries' joint deterrence against North Korea's evolving nu
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(7th LD) N. Korea's Kim arrives in Russia for rare summit with Putin

(ATTN: ADDS more details on expected summit date, venue in paras 7-11, new photo)By Lee Minji and Yi WonjuSEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Russia early Tuesday, an official at South Korea's defense ministry s
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(LEAD) Pothole opens up in Seoul's Gangnam, causes road closure, gridlocks

(ATTN: UPDATES paras 4-6 as repair work ends) SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- A pothole opened up in the middle of a road in Seoul's Gangnam district Tuesday, leading to the road's closure and causing gridlocks in the area.The 1-meter-wide and 1.
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(2nd LD) KBS board dismisses CEO Kim Eui-chul

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; ADDS Yoon's approval in 4th para)SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- The board of directors at South Korea's public broadcaster KBS passed a motion Tuesday to dismiss CEO Kim Eui-chul with the end of his term still more than
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Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize laureate expresses concern about Kim-Putin summit

By Kim Hyun-sooSEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- The upcoming summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is poised to present a significant challenge to the universal values of democracy, human rights and the rule o
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(2nd LD) Opposition leader questioned again over suspected illegal remittance to N. Korea

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, paras 1-2 as he wraps up questioning; ADDS comments in 3rd para)SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was grilled by prosecutors again Tuesday over allegations of his involvement in a company's illeg
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Health ministry to review medical law system to prevent controversy over nursing act

By Kim BoramSEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government will start the process to review the country's unitary medial law system that covers the entire health professional, including doctors and nurses, in follow-up measures against a
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S. Korea to send emergency relief team, US$2 mln in aid to quake-hit Morocco

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will send a disaster relief team and humanitarian aid worth US$2 million to Morocco, which is struggling with the effects of last week's powerful earthquake, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.Last Friday, t
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Opposition lawmakers to visit U.S., Europe to garner support against Fukushima water release

SEOUL, Sep. 12 (Yonhap) – Five opposition lawmakers plan to visit the United States and Europe this week to garner global support against Japan's ongoing discharge of water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, the main
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U.N. rapporteur 'extremely concerned' of forced repatriation of N.K. defectors after border reopening

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- The U.N. special rapporteur for North Korea's human rights on Tuesday expressed concern over the increased risk of forced repatriations of defectors to the North following the country's eased COVID-19 border contro
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(2nd LD) Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup appears to have expressed willingness to resign: source

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's likely acceptance of resignation offer, Cabinet reshuffle)SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup appears to have expressed his willingness to resign, a senior government source said