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(6th LD) N. Korea's Kim arrives in Russia for rare summit with Putin

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 12-13; TRIMS)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 said, as Kim is set to hold a rare summi
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Rape-murder suspect says he took cue from similar case in Busan

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- The suspect in last month's attempted rape and killing of a woman on a hiking trail in Seoul has told investigators that he took his cue from a similar case last year in which a man kicked a woman unconscious for a sus
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Yoon's office calls on Russia to 'act responsibly' ahead of Kim-Putin summit

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- The office of President Yoon Suk Yeol called on Russia on Tuesday to "act responsibly" as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un traveled to Russia to m
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More than half of S. Korean regions facing population crisis

By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- More than half of the regions in South Korea are facing the risk of losing population completely, data showed Tuesday, amid the country's critically low birth rate.Of South Korea's 228 administrat
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(LEAD) KBS board of directors votes to dismiss CEO Kim Eui-chul

(ATTN: UPDATES with press conference by board members opposing dismissal, minor edits throughout; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- The board of directors at South Korea's public broadcaster KBS passed a motion Tuesday to dismiss CEO Kim Eui
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Ex-President Moon sues veterans minister for defaming his father

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- Former President Moon Jae-in filed a defamation complaint against Veterans Minister Park Min-shik on Tuesday for suggesting that his father was a pro-Japanese figure, according to an opposition lawmaker.The m
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Pothole opens up in Seoul's Gangnam, causes road closure, gridlocks

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 1.5-meter-deep pothole formed in front of Exit 8
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Fake interview suspect said to have denied knowing Yoon

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- Kim Man-bae, a key suspect in allegations that he purposely faked an interview in 2021 to discredit then opposition presidential candidate Yoon Suk Yeol, denied key parts of his interview, including being an acquaintance w
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KRX signs MOU with IDB to improve exchanges between capital markets of S. Korea, Latin America

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator signed an initial agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to improve exchanges between the two regions' capital markets, officials said Tuesday. With the memorandum of
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(5th LD) N. Korea's Kim arrives in Russia for rare summit with Putin

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest info in paras 10-11; ADDS 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 said, as Kim is set to
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(LEAD) Anti-corruption agency to launch 90-day special probe into lawmakers' virtual assets

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- The state anti-corruption agency said Tuesday it will look into virtual asset holdings of all lawmakers to see if any irregularities are involved, after suspicions aro
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(LEAD) Opposition leader appears for questioning again over suspected illegal remittance to N. Korea

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES with latest info throughout)SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung appeared before prosecutors Tuesday for his second questioning over allegations of his involvement in a company's illegal rem
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(News Focus) In desperation, N. Korea, Russia turn to one another for mutual assistance rivaling U.S.-S. Korea cooperation

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- Both facing growing isolation, North Korea and Russia are turning to one another for a mutually beneficial partnership, purportedly surrounding weapons, rivaling that of South Korea and the United States, which have advanc
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KBS' board of directors votes to dismiss CEO Kim Eui-chul

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 a year away.Six out of 11 board members, who align with the ru
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(LEAD) Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup appears to have expressed willingness to resign: source

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with more details throughout)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 Tuesday, amid calls for his imp
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Regulator fines Pokemon Korea over Lucky Boxes lacking sufficient information

By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust regulator said Tuesday it has decided to slap a fine of 1 million won (US$753) on Pokemon Korea Inc. for failing to display necessary information when selling its random boxes
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Foreigners turn net sellers of Korean stocks in August

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- Foreign investors turned net sellers of South Korean stocks in August amid woes over a slowdown in the Chinese economy, central bank data showed Tuesday.Offshore investors sold a net US$910 million worth of local stocks la
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Prosecutors question actor Yoo Ah-in over alleged drug abuse

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Tuesday questioned actor Yoo Ah-in on charges of using illegal drugs, in the first questioning since his referral to the prosecution in June. Yoo is charged with habitually taking more than eight types of dr
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Yoon vows to actively seek trilateral summit with Japan, China

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Tuesday to actively seek a trilateral summit with Japan and China, a gathering not held since 2019 due to historical disputes between Seoul and Tokyo, and the COVID-19 pandemic.Y
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(4th LD) N. Korea's Kim arrives in Russia for rare summit with Putin

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with Kim's arrival, details; CHANGES headline, lead para; TRIMS; AMENDS byline)By Lee Minji and Yi WonjuSEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Russia early Tuesday, an official at South Ko