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(LEAD) Yoon to visit Indonesia, India for ASEAN, G20 summits

(ATTN: UPDATES with details; ADDS photo)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit Indonesia and India next week to attend regional summits involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Group of
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(4th LD) N. Korea conducts military command drill aimed at occupying S. Korean territory

(ATTN: ADDS comments from foreign ministry in paras 17-18)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has launched a military command post drill involving the scenario of occupying South Korean territory, state media reported Thursday, in r
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Man sentenced to life in prison for revenge murder of girlfriend

SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court sentenced a 33-year-old man to life in prison Thursday for killing his girlfriend in revenge after she reported him to police for dating violence.The man, only identified by his surname Kim, was indicted for s
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(LEAD) S. Korea issues special travel advisory on Gabon amid military coup

(ATTN: ADDS info in penultimate para)SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday issued a special travel advisory for its nationals to leave Gabon over security concerns in the central African country following a recent military coup, the fore
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(LEAD) Opposition leader launches indefinite hunger sit-in against Yoon administration

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; ADDS photo; RECASTS throughout with more details)By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung launched an indefinite hunger sit-in Thursday, kicking off what he called "national resistance a
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S. Korea stages large-scale Army exercise amid allied drills

SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has staged a large-scale Army exercise this week, mobilizing hundreds of armored vehicles, to reinforce its readiness against North Korean military threats, officials said Thursday.The Army's VII Maneuver Co
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S. Korea, Japan, China in talks to hold trilateral summit this year

SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, Japan and China are in talks to arrange a trilateral summit before the end of the year, a presidential official said Thursday.South Korea is the current chair of the trilateral summit, which has not been held s
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Yoon to visit Indonesia, India for ASEAN, G20 summits

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit Indonesia and India next week to attend regional summits involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Group of 20 (G20), his office said Thursday.Yoon
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(LEAD) N. Korea to hold key parliamentary meeting on Sept. 26

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 7-8)SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea plans to convene a key parliamentary meeting next month to mainly discuss organizational matters, state media said Thursday, amid speculation that its leader Kim Jon
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(URGENT) Yoon to visit Indonesia, India for ASEAN, G20 summits on Sept. 5-10: official

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S. Korea to sell 4.5 tln won of Treasury bills in Sept.

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SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to sell 4.5 trillion won (US$3.4 billion) worth of Treasury bills next month to finance the government's fiscal spending, the financial ministry said Thursday.The bills, which have a maturity of 63 day
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8 more drug suspects identified in connection with police officer's fall to death

SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- Police have confirmed eight more people were present at the scene when a police officer fell off an apartment building in Seoul to his death earlier this week and imposed exit bans on all of them over suspected drug use, of
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Sangam-dong finally picked as site of Seoul's new waste incinerator

SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul city government said Thursday it has finally selected Sangam-dong in the western district of Mapo as the site of its new waste incineration plant.Sangam-dong has been chosen out of five candidate sites throughout
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Singer Nam Tae-hyun indicted for alleged illegal drug use

SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- Singer Nam Tae-hyun and reality show star Seo Min-jae have been indicted on charges of alleged illegal drug use, prosecutors said Thursday.The Seoul Western District Prosecutors Office indicted Nam, 29, and Seo, 30, without
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JCS chairman, U.S. Strategic Command chief discuss extended deterrence following N.K. military drills

SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top general on Thursday met with the commander of a key U.S. military unit in charge of overseeing the country's nuclear arsenal, his office said, as North Korea conducted drills in response to an ongo
(3rd LD) N. Korea conducts military command drill aimed at occupying S. Korean territory

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(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 3, 7, 10-11, 15)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has launched a military command post drill involving the scenario of occupying South Korean territory, state media reported Thursday, in response
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U.S. Space Force unit seeks to bolster cooperation with S. Korea against N.K. threats

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Space Force unit in South Korea seeks to step up cooperation with the South Korean military to strengthen readiness against North Korean missile threats, its officials have said, amid Pyongyang
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S. Korea issues special travel advisory on Gabon amid military coup

SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday issued a special travel advisory for its nationals to leave Gabon over security concerns in the central African country following a recent military coup, the foreign ministry said.The advisory calls
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(2nd LD) N. Korea conducts military command drill aimed at occupying S. Korean territory

(ATTN: REWRITES headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout; ADDS photo)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has launched a military command post drill involving the scenario of occupying South Korean territory, state media
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(LEAD) S. Korea, Argentina discuss stronger trade, supply chain ties

(ATTN: CHANGES photo)SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- Top trade officials of South Korea and Argentina discussed ways Thursday to enhance trade and investment through free trade platforms and to boost cooperation on supply chains of major minerals and ener