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Delinquency ratio on bank loans inches down in June

SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- The delinquency ratio on loans extended by banks in South Korea edged down in June from a month earlier, preliminary data showed Tuesday.The delinquency ratio on banks' won-denominated loans came to 0.35 percent as of e
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Household credit soars in Q2 despite high borrowing costs

SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's household credit soared in the second quarter of the year amid high interest rates as home purchases gathered steam, central bank data showed Tuesday.Outstanding household credit reached 1,862.8 trillion w
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Suspect in credit union robbery escaped to Vietnam: police

DAEJEON, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- The suspect in a credit union heist in Daejeon last week was confirmed to have fled to Vietnam, police said Tuesday.The man is suspected of robbing a credit union in the central city Friday, threatening employees with a w
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(LEAD) S. Korea issues maritime safety warnings over N.K. satellite launch plan

(ATTN: ADDS background info in last 5 paras)SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Tuesday issued a navigational warning for vessels over North Korea's planned launch of a satellite later this month.The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries issued
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Autopsy suggests rape victim died from strangulation

SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- The victim of last week's fatal sexual assault on a hiking trail in Seoul appears to have died from strangulation, police said Tuesday, citing a tentative autopsy result from the National Forensic Service (NFS).The vict
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(LEAD) Japan to start Fukushima water release Thursday

(ATTN: ADDS details; CHANGES attribution)TOKYO, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday that Japan will begin to discharge treated radioactive water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant Thursday, despite ling
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Yoon names new Supreme Court chief justice

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday nominated Lee Gyun-ryong, a judge at the Seoul High Court, as the new Supreme Court chief justice, his office said.The nomination comes as current Chief Justice Kim Meong-su&
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Man apprehended for uploading knife rampage threat by pretending to be police employee

SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- An office worker in his 30s was apprehended Tuesday, a day after writing an online post forewarning of a knife rampage at Seoul's Gangnam Station after signing up for a community app as a police employee.The suspect, wh
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(2nd LD) N. Korea intends to launch satellite between Aug. 24 and 31: Kyodo

(ATTN: REWRITES lead; UPDATES with more details throughout)SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has notified Japan of its plan to launch a satellite between Thursday and Aug. 31, according to a Japanese news report, as the country seeks to put a sp
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S. Korea issues maritime safety warnings over N.K. satellite launch plan

SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Tuesday issued a navigational warning for vessels over North Korea's planned launch of a satellite later this month.The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries issued the warning at around 8:08 a.m., after the J
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Japan to start Fukushima water release on Thursday: media

TOKYO, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- Japan will begin to discharge treated radioactive water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant on Thursday, Japan's Kyodo News reported Tuesday, amid lingering safety concerns.The decision comes after the Inter
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Deputy nat'l security advisers of S. Korea, India to hold talks

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- The deputy national security advisers of South Korea and India will hold talks in Seoul this week to discuss bilateral cooperation on economic security and other areas, the presidential office said Tuesday.Pri
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N. Korea's Kim scolds premier over 'irresponsible' attitude while inspecting flooded area

SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un scolded the country's premier over his "irresponsible" attitude in preventing damage from heavy rains as Kim inspected a flooded area, the North's state media reported Tue
Tuesday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Tuesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul30/25Rain80Incheon30/25Rain80Suwon31/25Rain80Cheongju33/25Rain60Daejeon33/24Rain60C
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(LEAD) N. Korea intends to launch satellite between Aug. 24 and 31: Kyodo

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout)SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has notified Japan's coast guard of its intention to launch a satellite between Thursday and Aug. 31, a Japanese media report has said, as the secretive regime is
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 22.Korean-language dailies-- Public broadcasters replaced with officials that fit Yoon administration's palate (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- 'Government-l
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N. Korea slams S. Korea-U.S. military drills, warns of outbreak of 'thermonuclear war'

By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea denounced South Korea and the United States on Tuesday for staging their annual joint military exercise, warning that the drills could trigger an unprecedented "thermonuclear war" on
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(URGENT) N. Korea slams S. Korea-U.S. joint military drills; warns of possible outbreak of 'thermonuclear war'

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N. Korea intends to launch satellite between Aug. 24 and 31: Kyodo

SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has notified Japan's coast guard of its intention to launch a satellite between Thursday and Aug. 31, a Japanese media report said Tuesday, as the secretive regime is preparing to put a spy satellite into or
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S. Korean inflation expectations stay flat in August: BOK poll

SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's inflation expectations stayed flat in August in line with a downward trend in consumer prices, a central bank survey showed Tuesday.Ordinary people expected consumer prices in August to rise 3.3 percent fo