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(LEAD) Opposition leader Lee appears for prosecution questioning over corruption scandal

(ATTN: UPDATES with more comments in 5th para; ADDS photos)By Park BoramSEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung appeared before prosecutors Thursday for questioning over suspicions surrounding a land development project in Seongnam
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Volunteer fighter gets suspended prison term for illegal entry into Ukraine

SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean volunteer fighter indicted for entering Ukraine in 2022 to fight against Russia's invasion in violation of the passport law was given a suspended prison sentence by a court Thursday.The Seoul Central Dist
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Ground broken on nation's 3rd-tallest skyscraper in Busan

BUSAN, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- Construction on the long-delayed Busan Lotte Tower began with a groundbreaking ceremony in the southeastern port city Thursday.Lotte Shopping Co., the retail affiliate of Lotte Group, held the groundbreaking ceremony for th
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S. Korea delivers relief supplies to Hawaii over wildfire damage

SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has provided Hawaii with food and other emergency supplies to help cope with a series of devastating wildfires that recently ravaged the island of Maui, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.Lee Seo-young,
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Opposition leader Lee appears for prosecution questioning over corruption scandal

By Park BoramSEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung appeared before prosecutors Thursday for questioning over suspicions surrounding a land development project in Seongnam, located just south of Seoul, during his previous term as
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5th email bomb threat warns of blowing up Supreme Court: police

SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- Police are looking into an email bomb threat targeting the Supreme Court and other locations but found no explosives so far, officials said Thursday, after a fifth such email was sent apparently from Japan. The email, which
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Disruptive students to be removed from classrooms

SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- Students at the elementary to high school levels will be removed from their classrooms or have their mobile phones confiscated if they are disruptive during class, the education ministry said Thursday.The new class policy w
Thursday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Thursday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul32/24Cloudy10Incheon31/25Cloudy10Suwon32/23Cloudy10Cheongju32/25Sunny60Daejeon31/2
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Yoon to depart for U.S. to attend summit with Biden, Kishida

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to depart for the United States on Thursday to attend a trilateral summit with U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on ways to enhance security coop
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 17.Korean-language dailies-- No end of tunnel for S. Korean economic crisis (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- State audit agency to inspect mismanagement of World Sco
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Import prices up in July on higher oil prices

SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's import prices rose in July largely due to the higher price of crude oil, central bank data showed Thursday.The import price index rose 0.4 percent last month from a month earlier, following a 3.9 percent f
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U.S. continues to seek safe return of American soldier in N. Korea: Kirby

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- The United States is seeking and will continue to seek the safe return of a U.S. service member who crossed into North Korea last month, a White House official said Wednesday, dismissing the North's
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(LEAD) S. Korea, Japan, US summit to move trilateral cooperation to 'new level': Kirby

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from NSC coordinator for Indo-Pacific Kurt Campbell, minor edits in paras 8-11, 16-17 ; ADDS photo; CHANGES slug)By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- The upcoming trilateral summit between the leaders of South Ko
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S. Korea, Japan, US summit to move trilateral cooperation to 'new level': Kirby

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- The upcoming trilateral summit between the leaders of South Korea, Japan and the United States will take their countries' three-way cooperation to a new level, a White House official said Wednesday.J
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U.S. designates 3 entities for brokering weapons deal between N. Korea, Russia

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC) on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three entities involved in illicit arms deals between North Korea and Russia, amid spe
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S. Korea, Brazil seek stronger trade, industry ties

SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Brazil discussed ways Wednesday to boost bilateral cooperation on trade, energy and a range of industry fields, Seoul's industry ministry said Wednesday.During a working-level videoconference, the two si
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(LEAD) PPP accuses local organization of collecting donations by purporting to be UN-Habitat committee

(ATTN: ADDS statement from Korean organization in last 5 paras)By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) claimed Wednesday that a local non-profit organization collected billions of won in donations over the last f
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Mother arrested on charges of smothering newborn daughter to death

JEJU, South Korea, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- A woman has been arrested on the southern island of Jeju on charges of smothering her newborn daughter to death in late 2020 and discarding her body at a seaport, wrapped in a shopping bag, police officials said
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Lawyers' group files constitutional petition accusing gov't of inaction ahead of Fukushima water release

SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- An association of liberal lawyers on Wednesday filed a constitutional petition accusing the government of infringing upon people's basic rights by failing to oppose and take steps against Japan's plan to release rad
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PPP accuses local organization of collecting donations by purporting to be UN-Habitat committee

By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) claimed Wednesday that a local non-profit organization collected billions of won in donations over the last few years by purporting to be the South Korean national committe