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S. Korea, Kazakhstan discuss stronger trade, economic ties

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade chief met with Kazakhstan's top envoy to Seoul on Monday and discussed ways to enhance bilateral trade and economic cooperation, the industry ministry here said.Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun and Ka
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SC Bank Korea's H1 net slips on increased reserves

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- Standard Chartered Bank Korea said Monday its first-half net profit edged down from a year earlier on increased loan-loss reserves and costs.Its net profit stood at 209 billion won (US$157 million) in the January-June perio
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S. Korean Embassy in Tokyo gets bomb threat via email

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Embassy in Tokyo said Monday it has received an email threatening to blow up the embassy building ahead of this week's anniversary celebrating Korea's liberation from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial
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(LEAD) Yoon thanks all those who helped smoothly wrap up jamboree

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's remarks during meeting with prime minister)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday thanked religious circles, businesses and others who he said helped smoothly wrap up the 2023 World S
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Police catch over 10,000 drug offenders, including 561 teens, during five-month crackdown

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- Police caught over 10,000 drug offenders during an intensive crackdown on drug-related crimes this year, with figures showing a sharp increase in the number of teenage suspects, the police agency said Monday.Of the 10,316 p
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(LEAD) S. Korea seeks active use of state-owned properties to help spur economy

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 4 paras, additional photo)SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will seek ways to make better use of state-owned properties to help revitalize the economy and spur regional development, the finance ministry said Mond
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(3rd LD) Lioness shot to death after escaping from tourist animal farm in Goryeong

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more info)GORYEONG, South Korea, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- A lioness was shot dead Monday after escaping from a private tourist animal farm in the southern county of Goryeong, officials said.Police received a report at 7:23 a
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DP to file complaint with UNHRC against Fukushima plan this week

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) said Monday that it will file a complaint later this week with the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) against Japan's Fukushima water release plan.The complaint will be
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S. Korea seeks active use of state-owned properties to help spur economy

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will seek ways to make better use of state-owned properties to help revitalize the economy and spur regional development, the finance ministry said Monday.The country has about 1,300 trillion won (US$977.23 bill
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Gov't to thoroughly analyze shortfalls revealed in hosting jamboree: PM

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The government will thoroughly analyze the shortfalls revealed in the hosting of the 2023 World Scout Jamboree, Prime Minister Han Duk-soo said Monday, after the event was marred by a heat wave, a typhoon and
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S. Korea to join annual Indo-Pacific forum of top military officials

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- A senior South Korean general will join an annual conference of top military officials in the Indo-Pacific region this week for talks on bolstering security cooperation, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Monday.Lt. Gen.
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(2nd LD) N. Korea's Kim calls for 'drastic boost' of missile production capacity: state media

(ATTN: ADDS details on visit, upcoming S. Korea-U.S. drills, photos)By Lee Minji SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for a "drastic boost" of the country's missile production capacity, the North's
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. to launch key military drills next week amid persistent N. Korean threats

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout; RECASTS lead; ADDS photo, byline)By Song Sang-ho and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will kick off a major combined military exercise next week to beef up their joint defense, both
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(2nd LD) Business tycoons given Liberation Day special pardons

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout)By Park BoramSEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The government granted special presidential pardons to scores of business tycoons Monday on the occasion of this week's Liberation Day anniversary, including Park
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Internet-only K-Bank's Q2 net dips 31 pct on increased reserves

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- K-Bank, a South Korean internet-only bank, reported Monday that its second-quarter net income dropped 31 percent from a year earlier on increased loan-loss reserves.Net income stood at 14.7 billion won (US$11 million) in th
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(LEAD) Swimming star Hwang Sun-woo under police investigation for hit-and-run charges

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest info in paras 7-8, 11)JINCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean swimming star Hwang Sun-woo is under police investigation over a suspected hit-and-run accident, local authorities said Monday.Police in Jincheon
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3 cases of random violence reported daily during first half of 2023: police

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- Three random assaults on strangers are carried out every day on average nationwide, a police report showed Monday, after recent back-to-back stabbing sprees against strangers appalled the country.During the first half of th
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(LEAD) Business tycoons given Liberation Day special pardons

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout)SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The government granted special presidential pardons to scores of business tycoons Monday on the occasion of this week's Liberation Day anniversary, including Park Chan-koo, ho
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Chinese cruise ship to visit Jeju on Aug. 31 after six-year hiatus

JEJU, South Korea, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- Chinese cruise ships are set to return to the southern resort island of Jeju, beginning late this month, officials said Monday, following Beijing's recent lifting of its six-year ban on group tours to South
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S. Korea offers US$2 mln in aid to Hawaii over wildfire damage

SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has decided to provide Hawaii with US$2 million worth of humanitarian aid to help respond to a series of wildfires that recently raked the island of Maui, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday.The latest wild