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Worker dies following accident at bakery factory

SEONGNAM, South Korea, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- A worker in her 50s who was injured earlier this week while working at a bakery factory in Seongnam, south of Seoul, died at a hospital Thursday, police said.The accident occurred Tuesday at a bread-making f
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DP's innovation committee recommends changing leadership election rules

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP)'s innovation committee announced its final set of reform measures Thursday, including changes to the leadership election rules. Under the recommendation, votes from party delega
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The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday.------------------Bundang stabbing rampage suspect says 'very sorry to victims'SEONGNAM, South Korea -- The 22-year-old suspect behind last week'
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(4th LD) Typhoon Khanun leaves 1 dead, 1 missing while heading north slowly

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in lead and paras 3, 6, 11-12; CHANGES photos)SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- One person died and another went missing in the southeastern city of Daegu on Thursday amid heavy rainfall and strong winds brought by Typhoon K
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(LEAD) Prosecution indicts former Justice Minister Cho Kuk's daughter on university admission fraud charges

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS details in paras 6-12, 16)SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The prosecution on Thursday indicted the daughter of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk on charges of university admission fraud.The Seoul Central District Prosecut
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(LEAD) China to resume group tours to S. Korea

(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; UPDATES with more info throughout; ADDS photo) BEIJING/SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- China's tourism authorities said Thursday they have decided to lift the ban on group tours to South Korea, ending a six-year hiatus caused
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(LEAD) Deputy assembly speaker sentenced to 6 months in prison for defaming late President Roh

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 4 paras)SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Deputy National Assembly Speaker Chung Jin-Suk was convicted Thursday of defaming the honor of late President Roh Moo-hyun with his derisive remarks about Roh's tragic death.Judge Par
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Deputy assembly speaker sentenced to 6 months in prison for defaming late President Roh

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Deputy National Assembly Speaker Chung Jin-Suk was convicted Thursday of defaming the honor of late President Roh Moo-hyun with his derisive remarks about Roh's tragic death.Judge Park Byung-gon of the Seoul Central Dis
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Ruling bloc dismisses calls to fire minister over jamboree chaos

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Ruling bloc officials dismissed calls Thursday to replace Gender Equality Minister Kim Hyun-sook over the mismanagement of the 25th World Scout Jamboree, saying the responsibility should fall on the local government that ho
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Gov't, PPP agree to provide 63 tln won in financial support for export sector

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The government and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) reached an agreement on Thursday to provide an additional 22 trillion won (US$16.7 billion) in financial assistance to the country's ailing export sec
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(3rd LD) Typhoon causes flood, wind damage while heading north slowly

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details; CHANGES headline, photo)SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Heavy rainfall and strong winds from Typhoon Khanun caused flooding, landslides and extensive facility damage across South Korea on Thursday, as it was sw
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China to resume group tours to S. Korea

BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- China's tourism authorities said Thursday they have decided to lift the ban on group tours to South Korea, ending a six-year hiatus caused by frayed relations following the deployment of a U.S. defense system to the S
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Prosecution indicts former Justice Minister Cho Kuk's daughter on college admission fraud charges

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The prosecution on Thursday indicted the daughter of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk on multiple counts of college admission fraud.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office charged Cho Min with document forgery and obst
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Bundang stabbing rampage suspect says 'very sorry to victims'

SEONGNAM, South Korea, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The 22-year-old suspect behind last week's fatal department store stabbing rampage in Bundang, south of Seoul, apologized as police referred him to the prosecution for further investigation. "I am
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(2nd LD) N. Korea's Kim calls for bolstering war preparations in 'offensive' way: KCNA

(ATTN: ADDS assessment by unification ministry official, details)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for preparing for a possible war in an "offensive" manner, the North's state media said
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Foreigners turn net buyers of Korean stocks in July

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Foreign investors turned net buyers of South Korean stocks in July on a rosy outlook for the chipmaking and secondary battery sectors, central bank data showed Thursday.Offshore investors bought a net US$440 million worth o
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(2nd LD) Typhoon Khanun to reach Seoul's vicinity around 9 p.m.

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details; CHANGES headline; ADDS photos)SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Typhoon Khanun, accompanied by heavy rainfall and strong winds, is forecast to reach near Seoul Thursday night after making landfall on the southeas
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(LEAD) Opposition leader Lee to appear for prosecution questioning on Aug. 17

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with more info throughout)SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said Thursday that he will appear before prosecutors for questioning next week regarding suspicions surrounding a land develop
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PM stresses swift evacuation of residents as Typhoon Khanun makes landfall

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo called for comprehensive disaster prevention measures and swift evacuations of residents Thursday, as a powerful typhoon made landfall on the country's southeastern coast.Nearly
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Last surviving Korean independence fighter in Japan to return home

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The last surviving Korean independence fighter living in Japan will return home early next week, Seoul's veterans ministry said Thursday, just days before South Korea marks the anniversary of liberation from Japan's