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Yoon orders safety check of all suspected faulty construction of underground parking lots

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed the land minister Monday to look into all suspected cases of shoddy construction of underground parking lots at apartment complexes, following revelations that not enough reinforcing rods
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S. Korea voices 'strong' regret over Pyongyang's military parade marking armistice anniv.

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry expressed "strong" regret Monday over North Korea's military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement last week and urged Pyongyang to
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Arrest warrant sought again for ex-special counsel over corruption charges

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors sought an arrest warrant again Monday for former special counsel Park Young-soo over corruption allegations connected to a high-profile property development scandal after a court rejected a warrant request last
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Around 100 foreign domestic workers to work in Seoul this year: labor ministry

By Kim Hyun-sooSEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- About 100 foreign domestic workers from the Philippines and other countries will be allowed to work in Seoul later this year in a pilot project to test the import of domestic helpers amid a dwindling number o
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Seoul Metro to drop use of original Chinese pronunciation in station names

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- Seoul Metro said Monday it will stop pronouncing some subway train station names in original Chinese during its station arrival announcements starting August.At present, Seoul Metro offers prerecorded voice announcements in
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S. Korea, U.S. agree to sign arrangement on bolstering defense supply chains

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States agreed to sign an arrangement aimed at bolstering bilateral security supply chains in senior-level defense cooperation talks last week, Seoul's arms procurement agency said Monday.Defen
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Yoon's approval rating bounces back to 37.3 pct after falling for 3 consecutive weeks

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating bounced back to 37.3 percent after falling for the past three consecutive weeks, a poll showed Monday.In a poll of 2,517 eligible voters conducted by Realmeter from Monday to Fr
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Defense minister to leave for Uzbekistan for defense, industry cooperation talks

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup is set to depart for Uzbekistan on Monday for talks aimed at expanding bilateral defense and arms industry cooperation, his ministry said.During his visit to the country from
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Heat wave forecast to continue across S. Korea

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) – A heat wave will continue to bake South Korea on Monday with apparent temperatures likely to go over 35 C in most parts of the country, the weather agency said.The highest daily temperature in most parts of the nation is exp
Monday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Jul. 31 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Monday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul34/26Sunny60Incheon32/26Sunny60Suwon34/24Sunny60Cheongju35/25Sunny60Daejeon33/25Sunn
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Late Marine Corps chief named Korean War hero of the month

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's veterans ministry has chosen a late Marine Corps commander as next month's Korean War hero for his leadership in front-line combat operations during the 1950-53 conflict, officials said Monday.The late
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on July 31.Korean-language dailies-- Solidifying contaminated water best option for Fukushima issue: U.S. expert (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Yet another poor constructi
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ABS issuance up over 24 pct in H1

SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- The issuance of asset-backed securities (ABSs) in South Korea jumped 24.6 percent in the first half of this year from a year earlier due to an increase in sales of mortgage-backed securities (MBSs), data showed Monday.The A
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(4th LD) Heat wave grips S. Korea for 6th day

(ATTN: UPDATES data in paras 4, 8, 13)SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- A heat wave warning remained in effect for most parts of South Korea on Sunday, the state weather agency said, with a sharp rise in heat-related deaths reported in the country's sou
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(LEAD) Interior ministry activates emergency headquarters over heavy rain alerts

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 6-7; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- The interior and safety ministry began operating its disaster management headquarters as heavy rain alerts were issued for Seoul and other regions Sunday, officials said.At
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Interior ministry activates emergency headquarters over heavy rain alerts

SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- The interior and safety ministry began operating its disaster management headquarters as heavy rain alerts were issued for Seoul and other regions Sunday, officials said.At 6 p.m., the ministry started the first-stage opera
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(3rd LD) Heat wave grips S. Korea for 6th day

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 10-12; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- A heat wave warning remained in effect for most parts of South Korea on Sunday, the state weather agency said, with a sharp rise in heat-related deaths reported in the cou
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(2nd LD) Heat wave grips S. Korea for 6th day

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- A heat wave warning remained in effect for most parts of South Korea on Sunday, the state weather agency said, with a sharp rise in heat-related deaths reported in the country's
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(LEAD) Heat wave grips S. Korea for 6th day

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; ADDS new cases of heat-related deaths in paras 7-9, photo)SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's weather agency said a heat wave warning remained in effect for most parts of the country Sunday, with heat-related deaths repo
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Family members of 6 former presidents gather at Cheong Wa Dae for exhibition

SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Family members of six former South Korean presidents have met at the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae in the first such gathering dubbed as a symbol of "historic reconciliation."The meeting on Satur