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(LEAD) Gov't to make dues paid to unions defying accounting disclosure ineligible for tax deductions

(ATTN: RECASTS throughoutwith; UPDATES with union response in last paras)SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- The government announced Thursday it has revised regulations to make union dues paid to organizations defying accounting disclosure ineligible for tax
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Yoon says material not learned in class should be excluded from college entrance exam

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed the education minister Thursday to exclude material that is not learned at school from the annual college entrance exam, the minister said.Lee Ju-ho said he received the inst
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Top court orders reduction in union's compensation to SsangYong over strike

SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a retrial of a damages suit against the Korean Metal Workers' Union regarding its involvement in a violent strike at SsangYong Motor Co. in 2009, seeking a reduction of compensation
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Top court rules strikers' liability should be counted individually in damages suit

SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- The liability of each striker should be counted individually in a damages suit over a labor strike, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday, a landmark decision expected to set the tone for similar labor dispute cases in the futur
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Court denies injunction request against queer festival in Daegu

DAEGU, June 15 (Yonhap) -- A court has rejected an injunction request by merchant and church groups to ban an annual LGBTQ festival in Daegu, clearing the way for the event to take place in the heart of the southeastern city this weekend, judicial of
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(LEAD) BOK appoints new reserve management group chief

(ATTN: ADDS details of BOK's reserve management status in bottom 4 paras)SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- The Bank of Korea (BOK) said Thursday it has appointed Kwon Min-soo, the deputy chief of its reserve management group, as the group's new head
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Another group of opposition lawmakers travels to China amid tensions

SEOUL/BEIJING, June 15 (Yonhap) -- An additional seven lawmakers of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) began a visit to China on Thursday as tensions are running high between the two countries after Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming made remarks
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FM opens possibility of bilateral meeting with Chinese counterpart at Asia-Pacific security forum

SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Park Jin said Thursday he expects to have an opportunity to meet with his Chinese counterpart at the Asia-Pacific's security forum when it convenes in Indonesia next month. "I believe there will b
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N. Korea appears to continue unauthorized use of joint industrial complex

SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea still appears to be operating facilities at a now-shuttered joint industrial complex in the North's border city of Kaesong despite Seoul's repeated warnings against the unauthorized move, Seoul's uni
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(LEAD) S. Korean official elected as judge of U.N. sea tribunal for 3rd straight term

(ATTN: ADDS comments from Rhee in last 5 paras; CHANGES dateline; RECASTS lead para)SEOUL/NEW YORK, June 15 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean official has been elected to serve as a member of the United Nations sea tribunal, marking Seoul's third consec
Gov't to make dues paid to unions defying accounting disclosure ineligible for tax deductions

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SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- The government announced Thursday it has revised regulations to make union dues paid to organizations defying accounting disclosure ineligible for tax deductions.It marks the latest in a series of government policies to ref
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Gov't begins daily press briefing on Fukushima release plan to relieve public concern

By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- The government launched a daily press briefing Thursday to keep the public updated on the planned release of contaminated water from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.The briefing comes in response
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Rights watchdog urges efforts to tackle elder abuse on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the state human rights watchdog on Thursday urged increased government efforts to curb the abuse of elderly people on the occasion of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day."As a state party to the International
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BOK appoints new reserve management group chief

SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- The Bank of Korea (BOK) said Thursday it has appointed Kwon Min-soo, the deputy chief of its reserve management group, as the group's new head.Kwon is an international finance expert who has spent most of his career at
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Appeals court sentences composer Don Spike to 2 years in prison for drug use

composer-drug charges Appeals court sentences composer Don Spike to 2 years in prison for drug useSEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- Don Spike, a composer and television personality, was imprisoned Thursday a
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S. Korean official elected as judge of U.N. sea tribunal for 3rd straight term

NEW YORK, June 14 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean official on Wednesday was elected to serve as a member of the United Nations sea tribunal, marking Seoul's third consecutive time in winning a seat in the organization.Rhee Zha-hyoung, director-general
Thursday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Jun. 15 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Thursday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul28/18Sunny60Incheon25/18Sunny0Suwon27/17Sunny60Cheongju28/18Heavy Rain60Daejeon29/
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Yoon vows to respond firmly to N. Korea's reckless provocations

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Thursday to respond firmly to North Korea's provocations as he marked the anniversary of a 1999 inter-Korean naval skirmish near the maritime border."We will respond fir
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(LEAD) N. Korea's Kim touts leadership of China's Xi in birthday greetings

(ATTN: ADDS details)SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping on his 70th birthday, saying that Beijing's national power has "remarkably" strengthened under his leader
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on June 15.Korean-language dailies-- Japanese state research center says 'contaminated water has impact on fish, shellfish' (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Yoon: &#