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AI digital textbooks to be introduced in schools from 2025

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital textbooks will be introduced in local elementary and secondary schools, beginning in 2025, in response to the growing need for varied learning content, the Ministry of Education s
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(LEAD) N. Korea says it 'never recognizes' IMO resolution condemning its missile launches

(ATTN: ADDS comments from South Korea's foreign ministry in last 3 paras)SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Thursday it "rejects and never recognizes" the latest resolution adopted by an international maritime safety agency de
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S. Korea to open derivative market 15 minutes earlier from end-July

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will begin opening its major derivative markets at 8:45 a.m., 15 minutes earlier than the current opening time, next month to reduce the volatility of stock prices and upgrade investment practices to global stand
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Navy picks two female commissioned officers for submarine duty for first time

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Navy selected its first female submarine sailors last month, the armed service said Thursday, in line with a policy effort to widen women's military roles amid concerns about possible troop shortages ca
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Yoon weighs replacing around 10 vice ministers

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol is weighing replacing around 10 vice ministers as early as next week to give a boost to key state projects in his administration's second year in office, officials said Thursday.The ministries und
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State compensation ordered for anti-dictatorship fighters

GWANGJU, June 8 (Yonhap) -- A regional court ordered the state Thursday to compensate late poet Kim Nam-ju and five others for the psychological damage they suffered during their fight in the 1970s against then President Park Chung-hee's constitu
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NEC stonewalls on state auditor's repeated requests for data for hiring scandal inspection

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- The National Election Commission (NEC) has been stonewalling on repeated requests from the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) that the election watchdog submit necessary data for an inspection into hiring corr
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Foreigners buy record 14.2 tln won of S. Korean bonds, stocks in May

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- Foreign investors bought a net 14.2 trillion won (US$10.9 billion) worth of South Korean stocks and bonds in May, logging a record monthly purchase, the country's financial regulator said Thursday. Foreigners bought a ne
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KBS CEO says he will resign if gov't withdraws push for separation of license fee collection

By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's public broadcaster KBS said Thursday he will resign if the government withdraws its decision to separate the collection of television license fees from electricity bills, a move
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Some 3,000 home rental scam suspects nabbed in 10-month police crackdown

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- A 10-month-long special crackdown on home rental scams netted the apprehension of nearly 3,000 suspects nationwide, the National Police Agency (NPA) said Thursday, highlighting the seriousness of the social problem afflictin
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PPP refers opposition lawmaker to ethics committee over remarks about Cheonan's captain

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) referred an opposition lawmaker to the parliamentary ethics committee Thursday for making insulting remarks about the captain of the warship Cheonan sunk in a 2010 North Korean attack.Rep.
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S. Korean, U.S. special ops generals stage 'friendship' parachute jump

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- The top South Korean and American special operations commanders conducted a "friendship" parachute jump earlier this week, a U.S. military unit here said Thursday, as the two countries mark the 70th anniversary o
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Navy to demonstrate amphibious landing operation with unmanned systems

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- The Navy will demonstrate an amphibious landing operation utilizing advanced unmanned systems at a naval base in Busan on Thursday, officials said, in a display of the armed service's preparations for future warfare.The
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(LEAD) 14 injured as escalator reverses at Sunae Station in Bundang

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES with more info throughout; CHANGES photo)SEONGNAM, South Korea, June 8 (Yonhap) -- An escalator ran reversely at a subway station in Bundang, south of Seoul, on Thursday, leaving 14 people injured, police said.The acc
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3 seriously injured as escalator reverses at Sunae Station in Bundang

SEONGNAM, South Korea, June 8 (Yonhap) -- An escalator ran reversely at a subway station in Bundang, south of Seoul, on Thursday, leaving three people injured seriously, police said.The accident occurred around 8:20 a.m. when the upwards escalator le
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Forced labor victim withdraws request for Japanese firms' asset liquidation

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- A surviving victim of Japan's wartime forced labor has withdrawn a request for a court order to dispose of assets of Japanese firms after accepting the Seoul government's compensation plan, sources said Monday. In la
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Opposition leader to hold dinner meeting with Chinese Amb. Xing

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was to visit the residence of Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming on Thursday for a dinner meeting expected to discuss Japan's planned release of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima
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SEOUL, Jun. 08 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Thursday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul26/18Sunny70Incheon23/18Sunny70Suwon26/17Sunny70Cheongju29/19Sunny60Daejeon29/18Su
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N. Korea says it 'never recognizes' IMO resolution condemning its missile launches

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Thursday it "rejects and never recognizes" the latest resolution adopted by an international maritime safety agency denouncing the North's missile launches following its attempt to launch a s
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on June 8)

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Put the labor council back on trackThe Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) has decided to leave the Economic, Social & Labor Council, the presidential body aimed at social dialogue among stakeholders. The FKTU declared to depart from a similar p