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Head of state auditor to review inspection into India visit by ex-first lady Kim

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The head of a state auditor said Tuesday that he will consider launching an inspection into a controversy surrounding a solo visit by former first lady Kim Jung-sook, wife of former president Moon Jae-in, to India in 2018.
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5,000 S. Koreans head to Japan as COVID-19 restrictions lifted

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- More than 5,000 South Koreans headed to Japan on Tuesday, on the first day of lifted border restrictions, according to airport officials here.Japan lifted the ban on the number of inbound passengers after near
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Presidential office sees possibility of localized provocation by N. Korea

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office believes North Korea could carry out a localized provocation similar to the 2010 shelling of a border island and is taking steps to prepare, officials said Tuesday.A senior presidential official told
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S. Korea expresses strong regret over Russia's recent missile strikes on Ukraine

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government voiced strong regret Tuesday over a barrage of Russian missile attacks on Kyiv that killed several civilians earlier this week.On Monday, Russia shelled multiple cities in Ukraine, including the
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(LEAD) S. Korea, Japan hold working-level consultations on wartime forced labor

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, UPDATES throughout; REPLACES photo)SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan held working-level diplomatic consultations Tuesday on their protracted row over wartime forced labor and other bilateral issues, Seoul's
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(2nd LD) Yoon's office defends naval drills with Japan

(ATTN: UPDATES with lawmakers' remarks)By Lee Haye-ah and Lee MinjiSEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Nothing is wrong with holding joint military exercises with Japan to cope with the common threat of North Korea, a presidential spokesperson said Tuesda
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(LEAD) (News Focus) N. Korea's tactical nukes, reservoir silo drive aimed at outwitting allies' deterrence: experts

(ATTN: UPDATES with Seoul officials' response in last 2 paras)By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be shifting its focus to the development of "tactical" nuclear arms mountable on new hard-to-detect launche
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Military reports 124 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 124 additional COVID-19 cases Tuesday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 281,227, the defense ministry said.The new cases comprised 78 from the Army, 21 from the Air
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S. Korea, Pakistan hold high-level talks on defense cooperation

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Senior defense officials of South Korea and Pakistan held talks in Seoul on Tuesday to discuss bilateral cooperation in the arms industry and other areas, Seoul's defense ministry said.During the talks, Vice Defense Min
Man found shot by pistol in Seoul

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SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- A man in his 50s was found shot by a pistol on a road in southern Seoul early Tuesday morning in what appeared to be a suicide attempt, police said.The man, whose identity was withheld, was found shot near Sindong Neighborh
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Yoon says he will allow scholastic performance test for all schools

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Tuesday he will allow all schools to participate in a national scholastic performance test amid a sharp increase in underperforming teenagers.Yoon made the remark at a Cabinet meet
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Coldest day of the season occurs nationwide

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea witnessed the coldest day of the season on Tuesday with the morning low falling to 7.4 C in Seoul, the state weather agency said.According to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), early winter weather o
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(LEAD) Yoon's office defends naval drills with Japan

(ATTN: UPDATES with presidential spokesperson's comments in paras 1, 5-8; CHANGES headline)SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office defended naval drills with the United States and Japan as an obvious response to North Korea's nucle
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S. Korea urges Pyongyang to halt provocations, respond to economic aid offer

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government on Tuesday called for North Korea to immediately cease tension-escalating activities, a day after Pyongyang said it conducted "tactical nuclear" drills and vowed to strengthen its nuc
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(LEAD) N.K. leader attends greenhouse farm opening ceremony on key party anniv.

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 4-6)SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a ceremony to mark the completion of building a greenhouse farm in the country's eastern province on a key party anniversary, Py
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(News Focus) N. Korea's tactical nukes, reservoir silo drive aimed at outwitting allies' deterrence: experts

By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be shifting its focus to the development of "tactical" nuclear arms mountable on new hard-to-detect launchers, including a reservoir silo, in a bid to counter evolving South
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Shinhwa's Shin Hye-sung nabbed for refusing breathalyzer test

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Shin Hye-sung, a member of the long-running idol group Shinhwa, has been arrested for refusing to take a breathalyzer test, police said Tuesday.The 43-year-old singer was found at around 1:40 a.m. Tuesday while sleeping in
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(LEAD) New infections rebound to over 15,000 amid downward trend

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in last 2 paras; CHANGES headline)SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases rebounded to over 15,000 on Tuesday following the extended weekend, though daily infections have been on a downward trend.Th
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S. Korea, Japan to hold working-level consultations on wartime forced labor

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan plan to hold working-level diplomatic consultations Tuesday over their protracted row over wartime forced labor and other bilateral issues, the foreign ministry said.Lee Sang-ryeol, the ministry's
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Nat'l Assembly speaker honors Ethiopian war veterans' sacrifice

ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo has met with Ethiopian veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War and honored their sacrifice. Kim visited the Ethiopian Korean War Veterans Memorial Park in Addis Ababa on Monday, met wi