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Man gets 30-yr prison term for smuggling record amount of methamphetamine from Mexico

BUSAN, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- A regional court meted out a 30-year prison term to a man on Thursday on charges of smuggling in 902 kilograms of methamphetamine from Mexico, the biggest amount of drug smuggling ever in South Korea, officials said. The 38-
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S. Korea, U.S., Japan hold joint naval drills in East Sea involving Reagan carrier group

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan staged another joint naval exercise in the East Sea on Thursday with a focus on countering nuclear and missile threats from North Korea, Seoul's military said.The exercise involvi
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S. Korea to offer additional US$1.7 mln in aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to offer an additional US$1.7 million in humanitarian aid to Pakistan, which has been hit hard by heavy torrential rains and floods since June, the foreign ministry said Thursday.South Korea plans to delive
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Court recognizes effectiveness of PPP's emergency committee leadership

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Thursday recognized the effectiveness of an emergency leadership committee of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), putting a brake on the party's ousted chair, Lee Jun-seok.The Seoul Southe
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Gov't finalizes reorganization plan abolishing gender ministry, launching veterans ministry

By Park BoramSEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- The interior ministry announced a government reorganization plan Thursday under which the gender ministry will be abolished while the veterans affairs agency will be elevated to the ministry level and a separate
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Hyunmoo-2C missile failure presumed attributable to control system glitch: JCS chief

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top military officer offered a public apology Thursday for troubles and controversies related to the failure in the launch of a major ballistic missile earlier this week meant to send a warning message to N
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Yoon vows to enhance veterans' welfare, rights

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol vowed Thursday to enhance the welfare and rights of veterans as he marked the 70th anniversary of a veterans association's founding.Yoon attended the 70th anniversary ceremony of the Korean Vetera
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Yoon's approval rating slips below 30 pct after hot mic incident: poll

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol saw his approval rating fall below 30 percent after he was caught on a hot mic making remarks that appeared to include less than presidential words, a poll showed Thursday.In the poll of 1,000 voters
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Ministers, vice ministers own assets 8 times greater than national average: civic group

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- The average assets owned by ministers and vice ministers serving in the Yoon Suk-yeol government amount to 3.26 billion won (US$2.3 million), eight times greater than the national average, a civic group said Thursday. The Ci
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PM voices need for sweeping measures to eradicate drug crimes

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Thursday that the government needs to introduce sweeping measures to help eradicate drug crimes, as trafficking of narcotic drugs continued to expand. "Special measures are needed for d
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Girl group TWICE becomes model of Lotte Duty Free for global marketing

SEOUL, October 6 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Duty Free announced on Thursday that they have selected TWICE as their model and that they are going to reinforce their global marketing. Previously, Lotte Departme
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S. Korean, U.S., Japanese nuclear envoys condemn N. Korea's missile provocation

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- Top South Korean, U.S. and Japanese nuclear envoys strongly denounced North Korea's recent back-to-back missile provocations during their phone talks Thursday, according to Seoul's foreign ministry.Kim Gunn, special
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Court confirms refugee status of Pakistanis fearing 'honor killing'

By Kim Han-joo.SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court has finalized a decision to grant refugee status to a Pakistani family who fled their home country in fear of so-called honor crimes, officials said Thursday.Upholding a lower court's rul
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(LEAD) N. Korea rebukes redeployment of U.S. aircraft carrier to East Sea

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details)SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea condemned the United States on Thursday for redeploying a U.S. aircraft carrier to the waters east of South Korea, saying the move poses a "grave" threat to stab
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Seoul Fashion Week to showcase 33 Korean houses at DDP next week

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- Seoul Fashion Week, South Korea's biggest biannual fashion show, will kick off its five-day run next week to showcase 33 Korean fashion houses that range from established to up-and-coming, officials said Thursday. The fa
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(LEAD) Yoon set to speak with Japan's Kishida amid N. Korea missile launches

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's remarks, background in paras 5-8)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol is set to speak by phone with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday following a series of North Korean missile
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Ruling party set to decide on extra penalty for former leader

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) was set to hold an ethics committee meeting Thursday to decide on an additional penalty for former Chairman Lee Jun-seok over his harsh criticism of President Yoon Suk-yeol and the party.L
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(2nd LD) N. Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea: S. Korean military

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details)SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) toward the East Sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said, after a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was redeploy
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NSC strongly condemns N. Korea's short-range ballistic missile launch

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- The presidential National Security Council strongly condemned North Korea's launch of two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Thursday, warning of strong countermeasures as demonstrated by the redeploymen
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S. Korea, U.S. condemn N.K. missile launch in joint statement with several UNSC members

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) --South Korea, Japan and some Western member countries of the United Nations issued a joint statement Wednesday condemning North Korea for its ballistic missile provocation.The move came after the council failed to reach an