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(3rd LD) 1 dead, 17 injured in pharmaceutical factory fire

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead, UPDATES with latest details; REPLACES photo)HWASEONG, South Korea, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- An explosion sparked a fire at a pharmaceutical factory in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, on Friday, leaving one person dead and 17 othe
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(LEAD) USFK makes public 'Teak Knife' surgical strike drills amid N.K. missile provocations

(ATTN: UPDATES with SOCKOR spokesperson's remarks in paras 5-8)By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) unit carried out surgical strike drills involving its special commandos earlier this week at an American military
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U.S. general stresses 'ironclad' alliance, decries N.K., China, Russia as threat to peace

By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- A top U.S. military officer in South Korea stressed the importance of maintaining the "ironclad" alliance between the two countries Friday, as he decried North Korea, China and Russia as a threat
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(LEAD) Ex-CEO of construction firm indicted over donation to football club formerly headed by DP leader

(ATTN: UPDATES with details throughout)SEONGNAM, South Korea, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Friday indicted a former CEO of Doosan Engineering & Construction Co. and an official of Seongnam City in connection with alleged corruption involving o
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(LEAD) Yoon rejects motion to dismiss foreign minister

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 5-7, 9-15)SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol rejected a call to dismiss South Korea's top diplomat on Friday, defying pressure from the main opposition party that controls parliament.In a note sent to
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Ex-CEO of construction firm indicted over donation to football club formerly headed by DP leader

SEONGNAM, South Korea, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Friday indicted a former CEO of Doosan Engineering & Construction Co. and an official of Seongnam City in connection with alleged corruption involving opposition leader Lee Jae-myung. The cas
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Yoon rejects motion to dismiss foreign minister

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol rejected a call to dismiss South Korea's top diplomat on Friday, defying pressure from the main opposition party that controls parliament.In a note sent to the media, Kim Eun-hye, senior preside
(URGENT) Yoon rejects motion to dismiss foreign minister

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(2nd LD) 1 dead, 14 injured in pharmaceutical factory fire

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead, UPDATES with latest details; ADDS photo)HWASEONG, South Korea, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- An explosion sparked a fire at a pharmaceutical factory in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, on Friday, leaving one person dead and 14 others i
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(LEAD) 1 dead, 4 seriously injured in pharmaceutical factory fire

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead, UPDATES with more details)HWASEONG, South Korea, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- An explosion sparked a fire at a pharmaceutical factory in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, on Friday, leaving one person dead and four others seriously inj
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(LEAD) S. Korea mulls tightening sanctions against possible N.K. nuclear test

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout; RECASTS headline, lead)SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign minister said Friday the government is considering "various" options to strengthen sanctions against North Korea ami
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Person referred to prosecution on charges of stalking Rain-Kim Tae-hee couple

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- Police have referred a 47-year-old person to the prosecution on stalking charges for repeatedly ringing the doorbell of the house of singer Rain and his actress wife Kim Tae-hee, officials said Friday.The 47-year-old, whos
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1 missing in pharmaceutical factory fire in Hwaseong

HWASEONG, South Korea, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- An explosion sparked a fire at a pharmaceutical factory in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, on Friday, leaving one person missing and eight others injured with smoke inhalation, officials said.The fire broke out a
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Hotel booking app ordered to compensate 300 customers for data breach

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- Leading accommodation booking app Good Choice, better known as "Yeogiotte" in Korean, has been ordered by a court to pay up to 400,000 won (US$280) per person to 300 customers who suffered personal information
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.------Sept. 26 -- N. Korea-China cargo train operation seems to have resumed: ministryYoon sees greater likelihood of N. Korean provocation in case of Taiw
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------(3rd LD) N. Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea: S. Korean militarySEOUL -- North Korea fired two short-range ballisti
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------(LEAD) N. Korea may conduct 7th nuclear test between Oct. 16 and Nov. 7: spy agencySEOUL -- North Korea has readied an underground nuclear test tunnel a
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news of North Korea this week.------------S. Korea mulls tightening sanctions against N. Korea over missile launchesSEOUL -- South Korea's foreign minister said Friday the governm
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Life imprisonment sought for woman, boyfriend in drowning death of husband

INCHEON, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors demanded life imprisonment Friday for a woman and her boyfriend charged with murder in the high-profile drowning death of her husband in 2019 for a hefty life insurance payout, officials said. Lee Eun-hae, 31
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(LEAD) FM Park defends Yoon's recent summit diplomacy outcome, responding to no-confidence motion

(ATTN: UPDATES with meeting with Latin American envoys in last paras; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Park Jin on Friday refuted criticism that President Yoon Suk-yeol's overseas trip earlier this month was a "diplom