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  (LEAD) Gov't to inject 7 tln won more to spur investment from public institutions: finance chief

  (ATTN: ADDS more info throughout)SEJONG, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Monday the government plans to inject an additional 7 trillion won (US$5.03 billion) by the end of this year to spur investment from public institutions,
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  Gov't to inject 7 tln won more to spur investment from public institutions: finance chief

  SEJONG, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Monday the government plans to inject an additional 7 trillion won (US$5.03 billion) by the end of this year to spur investment from public institutions, as part of efforts to revitalize
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  FTC chief nominee says immediate online platform regulation difficult amid U.S. tariff pressure

  By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) chief nominee said Friday it would be difficult to push ahead with regulations involving global online platforms, citing potential tariff-related backlash from the United States
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  S. Korea, Australia agree to expand cooperation on supply chains

  By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Australia have agreed to significantly expand cooperation on supply chains for key strategic industries, Seoul's finance ministry said Friday.The agreement was reached during inaugural talk
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  Tax agency launches tailored measures to address 110 tln won in unpaid taxes

  SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- Tax authorities on Thursday announced a new set of tailored measures to manage growing unpaid taxes that stand at over 110 trillion won (US$79 billion), also deploying more than 2,000 officials.The newly formed task force w
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  S. Korea's debt-to-GDP ratio projected to soar to 156.3 pct by 2065: finance ministry

  By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national debt is projected to climb to over 150 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) by 2065 should the current trends of declining population and slowing economic growth continue, the
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  Gas prices turn higher

  Gas prices turn higher A sign at a gas station in Seoul on Aug. 10, 2025, shows gasoline and diesel prices, which turned higher last week. (Yonhap)(END)
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  Finance chief holds annual meeting with Moody's

  Finance chief holds annual meeting with Moody's Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol (L) and Anushka Shah, vice president of Moody's Investors Service, are seen during their meeting in Seoul on Aug.
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  USFK commander holds press conference

  USFK commander holds press conferenceGen. Xavier Brunson, commander of the U.S. Forces Korea, speaks to reporters during a press conference at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, some 60 kilometers south of
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  Police arrest suspect for shooting family member to death with homemade gun

  SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- Police said Monday they have arrested a suspect who ran away after allegedly shooting and killing his own family member in Incheon, west of Seoul.Police received a report Sunday that a man in his 30s was found shot at an ap
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  Lee Jae-yong's belated acquittalSamsung chairman must now lead Korea's economic revivalThe Supreme Court's final acquittal of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong in the long-running case concerning alleged unfair merger practices an
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  Predictable but not preventedKorea's infrastructure and disaster planning fail to keep up with climate realitiesOnce considered rare, catastrophic summer downpours are now a seasonal certainty in South Korea. Over the last week, torrential rain s
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  SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on July 21.Korean-language dailies-- Special prosecutors additionally indict Yoon (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Swept away by torrential rain following wildfires in March
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  (5th LD) 4 dead, over 1,300 evacuated as torrential rains hit central, southern regions

  (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more info in paras 8-9)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Four people have died and two others were injured as heavy downpours pounded South Korea's central and southern regions, authorities said Thu
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  3 in cardiac arrest in parking lot fire in Gwangmyeong

  GWANGMYEONG, South Korea, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Three people were transported to hospitals in cardiac arrest after a fire broke out at an apartment parking lot in Gwangmyeong, just south of Seoul, on Thursday, authorities said.Four others sustained ser
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  (4th LD) 2 dead, over 1,300 evacuated as torrential rains hit central, southern regions

  (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more info throughout)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Two people have died and two others were injured as heavy downpours pounded South Korea's central and southern regions, authorities said Thursd
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  (LEAD) SRT service in southern part of S. Korea partially suspended due to torrential rains

  (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead, dateline; ADDS more info in paras 2-4)SEOUL/CHEONGDO, July 17 (Yonhap) -- High-speed rail services on some sections of the Honam and Gyeongjeon lines were suspended Thursday due to heavy rains in central and southern pa
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  Lee, Turkish president agree to strengthen strategic partnership

  SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday agreed to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries, the presidential office said.In the phone call, the two leader
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  Regular train services connecting Daegu to Busan, Jinju suspended due to heavy rain

  CHEONGDO, South Korea, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Regular train services on the Gyeongbu Line, which connects the southeastern city of Daegu to the southern port city of Busan, and the Gyeongjeon Line, which links Daegu to the southeastern city of Jinju, we
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  Acting president attends 1980 Gwangju uprising ceremony

  Acting president attends 1980 Gwangju uprising ceremony Acting President Lee Ju-ho writes in a visitors' log while attending a ceremony marking the 45th anniversary of the 1980 pro-democracy upris