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(LEAD) (Yonhap Interview) Hitejinro mulls overseas plant expansion, acquisitions based on market demands

(ATTN: UPDATES with details, minor edits throughout; CHANGES headline)By Choi Kyong-aeSEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- Hitejinro Co., South Korea's leading beverage company, will consider building additional overseas plants or acquiring a local company
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(LEAD) Legal defense team for impeached Yoon denies insurrection charges

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks by lawyer; ADDS photo; RECASTS headline, lead para)By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- A legal defense team for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday that Yoon's short-lived imposition of martial la
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(LEAD) BOK chief snubs concerns over potential FX risks

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 4 paras)SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's central bank said Tuesday that concerns over the potential foreign exchange crisis in the wake of presidential impeachment-triggered political chaos ar
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(LEAD) Gov't to hold extraordinary Cabinet meeting this week to review contentious bills

(ATTN: ADDS details in last two paras)SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- The government will hold an extraordinary Cabinet meeting later this week to decide whether to recommend acting President Han Duck-soo to veto contentious bills, a policy coordination m
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(LEAD) Gov't to front-load 75 pct of next year's state budget in H1

(ATTN: ADDS finance minister's remarks in last 3 paras; CHANGES photo)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- The finance ministry said Tuesday that 75 percent of fiscal spending for 2025 will be allocated for implementation in the first half of
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BOK chief snubs concerns over potential FX risks

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's central bank said Tuesday that concerns over the potential foreign exchange crisis in the wake of presidential impeachment-triggered political chaos are overblown as the country has a vast poo
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Rival parties clash over vacancies at Constitutional Court on Yoon's impeachment trial

By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- The ruling and main opposition parties remained at odds Tuesday over whether to fill in three vacancies of the nine-member Constitutional Court that will handle President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial.Cur
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Zelenskyy shares video of Russian soldier allegedly setting fire to killed N.K. soldier

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has shared a video he claimed to be a Russian soldier setting fire to the body of a North Korean soldier killed in combat against Ukraine, saying that the move aimed to hide the prese
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Gov't to hold extraordinary Cabinet meeting this week to review contentious bills

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- The government will hold an extraordinary Cabinet meeting later this week to decide whether to recommend acting President Han Duck-soo to veto contentious bills, a policy coordination minister said Tuesday. Government Polic
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NIS sees N. Korean troops' casualties in combat against Ukraine as likely true

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's spy agency said Tuesday it is verifying intelligence about North Korean troops' fatalities during combat alongside Russian forces against Ukraine, saying it is taking into account the possibility that
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(LEAD) Martial law commander arrested over alleged insurrection

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 2 paras)SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- Army Chief of Staff Gen. Park An-su, who served as the chief commander during President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law, was arrested Tuesday, prosecutors said.P
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Yoon will state his position in court if public hearing is held: legal defense team

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol will state his position in court if a public hearing is held in his impeachment trial, his legal defense team said Tuesday.Seok Dong-hyeon, a lawyer on the team, told reporters Yoon de
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(LEAD) Nigeria reopens embassy in N. Korea following years of COVID-19 closure

(ATTN: REWRITES headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout; ADDS byline)By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- Nigeria has reopened its embassy in North Korea following years of closure over the COVID-19 pandemic, joining a group of cou
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(URGENT) Yoon will state his position in court if public hearing is held: legal defense team

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(URGENT) Yoon's legal defense team denies insurrection charges but agrees to comply with investigation

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Corporate sales growth slows, but profitability improves in Q3

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies' sales growth slowed from three months earlier in the third quarter partly due to a slump in the chipmaking and petrochemical sectors, but their profitability improved, central bank data showed Tu
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Financial markets to hold year's final trading session on Dec. 30

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's stock exchanges will be closed on the day before the start of next year, the bourse operator said Tuesday.The country's main and tech-heavy secondary stock markets will hold their final trading session
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Martial law commander arrested over alleged insurrection

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- Army Chief of Staff Gen. Park An-su, who served as the chief commander during President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law, was arrested Tuesday, prosecutors said.Park was arrested with a court-issued
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(LEAD) Constitutional Court says impeachment document delivery to Yoon delayed

(ATTN: UPDATES with court's briefing on delivery delays, other details; CHANGES headline)By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court said Tuesday it has sent President Yoon Suk Yeol documents related to his impeachment tria
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(URGENT) Court issues arrest warrant for 'martial law commander' Park An-su

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