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Some 8,000 N. Korean troops in Russia's Kursk region, expected to enter combat in 'coming days': Blinken

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- As many as 8,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia's western front line Kursk region and are expected to enter into combat "in the coming days," U.S. Secretary of State Ant
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(URGENT) S. Korean defense chief says N. Korea has sent some 1,000 missiles, nearly 10 million artillery rounds to Russia

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(URGENT) Blinken says N. Korean troops are expected to be deployed in combat in 'coming days'

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Zelenskyy expects N. Korean troops to engage with Ukrainian forces within days: KBS interview

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said North Korean troops deployed to Russia are expected to engage with Ukrainian forces in a few days, a media interview showed Thursday.Zelenskyy shared the intelligence assessment
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Some 4,500 N. Korean troops expected be at Russia's border with Ukraine this week: reports

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Ukraine's United Nations Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya said as many as 4,500 North Korean troops are expected to be near Ukraine's border this week to possibly fight alongside Russian forces in November, news reports
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EU's top diplomat to visit S. Korea next week

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The foreign policy chief of the European Union (EU) is expected to visit South Korea next week, officials said Thursday, with discussions likely to address North Korea's dispatch of troops to Russia.Josep Borrell, the E
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S. Korea conducts 1st interagency field training against space debris risks

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday conducted its first interagency field training exercise aimed at coping with potential hazards from space debris, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.The exercise, organized by the JCS, was conducte
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(LEAD) Presidential office says Czech nuclear power project to proceed as planned

(ATTN: UPDATES with Czech minister's response at bottom)SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office said Thursday that a South Korean nuclear power plant project in the Czech Republic will proceed as planned despite a temporary hold placed
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Prosecutors seek 15-yr prison term for ex-Gyeonggi vice governor in appeals trial

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Thursday asked an appellate court to sentence Lee Hwa-young, former vice governor of Gyeonggi Province, to 15 years in prison over allegations of accepting substantial bribes from Ssangbangul Group and involv
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S. Korea discloses airstrike drills against mobile missile launcher after N.K. ICBM launch

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military said Thursday it staged airstrike drills against a mock mobile missile launcher earlier this week in an apparent warning against North Korea's latest firing of an intercontinental ballistic mi
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(LEAD) S. Korea announces solid-fuel missile-related items for export monitoring over N.K. ICBM launch

(ATTN: ADDS more details in 4th para) By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea announced Thursday a list of components and chemicals used in solid-fuel ballistic missile development to be monitored for exports to North Korea, a move a
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Kakao founder released on bail 100 days after arrest over suspected stock manipulation

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Kim Beom-su, founder of tech giant Kakao Corp., was released Thursday on court-approved bail, 100 days after being arrested over suspected stock manipulation related to the firm's takeover of a K-pop agency last year.Si
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Presidential office says Czech nuclear power project to proceed as planned

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office said Thursday that a South Korean nuclear power plant project in the Czech Republic will proceed as planned despite a temporary hold placed by the Czech antitrust body.On Wednesday, news reports said
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(4th LD) N. Korea launches new solid-fuel ICBM ahead of U.S. election

(ATTN: REWRITES lead; ADDS details in paras 5-10, 15-16; TRIMS; CHANGES photos)By Lee Minji and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired what appeared to be a new type of solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward th
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Man arrested for beating American YouTuber accused of kissing 'comfort women' statue

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- A man in his 20s was arrested Thursday for assaulting an American YouTuber who faced public outrage for his reckless behavior in South Korea, including kissing a "comfort women" statue during livestreams, offici
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(LEAD) Hanwha Aerospace Q3 net profit surges on stellar arms sales

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout, photo; RECASTS headline, lead)SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading defense and aerospace company, said Thursday its third-quarter net income skyrocketed nearly 50 times, largely driven by robust o
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S. Korea announces solid-fuel missile-related items for export monitoring over N.K. ICBM launch

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea announced Thursday a list of components used in solid-fuel ballistic missile development to be monitored for exports to North Korea, a move aimed at curbing its missile production following the
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Yoon vows more subsidies for small biz owners

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Thursday to increase state support for small business owners by further subsidizing their electricity bills and introducing subsidies for delivery fees.Yoon made the promise during a small busi
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Presidential office denies Yoon's involvement in 2022 by-election nomination

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office denied Thursday that President Yoon Suk Yeol was involved in the nomination of a candidate for the parliamentary by-elections in 2022, when he was president-elect. The denial came hours after the mai
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S. Korea's military condemns N.K.'s ICBM launch as 'illegal, reckless' provocation

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military on Thursday denounced North Korea's latest launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as an "illicit and reckless" provocation and warned the North will be held "