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Special counsel raids Nat'l Education Commission over alleged bribery of ex-first lady

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team said Friday it raided the presidential National Educational Commission (NEC) over bribery allegations involving its incumbent chief and former first lady Kim Keon Hee.Prosecutors and investigators fro
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KKR acquires S. Korean cosmetics container maker for 733 bln won

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Global investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) has acquired a South Korean cosmetics container maker for 733 billion won (US$526.6 million), industry sources said Friday. According to the sources, KKR has recent
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Soldiers, fire trucks, Coast Guard ship deployed to supply water to drought-hit Gangneung

By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Full-scale efforts have been launched to supply water to the drought-hit city of Gangneung, deploying hundreds of soldiers, dozens of fire trucks and a Coast Guard patrol vessel, officials said Friday.Last
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Vietnamese leader voices hope to meet N. Korea's Kim in congratulatory message

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Vietnamese President Luong Cuong has sent a congratulatory message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ahead of the country's national founding anniversary next week, expressing a wish to meet in person "as soon as
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S. Korea, U.S., Japan to hold trilateral Freedom Edge exercise this month

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold their trilateral multi-domain Freedom Edge exercise this month, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Friday, in their continued efforts to deepen se
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(LEAD) 2 S. Koreans among killed in Lisbon funicular crash: foreign ministry

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout; CHANGES attribution, photo; RECASTS headline, lead para; ADDS byline)By Kim Seung-yeonSEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Two South Koreans were among the victims who were killed in a funicular railway crash in Portugal that left at
Friday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Sep. 5 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Friday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul33/24Cloudy20Incheon32/24Sunny10Suwon32/23Cloudy20Cheongju33/24Sunny60Daejeon33/23Sun
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Putin sends congratulatory message ahead of N. Korea's founding anniversary: KCNA

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a congratulatory message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ahead of the North's founding anniversary next week, reaffirming his commitment to bilateral relations, the North'
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(LEAD) Trump inks executive order on Japan trade deal that lowers auto tariffs to 15 pct

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to officially implement a trade deal with Japan, under which his administration will apply
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2 S. Koreans among dead in Lisbon funicular crash: reports

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean nationals were among the victims of a funicular crash in Lisbon, Portugal, according to foreign media reports Friday.According to the reports, including AP and AFP, Portuguese authorities identified eight v
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(2nd LD) Kim tells Xi that N. Korea will support China's interests: KCNA

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with KCNA reports, photos; CHANGES headline, lead para; TRIMS)SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has told Chinese President Xi Jinping that Pyongyang will "invariably" support China's
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Sept. 5.Korean-language dailies-- Though global dynamics may change, N. Korea-China friendship remains unchanged: Xi (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- N. Korea, China reaf
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Card firms' H1 net dips over 18 pct on fall in commission income

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Credit card companies in South Korea saw their combined net profit plunge by more than 18 percent from a year earlier, due to a fall in commission income and increased financial costs, data showed Friday.The combined net pr
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Banks' bad-loan ratio at 4-yr high in Q2: data

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks' bad-loan ratio remained unchanged at a four-year high in the second quarter from three months earlier, data showed Friday.Loans classified as substandard or below (SBL) held by local banks came to 16
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Trump inks executive order implementing trade deal with Japan: report

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to implement a trade deal with Japan, a report said Friday.Under the deal, the United States will apply a baseline 15 percent tariff on near
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(LEAD) Kim, Xi reaffirm unchanging friendship in Beijing talks following apparent strain in ties

(ATTN: ADDS photo, more info in paras 12-13)SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping underscored their commitment to the two countries' constant friendship during their talks in Beijing, a report
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Kim, Xi reaffirm unchanging friendship in Beijing talks following apparent strain in ties

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping underscored their commitment to the two countries' constant friendship during their talks in Beijing, a report said Friday, amid joint efforts to reinforc
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(6th LD) Kim, Xi hold talks in Beijing, affirm bilateral friendship: state media

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with Chinese media report, Kim's special train seen leaving Beijing; RECASTS headline; TRIMS) By Park BoramBEIJING/SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks in
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(URGENT) Special train of N. Korea's Kim seen leaving Beijing railway station

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(URGENT) Motorcade believed to be carrying N. Korea's Kim enters Beijing railway station

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