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(3rd LD) Trump calls workers arrested at S. Korean plant site 'illegal aliens'

(ATTN: ADDS statement from Hyundai Motor on law enforcement in last 3 paras)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday described hundreds of workers arrested in this week's raid at a South Korean plant co
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N. Korea's state media domestically report on Kim's arrival after China trip

SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korean state media on Saturday domestically reported on leader Kim Jong-un returning home after visiting Beijing to attend China's military parade, publishing photos of his daughter Ju-ae who accompanied him on th
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Sept. 6.Korean-language dailies-- Concerns about people's livelihoods grow amid hike in credit card delinquency (Kookmin Daily)-- U.S. raid on Hyundai-LG ba
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SEOUL, Sep. 06 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul30/25Rain80Incheon30/26Rain70Suwon30/24Rain70Cheongju32/25Rain70Dae
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(2nd LD) Trump calls workers arrested at S. Korean plant site 'illegal aliens'

(ATTN: ADDS photo, more info in paras 11-14)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday described hundreds of workers arrested in this week's raid at a South Korean plant construction site in Georgia as &
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(LEAD) Secret U.S. SEAL mission to plant device to intercept Kim's communications failed in 2019: NYT

(ATTN: ADDS Trump's remarks in paras 4-5)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- A group of the United States' Navy special operations personnel infiltrated into North Korea in early 2019 on a high-risk mission to install a device to i
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(URGENT) Trump says he doesn't know anything about report on botched US Navy SEAL mission in N. Korea

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Pentagon's defense strategy draft prioritizes U.S. homeland protection over China threat: report

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- A draft of a new U.S. defense document prioritizes protecting the United States' homeland and Western Hemisphere, a report said Friday, a move away from its yearslong focus on deterring the "pa
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(LEAD) U.S. raid on Korean plant site results in arrest of 457 people, majority S. Koreans: official

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 11-14)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- U.S. authorities confirmed Friday that their raid on a South Korean electric vehicle (EV) battery plant construction site in Georgia this week resulted in the arrest
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U.S. raid on Korean plant site results in arrest of 457 people, majority S. Koreans: official

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- U.S. authorities confirmed Friday that their raid on a South Korean electric vehicle (EV) battery plant construction site in Georgia this week resulted in the arrest of 475 people, a majority of them Sou
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Trump taps Maj. Gen. Hilbert to command Eighth Army

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump nominated Maj. Gen. Joseph Hilbert, former commander of the U.S. Army's 11th Airborne Division, to be promoted to lieutenant general and command the Eighth Army, a unit he
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(4th LD) S. Korea says rights must not be 'unfairly violated' after U.S. raid on Hyundai-LG battery plant site

(ATTN: UPDATES with new info in paras 2, 6) By Kim Seung-yeon and Chang Dong-woo SEOUL/WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday voiced "concern and regret" after more than 300 South Koreans were taken into custody in a major
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Secret U.S. SEAL mission to plant device to intercept Kim's communications failed in 2019: NYT

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- A group of the United States' Navy special operations personnel infiltrated into North Korea in early 2019 on a high-risk mission to install a device to intercept North Korean leader Kim Jong-un'
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N.K. leader Kim returns home from trip to China: state media

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived home from his trip to Beijing to attend a military parade, along with summits with the Chinese and Russian leaders, Pyongyang's state media said Friday."(Kim) returned to Py
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Court rejects detention warrant against 2 suspects over kidnapping attempt

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday rejected a request from law enforcement authorities to detain two suspects for allegedly attempting to kidnap elementary school children last week.The Seoul Western District Court denied the warrant
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S. Korea, U.S., Japan hold workshops on quantum industrial security in Seoul, Tokyo this week

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Government and industry experts from South Korea, the United States and Japan met in Seoul and Tokyo this week to discuss quantum industrial security, the State Department said Friday, as the countries a
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(3rd LD) S. Korea says rights must not be 'unfairly violated' after U.S. raid on Hyundai-LG battery plant site

(ATTN: ADDS Hyundai Motor's quote in paras 15-16) By Kim Seung-yeon and Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday voiced "concern and regret" after more than 300 South Koreans were taken into custody in a major U
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(3rd LD) Soldiers, fire trucks, Coast Guard ship deployed to supply water to drought-hit Gangneung

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 3 paras; CHANGES photo)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Full-scale efforts have been launched to supply water to the eastern coastal city of Gangneung battling its worst-ever drought on record, with soldiers, h
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(2nd LD) S. Korea says rights must not be 'unfairly violated' after U.S. raid on Hyundai-LG battery plant site

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with more info throughout; RETRIEVES previous material; ADDS byline; CHANGES photo) By Kim Seung-yeon and Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday voiced "concern and regret" after more
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S. Korea says rights must not be 'unfairly violated' after U.S. raid on Hyundai-LG battery plant site

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday voiced "concern and regret" over a major raid by U.S. immigration authorities on a battery plant construction site run by South Korean companies, saying individuals' r