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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on July 18)

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Delusion and demagogueryDangerous alliance undermining Korea's democracyKorea's democracy faces a disturbing and deliberate challenge — not from fringe conspiracy theorists on the internet, but from a trio of actors wielding real political in
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on July 18)

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Mixed messagesSeoul's fractured view on Pyongyang could sow strategic confusion amid rising tensionsThe notion of a country's main enemy — or "jujeok" in Korean — is not just symbolic rhetoric. It is the fulcrum around which natio
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on July 18.Korean-language dailies-- 4 dead in heavy downpours; more rain expected through weekend (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Supreme Court finalizes acquittal of Sams
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U.S. official briefs U.N. on N.K. sanctions monitoring report

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, July 17 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. diplomat briefed U.N. member states on a recent report by an international North Korea sanctions monitoring team at the U.N. in New York on Thursday, focusing on military cooperation between Mosco
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Senate defense policy bill calls for maintaining USFK troop level

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, July 17 (Yonhap) -- A Senate defense policy bill for fiscal year 2026 includes a ban on the use of funds to reduce the number of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) troops below the current 28,500, its text showed Thursday amid concer
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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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(2nd LD) FM nominee Cho vows active response to Trump's calls for tariffs, 'modernizing' alliance

(ATTN: ADDS Cho's remarks in para 17)By Kim Seung-yeonSEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister nominee Cho Hyun vowed Thursday to actively respond to U.S. demands for higher tariffs and "modernizing" the alliance by closely consult
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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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Over 50 flights canceled, delayed at Jeju airport on heavy rains nationwide

JEJU, South Korea, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Heavy rains in the country's central and southern regions disrupted flights at Jeju International Airport, the gateway to the southern Jeju Island, on Thursday, leading to massive flight cancellations and de
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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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Ex-President Yoon to attend hearing on legality of his arrest

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Former President Yoon Suk Yeol plans to attend a court hearing on the legality of his arrest later this week, his lawyers said Thursday.The hearing, which has been scheduled for 10:15 a.m. Friday at the Seoul
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Vice unification minister, UNC deputy commander discuss cooperation

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Vice Unification Minister Kim Nam-jung met with the deputy chief of the U.S.-led multinational U.N. Command (UNC) on Thursday to discuss cooperation, Seoul's unification ministry said.Kim met with UNC Deputy Commander L
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Monument set up at Nat'l Assembly marking vote that blocked Dec. 3 martial law bid

By Yi Wonju SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly on Thursday unveiled a monument in remembrance of parliament's vote that blocked a martial law bid by ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol in December last year. Yoon, who is standing crimina
S. Korean Bond Yields on Jul. 17, 2025

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Today (%)Previous Session(%)Change (BP)1-year TB2.3172.307+1.02-year TB2.4382.423+1.53-year TB2.4792.459+2.010-year TB2.9052.877+2.82-year MSB2.4442.420+2.43-year CB (AA-)2.9682.950+1.891-day CD2.5102.5100.0(END)
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(LEAD) Seoul shares end higher on auto, shipbuilding gains

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares closed higher Thursday supported by advances in auto and shipbuilding stocks, despite lingering investor concerns over U.S. tariff policies. The Korean won fell against the U.S
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S. Korea holds 1st regular defense drills around Dokdo under Lee gov't

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea conducted regular defense drills near its easternmost islets of Dokdo on Thursday, a military official said, in what marked the first such exercise held under the Lee Jae Myung government."The Navy and the
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Seoul shares end higher on auto, shipbuilding gains

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares closed higher Thursday supported by advances in auto and shipbuilding stocks, despite lingering investor concerns over U.S. tariff policies. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Compo