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(URGENT) S. Korea says rights must not be 'unfairly violated' after U.S. raid on S. Korean battery plant site

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(URGENT) S. Korea voices 'concern, regret' over U.S. raid on S. Korean workers at Hyundai-LG battery plant site

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(LEAD) U.S. authorities detain some 450 workers in Hyundai-LG battery plant site raid in Georgia: reports

(ATTN: REWRITES headline, lead; ADDS more details in para 2, 7-11)SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- U.S. immigration authorities have detained as many as 450 workers at a construction site for a joint battery plant between Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy
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(2nd LD) Special counsel raids Nat'l Education Commission over alleged bribery of ex-first lady

(ATTN: UPDATES with details of raid on Presidential Security Service)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
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Special counsel summons ex-PM for questioning over chief of staff's appointment

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team said Friday it has summoned former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to appear for questioning next week over allegations that a construction company chairman gifted a luxury necklace to form
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Lee vows to ease regulations in bio industry

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Friday the government will ease regulations in bio research and development (R&D) and speed up certification procedures to foster the bio industry as a new growth engine.Lee pledged support for
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Navy cadets embark on cruise training mission to 9 nations

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- A Navy training ship carrying cadets embarked on a cruise training mission to nine countries Friday in a program designed to build their capacity as junior officers, officials said.The mission, involving some 400 personnel,
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Top judges to convene Sept. 12 to discuss DP's judicial reform bills

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court plans to hold an extraordinary meeting of the heads of courts across the country next week to discuss judicial reform plans pushed by the ruling Democratic Party (DP), court officials said Friday.The speci
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.----------Aug. 31 -- N. Korea's Kim decided troop deployment for Russia in August 2024Sept. 1 -- N. Korea's Kim inspects new missile-producing facto
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------S. Korea halts radio broadcast into N. Korea in peace overtureSEOUL -- South Korea has halted the broadcast of a propaganda radio program into North Kore
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week.------------N. Korea's Kim poised to leave for China, set stage for meetings with Putin, Xi SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was expected to d
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------N. Korea's Kim decided troop deployment for Russia in August 2024SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un finalized his decision to deploy
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(News Focus) Kim-Xi pledge to boost cooperation brings China's denuclearization goal into limbo

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping's pledge to increase cooperation, including in the economy, could put Beijing's long-standing goal of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula in limbo, ex
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(2nd LD) Soldiers, fire trucks, Coast Guard ship deployed to supply water to drought-hit Gangneung

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout, photo; RECASTS lead; TRIMS)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 soldi
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Nat'l Assembly speaker urges China's vice premier to develop economic cooperation

By Yi Wonju SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik has held a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang and urged Beijing to develop economic cooperation with Seoul at a time of rapidly changing economic order, accord
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FTC chief nominee says immediate online platform regulation difficult amid U.S. tariff pressure

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) chief nominee said Friday it would be difficult to push ahead with regulations involving global online platforms, citing potential tariff-related backlash from the United States
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S. Korea, Australia agree to expand cooperation on supply chains

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Australia have agreed to significantly expand cooperation on supply chains for key strategic industries, Seoul's finance ministry said Friday.The agreement was reached during inaugural talk
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Lee to meet with ruling, opposition party leaders next week

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung will meet with leaders of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) next week, the presidential office said Friday. Lee is scheduled to have a luncheon meeting
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S., Japan to hold trilateral Freedom Edge exercise this month

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 6-7)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 the
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Lee offers condolences to victims of deadly Lisbon funicular crash

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Friday extended condolences to the victims of a funicular railway crash in Lisbon that killed at least 16 people, including two South Koreans. Lee posted the message on Facebook after the foreign