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Lee calls for probe into unfair treatment of foreign workers

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Friday instructed the government to investigate cases of unfair treatment and wage arrears involving foreign workers and to prepare support measures.During a meeting with senior aides, Lee stresse
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Defense chiefs of S. Korea, Japan to meet in Seoul for 1st time in decade

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- The defense chiefs of South Korea and Japan will hold talks in Seoul next week, the South's defense ministry said, marking what would be the first official visit to South Korea by a Japanese defense minister
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U.S. authorities detain some 450 individuals from Hyundai Motor plant in Georgia in immigration raid: reports

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- U.S. immigration authorities have detained as many as 450 employees at a manufacturing site in Georgia run by South Korean auto company Hyundai Motor Group, as part of a raid for an investigation into undocumented individua
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(LEAD) Soldiers, fire trucks, Coast Guard ship deployed to supply water to drought-hit Gangneung

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 5-7, photo)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, 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 pat
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PM says infrastructure for APEC summit likely to be completed by end-month

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said Friday that infrastructure for the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju will likely be completed by the end of this month.Kim made the remark wh
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Seoul stocks down late Fri. morning ahead of US employment data

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded lower late Friday morning, as investors took a cautious stance ahead of the key U.S. employment data release.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) inched down 0.36 point, or 0.01
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Lee's approval rating inches up for 2 straight weeks: poll

By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating reached 63 percent ahead of his 100th day in office, a poll showed Friday, driven by positive feedback of his recent summits with U.S. President Donald Trump and Japa
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Minor Rebuilding Korea Party embroiled in sexual misconduct scandal

By Yi Wonju SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- The minor Rebuilding Korea Party has been embroiled in an intensifying sexual misconduct scandal, prompting an apology by the party's acting leader a day after its spokesperson quit in protest of the leaders
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Defense chief urges tightened discipline after military accidents

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Friday urged the military to tighten discipline in a meeting with key commanders, following a string of accidents at the military, including the recent death of an officer involving firearms
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Arms agency chief, Saudi officials discuss defense cooperation

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- The head of South Korea's arms procurement agency met with government officials in Saudi Arabia earlier this week to discuss bilateral cooperation in the defense sector, officials said Friday.Defense Acquisition Program
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(LEAD) Special counsel raids Nat'l Education Commission over alleged bribery of ex-first lady

(ATTN: UPDATES with 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 and former
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Hanwha Aerospace partners with Polish defense institute for ammunition certification

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Aerospace Co. said Friday it has partnered with Poland's Military Institute of Armament Technology for quality certification of key components of the company's 155-millimeter ammunition produced in the Easter
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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
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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'