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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
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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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(URGENT) China's Xi tells N. Korea's Kim that they should strengthen strategic cooperation: Xinhua

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(5th LD) N. Korea's Kim holds talks with China's Xi in Beijing: state media

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 2-3)By Park BoramBEIJING/SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks in Beijing, Chinese state news outlets reported Thursday, marking their first bilat
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(URGENT) Talks between N. Korea's Kim, Xi end: Chinese state media

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(4th LD) N. Korea's Kim holds talks with China's Xi in Beijing: state media

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout; RECASTS headline)By Park BoramBEIJING/SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks in Beijing, Chinese state news outlets reported Thursday, marking their first bila
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(3rd LD) Kim holds talks with China's Xi in Beijing: state media

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout; RECASTS headline)By Park BoramBEIJING/SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping began talks in Beijing, according to a Chinese state media outlet Thursday, marking their fir
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Lee, Mongolian president agree to bolster bilateral ties in phone talks

SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung spoke by phone with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh on Thursday and discussed ways to further strengthen their strategic partnership, Lee's office said.In their first conversation since Lee
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(3rd LD) Kim holds talks with China's Xi in Beijing: state media

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout; RECASTS headline)By Park BoramBEIJING/SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping began talks in Beijing, according to a Chinese state media outlet Thursday, marking their fir
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Special counsel searches PPP floor leader's office in martial law probe

SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team searched the office of the People Power Party (PPP) floor leader Thursday over former floor leader Choo Kyung-ho's alleged involvement in ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law b