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Prosecutors demand death penalty for man in murder of 2 brothers, stabbing of 2 others

ANSAN, South Korea, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Wednesday demanded the death penalty for a man charged with killing two brothers and attempting to kill two others earlier this year.Cha Cheol-nam, a 56-year-old Chinese national of Korean ethnic
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(URGENT) Security adviser says seeks to repatriate some 60 S. Koreans detained in Cambodia by weekend

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CIO chief booked for dereliction of duty in widening Marine death probe

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Wednesday booked the head of the anti-corruption agency for alleged dereliction of duty in a widening investigation into allegations of government interference in a military probe surrounding the 2
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Lee Sang-min, a former five-term lawmaker, dies

DAEJEON, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Lee Sang-min, chairman of the Daejeon Metropolitan Chapter of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), died Wednesday. He was 67.Lee was pronounced dead at a hospital in the central city of Daejeon, 170 kilometers so
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(3rd LD) Ex-President Yoon voluntarily appears for questioning before warrant execution

(ATTN: UPDATES with details)By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Former President Yoon Suk Yeol voluntarily appeared before a special counsel team Wednesday and underwent questioning before investigators executed a warrant to bring him in by for
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(LEAD) S. Korea resumes war remains excavation project at DMZ battle site

(ATTN: ADDS U.N. Command statement, details throughout)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The military on Wednesday resumed a project to excavate the remains of South Korean soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War at a former battlefield in
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Presidential office holds meeting on rare earth supply chain

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The presidential Office of National Security said Wednesday it held a meeting to review the domestic supply chain of rare earths and discuss ways to ensure its stable supply chain, following China's announcement of plan
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PM calls for strict response to hateful behavior toward foreign tourists ahead of APEC summit

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Min-seok called Wednesday for strict measures against any activities inciting hate and discrimination against foreign tourists ahead of this month's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (AP
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Foreigners' net purchase of S. Korean stocks hits 19-month high in Sept.

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Foreign investors' net investment in South Korean stocks reached its highest level in more than 1 1/2 years last month amid expectations of improved conditions in the chip industry, central bank data showed Wednesday.Of
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Final preparations under way for APEC summit in Gyeongju

ANDONG/GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Final preparations were being made Wednesday for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit ahead of its opening later this month in the southeastern city of Gyeongju.The two-day summit is sc
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Seoul stocks extend gains late Wed. morning on chips, bio

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks extended gains late Wednesday morning, aided by gains in chips and bio shares, amid escalating trade tensions between the United States and China.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) a
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Presidential policy chief, industry minister to visit Washington for follow-up tariff talks

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The presidential chief of staff for policy, Kim Yong-beom, and Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan will depart for Washington this week for follow-up tariff negotiations, officials said Wednesday, with the talks expected to foc
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N. Korea's art performance marking party anniv. apparently features K-pop elements

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's recent art performance to mark its key party anniversary featured elements apparently influenced by K-pop and other outside culture, footage from the North's state-run TV station has showed.Footage air
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Air Force to hold air show during upcoming int'l arms exhibition

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The Air Force will hold an air show and a series of events for the public and aerospace experts during an international defense exhibition set to kick off later this week, the armed service said Wednesday.The air show will
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PPP sets up task force on gov't service outage after data center fire

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Wednesday launched an emergency task force to address the nationwide outage of government services caused by a major fire at a state data center last month.As of Monday, aroun
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(2nd LD) Gov't designates all Seoul districts as speculative zones to curb home prices, hints at tax hikes

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info, comments in paras 5, 18-19)SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The government on Wednesday designated all 21 remaining districts in Seoul as speculative zones while introducing tougher lending rules to rein in rapidly rising hou
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(2nd LD) Ex-President Yoon voluntarily appears for questioning before warrant execution

(ATTN: UPDATES with details)By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Former President Yoon Suk Yeol voluntarily appeared before a special counsel team Wednesday before investigators executed a warrant to bring him in by force.The jailed former presi
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S. Korea resumes war remains excavation project at DMZ battle site

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The military on Wednesday resumed a project to excavate the remains of South Korean soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War at a former battlefield in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) as part of efforts to eas
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Ex-spy chief appears for questioning in special counsel probe into martial law

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Cho Tae-yong, a former chief of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), appeared for questioning Wednesday in a special counsel investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law imposition.Cho arrived at
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(LEAD) Gov't designates all Seoul districts as speculative zones to curb home prices, hints at tax hikes

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with additional remarks, more information in paras 7, 10, 12-17; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The government on Wednesday designated all 21 remaining districts in Seoul as speculative zones while introd