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(LEAD) Ex-PPP leader wins his first parliamentary seat

Lee Jun-seok, an ousted former leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), won his first-ever parliamentary seat in the general elections Wednesday, the official vote count showed.

With more than 76 percent of the vote counted, Lee of the newly la…

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ADB maintains S. Korea’s 2024 growth forecast at 2.2 pct

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) kept its outlook for South Korea’s economic growth this year unchanged at 2.2 percent and the forecast for the country’s inflation at 2.5 percent, Seoul’s finance ministry said Thursday.

The ADB’s outlook for 2024 is …

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NewJeans’ Hyein halts activities due to foot injury

Hyein, a member of K-pop girl group NewJeans, has decided to temporarily pause her activities due to a foot injury, her agency said Thursday.

“Hyein has opted to suspend her schedules for the time being as she sustained an injury during practice,” AD…

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