Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 2.
Korean-language dailies
-- Gymnast Yeo flies like father, becomes 'star' (Kyunghyang Shinmun)
-- First medal from women's vault following her father (Kookmin Daily)
-- Delta variant hits globe, infections double in month (Donga Ilbo)
-- Gender issues shake presidential election (Seoul Shinmun)
-- Ruling party's 'naeronambul' idea of press freedom (Segye Times)
-- Same things become more expensive, the inconvenient truth behind convenient apps (Chosun Ilbo)
-- My home's 'jeonse' price to soar by 250 mln won, how am I supposed to make the money without theft? (JoongAng Ilbo)
-- Ruling party leader's fact-check team preemptively responds to negative campaign against Yoon (Hankyoreh)
-- 2 out of 3 violators of anti-graft law are journalists, educators (Hankook Ilbo)
-- Multiple home owners to be bombarded with taxes if they do not sell properties by 2023 (Maeil Business Newspaper)
-- No. of manufacturing firms with operating profit of over 1 tln won hits record high amid pandemic (Korea Economic Daily)
English-language dailies
-- Korean exports hit new all-time high in July (Korea JoongAng Daily)
-- More young Koreans in hospital amid raging delta, lack of vaccines (Korea Herald)
-- More young people being infected with COVID-19 (Korea Times)
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Police catch 1,681 over alleged election law violations
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PPP lawmaker says entire Cabinet should resign over general elections defeat
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Defense chief says N. Korea's hypersonic missile 'unsuccessful' in last-stage glide flight
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(LEAD) Yoon vows to improve communication with people after election defeat
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Overdue debut of Korean abstract art pioneer Yoo Young-kuk at Venice Biennale
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Yoon presides over emergency meeting on Mideast crisis
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(LEAD) S. Korea to extend fuel tax cut through June amid Middle East tensions
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(4th LD) Finance chiefs of S. Korea, U.S., Japan recognize 'serious' concerns over 'sharp' won, yen depreciation
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S. Korea to provide 100,000 tons of rice to 11 nations
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Heart disease patient in her 60s dies after surgery delay amid medical vacuum
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(LEAD) Presidential office denies Moon aides under consideration for PM, chief of staff
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NIS monitoring possible use of N. Korea's weapons technology for Iran's attack on Israel