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Yonhap News Summary

All News 17:54 August 22, 2014

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday.

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(2nd LD) Former Jeju chief prosecutor admits lewd public acts

JEJU/SEOUL -- The former top prosecutor on South Korea's southern island of Jeju admitted Friday to committing lewd behavior in public last week.

Kim Soo-chang, the 52-year-old former chief of Jeju District Prosecutors' Office, is accused of masturbating in public near his residence on the resort island on Aug. 12.

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(LEAD) N. Korea to send downsized delegation to Asian Games

SEOUL -- North Korea has scaled down the size of its delegation to the Asian Games to be held in South Korea next month, a ministry official said Friday, as it called for the resumption of talks meant to work out the details of its participation.

The North notified the South that it will send a 273-member delegation to the Asian Games to be held in Incheon, a port city west of Seoul, Ministry of Unification spokesman Kim Eyi-do said.

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(LEAD) Seoul shares close 0.61 pct higher ahead of Fed speech

SEOUL -- South Korean stocks closed 0.61 percent higher Friday as investor sentiment was lifted by upbeat U.S. data ahead of a key U.S. Federal Reserve event, analysts said. The local currency gained ground against the U.S. greenback.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 12.49 points to close at 2,056.70, a rebound from a 1.19 percent fall Thursday sparked by hints of an early rate hike in the United States. Trading volume was slim at 273 million shares worth 3.45 trillion won (US$3.37 billion), with gainers beating losers 464 to 333.

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S. Korea to establish genetic database for families separated by Korean War

SEOUL -- South Korea will launch a project to build a database of genetic information for senior citizens whose loved ones are in North Korea after being separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, the unification ministry said Friday.

"Of the separated family members who filed for a gene test, the ministry will first select 1,200 people based upon their seniority, carry out the test starting Monday and preserve their genetic information," spokesman Kim Ui-do said at a regular briefing.
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