The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday.
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■ (LEAD) Foreign, unification, defense ministries to relocate to Sejong by 2031
SEOUL -- The foreign, unification and defense ministries will relocate from Seoul to the central administrative city of Sejong by 2031 as part of a broader government agency relocation plan affecting nearly 10,000 public servants, the interior ministry said Tuesday.
The ministry announced the plan following last month's decision to relocate some government ministries and public institutions to Sejong, about 110 kilometers south of Seoul, starting next year.
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Interior Minister Yun Ho-jung (2nd from R) gives a press briefing on plans to relocate government agencies to the central administrative city of Sejong, at the government complex in Seoul on Oct. 13, 2026. (Yonhap)
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■ (2nd LD) Seoul shares dip over 5 pct on tech sell-off on renewed AI, inflation woes
SEOUL -- Seoul shares plunged by more than 5 percent Tuesday, extending their losing streak to a fifth session, as technology stocks tumbled amid renewed woes over the artificial intelligence (AI) sector and inflation.
The Korean won was trading lower against the U.S. dollar.
After opening 3.1 percent lower, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 348.89 points, or 5.46 percent, to 6,035.35.
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■ (LEAD) N. Korea showcases Hwasong-20 ICBM, strategic weapons at new defense museum
SEOUL -- North Korea has showcased the Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), submarine-launched ballistic missiles and other advanced weaponry at a newly opened defense museum, according to state media Tuesday.
North Korea held an opening ceremony for the National Defense Revolution Museum on Sunday on the occasion of the 81st founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), which falls on Oct. 10, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
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■ Special counsel urges appeals court to uphold Yoon's election law conviction
SEOUL -- A special counsel team on Tuesday asked the Seoul High Court to uphold a lower court's conviction of former President Yoon Suk Yeol for violating the election law, a ruling that, if finalized, would invalidate his 2022 presidential election and force his former ruling party to cough up nearly 40 billion won (US$29.8 million).
Special counsel Min Joong-ki's team made the request during a hearing at the appeals court, urging it to dismiss Yoon's appeal. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Oct. 27.
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■ 1 in cardiac arrest, 7 injured in knife attack in Incheon
INCHEON -- One person went into cardiac arrest and seven others were injured after a man went on a stabbing spree in a supermarket building in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Tuesday, police said.
The suspect, believed to be in his 60s, attacked people with knives fastened to both his hands at 1:40 p.m. while moving on an escalator between the second basement floor -- where a Homeplus supermarket is located -- and the second floor above ground, according to Namdong Police Station.