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

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(2nd LD) S. Korea sees inter-Korean talks as key to North's denuclearization

SEOUL -- South Korea's foreign ministry said Wednesday that it sees inter-Korean and U.S.-North Korea talks as "major pillars" of any dialogue aimed at denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.

The ministry said it will also work hard to build global consensus on the need to generate a "virtuous cycle" between improving ties with the North and resolving the North's nuclear issue.

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(LEAD) Ministry admits to omitting part of U.S. troop cost deal sent to Assembly

SEOUL -- The foreign ministry on Wednesday admitted that a controversial part of a 2014 agreement to share costs for United States forces stationed in South Korea was omitted from its report to the National Assembly for ratification.

The ministry's recent review of the agreement found that its implementation arrangement, under which South Korea could provide more cash for facility construction based on consent between the countries, was not included in its bill submitted to the parliament at that time.

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(LEAD) 'Molar father' gets death penalty for murder of teen girl

SEOUL -- A Seoul court on Wednesday meted out a death sentence for a man charged with killing a school friend of his daughter after sexually molesting her.

The Seoul Northern District Court handed down the gravest possible punishment on Lee Young-hak, 36, who had confessed to choking a 14-year-old girl to death in his home last September after committing lewd acts on her body while she was drugged.

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S. Korea demands long-term commitment, transparent management from GM

SEOUL -- South Korea's commerce minister on Wednesday called on General Motors Co. to submit a feasible long-term investment plan and improve its opaque management style to restructure its operations here following its decision to shutter one of its car production plants.

The Detroit-based automaker said last week that its Gunsan factory in the southwest will be closed by May, citing its low output. The decision unnerved policymakers because such a step could lead to massive layoffs that would not be in tune with President Moon Jae-in's main goal of creating good jobs.

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(2nd LD) Hyundai aims to sell 90,000 Santa Fe SUVs in S. Korea this year

SEOUL -- Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday that it aims to sell 90,000 units of its all-new Santa Fe sport utility vehicle (SUV) in the domestic market this year by capitalizing on rising demand for recreational vehicles.

The target was announced by the carmaker at the official launch event for the vehicle and comes as the South Korean carmaker needs the new SUV to bolster sales not only at home but in key overseas markets like the United States.

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(Olympics) S. Korea's figure skater Choi Da-bin places 8th in short program

GANGNEUNG, South Korea -- South Korea's teenage figure skating star Choi Da-bin on Wednesday performed a flawless short program to pull off a personal high and rank eighth at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics ladies' singles figure skating.

She scored 67.77 points on the first day of the ladies' competition at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, breaking her 10 day-old best of 65.73 set at the team event of the PyeongChang Olympics on Feb. 11.

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(Olympics) PyeongChang Olympic spectators soon to top 1 mln: organizers

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- The total number of spectators who have visited the PyeongChang Winter Olympics is expected to surpass 1 million on Wednesday, with competitions under way on the 12th day, according to the organizing committee.

"The combined number of spectators as of Tuesday was 984,000. We expect the figure to go above 1 million later today," said Sung Baik-you, spokesperson for the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Games (POCOG).

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Pianist Cho Seong-jin hopes to expand repertoire beyond Chopin

NEW YORK -- Chopin has been a fixture in the playlist of pianist Cho Seong-jin since he won a prominent Chopin competition in 2015 and shot to international fame.

The 23-year-old South Korean prodigy now wants to wean himself off the great composer, and his upcoming recital at Carnegie Hall scheduled for early 2019 will be the first in years at which Cho does not play his music.

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