Yonhap News Summary

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

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■(LEAD) Lee says will continue cooperation with U.S. gov't, seek bipartisan support in Congress

SEOUL -- President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday that South Korea will continue to closely cooperate with the U.S. administration following the recent U.S. midterm elections, while also seeking to expand bipartisan support in Congress for issues related to the country and the alliance.

Lee made the remarks at a Cabinet meeting after the opposition Democratic Party in the United States won control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives in last week's midterm elections.

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261110003851315?section=national/politics

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■ Seoul Metro union threatens Nov. 25 general strike over wage, hiring disputes

SEOUL -- The largest of three labor unions at Seoul Metro threatened Tuesday to launch a general strike on Nov. 25 unless its demands, including additional staff recruitment and wage increases, are met.

Union 1 of Seoul Metro, which operates subway Lines 1-8 and parts of Line 9, issued the warning at a news conference following a meeting of senior union members.

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261110008500315?section=national/national

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■ Special counsel suspects NEC forged vote tally sheet in Gyeonggi education chief election

SEOUL -- A special counsel team said Tuesday it suspects a National Election Commission (NEC) employee concealed and forged a vote tally sheet during the election for education superintendent of Gyeonggi Province in June.

Investigators were sent to the Gyeonggi provincial election commission and the election commission in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, earlier in the day to execute a search and seizure warrant and verify the suspicions, according to the team led by independent counsel Lee Tae-han.

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261110005800315?section=national/politics

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■ (LEAD) N. Korea rejects U.N. chief's call for inter-Korean dialogue after mine blast

SEOUL -- North Korea on Tuesday rejected U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' recent call to resume inter-Korean dialogue to ease tensions following September's mine blast near the border, accusing him of being "prejudiced and irresponsible."

Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, made the rejection in a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261110007451315?section=nk/nk

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■ (2nd LD) Seoul shares soar over 4 pct to snap 3-day slide on tech rally, oil prices fall

SEOUL -- South Korean stocks finished more than 4 percent higher Tuesday to snap their three consecutive sessions of sharp decline, driven by strong gains in technology shares as oil prices dropped sharply on hopes for the possible end of the war in the Middle East.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed up 220.28 points, or 4.39 percent, to 5,239.13 after rising as high as 5,300.92.

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261110007352320?section=economy-finance/economy

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■ Ex-U.S. diplomat says OPCON transfer may not move rapidly, cites 'no consensus' in Washington

SEOUL -- A former U.S. diplomat said Tuesday that the envisioned transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) from Washington to Seoul may not move forward swiftly, citing "no consensus" on the key alliance issue in the United States.

Speaking virtually at a forum, Joseph Yun, former acting U.S. ambassador to South Korea and special representative for North Korea, also said that there is no consensus in Washington over Seoul's push to secure rights to enrich uranium for peaceful civilian purposes and acquire nuclear submarines.

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261110006300315?section=national/diplomacy

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■ Work on southern section of inter-Korean railway to resume soon: Seoul

SEOUL -- Vice Unification Minister Kim Nam-jung said Tuesday construction will soon resume on the South Korean section of a railway line meant to link the two Koreas.

He made the remarks during a seminar in Seoul, as the government seeks to restore the South Korean section of the Gyeongwon Line, which once connected Seoul and North Korea's eastern port city of Wonsan.

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261110006800315?section=national/politics

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