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Yonhap News Agency Summary - August 3, 2025

Key Stories: Defense Overhaul, Korean War Aircraft Search, Political and Economic Updates

En resumen

South Korea's defense ministry launches a new counterintelligence unit, joint US-KR underwater search for Korean War aircraft begins, PPP urges veto on prosecution powers bill, first-time exporters increase by nearly 4%, Hyundai/Kia's US sales rise 5% driven by hybrids, and President Lee's approval rating hits a new low at 45.9%.

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Ongoing defense reforms and economic recovery efforts in South Korea.

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The defense ministry on Monday launched a new counterintelligence unit tasked with countering espionage and terror threats from North Korea and elsewhere, as part of a sweeping overhaul aimed at replacing a former unit long dogged by criticism over its political influence.

South Korea and the United States on Monday launched a joint underwater excavation project in waters off the country's eastern coast to find wreckage of U.S. aircraft that went down during the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul's defense ministry said.

The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Monday called on President Lee Jae Myung to veto a recently passed bill aimed at abolishing the prosecution's direct investigative powers.

The number of first-time exporters, defined as businesses with no export records in the previous three years, rose nearly 4 percent in 2025 from a year earlier, data showed Monday.

Hyundai Motor Group said Monday its U.S. sales rose 5 percent from a year earlier in July, driven by robust demand for hybrid and sport utility vehicles.

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell to the lowest level since he took office in June last year amid the stock market plunge and controversy over a possible constitutional amendment, a poll showed Monday.