SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Sept. 21.

Korean-language dailies

-- With Kim Seung-won also dropping out, Cheong Wa Dae is left with homework of personal vetting (Kyunghyang Shinmun)

-- Criminal justice system faces major shake-up, yet top posts sit empty (Kookmin Daily)

-- Kim Seung-won also withdraws amid new allegations, fueling calls for accountability over personnel picks (Donga Ilbo)

-- Weak vetting process falls to public backlash (Seoul Shinmun)

-- Vetting system collapses again, testing president's push for reform (Segye Times)

-- Amid presidential office hiring fiasco, 'Gyeonggi, Seongnam line' put under fire (Chosun Ilbo)

-- Addicted to artificial intelligence, human decline is already under way (JoongAng Ilbo)

-- Despite suspicions of 2nd-term pursuit gone and Kim Seung-won out, aftershocks still continue (Hankyoreh)

-- Forget NIMBY; communities pin desperate hopes on data centers (Hankook Ilbo)

-- Korean men's basketball roars back, reclaims Asian Games gold after 12 years (Maeil Business Newspaper)

-- Gunpo, Yeonsu may be next in line for regulated zone status (Korea Economic Daily)

English-language dailies

-- DP pushes to revise Constitution as Lee says not seeking 2nd term (Korea Herald)

-- Korea-U.S. $200 bil. investment talks hit last-stage hurdles over 'commercial viability' (Korea Times)

-- Tones of Korea, U.S. differ after meeting of top diplomats (Korea JoongAng Daily)

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