SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on July 31.

Korean-language dailies

-- DP set to seek plenary passage of bill scrapping prosecution's direct investigative powers (Kyunghyang Shinmun)

-- DP pushes bill scrapping prosecution's direct investigative powers despite justice ministry objection (Kookmin Daily)

-- U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel vows to strengthen alliance based on Trump's vision (Donga Ilbo)

-- DP set to pass bill scrapping prosecution's direct investigative powers (Seoul Shinmun)

-- DP set to pass bill scrapping prosecution's direct investigative powers (Segye Times)

-- Samsung Electronics posts Q2 operating profit of 89.5 tln won, driven largely by chip demand (Chosun Ilbo)

-- Samsung Electronics posts Q2 operating profit of 89.5 tln won, driven largely by chip demand (JoongAng Ilbo)

-- DP set to pass bill scrapping prosecution's direct investigative powers (Hankyoreh)

-- Samsung Electronics expects memory shortage to persist through 2028 (Hankook Ilbo)

-- Samsung Electronics expects memory shortage to worsen in 2027 (Maeil Business Newspaper)

-- Samsung Electronics posts Q2 operating profit of 89.5 tln won, driven largely by chip demand (Korea Economic Daily)

English-language dailies

-- Samsung bets on Texas, memory shortage to stretch into 2028 (Korea Herald)

-- New US envoy hails Korea alliance as 'one of world's strongest' (Korea Times)

-- Memory boom fuels Samsung's record quarter (Korea JoongAng Daily)

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