SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Sept. 15.

Korean-language dailies

-- Manufacturing productivity stagnant for 6 yrs (Kyunghyang Shinmun)

-- Investigation agency chief nominee put on hold amid opposition from hard-liners (Kookmin Daily)

-- Further vetting of investigation agency chief nominee amid opposition from hard-liners (Donga Ilbo)

-- Shipping rates triple, raising fears over surging logistics costs (Seoul Shinmun)

-- Lee's approval rating at record low (Segye Times)

-- Gasoline consumption hits record high amid 'price insensitivity' caused by fuel price cap (Chosun Ilbo)

-- Ruling party rift deepens, with impeachment even being raised (JoongAng Ilbo)

-- Rift widens within ruling party (Hankyoreh)

-- Hard-liners rise as Lee's approval rating falls (Hankook Ilbo)

-- Trump rejects calls to slow down AI development (Maeil Business Newspaper)

-- Stock market influenced by high oil price, high interest rates (Korea Economic Daily)

English-language dailies

-- Beyond N. Korea, Seoul's spy law targets tech theft (Korea Herald)

-- Korea, Uzbekistan agree on cooperating in critical mineral supply chain (Korea Times)

-- Korea's K2 tanks prove mettle on Poland's frontline (Korea JoongAng Daily)

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