Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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| 2026-07-20 07:18:30

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on July 20.

Korean-language dailies

-- Another fire breaks out at Coupang warehouse; extinction expected to take days (Kyunghyang Shinmun)

-- 2 U.S. soldiers killed in Iran attack; U.S. strikes desalination plant in response (Kookmin Daily)

-- 30 pct of municipalities have no pediatricians: lawmaker (Donga Ilbo)

-- Gov't to apply differential tax rates to 'super-high-end' single home owners: policy chief (Seoul Shinmun)

-- Global chip demand to surge by at least 50-60 pct next year: SK Group chief (Segye Times)

-- Lee's top policy aide says delisting leveraged ETFs difficult (Chosun Ilbo)

-- Delisting single-stock leveraged ETFs would be difficult: Cheong Wa Dae official (JoongAng Ilbo)

-- Democratic Party kicks off pre-primary amid intense internal competition (Hankyoreh)

-- Gov't moves to legislate social media age limits for 1st time (Hankook Ilbo)

-- Current chip boom is unlike dot-com bubble, Mirae Asset chairman says (Maeil Business Newspaper)

-- Top Go player Shin Jin-seo scores 1st win over AI KataGo in two-stone handicap match (Korea Economic Daily)

English-language dailies

-- Gov't has no plan to delist single-stock leveraged ETFs (Korea JoongAng Daily)

-- SK chief warns AI memory shortage could turn geopolitical (Korea Herald)

-- Foreign investors to use won overseas without Korean bank accounts (Korea Times)

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