Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on March 18.

Korean-language dailies

-- Gov't reviews handing out regional currency vouchers to low-income households affected by rising oil prices (Kyunghyang Shinmun)

-- Lee calls for measures to handle worst-case scenarios over prolonged Mideast crisis, including extra budget (Kookmin Ilbo)

-- Seoul apartments' publicly assessed prices jump nearly 19 pct in 2026, raising number of homeowners subject to comprehensive property tax by 53 pct (Donga Ilbo)

-- Burden of property holding tax to increase as Seoul apartments' publicly assessed prices jump 19 pct (Seoul Shinmun)

-- Trump continues pressure for troop deployment to Strait of Hormuz, mentioning USFK (Segye Times)

-- Prosecution reform plan goes hard-liners' way in ruling party (Chosun Ilbo)

-- Power of special judicial police unit enlarged to undermine prosecution (JoongAng Ilbo)

-- Presidential office, gov't, ruling party reach final draft on prosecution reform bill limiting prosecutors' engagement in investigation (Hankyoreh)

-- Prosecution's engagement in investigation blocked under prosecution reform plan to establish indictment agency (Hankook Ilbo)

-- Number of homeowners subject to comprehensive property tax sharply increases to 490,000 from 320,000 (Maeil Business Newspaper)

-- 490,000 households to face comprehensive property tax, with homeownership tax rate in Gangnam district to jump 50 pct (Korea Economic Daily)

English-language dailies

-- Nvidia chief flags Samsung, SK hynix as key AI partners (Korea Herald)

-- Merchants near BTS show venue brace for crowds (Korea Times)

-- Korean blue chips unveil landmark Nvidia deals (Korea JoongAng Daily)

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