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The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency...

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday.

■ (LEAD) FM Cho to visit China this week for talks with Wang Yi on N. Korea, bilateral ties

SEOUL -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will visit China this week for talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on North Korea-related issues and bilateral relations, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.

Cho is scheduled to make a two-day visit to Beijing starting Friday, during which he will hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang and attend a dinner on the same day, according to the ministry.

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SEOUL -- South Korean stocks fell 0.6 percent Thursday to end their two-day rally, weighed heavily down by Nvidia's leadership risks. The local currency was trading higher against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed down 32.63 points, or 0.61 percent, at 5,342.73, reversing from a 4.39 percent rise on Tuesday and a 2.6 percent gain on Wednesday.

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The ministry recently briefed the National Assembly on the revised plan that calls for creating a joint military academy in the central city of Daejeon while retaining the academies of the Navy and Air Force in the southern county of Jinhae and the central city of Cheongju, respectively, and relocating the Army academy to the central Chungcheong region.

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