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By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea ushered in 2010 on Friday by expressing

By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- Parliament approved Friday a set of bills calling for
drastic changes to the current labor union law, despite opposition from labor and

SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea called for dialogue in improving relations
with the United States and reaffirmed its stance toward a nuclear-free Korean

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- Former world figure skating champion Michelle
Kwan will visit South Korea early next month in her capacity as a goodwill

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SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly on Friday passed a revision of

SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Kim Hyung-o plans to invoke
his power to put disputed revisions of the labor reform law to vote at a

(URGENT) budget bill-passage

(URGENT) National Assembly passes 2010 budget bill
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SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Grand National Party on Thursday railroaded
the government's 2010 budget bill through parliament amid fierce protests from

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SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- The newly nominated chief of KB Financial Group Inc.

Yonhap News Summary

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