By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak called for efforts to further
develop the country in his New Year's message, noting the country is facing the

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak called for efforts to further
develop the country in his New Year's message, noting the country is facing the

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead, UPDATES the story with minister's press conference)
By Kim Hyun

By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- Labor and business groups were raising opposition
Thursday over a set of bills calling for drastic changes to the current labor

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will push forward its offer of a "grand
bargain" -- a package deal to end North Korea's nuclear drive -- as the

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will push forward its offer of a "grand
bargain" -- a package deal to end North Korea's nuclear drive -- as the

SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will increase government-to-government
purchases of weapons next year to cut down on commissions paid out to corporate

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will accelerate its "Global Korea" drive
in the coming year, while stepping up efforts for substantial progress in a push

SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday it will require its
people to seek official approval before using or providing embryonic stem cell

SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer prices grew at the fastest pace
in eight months in December as prices of food, alcoholic beverage and clothes