By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- Seoul was keeping close tabs on Japan's reported plan
to announce a revised education handbook for high school teachers, which ignited

SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea needs to promote financial stabilization
before starting to roll back emergency steps put in place to stem the economic

SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- A team of South Korean scientists said Thursday they
are close to cloning an explosive-sniffing police dog credited for finding the

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By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- The State Department Wednesday listed

SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors will soon indict Rep. Gong Sung-jin of the
ruling Grand National Party (GNP) for alleged bribery, prosecution sources said
Thursday.

SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- Two subcompact cars -- Hyundai Motor Co.'s Verna and
Kia Motors Corp.'s Pride -- have been named the most fuel efficient cars sold on

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SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- CJ Group, a major South Korean conglomerate, said

SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- The government plans to expand flexible work schemes
to create more jobs for women, a senior official said Wednesday.

SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will determine how to proceed with the
sale of Woori Finance Holdings Co. in the first half of next year as part of

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak urged a sweeping reform of the
country's laws Wednesday to simplify the judicial system and make it easier to