By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- Seoul will hold consultations with Pyongyang to ensure
transparency in the distribution of anti-viral drug Tamiflu among North Koreans,

SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- The Vietnamese government awarded Friday a state medal
to GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co., honoring its business achievements and

SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the European Union have agreed to step
up cooperation in customs-related measures in a move that is expected to further

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details, background throughout)
By Tony Chang

(ATTN: ADDS scholar's remarks in paras 18-19)
By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- The United States is ready to have another

SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- LS Cable Ltd., South Korea's largest power cable
maker, launched a subsidiary in China on Friday as part of efforts to secure a

SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's government on Friday declared its full
support for PyeongChang's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, saying it is

By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Friday that it reached some common
ground with the U.S. on the need to resume stalled multilateral denuclearization

SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has visited several
factories in a northern town, state media said Friday, part of a spate of

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By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- The United States is ready to have another