SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- Sergei Mironov, Russia's parliamentary speaker, met
with his North Korean counterpart Tuesday to discuss enhancing ties and bilateral

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense procurement agency said Tuesday
it is working to identify a defect that has resurfaced in a key component of a

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SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to widen its medium-term inflation

SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- Government employees, including unionized public
workers, will be banned by law from collectively opposing government policies

By Kim Eun-jung and Lee Sung-yeon
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- The chief of Amnesty International Tuesday called on

SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Mongolia agreed Tuesday to jointly
develop coalbed methane (CBM) gas that could lead to wide-scale use of the

SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- The government plans to adjust its medium-term
consumer inflation target to allow for more flexibility in monetary policy,

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background in last para)
By Shin Hae-in

SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- The volume of illegal drugs smuggled into South Korea
has increased four-fold from a year earlier, the country's customs office said
Tuesday.

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's LG Household & Health Care Ltd. said
Tuesday that it has decided to buy The Faceshop Korea Co., the country's