Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on Dec. 25.

Korean-language dailies
-- Former Prime Minister Han strongly denies bribery allegations (Kyunghyang Shinmun)
-- Former President Roh's office was allegedly engaged in graft scandal (Kookmin Daily)
-- Japan set to remove Dokdo from its educational guidebook (Donga llbo)
-- Lee orders interim budget plan to be set amid political tension (Segye Times)
-- President Lee urges ministries to prepare provisional budget plan (Seoul Shinmun)
-- Financial watchdog conducts probe into corruption of outside directors of KB
Financial Group (JoongAng Ilbo)
-- Lee calls for provisional budget amid parliament dispute (Chosun Ilbo)
-- Minor faction of ruling party urges parliament to agree on budget for waterway
improvement project (Hankyoreh)
-- Labor Ministry refuses to approve establishment of public employees' union
(Hankook Ilbo)
-- Education ministry to close insolvent private colleges (Maeil Business Newspaper)
-- (Korea Economic Daily)

English-language dailies
-- Lee orders emergency budget plan (Korea Herald)
-- Korea, Ukraine in row over diplomatic immunity (Korea Times)
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