S. Korea, EU fail to forge free trade deal
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Some 20 people injured, dozen detained amid Ssangyong Motor standoff
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, June 26 (Yonhap) -- Some 20 people were injured and

S. Korea to bolster assets against N. Korean nuclear, missile threats
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PARIS, June 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the European Union (EU) failed Friday
to finalize their free trade deal, but they agreed to try to conclude the deal in

N. Korea yet to change behavior despite pressure: U.S. official
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By Sam Kim

SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has confirmed 19 more cases of the new
influenza A, including six people who flew from the United States, bringing the

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. defense official said she has yet to see
"definitive signs of change" in North Korean behavior despite pressure on the

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak called Friday for new and
aggressive measures to overcome the global economic crisis, saying such an

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, June 26 (Yonhap) -- Hundreds of riot police on Friday
entered the premises of ailing Ssangyong Motor Co's only plant, south of Seoul,

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday unveiled a revision of its
long-term national defense reform plan, seeking to reinforce its capabilities to