Senator halts confirmation of Sung Kim as U.S. envoy to Seoul: source
By Lee Chi-dong
Lee vows to overhaul disaster-prevention systems, tighten safety standards
SEOUL (Yonhap) - President Lee Myung-bak said Monday the government will overhaul disaster-prevention systems and tighten safety standards, stressing that last month's deadly downpours could repeat
Stop the massacre in Syria
The Korea JoongAng Daily
Defoliants or not
The Korea Times
(Yonhap) - A joint Korea-U.S. investigation team has found little traces of defoliants but lots of other cancer-causing chemicals around Camp Carroll.
U.S. rating downgrade
The Korea Herald
Typhoon Muifa nears Seoul after hitting island
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Deputy finance minister pledges efforts to calm financial markets
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's vice finance minister on Sunday called for investor composure in the face of a market rout triggered by a U.S.
Typhoon Muifa nears Seoul after hitting island
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