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By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il made more public

SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- Cross-border exchanges between the two Koreas
decreased by some 38 percent this year as North Korea ratcheted up tension with a

By Byun Duk-kun
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is set for a
rare treat this week as he prepares to celebrate his 68th birthday on a return

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details and reactions from 5 para)
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- Former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook, who is

(ATTN: CLARIFIES amount of drugs for 500,000 people, hand sanitizer aid in 8th para)
By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea sent H1N1 flu medications for 500,000

(ATTN: CLARIFIES lead and last para; UPDATES with minor changes)
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the European Union agreed Friday to

Federal police will now need ministerial approval to co-operate with international
investigations that could result in the death penalty.

Western Australia's health department chief, one of Australia's highest paid public
servants, has quit his job after a falling out with the state government over budget
cuts.

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il made the highest
number of public appearances this year since taking power, Seoul's Unification

SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean health authorities ordered Lotte Mart
Friday to recall a honey-ginseng tea product found to contain higher bacteria