Today in Korean history

Nov. 3

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea was set to hold an inter-agency meeting
later Monday to prepare for its troop dispatch to Afghanistan, Seoul's foreign

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SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Military prosecutors said Monday they arrested two
officials at South Korea's top military compound in an alleged graft case into

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak said Monday that the South
Korean government will stick to its pro-growth fiscal and monetary policies until

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday pressed for direct dialogue with
the United States, which has been unresponsive to the communist nation's

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- About 400 museum officials and cultural heritage
scholars from around the country and abroad gathered in central Seoul on Monday

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Monday they are seeking an arrest
warrant for the chief of an influential think tank here on charges of providing a

Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)--In face of severe revenue shortfalls,
the government led by the Democratic Party of Japan has begun tilting its

NICOSIA, November 2 (Itar-Tass) -- The first specialized symposium
"Space and Global Security of Humanity" will open in Limassol on Monday to