SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's biggest umbrella labor organization on
Tuesday proposed opening negotiations with the government to discuss pending

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency
(MMEA) is working with relevant agencies to draft a national law on piracy, said

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean films by emerging directors grabbed
honors at the recent Syracuse International Film Festival, a directors'

BEIJING, May 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's foreign minister took a flight home
from Beijing on Tuesday, wrapping up a month-long trip to countries in Central
and South America.

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By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Leaders of the world's 80 largest cities that produce a

Tokyo, May 18 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Customs is planning a sharp
increase in staff numbers to crack down on a possible increase in illegal

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and former U.S.
President Bill Clinton called for immediate efforts to fight global warming and

By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Representatives from about 80 major cities around the
world opened an international forum in Seoul Tuesday to chart strategies in the

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By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak called Tuesday for resolute

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Tuesday summoned a confidant of
President Lee Myung-bak over allegations that he tried to influence a tax probe