The summit of the Caspian littoral states will be held in Russia, Russian Presidential Special Envoy for the Caspian Sea Alexander Golovin said today in Moscow following the 29th meeting of a speci

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national police agency is considering recruiting the country's first-ever law school graduates as high-ranking officers, officials said Wednesday.

By Kim Young-gyo HONG KONG, July 20 (Yonhap) -- China announced Wednesday that it has decided to take part in next year's World Expo in South Korea's southern city of Yeosu in a bid to show the wor

(ATTN: ADDS Japanese lawmakers' flight reservation in last para) SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday blasted Japan for what it said was a scheme to lay claims to the South Korean is

(ATTN: ADDS Steve House's South Korean visit in last 4 paras) SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- A South Korea-U.S. joint team failed to find any signs of metal drums under the helipad of a U.S.

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SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday blasted Japan for what it said was a scheme to lay claims to the South Korean islets of Dokdo, days after a group of Japanese lawmakers announced

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul Metropolitan Government is set to hold a referendum in the fourth week of August to ask residents whether they approve the free lunch program for all or selecte

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak will hold a summit with Indian President Pratibha Patil early next week to discuss ways to further ties between the two countries, South Korea's p

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will acquire a new generation of stealth fighter jets from overseas to better counter North Korean provocations, the local defense procurement agency said Wed