SOUTH KOREA: VIOLENCE AS STRIKERS CLASH WITH RIOT POLICE

Natural Sound With their leaders on the point of being arrested, striking Seoul subway workers and students clashed with riot police on Sunday. Ignoring a government ultimatum to return to work or face dismissal, the workers are protesting reforms that are expected to result in mass layoffs. The government has warned the unrest is hurting national efforts to rebuild a battered economy just as it is showing signs of recovery. Students and striking workers clash with riot police around Seoul’s Na