Talks continue on Hyundai strike

Talks continue on Hyundai strike

A ruling party mediator (R), trying to end a monthlong dispute over layoffs at South Korea's Hyundai Motor, briefs the media Thursday Aug. 20 on talks his mediation team has been holding with the car maker's management and workers' union.

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