Leading newspaper apologizes for interview with bogus blogger
(ATTN: ADDS reaction from prosecutors, blogger's attorney from para 7)
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- A leading South Korean newspaper apologized Tuesday
Record number of people opt not to work amid slump
(ATTN: ADDS vice finance minster's quote on labor market at bottom)
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- A record number of working-age South Koreans "simply"
Samsung Electronics to set up LED venture with sister company
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co.
said Tuesday it will set up a joint venture with a sister company to jointly
N. Korea begins practice for Arirang festival: tour agency
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead, UPDATES with Beijing operator's quotes on ongoing
practice, number of foreign visitors)
By Kim Hyun
'Bloodline inheritance' highlighted in N. Korean editorial for leader's birthday
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- Unlike its usual focus on leader Kim Jong-il, this
year's ruling party editorial honoring his birthday repeatedly emphasized the
Brokerages' Q3 earnings more than halve
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean brokerage firms' earnings more than
halved in the third quarter of fiscal 2008 as a global credit crisis pummeled the
Today in Korean history
Feb. 18
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Tuesday.
Court rejects lawsuit against local broadcaster for U.S. beef report
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Tuesday dismissed a collective
compensation lawsuit by nearly 2,500 people against a local broadcaster accused
Korea's trade terms dip to record low in 2008 on higher oil prices
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's terms of trade deteriorated to the
lowest level in 20 years in 2008 on a jump in oil and raw material costs, the
