January 30

1954 -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) launches its Korean committee.

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run Korea Electric Power Corp.
(KEPCO) said Thursday it swung to a loss last year due to increased fuel costs.

The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Thursday.

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea's second-largest
steelmaker, said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit rose 12 percent on-year

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will scrap up to 1,300 government
regulations in the first half of the year and set expiration dates for remaining

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday it will allow farming
companies to offer their shares for public trading as part of an effort to help

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak Thursday told the country to
prepare for the worst in global economic conditions and called for "preemptive"

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea's largest auto-parts
maker, said Thursday it will spend 200 billion won (US$146 million) on research
projects this year.

By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- It seemed all that could be turned into a movie had
been, as South Korea's film industry expanded four-fold in less than two decades

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.81 percent higher late
Thursday morning as investors bought finance and steel shares, bolstered by