(EDITORIAL from the Korea Herald on Jan. 23)
Gradual reform
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major Korean
newspapers on Jan. 23
U.S. Congress won't approve Korea FTA without renegotiations: lawmaker
By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean opposition lawmaker Thursday
warned that South Korea's ratification of a free trade deal with the U.S. will
DNI-designate Blair calls N. Korea near-term security threat
By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The nominee for the chief U.S. intelligence post
Thursday picked North Korea among near-term security concerns for America.
Two ethnic Koreans killed in Guatemala: foreign ministry
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The bodies of two ethnic Koreans who may have been
murdered have been found in Guatemala, according to Seoul's foreign ministry on
Thursday.
Deadly fire caused by squatters' makeshift bombs: prosecutors
(ATTN: UPDATES with prosecution's plan to summon high-level police officers in para 10)
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors concluded Thursday that a deadly fire that
Deadly fire caused by squatters' makeshift bombs: prosecutors
(ATTN: UPDATES with the arrest of five protesters in para 9)
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors concluded Thursday that a deadly fire that
N. Korea reports on visiting Chinese official, no word on leader Kim
(ATTN: UPDATES with North Korean premier's meeting with Wang Jiarui)
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- A high-level Chinese party official visiting Pyongyang
Samsung Card net profit dives by more than half
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Card Co., South Korea's second-largest credit
card firm, said Thursday its net profit nose-dived by more than half in 2008 from
N. Korea reports on visiting Chinese official, no word on leader Kim
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- A high-level Chinese party official visiting Pyongyang
met with a high-level North Korean official on Thursday, the North's news agency
