North Korea-weekly review-3
NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 38 (January 22, 2009)
*** NEWS IN BRIEF (Part 1)
N. Korean Leader Visits Pyongyang Silk, Gum factories
North Korea-weekly review-2
NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 38 (January 22, 2009)
*** TOPIC OF THE WEEK (Part 2)
Speculation Varies on Kim Jong-il's Successor
Committee seeks to win Seoul's "rightful" place in world
By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea launched a new national committee Thursday
to try to improve the country's international image that it says is not
S. Korean economy shrinks 5.6 pct in Q4
(ATTN: UPDATES with central bank official's remarks in para 6; TRIMS throughout)
By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy shrank 5.6 percent last
S. Korea, Japan discuss joint support for Afghanistan
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan will hold working-level talks
next week to discuss ways of cooperating on aiding Afghanistan, officials here
said Thursday.
Movie Review) Intense yet lighthearted, 'Daytime Drinking' delights audiences
By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The internationally acclaimed film "Daytime Drinking
(Natsul)" proves two things beyond doubt: One, drinking in the daytime is bound
Seoul shares open higher on Wall Street gain
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks got off to a strong start
Thursday, tracking a Wall Street rally in the previous session, analysts said.
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major Korean
newspapers on Jan. 22
Senior Chinese official Wang visiting N. Korea: state media
(ATTN: ADDS background, analyst view, MODIFIES lead)
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- A senior Chinese official, Wang Jiarui, is visiting
Honda raises prices in S. Korea on firmer yen
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- Japan's Honda Motor Co. raised its vehicle prices by as much as 3.1 percent in South Korea due to a firmer yen, the company's Korean unit said Thursday.
