Yonhap News Summary
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Thursday.
Gov't taps financier to defense branch to fight economic woes: officials
By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The decision by President Lee Myung-bak to name a
veteran finance official as deputy defense minister signals his resolve to
Man indicted for circulating false rumors in cyberspace
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors indicted a man on Thursday for allegedly
spreading false rumors on the Internet that they say cost the country billions of
SK Energy swings to loss in Q4 on weaker won
By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- SK Energy Co., South Korea's top oil refiner, said
Thursday it swung to a loss in the fourth quarter of last year due to a weaker
Seoul stocks end up 1.14 pct on U.S. gains
(ATTN: UPDATES comments in 3rd para; ADDS bond yields at bottom)
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 1.14 percent higher
KDB set to find new buyer for shipyard after deal breakdown
(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS more details throughout)
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) said
N. Korea says U.S. preparing for war with new fighters in S. Korea
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea vowed to retain its nuclear weapons on
Thursday and accused the United States of preparing for a preemptive nuclear
S. Korean Bond Yields on Jan. 22, 2009
Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)
1-year TB 2.54 2.55 -0.01
President taps embattled finance chief to head committee
By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak has tapped his former finance
minister, Kang Man-soo, to head a presidential committee, an official said
President names vice ministers for defense, agriculture
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The head of the government procurement office was
named the vice minister of defense Thursday in a minor reshuffle of vice
