SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy is expected to grow a mere
1.7 percent in 2009 due to falling exports, a private think tank predicted

((ATTN: UPDATES with Hyundai and Kia freezing salaries for office managers in lead
para, quote in para 5; AMENDS headline)

(ATTN: ADDS the labor union says talks on a capital injection failed in paras 7-8;
stock reaction in final para)

(ATTN: UPDATES with four ministries' key 2009 policies in last five paras)
By Yoo Cheong-mo
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak said on Monday that his bid

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), South Korea's
state-run power company, said Monday that it will cut its workforce by over 11

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp.,
South Korea's top two automakers, said Monday they cut combined sales target this

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., a unit of Hyundai Heavy
Industries Co., said Monday that an order it received earlier has been revised

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., a unit of Hyundai Heavy
Industries Co., said Monday that an order it received earlier has been revised

Jakarta, Dec. 22 (ANTARA) - The rupiah weakened against the US dollar in the Jakarta Interbank spot market on Monday morning, as market players again bought the greenback for profit taking.

Jakarta, Dec 22 (ANTARA) - The government admitted that Indonesia's foreign exchange debts which fell due next year would affect its foreign exchange reserves, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawat