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Thu, 05/19/2011 - 09:22
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Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday.
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(LEAD) G-20 speakers discuss anti-terrorism measures, development issues
SEOUL -- Parliamentary leaders from the world's 20 major economies discussed on Thursday anti-terrorism measures, sustainable growth and other issues facing the international community, as a G-20 parliamentary speakers' conference got under way in Seoul.
The two-day meeting brought together parliamentary leaders and representatives from the G-20 nations, five non-G-20 members -- Spain, Ethiopia, Singapore, Equatorial Guinea and Algeria -- and the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
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Korea's growth potential stays at level predicted before crisis: report
SEOUL -- South Korea's potential growth rate remains at the level predicted before the global financial crisis as the turbulence has had a "limited" impact on the nation's fundamentals, a state-run think tank said Thursday.
South Korea's potential growth rate -- the maximum rate of economic growth without causing inflation -- currently stands at about 4.3 percent, the level predicted before the financial turbulence hit the world in late 2007, according to a report by the Korea Development Institute.
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PyeongChang holds successful presentation before IOC members
LAUSANNE -- South Korea's 2018 Winter Olympics bidder PyeongChang held a presentation for the members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), highlighting its advantages over rival cities, officials said.
Officials of the PyeongChang bid committee and figure skating star Kim Yu-na presented the IOC with the country's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics at the technical briefing held on Wednesday (local time) in Lausanne, Switzerland, after two other candidate cities, Germany's Munich and France's Annecy.
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U.S. mulling sending mission to N. Korea to assess food situation: State Dept.
WASHINGTON -- The United States is considering sending a fact-finding mission to North Korea to assess the food situation there, but no decision has been made, the State Department said Wednesday.
Reports said that Robert King, U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, will lead a U.S. fact-finding mission to North Korea early next week to assess the food situation in the impoverished North.
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S. Korean firms rushing for overseas resources development
SEOUL -- South Korean companies, including state-run corporations, are stepping up their efforts to tap overseas resources that they see as new revenue sources, industry sources said Thursday.
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME), South Korea's No. 2 shipbuilder, said earlier its unit, DSME Energy and Resources, has received approval for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) development project from Papua New Guinea.
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Most Koreans support benefits for men after military duty: survey
SEOUL -- Almost eight in 10 South Koreans supported a reinstatement of the controversial reward system for men who apply for public sector jobs after completing their compulsory military service, a survey showed Thursday.
The survey of 1,023 adults, including 515 women, commissioned by the Defense Ministry, was disclosed at the same time a bill to revive the system is pending in the National Assembly's judiciary committee. The system was abolished in 1999 when the Constitutional Court ruled it unconstitutional, citing discriminations against women and the disabled.
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(LEAD) G-20 speakers discuss anti-terrorism measures, development issues
SEOUL -- Parliamentary leaders from the world's 20 major economies discussed on Thursday anti-terrorism measures, sustainable growth and other issues facing the international community, as a G-20 parliamentary speakers' conference got under way in Seoul.
The two-day meeting brought together parliamentary leaders and representatives from the G-20 nations, five non-G-20 members -- Spain, Ethiopia, Singapore, Equatorial Guinea and Algeria -- and the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
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Korea's growth potential stays at level predicted before crisis: report
SEOUL -- South Korea's potential growth rate remains at the level predicted before the global financial crisis as the turbulence has had a "limited" impact on the nation's fundamentals, a state-run think tank said Thursday.
South Korea's potential growth rate -- the maximum rate of economic growth without causing inflation -- currently stands at about 4.3 percent, the level predicted before the financial turbulence hit the world in late 2007, according to a report by the Korea Development Institute.
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PyeongChang holds successful presentation before IOC members
LAUSANNE -- South Korea's 2018 Winter Olympics bidder PyeongChang held a presentation for the members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), highlighting its advantages over rival cities, officials said.
Officials of the PyeongChang bid committee and figure skating star Kim Yu-na presented the IOC with the country's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics at the technical briefing held on Wednesday (local time) in Lausanne, Switzerland, after two other candidate cities, Germany's Munich and France's Annecy.
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U.S. mulling sending mission to N. Korea to assess food situation: State Dept.
WASHINGTON -- The United States is considering sending a fact-finding mission to North Korea to assess the food situation there, but no decision has been made, the State Department said Wednesday.
Reports said that Robert King, U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, will lead a U.S. fact-finding mission to North Korea early next week to assess the food situation in the impoverished North.
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S. Korean firms rushing for overseas resources development
SEOUL -- South Korean companies, including state-run corporations, are stepping up their efforts to tap overseas resources that they see as new revenue sources, industry sources said Thursday.
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME), South Korea's No. 2 shipbuilder, said earlier its unit, DSME Energy and Resources, has received approval for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) development project from Papua New Guinea.
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Most Koreans support benefits for men after military duty: survey
SEOUL -- Almost eight in 10 South Koreans supported a reinstatement of the controversial reward system for men who apply for public sector jobs after completing their compulsory military service, a survey showed Thursday.
The survey of 1,023 adults, including 515 women, commissioned by the Defense Ministry, was disclosed at the same time a bill to revive the system is pending in the National Assembly's judiciary committee. The system was abolished in 1999 when the Constitutional Court ruled it unconstitutional, citing discriminations against women and the disabled.
