'Bloodline inheritance' highlighted in N. Korean editorial for leader's birthday
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- Unlike its usual focus on leader Kim Jong-il, this
year's ruling party editorial honoring his birthday repeatedly emphasized the
Brokerages' Q3 earnings more than halve
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean brokerage firms' earnings more than
halved in the third quarter of fiscal 2008 as a global credit crisis pummeled the
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Feb. 18
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Tuesday.
Court rejects lawsuit against local broadcaster for U.S. beef report
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Tuesday dismissed a collective
compensation lawsuit by nearly 2,500 people against a local broadcaster accused
Korea's trade terms dip to record low in 2008 on higher oil prices
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's terms of trade deteriorated to the
lowest level in 20 years in 2008 on a jump in oil and raw material costs, the
S. Koreans mourn death of their first Roman Catholic cardinal
(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES details of service, citizens' comments in paras 2-9;
ADDS last para)
By Shin Hae-in
Seoul shares down 3.04 pct in late morning
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks tumbled 3.04 percent late Tuesday
morning as investors remained jittery over worsening global economic conditions,
analysts said.
Leading newspaper apologizes for interview with bogus blogger
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- A leading South Korean newspaper apologized Tuesday
for its sister magazine's interview with a man who pretended to be Minerva, the
President Lee gathers large-scale security meeting amid N. Korea threats
By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak assembled the largest annual
national security meeting Tuesday amid heightening fears of a North Korean
