SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- Auto sales for five of South Korea's carmakers dropped
34.7 percent in January as a global recession sapped demand for vehicles and a

(ATTN: ADDS background on S. Korean policy in paras 8-9, past clashes in para 11;
TRIMS para 7)
By Sam Kim

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap)-- Creditors of Hyundai Corp. have named lead managers for

S. Korean Bond Yields on Feb. 2, 2009

Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)

1-year TB 2.59 2.53 +0.06

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak reached out to ruling party
legislators Monday to push forward his reform bills that have failed to pass the

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- A senior Japanese scholar who has been demanding his
government ditch its longtime-claim to the South Korean islets of Dokdo will be

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national football squad played to a 1-1
draw in a friendly with Syria on Sunday, dimming the outlook for a key match

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last 4 paras)

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 0.33 percent higher late
Monday morning, rebounding from an opening loss, on massive foreign buying,
analysts said.

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national human rights watchdog called
Monday on the state-run National Agricultural Cooperative Federation to upgrade