SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhpa) -- South Korea is considering allowing its sovereign
wealth fund to jointly invest in the local stock market in cooperation with its

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- A state-funded think tank advised South Korea on
Thursday to alter its "passive" approach towards a U.S.-led anti-proliferation

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted
by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency,
at 11:00 a.m.

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 37 (January 15, 2009)

*** INTER-KOREAN RELATIONS

Seoul Publishes Dictionary of Literary Terms Used by Both Koreas

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday it has completed its
budget assignment for the first quarter of this year and is front-loading state

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 37 (January 15, 2009)

*** NEWS IN BRIEF (Part 1)

N. Koreans Hold Rallies Vowing to Fulfill New Year's State Goals

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 37 (January 15, 2009)

*** TOPIC OF THE WEEK

N.K. Calls on U.S. to Normalize Relations before Denuclearization

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks plunged Thursday as investor
sentiment was dented by overnight tumbles in U.S. markets, analysts said.

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- Auto shipments by Hyundai Motor Co. to the Middle East
rose 15 percent in 2008 from a year earlier due to robust demand in oil-rich Gulf

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on Jan. 15.