Ex-president's supporter admits to tax evasion
By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- A key supporter of former President Roh Moo-hyun
admitted Monday in his first court hearing that he evaded 29 billion won (US$22.1
Lotte Giants' manager invited to Obama inauguration: team
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The American manager of the Lotte Giants, a South
Korean pro baseball club, has been invited to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's
Prosecutors drop probe into ex-spy chief
By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean prosecutors on Monday dropped their probe
into a former spy chief who admitted leaking information about his contact with
SAIC injects US$45 mln into Ssangyong Motor
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previous material; ADDS closing stock price)
S. Korea to invest US$7 bln in energy development in 2009
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SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies are planning to increase
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Monday.
Gov't calls media workers' strike illegal, defends media ownership deregulation
By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The government demanded Monday that media workers
immediately end their strike, refuting their accusations that it is trying to
SAIC injects US$45 mln to Ssangyong Motor
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- China's Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC) has
provided US$45 million to ailing local affiliate Ssangyong Motor Co., the South
South Korea to build nursery for North Korean mothers
By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will build a day-care center for North
Korean children whose mothers work at a joint industrial park, Seoul officials
S. Korean military commanders to meet over reforms, U.S. alliance
By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- A star-studded legion of South Korean commanders will
gather this week at a joint military command in the country's central region to
