(EDITORIAL from the Korea Times on Jan. 5)
It's Democracy, Stupid
Political crisis seems more serious than economic one
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on Jan. 5.
Korea's foreign reserves rise to US$201.2 bln in Dec.
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign exchange reserves rose in
December for the first time in nine months as a weaker U.S. dollar boosted the
(2nd LD) National Assembly speaker gives time to rival parties for compromise
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout; CHANGES headline)
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The stand-off in the South Korean parliament took a new
Opposition leader offers conditional end to parliament sit-in
(ATTN: ADDS opposition's legal action, more background in para 15, 16; CHANGES para 17)
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The leader of the main opposition party offered Sunday
GM Daewoo set to restart idled factory
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean unit of troubled U.S. auto giant
General Motors Corp. said Sunday it will restart one of its four plants here on
Opposition leader offers conditional end to parliament sit-in
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The leader of the main opposition party offered Sunday
to end a sit-in of parliament if the head of the assembly does not try to put
Home prices forecast to drop 8 pct in H1
(ATTN: CORRECTS time element in headline, lead, para 3; ADDS H2 forecast in para 4)
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean home prices will likely drop up to 8
Manufacturers' capacity utilization dips to 10-year low
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean manufacturers' factory operating rate
tumbled to a 10-year low in November last year in the wake of a fast slumping
Crimes committed by elderly soar
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Crimes by the elderly almost tripled in 2006 from a
decade earlier due to growing discontent with self, society and relatives with
