(EDITORIAL from the Korea Herald on Dec. 29) - Self-help first
The ailing Ssangyong Motor and its majority shareholder Shanghai Automotive
Industry Corp. should seek self-help measures first before asking for government
Korean consumer sentiment dips to 10-year low in December
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SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer sentiment in December sank to
S. Korea`s facility investment to contract for 2nd year
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's facility investment is expected to see
the second straight yearly contraction in 2009 as a global economic slump has
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Korean consumer sentiment dips in December
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer sentiment sank in December as
private spending continued to weaken, hit by the slumping economy, the central
bank said Monday.
Lee to give New Year`s address Friday
By Yoo Cheong-mo
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak will deliver his New Year's
address on Friday, appealing for nationwide efforts to reinvigorate the slumping
Opposition party`s seizure of main Assembly hall enters third day
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Assembly
remained deadlocked for the third straight day on Sunday, as opposition lawmakers
S. Korea protests Japan's territorial claim to Dokdo
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Sunday strongly protested Japan's
stepped-up move to claim Dokdo, the easternmost South Korean islets in the body
