N. Korea snubs S. Korea`s dialogue offer as `hypocritical`
(ATTN: CLARIFIES call on abductees in 3rd para)
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Monday that South Korea's offers of
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Monday.
Think tank cuts 2009 economic growth forecast to 1.7 pct
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy is expected to grow a mere
1.7 percent in 2009 due to falling exports, a private think tank predicted
(LEAD) Seoul shares end down 0.12 pct on profit-taking
(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.12 percent lower Monday
(2nd LD) Lee indicates sweeping overhaul of bureaucracy
(ADDS president's remarks on property prices in paras 11-13)
By Yoo Cheong-mo
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak said on Monday that his bid
Hanjin wins Navy contract to build new patrol boats
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction has won a bid
to build four new high-speed patrol boats for the Navy to replace its aging
LEAD) Hyundai, Kia freeze some wages, cut 2008 sales target by 12.5 pct
((ATTN: UPDATES with Hyundai and Kia freezing salaries for office managers in lead
para, quote in para 5; AMENDS headline)
LEAD) Assembly speaker to invoke arbitration authority to break impasse
((ATTN: RECASTS paras 2, 3, 6)
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Assembly speaker said Monday he
(LEAD) Ex-president's brother indicted on bribery charges
(ATTN: MODIFIES throughought; UPDATES with more details in para 5; ADDS background
in paras 6-8)
By Tony Chang
