SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Wednesday that it will
buy housing bonds to allow domestic lenders to increase loans to companies

The following is the summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on
Wednesday.

SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- Angered over the ruling party's refusal to compromise
on next year's budget, the main opposition party said Wednesday it will boycott

By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will closely watch how the situation
unfolds following North Korea's retaliatory steps against Seoul, the foreign

SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top short track speed skater Ahn Hyun-soo
entered a personal rehabilitation program Wednesday after last month's operation

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished 0.05 percent lower

TAEAN, South Korea, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- An exhibition will be held later this week
to commemorate the oil spill that hit South Korea in 2007, the worst natural

By Yoo Cheong-mo
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea unveiled an "informatization" blueprint on
Wednesday calling for a 10-fold increase in Internet service speed and the

By Kim Young-gyo
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- Hollywood star Tom Cruise will come to Seoul next month

(ATTN: MODIFIES throughout; ADDS C&Group's self-rescue efforts, closing stock price
in final three paras)