Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on Nov. 19.

Korean-language dailies
-- Shipbuilding sector set to cut jobs (Kyunghyang Shinmun)
-- Seoul Metro, Korail to go on strike amid economic turmoil (Kookmin Daily)
-- Gov't to ease cash shortage for healthy construction firms (Donga llbo)
-- Earnings shock for listed firms (JoongAng Ilbo)
-- Shipbuilding sector set to cut jobs (Chosun Ilbo)
-- Gov't plan for construction sector raises uncertainty (Hankyoreh)
-- Construction, shipbuilding sectors set to cut jobs (Hankook Ilbo)
-- 2008 recession plagues rich and poor (Seoul Shinmun)
-- Defense Ministry plans drastic cut in new tank project (Segye Times)
-- U.S. 'Big 3' auto firms to start restructuring (Korea Economic Daily)
-- Samsung Electronics plans overhaul in investment (Maeil Business Newspaper)

English-language dailies
-- Kospi-listed firms see net profits sink by staggering 59 percent (JoongAng Daily)
-- Shipbuilders brace for stormy seas (Korea Herald)
-- Specter of stag-deflation looming larger (Korea Times)
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