Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Dec. 25.

Korean-language dailies
-- Labor Ministry's 'anti-labor' measures spark controversy (Kyunghyang Shinmun)
-- Universities compete to employ former education officials (Kookmin Daily)
-- Ranking officials step down en masse over Lee's bureaucratic overhaul (Donga llbo)
-- Seven ministries to replace top-ranking officials by year-end (Seoul Shinmun)
-- Yields of CDs dip to 3-pct range, ease burden on low-income households (Segye Times)
-- Ssangyong Motor faces crisis amid economic downturn (JoongAng Ilbo)
-- Labor Ministry seeks to ease employment regulations, sparking anger from laborers
(Chosun Ilbo)
-- Media groups join forces against gov't move to allow media cross-ownership
(Hankyoreh)
-- Gov't labor reform triggers labor-management conflicts (Hankook Ilbo)
-- Yields of CDs dip to lowest in 3 yrs (Korea Economic Daily)
-- Gov't seeks to ease burden on companies via employment law reform (Maeil Business
Newspaper)

English-language dailies
-- Social service jobs eyed to ease poverty (Korea Herald)
-- Slump drives Korean expats home (Korea Times)
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