Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on Jan. 9.

Korean-language dailies
-- Internet financial pundit 'Minerva' found to be 30-year-old jobless man
(Kyunghyang Shinmun)
-- Nationwide bicycling network planned (Kookmin Daily)
-- Financial authorities to ease BIS rules for local banks (Donga llbo)
-- President Lee calls for pre-emptive countermeasure against recession (Seoul Shinmun)
-- Gov't to inject 50 trillion won into small firms (Segye Times)
-- Gov't to offer 'emergency debt guarantee' to troubled smaller firms (JoongAng Ilbo)
-- National Assembly passes 58 bills, including medical law revision (Chosun Ilbo)
-- Estimated lucrativeness of envisioned Gyeongin Canal overblown (Hankyoreh)
-- President Lee warns of full-fledged stagnation, calls for pre-emptive measures
(Hankook Ilbo)
-- Metal workers demand job security without pay cuts (Korea Economic Daily)
-- Chinese banks show signs of feeling pinch of global economic downturn (Maeil
Business Newspaper)

English-language dailies
-- US$37.5 billion readied for smaller firms (JoongAng Daily)
-- Korea to inject 50 trillion won into small firms (Korea Herald)
-- New visa law angers foreign teachers here (Korea Times)
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