By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- LG Display Co., the world's second-largest flat panel
maker, said Wednesday that it swung back into the black in the final quarter of

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with President Lee's comments)
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak called Wednesday for his

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is well positioned to become a leader in
the global smart grid market, the head of a U.S.-based energy industrial body
said Wednesday.

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has signed agreements with the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) to expand cooperation in the shipbuilding and semiconductor

(ATTN: ADDS comments from investor meeting in last 5 paras; NOTES record high sales
in para 6)
By Lee Youkyung

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- A soft local currency and low oil prices helped South
Korea post a record trade surplus last year, a local economist said Wednesday.

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Namyang Dairy Products Co., South Korea's No.2
manufacturer of milk products, said Wednesday that its three milk powder products

(ATTN: ADDS details in para 4-5, 8-10)
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks plan to set their mortgage lending

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- The government reported two more suspected cases of
foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) Wednesday, as quarantine workers scrambled to stem
its spread.

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bio industry grew 21.4 percent on-year
in 2008 with production totaling 4.51 trillion won (US$3.99 billion), a