Naturalizations hit record high in 2009: ministry
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) - South Korea naturalized a record 25,044 foreigners as
its citizens in 2009, the highest number in its history, a government ministry
said Friday.
Gov't to cull more milk cows to stem foot-and-mouth disease
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- The government said Friday it will cull an additional
70 milk cows as a precautionary measure to stem the spread of foot-and-mouth
disease (FMD).
Lotte Group to invest 4.5 tln won this year
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean retail giant Lotte Group said Friday it
plans to invest 4.5 trillion won (US$4 billion) this year, up 50 percent from
Gov't, private sector to hold regular meeting on currency market
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- The government said Friday it will start holding
regular meetings with commercial banks and businesspeople on currency and foreign
Creditors set to agree on debt rescheduling for Kumho units
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- Creditor banks of South Korea's cash-strapped Kumho
Asiana Group are set to agree to reschedule the debts of two of the group's units
(2nd LD) FSS mulls legal action against Kookmin Bank after leak on regulatory audit
(ATTN: ADDS FSS remark in para 5, Kookmin reaction in 7, ADDS more background info
in paras 12-14)
Hankook Tire net profit soars 13-fold in 2009
Hankook Tire-2009 earnings
(LEAD) Lee to visit India, Davos this month
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with Lee's plan to meet Swiss president, Bill Gates,
others, more details)
By Lee Chi-dong
Passengers flown by budget carriers tripled on-year in 2009
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- The number of domestic passengers carried by four
South Korean low-cost carriers jumped nearly three-fold on-year to 5 million last
G-20 to act on aiding quake-hit Haiti: Seoul
By Lee Chi-dong and Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- The world's top 20 advanced and emerging economies
