(EDITORIAL from the Korea Herald on Jan. 7)
Exit from stimulus
Burberry defeated in trademark suit in S. Korea
DAEJEON, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean court has dismissed a trademark
infringement suit filed by Burberry against a small local karaoke salon for using
N. Korean defectors in China decreasing: U.S. expert
(ATTN: ADDS details, background, comment from government official; RESTRUCTURES;
RECASTS lead)
By Sam Kim
New state test to assess college applicants' English proficiency
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- A new state-administered English aptitude test to be
put in place in 2012 will be used to gauge domestic college applicants' English
Assembly speaker to tour Mediterranean region
By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's parliamentary speaker plans to visit
three countries in the Mediterranean region, where he will meet with respective
Estonian foreign minister due in Seoul for talks on bilateral ties
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- The foreign minister of Estonia, Urmas Paet, will visit
South Korea next week for talks with his counterpart here on ways to improve
S. Korean deputy foreign minister to attend Afghan-Pakistan meeting
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong-joon
will embark on a three-nation trip to the Middle East this week to attend a
(2nd LD) Samsung expects swing to Q4 operating profit
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, 3rd para; ADDS analyst's comment in para 7; UPDATES share
price)
By Lee Youkyung
SK Engineering seeks to build refinery in Ecuador
By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's SK Engineering & Construction Co. said
(LEAD) S. Korean steel firms to cut capital spending 31 pct this year
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout)
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean steelmakers, led by POSCO, plan to spend
