SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on Jan. 2.

All information carried by the Yonhap News Agency, including articles,
photographs, graphics, audio and video images, and illustrations (collectively,

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea aims to attract 8.5 million foreign
tourists this year by luring more visitors from China and Japan, the government
said Saturday.

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday.

(ATTN: UPDATES with analysis of the editorial by a pro-North Korea newspaper
circulated in Japan in paras 22-25)
By Sam Kim

(ATTN: UPDATES with Lee's telephone call to a South Korean unit in Somali waters,
additional remarks, details from 5th para)

SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- The government on Friday approved a set of new laws
calling for drastic changes in the country's labor union system, which passed in

By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak's approval ratings have
surpassed 50 percent for the first time in over six months, local surveys showed

(ATTN: ADDS comments from analysts, N. Korean statement on economic reconstruction;
RECASTS lead, headline; RESTRUCTURES; TRIMS)
By Sam Kim

(ATTN: ADDS more details, comments from para 5)
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade surplus reached a record 41.0