By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) --Samsung Life Insurance Co., South Korea's largest life
insurer, said Wednesday that its board of directors has decided to plan a

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- "Iron Crows," a South Korean documentary featuring
laborers at a ship demolition yard in Bangladesh, received the top honor for

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is the second most attractive destination
for foreign investment in Asia, a survey by a state-run trade promotion body
showed Wednesday.

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The Army said Wednesday a woman has been named its top
prosecutor for the first time in its 61-year-old history.

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea remained silent to the outside world over
its reportedly drastic currency revaluation while locally implementing the reform

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Koreans requesting a rescheduling
of outstanding debts reached nearly 190,000 this year, credit counseling agencies

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 1.32 percent higher late
Wednesday morning as foreigners lapped up local shares on receded Dubai debt
woes, analysts said.

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- Sales of new cars in South Korea are expected to rise
2.2 percent next year from this year as the nation's economy seems on track for a

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Chung Un-chan said Wednesday that the
government will leave open all options regarding a controversial administrative
town project.

(ATTN: UPDATES with comments on earlier N. Korea-U.S. deal in last 4 paras)
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan said