(EDITORIAL from the Korea Times on April 20)
Risky Game of Chicken: Both Koreas Ought to Calm Down, Regain Reason
EDITORIAL from the Korea Herald on April 20)
Pragmatism again?
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on April 20.
S. Korean, U.S. officials to meet on trade deal in May: report
By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, April 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and U.S. officials will meet here
next month to discuss ratifying a pending bilateral free trade deal ahead of
S. Korean listed firms' debts surge 39 pct in 2008
SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's listed firms saw their debts soar 39
percent in 2008 from a year earlier as they struggled to secure cash amid an
Two Koreas to hold first talks in year amid tension
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, ADDS more expert views, Seoul's regret over warning in
paras 10-15)
By Kim Hyun
S. Korea regrets N. Korea's warning against joining U.S.-led security drive
SEOUL, April 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Sunday expressed regret over the
North's warning against joining a U.S.-led campaign against weapons of mass
Roh aide detained again in widening corruption probe
(ATTN: UPDATES with fresh charges of presidential aide in last two paras)
SEOUL, April 19 (Yonhap) -- Jung Sang-moon, a confidant of former President Roh
Senior ruling party member vows support for GM Daewoo
INCHEON, April 19 (Yonhap) -- The floor leader of South Korea's ruling party said
Sunday that his party will make every effort to normalize the troubled business
S. Korea trying to read North's intention behind dialogue offer
(ATTN: UPDATES with analyst's view, details from 7th para; TRIMS lead; CHANGES
headline)
By Kim Hyun
