(ATTN: RECASTS paras 2-5,15-16,18 with more details and remarks by BOK Gov.; UPDATES
with economists' remarks in last 4 paras)
By Kim Soo-yeon

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) --- South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan will
attend an international donors conference on Pakistan to be held in Tokyo next

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's SK Chemicals Co. said Thursday that it
has developed a cutting-edge plastic product which it plans to put into

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy is showing some positive signs
but it is still too early to predict a quick recovery as exports and domestic

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) said
Thursday it will bring Russian natural gas into the country for the first time

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak Thursday called on Korean
citizens to "bravely" face the challenges of the ongoing economic downturn,

(ATTN: UPDATES with N.K. announcement of Kim's reappointment)
By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new parliament reappointed leader Kim

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea denounced Japan Thursday for approving
another history textbook that whitewashes its wartime legacy.

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il renewed his term as
top military chief on Thursday when the country's parliament met for his
reappointment.

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean producer prices grew at the slowest clip
in 16 months in March due to a retreat in oil prices and slumping domestic