SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. Chairman Chung Mong-koo called
Thursday on dealers in European markets to boost sales in spite of the darkening
industry environment.

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- The top U.S. military officer has expressed
concern about recent threats out of Pyongyang against South Korea timed with the

SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- Local banks provided 3.1 trillion won (US$2.24 billion)
in loans to smaller companies last month in a bid to help them better cope with

SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- The board of directors of POSCO, the world's
fourth-largest steelmaker, will decide the tenure for its new chief executive

SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- An 11-year-old boy was crowned champion of a TV quiz
show, beating among others a retired schoolteacher in the final.

SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean court may have no other choice but to
decide this week to allow creditors of Ssangyong Motor Co. to take over the

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 40 (February 5, 2009)

*** CHRONOLOGICAL REVIEW

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 40 (February 5, 2009)

*** NEWS IN BRIEF (Part 2)

North Korea Accuses U.S. of Causing Nuclear Dispute

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 40 (February 5, 2009)

*** NEWS IN BRIEF (Part 1)

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il Continues Public Tours

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*** TOPIC OF THE WEEK (Part 1)

N. Korea Scraps Accords with South, Justifies Nuclear Arms Possession