Tokyo, Feb. 1 (Jiji Press)--The Multilateral Investment Guarantee
Agency is considering boosting its ties with trade insurance bodies of

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea assesses its tumbling ties with North Korea
as a product of "readjustment," an official booklet said Monday, amid increasing

(ATTN: CORRECTS KOSPI percent in headline & lead, closing figure in 2nd para)
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 1.3 percent lower Monday as

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- Auto sales for five of South Korea's carmakers dropped
34.7 percent in January as a global recession sapped demand for vehicles and a

(ATTN: ADDS background on S. Korean policy in paras 8-9, past clashes in para 11;
TRIMS para 7)
By Sam Kim

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap)-- Creditors of Hyundai Corp. have named lead managers for

S. Korean Bond Yields on Feb. 2, 2009

Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (%P)

1-year TB 2.59 2.53 +0.06

By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak reached out to ruling party
legislators Monday to push forward his reform bills that have failed to pass the

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- A senior Japanese scholar who has been demanding his
government ditch its longtime-claim to the South Korean islets of Dokdo will be

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national football squad played to a 1-1
draw in a friendly with Syria on Sunday, dimming the outlook for a key match