SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The head of the government procurement office was
named the vice minister of defense Thursday in a minor reshuffle of vice

(ATTN: CORRECTS 'predecessor' to 'successor' in 9th para)
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government has begun considering the

(ATTN: ADDS more details from 4th para)
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc., South Korea's No. 2 electronics

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 4-5, stock reaction in para 8, executive's remark on
Brazil plan in final three paras)

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 1.14 percent higher
Thursday as overnight gains on Wall Street overshadowed worries about the

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy is likely to lose further
steam down the road as the latest data show exports, the country's main growth

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Football Association (KFA), South Korea's
football governing body, on Thursday elected Cho Chung-yun, vice president of the

-TURKISH INVESTMENTS IN EGYPT TO REACH 3 BLN USD, TUZMEN

-TURKISH INVESTMENTS IN EGYPT TO REACH 3 BLN USD, TUZMEN

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- Nearly one fifth of 110 South Korean military officers
set to join a government-funded study-abroad program this year have been asked to