SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) announced
Thursday that it has scrapped a deal to sell a controlling stake in Daewoo

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government has begun considering the

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- LG Dacom Corp., a South Korean fixed-line and Internet
service provider, said Thursday that its fourth-quarter earnings plunged 35

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc., South Korea's No. 2 electronics
company, said Thursday it swung to a loss in the fourth quarter of 2008 due to

The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Thursday.

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court rejected on Thursday a request by former
president Roh Tae-woo that he be legally confirmed as the real owner of his

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea could prove to be the first clue to
resolving global nuclear threats for the new Barack Obama administration if

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top carmaker, said
Thursday its net profit dropped nearly 28 percent in the final quarter of 2008

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean construction and trading company Samsung

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's SK Chemicals Co. said Thursday that it
has signed a preliminary deal with U.S.-based Eastman Chemical Co. to set up a