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

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday that it had collected
more taxes than expected last year despite a slumping economy thanks to increased

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors concluded Thursday that a deadly fire that
took six lives during a clash between police and demonstrators was caused by

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest
automaker, said its net profit nearly doubled in the final quarter of 2008,

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 38 (January 22, 2009)

*** OPINION FROM EXPERTS

Prospects for North Korea's Domestic Policy in 2009

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 38 (January 22, 2009)

*** FOREIGN TIPS

N. Korea Not Likely to Collapse: Seoul Think Tank

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 38 (January 22, 2009)

*** INTER-KOREAN RELATIONS

President Lee Names Scholar As New Unification Minister

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 38 (January 22, 2009)

*** NEWS IN BRIEF (Part 1)

N. Korean Leader Visits Pyongyang Silk, Gum factories

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 38 (January 22, 2009)

*** TOPIC OF THE WEEK (Part 2)

Speculation Varies on Kim Jong-il's Successor