By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung echoed
calls by North Korea on the Seoul government to acknowledge previous bilateral

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- The top executive of POSCO, the world's fourth-largest
steel maker, expressed his intention to step down from his post Thursday.

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- There is little possibility of a regime collapse in
North Korea despite doubts over leader Kim Jong-il's long-term viability and

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional remarks, more background)
By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called for wage

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 4.77 percent lower late
Thursday morning as weaker U.S. economic data and dimmer corporate earnings

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called for wage
cuts on Thursday to create more jobs, one day after a government report showed

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhpa) -- South Korea is considering allowing its sovereign
wealth fund to jointly invest in the local stock market in cooperation with its

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- A state-funded think tank advised South Korea on
Thursday to alter its "passive" approach towards a U.S.-led anti-proliferation

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted
by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency,
at 11:00 a.m.

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 37 (January 15, 2009)

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