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President hears from local gov`t heads on market conditions
By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak heard from local government
heads on Friday to get an on-the-ground look at market conditions, one day after
Five S. Korean movies to hit screens at Berlinale
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- Five South Korean movies including "My Dear Enemy,"
starring award-winning actress Jeon Do-youn, have been invited to the Forum
Ssangyong`s board reconvenes amid fears of mass layoffs
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- The board of Ssangyong Motor Co. resumed its meeting in
China on Friday to finalize details of a plan to restructure the beleaguered
National Assembly to open extra session to pass bills
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Assembly, paralyzed for weeks by
opposition protests, plans to open an extraordinary session Friday to pass scores
Campbell chosen as U.S. State Department`s chief Asia diplomat: sources
(ATTN: UPDATES with Hill's remarks, other details throughout)
By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- Kurt Campbell, former U.S. deputy assistant
Bank of Korea cuts key rate to record low 2.5 pct
(ATTN: REWRITES headline, lead; ADDS BOK statement and details in paras 3-4; TRIMS throughout)
By Kim Soo-yeon
The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR)
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (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.
