(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 4,6; UPDATES with market reaction in para 7; TRIMS
throughout)
By Kim Soo-yeon

SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed an appellate
court's guilty verdict for an independent lawmaker on charges of defaming his
rival candidate.

SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- The government is considering providing liquidity to
local auto parts makers to help them overcome a cash crunch stemming from auto

SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- U.S. troops coming to serve in South Korea under a
decades-old joint defense pact will begin what the U.S. calls "normal" three-year

SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top automaker, said
Thursday it had signed an agreement with Tele Atlas, a Dutch digital map-making

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES with details from para 3; ADDS quotes of economist
in para 5)
By Kim Soo-yeon

By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- Sweeping measures will be implemented beginning next
year aimed at making life easier for long-term foreign residents in South Korea,

By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank lowered its key interest
rate by a record one percentage point on Thursday, the fourth rate cut in two

SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- Germany's top professional football club Borussia
Dortmund said Thursday it will extend its contract with veteran South Korean

SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started higher Thursday as foreign
investors picked up shares following overnight rises on Wall Street, analysts
said.