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The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Friday.
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N. Korea's peace regime proposal seen as effort to disrupt 6-way process: lawmaker
WASHINGTON -- North Korea's proposal for a peace treaty as a precondition for
resumption of six-party talks should be seen as an attempt to undermine
international cooperation for the North's nuclear dismantlement, a senior South
Korean lawmaker said Thursday.
"Even if North Korea returns to the six-party talks, it will try to get political
and economic rewards rather than resolving the nuclear issue," Lee Yoon-sung,
vice speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea, told a forum at the School
of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, here. "In this
context, North Korea aims to break up the unity between South Korea and the U.S.
and other partners to the six-party talks by insisting on a peace treaty with the
U.S. and coming up with excuses to refuse the six-party talks."
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(LEAD) 16 more South Koreans evacuated from Haiti
SEOUL -- Some 16 South Koreans residing in Haiti have evacuated to a safe region
nearby after a massive earthquake hit the country earlier this week, a Korean
Embassy official in the Dominican Republic said Friday.
The individuals, who were working for the local clothing firm Willbes, have
safely arrived in the city of Barahona, Dominican Republic, the embassy said,
bringing the total number of South Koreans safely evacuated from the quake-hit
country to 37.
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(LEAD) S. Korean conglomerates to boost 2010 investments by 16.3 pct
SEOUL -- South Korea's top 30 conglomerates plan to boost their investments by
16.3 percent this year to handle rebounding demand at home and abroad, the
nation's largest business lobby said Friday.
The Federation of Korean Industries also said the conglomerates would hire a
total of 79,199 workers this year, up 8.7 percent from last year.
The plans were unveiled at a meeting with President Lee Myung-bak earlier in the
day.
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Trade minister reiterates 'no renegotiation' of KORUS FTA
SEOUL -- South Korea's top trade official said Friday that the government will
not respond if the United States repeats its demand to amend a bilateral free
trade accord.
"Our stance is still firm. It is impossible to renegotiate (the accord)," South
Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon said in a radio interview.
Both sides signed the KORUS FTA in 2007, but the accord has yet to be put to a
vote in either the U.S. or South Korea's legislature.
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Korean medical team departs for Haiti
SEOUL -- A South Korean medical assistance team left for Haiti Friday morning,
joining with international efforts to help residents in the devastated Caribbean
nation that was hit by a 7.3 magnitude earthquake earlier in the week, government
officials said.
Composed of seven medical professionals -- two emergency doctors, a surgeon and
three nurses -- the team was dispatched to Haiti at 6:00 a.m. on Friday to
provide relief aid to victims suffering in the wake of the disaster, according to
the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs.
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S. Korea mulls N. Korean proposal for talks on cross-border tours
SEOUL -- South Korea will soon decide whether to accept North Korea's proposal
for talks on reopening tours to two border areas in the North, a Seoul official
said Friday, suggesting the decision is due early next week.
North Korea proposed Thursday that the talks be held Jan. 26-27 at Mount Kumgang,
the latest sign of its willingness to mend ties with the South and generate
income for its cash-strapped economy.
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(LEAD) G-20 agreed to cooperate in aiding quake-hit Haiti: Lee
SEOUL -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Friday members of the G-20
group of advanced nations have agreed to "closely cooperate" in aiding Haiti,
where as many as 50,000 people are thought to have died in a massive quake.
He also said that this year's G-20 summit may help bolster efforts to break North
Korea's diplomatic isolation.
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The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Friday.
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N. Korea's peace regime proposal seen as effort to disrupt 6-way process: lawmaker
WASHINGTON -- North Korea's proposal for a peace treaty as a precondition for
resumption of six-party talks should be seen as an attempt to undermine
international cooperation for the North's nuclear dismantlement, a senior South
Korean lawmaker said Thursday.
"Even if North Korea returns to the six-party talks, it will try to get political
and economic rewards rather than resolving the nuclear issue," Lee Yoon-sung,
vice speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea, told a forum at the School
of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, here. "In this
context, North Korea aims to break up the unity between South Korea and the U.S.
and other partners to the six-party talks by insisting on a peace treaty with the
U.S. and coming up with excuses to refuse the six-party talks."
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(LEAD) 16 more South Koreans evacuated from Haiti
SEOUL -- Some 16 South Koreans residing in Haiti have evacuated to a safe region
nearby after a massive earthquake hit the country earlier this week, a Korean
Embassy official in the Dominican Republic said Friday.
The individuals, who were working for the local clothing firm Willbes, have
safely arrived in the city of Barahona, Dominican Republic, the embassy said,
bringing the total number of South Koreans safely evacuated from the quake-hit
country to 37.
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(LEAD) S. Korean conglomerates to boost 2010 investments by 16.3 pct
SEOUL -- South Korea's top 30 conglomerates plan to boost their investments by
16.3 percent this year to handle rebounding demand at home and abroad, the
nation's largest business lobby said Friday.
The Federation of Korean Industries also said the conglomerates would hire a
total of 79,199 workers this year, up 8.7 percent from last year.
The plans were unveiled at a meeting with President Lee Myung-bak earlier in the
day.
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Trade minister reiterates 'no renegotiation' of KORUS FTA
SEOUL -- South Korea's top trade official said Friday that the government will
not respond if the United States repeats its demand to amend a bilateral free
trade accord.
"Our stance is still firm. It is impossible to renegotiate (the accord)," South
Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon said in a radio interview.
Both sides signed the KORUS FTA in 2007, but the accord has yet to be put to a
vote in either the U.S. or South Korea's legislature.
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Korean medical team departs for Haiti
SEOUL -- A South Korean medical assistance team left for Haiti Friday morning,
joining with international efforts to help residents in the devastated Caribbean
nation that was hit by a 7.3 magnitude earthquake earlier in the week, government
officials said.
Composed of seven medical professionals -- two emergency doctors, a surgeon and
three nurses -- the team was dispatched to Haiti at 6:00 a.m. on Friday to
provide relief aid to victims suffering in the wake of the disaster, according to
the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs.
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S. Korea mulls N. Korean proposal for talks on cross-border tours
SEOUL -- South Korea will soon decide whether to accept North Korea's proposal
for talks on reopening tours to two border areas in the North, a Seoul official
said Friday, suggesting the decision is due early next week.
North Korea proposed Thursday that the talks be held Jan. 26-27 at Mount Kumgang,
the latest sign of its willingness to mend ties with the South and generate
income for its cash-strapped economy.
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(LEAD) G-20 agreed to cooperate in aiding quake-hit Haiti: Lee
SEOUL -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Friday members of the G-20
group of advanced nations have agreed to "closely cooperate" in aiding Haiti,
where as many as 50,000 people are thought to have died in a massive quake.
He also said that this year's G-20 summit may help bolster efforts to break North
Korea's diplomatic isolation.
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