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The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Friday.
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Lee says inter-Korean summit possible this year under right conditions
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak said Friday that
he is open to a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il any time, even this
year, if conditions are created for peace on the peninsula and a resolution to
the nuclear crisis.
"I am prepared to meet (North Korea's leader) Chairman Kim Jong-il any time," Lee
said in an interview with the BBC, a British public broadcaster, using the
official title of the North's supreme leader, chairman of the National Defense
Commission. "I think the two sides should have dialogue with their minds open for
cooperation and reconciliation."
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(LEAD) Samsung Electronics posts record sales, profits in Q4
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of
computer memory chips and flat screens said Friday that it posted record
quarterly sales and profits in the fourth quarter of 2009 from a year earlier,
thanks to the better-than-expected performance of its chips and panel businesses.
Operating profit reached 3.7 trillion won (US$3.19 billion) in the three months
to December, compared with an operating loss of 740 billion won in the same
quarter of the previous year, Samsung said in a regulatory filing.
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(3rd LD) Kia posts biggest-ever profits in 2009
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's No. 2 carmaker,
reported Friday its largest-ever annual profits for 2009, helped by a weak Korean
currency and global efforts to boost auto demand.
Kia's full-year net profit swelled nearly 12-fold to 1.45 trillion won (US$1.25
billion), the company said in a statement. Shrugging off the global auto
industry's worst downturn in decades, it increased market share in the United
States and China.
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S. Korea's population to top 50 mln: ministry
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's official population is expected to top
50 million at the end of this month following a recent law revision that allows
people without a permanent address to be included in the population statistics,
the government said Friday.
The nation's population of registered residents stood at 49,773,145 as of the end
of last year, according to the Ministry of Public Administration and Security.
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(4th LD) KT posts 516.5 bln won net profit in 2009
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- KT Corp., South Korea's top fixed-line operator and
No. 2 mobile carrier, said Friday that its net profit rose 14.8 percent in 2009
from a year earlier.
Net profit reached 516.5 billion won (US$448.6 million) for all of 2009, compared
with 449.8 billion won a year ago, KT said in a regulatory filing.
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(Winter Olympics) Speed skaters seeking elusive South Korean gold
SEOUL, Jan 29 (Yonhap) -- Fourteen years had passed since a South Korean managed
to stand on the Olympic podium in the speed skating event.
When Lee Kang-seok captured bronze in the men's 500 meter event at the 2006 Turin
Winter Olympics, he claimed just the second medal in the event since Kim Yoon-man
took silver in the 1,000m race at the 1992 Albertville Games.
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(LEAD) U.S. not yet confirmed detention of 2nd U.S. citizen in N. Korea: State Dept.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- The United States said Thursday that it has not
yet confirmed a report that a second American citizen is being detained in North
Korea, in addition to a U.S. activist held there after sneaking across the
Chinese border on Christmas Day.
"We've asked our protecting power, Sweden, to inquire of the DPRK about this
report," State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said. "It's obviously
something we take seriously. At this point, we haven't got any specific
information to confirm that, but it is entirely possible."
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The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Friday.
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Lee says inter-Korean summit possible this year under right conditions
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak said Friday that
he is open to a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il any time, even this
year, if conditions are created for peace on the peninsula and a resolution to
the nuclear crisis.
"I am prepared to meet (North Korea's leader) Chairman Kim Jong-il any time," Lee
said in an interview with the BBC, a British public broadcaster, using the
official title of the North's supreme leader, chairman of the National Defense
Commission. "I think the two sides should have dialogue with their minds open for
cooperation and reconciliation."
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(LEAD) Samsung Electronics posts record sales, profits in Q4
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of
computer memory chips and flat screens said Friday that it posted record
quarterly sales and profits in the fourth quarter of 2009 from a year earlier,
thanks to the better-than-expected performance of its chips and panel businesses.
Operating profit reached 3.7 trillion won (US$3.19 billion) in the three months
to December, compared with an operating loss of 740 billion won in the same
quarter of the previous year, Samsung said in a regulatory filing.
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(3rd LD) Kia posts biggest-ever profits in 2009
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's No. 2 carmaker,
reported Friday its largest-ever annual profits for 2009, helped by a weak Korean
currency and global efforts to boost auto demand.
Kia's full-year net profit swelled nearly 12-fold to 1.45 trillion won (US$1.25
billion), the company said in a statement. Shrugging off the global auto
industry's worst downturn in decades, it increased market share in the United
States and China.
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S. Korea's population to top 50 mln: ministry
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's official population is expected to top
50 million at the end of this month following a recent law revision that allows
people without a permanent address to be included in the population statistics,
the government said Friday.
The nation's population of registered residents stood at 49,773,145 as of the end
of last year, according to the Ministry of Public Administration and Security.
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(4th LD) KT posts 516.5 bln won net profit in 2009
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- KT Corp., South Korea's top fixed-line operator and
No. 2 mobile carrier, said Friday that its net profit rose 14.8 percent in 2009
from a year earlier.
Net profit reached 516.5 billion won (US$448.6 million) for all of 2009, compared
with 449.8 billion won a year ago, KT said in a regulatory filing.
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(Winter Olympics) Speed skaters seeking elusive South Korean gold
SEOUL, Jan 29 (Yonhap) -- Fourteen years had passed since a South Korean managed
to stand on the Olympic podium in the speed skating event.
When Lee Kang-seok captured bronze in the men's 500 meter event at the 2006 Turin
Winter Olympics, he claimed just the second medal in the event since Kim Yoon-man
took silver in the 1,000m race at the 1992 Albertville Games.
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(LEAD) U.S. not yet confirmed detention of 2nd U.S. citizen in N. Korea: State Dept.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- The United States said Thursday that it has not
yet confirmed a report that a second American citizen is being detained in North
Korea, in addition to a U.S. activist held there after sneaking across the
Chinese border on Christmas Day.
"We've asked our protecting power, Sweden, to inquire of the DPRK about this
report," State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said. "It's obviously
something we take seriously. At this point, we haven't got any specific
information to confirm that, but it is entirely possible."
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