Yonhap news advisory for Friday, Nov. 3

The following stories are scheduled to be covered by Yonhap News Agency. Your queries are welcome. Yonhap's English-language news desk can be reached by telephone at 82-2-398-3451 (general), 82-2-398-3460 (economy), and by e-mail at sunny@yna.co.kr, or catcher@yna.co.kr.

General
-- President Lee pledges to help small businesses
-- Follow-up on North Korean leader's health
-- Parliamentary debate on impact of global financial crisis on S. Korea

Economy & Finance
-- Special government measures to cope with economic crisis
-- October's consumer inflation
-- October trade balance swings back into surplus
-- Microsoft CEO's speech at meeting with Korean business leaders
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