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Yonhap News Summary
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Monday.
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U.S. cautious about starting bilateral talks with N. Korea: official
SEOUL -- The United States is likely to take a few more weeks to decide the time,
venue, and other details of anticipated bilateral talks with North Korea, a top
South Korean official said Monday after meetings with senior American officials
handling the North Korea issue last week in Washington.
U.S. officials are cautious about "putting the first button in the right hole,"
since dealings on the North's nuclear program may set the precedent for
negotiations with Iran, he told reporters on the customary condition of
anonymity.
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(LEAD) Assembly approves Prime Minister nominee Chung Un-chan
SEOUL -- The National Assembly approved Monday the appointment of Chung Un-chan
as prime minister, overriding protest by opposition parties at his personal
irregularities.
Chung was approved 164 to nine, with three abstentions and one invalid vote.
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Parliamentary committee approves India trade bill
SEOUL -- A parliamentary committee on Monday approved a comprehensive trade
agreement with India that would eliminate or reduce tariffs on over 4,400 South
Korean products exported to the Asian nation.
South Korea and India concluded the deal, called the Comprehensive Economic
Partnership Agreement (CEPA), in early August to cut duties on such goods as auto
parts and electronics and to boost cooperation between the two Asian economic
powerhouses.
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S. Korea's Samsung most sued by patent mongers: lawyer
SEOUL -- South Korea's Samsung Group was the most sued company by so-called
"patent trolls" during the last five years for its alleged infringement on
patented technologies, a patent lawyer said Monday.
Ha Young-wook, head of Ha & Ha Patent and Law Firm, said in a Seoul conference
that 38 patent lawsuits were filed against Samsung Group from 2004 to 2008,
followed by Microsoft Corp. and Motorola Inc.
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(News Focus) S. Korea prioritizes economic recovery in 2010 budget proposal
SEOUL -- The 2010 budget plan proposed by South Korea's government on Monday
highlights its continued drive to reinvigorate the sluggish local economy,
reconfirming its stance that it will maintain "expansionary" fiscal and monetary
measures until the economy is on a firmer path to recovery.
Many experts view the expanded budget as the appropriate policy response as the
crisis has yet to end, but others have cautiously suggested that the government
needs to take a more conservative line on its fiscal policies amid a ballooning
government deficit.
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Number of elementary school students drops to record low
SEOUL -- The number of elementary school students in South Korea has fallen to an
all-time low this year, thanks to the nation's world-lowest birth rate, a
government report said Monday.
As of April 2009, a total of 3.47 million students were attending elementary
schools nationwide, marking a fall of some 200,000 from the previous year,
according to the report released by the Ministry of Education, Science and
Technology.
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Three S. Korean documentaries invited to Japanese fest
SEOUL -- Three South Korean films, including a documentary featuring prostitutes
in a U.S. military campside town in Korea, have been invited to Japan's upcoming
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, a Seoul distributor said
Monday.
"American Alley," directed by Kim Dong-ryung, has been invited to the biennial
fete's non-competition New Asian Currents section along with "The Fool Doesn't
Catch a Cold" by Kim Kyung-man, distributor Cinema Dal said in a press release.
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(LEAD) Seoul shares end 0.94 pct lower on bank, automaker losses
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.94 percent lower Monday
as investors unloaded bank and automaker shares following declines in U.S.
markets, analysts said. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed 15.93 points to
1,675.55, the fourth straight days of falls. Volume was moderate at 436.3 million
shares worth 6.46 trillion won (US$5.4 billion), with losers outpacing gainers
539 to 241.
(END)
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Monday.
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U.S. cautious about starting bilateral talks with N. Korea: official
SEOUL -- The United States is likely to take a few more weeks to decide the time,
venue, and other details of anticipated bilateral talks with North Korea, a top
South Korean official said Monday after meetings with senior American officials
handling the North Korea issue last week in Washington.
U.S. officials are cautious about "putting the first button in the right hole,"
since dealings on the North's nuclear program may set the precedent for
negotiations with Iran, he told reporters on the customary condition of
anonymity.
-----------------
(LEAD) Assembly approves Prime Minister nominee Chung Un-chan
SEOUL -- The National Assembly approved Monday the appointment of Chung Un-chan
as prime minister, overriding protest by opposition parties at his personal
irregularities.
Chung was approved 164 to nine, with three abstentions and one invalid vote.
-----------------
Parliamentary committee approves India trade bill
SEOUL -- A parliamentary committee on Monday approved a comprehensive trade
agreement with India that would eliminate or reduce tariffs on over 4,400 South
Korean products exported to the Asian nation.
South Korea and India concluded the deal, called the Comprehensive Economic
Partnership Agreement (CEPA), in early August to cut duties on such goods as auto
parts and electronics and to boost cooperation between the two Asian economic
powerhouses.
-----------------
S. Korea's Samsung most sued by patent mongers: lawyer
SEOUL -- South Korea's Samsung Group was the most sued company by so-called
"patent trolls" during the last five years for its alleged infringement on
patented technologies, a patent lawyer said Monday.
Ha Young-wook, head of Ha & Ha Patent and Law Firm, said in a Seoul conference
that 38 patent lawsuits were filed against Samsung Group from 2004 to 2008,
followed by Microsoft Corp. and Motorola Inc.
-----------------
(News Focus) S. Korea prioritizes economic recovery in 2010 budget proposal
SEOUL -- The 2010 budget plan proposed by South Korea's government on Monday
highlights its continued drive to reinvigorate the sluggish local economy,
reconfirming its stance that it will maintain "expansionary" fiscal and monetary
measures until the economy is on a firmer path to recovery.
Many experts view the expanded budget as the appropriate policy response as the
crisis has yet to end, but others have cautiously suggested that the government
needs to take a more conservative line on its fiscal policies amid a ballooning
government deficit.
-----------------
Number of elementary school students drops to record low
SEOUL -- The number of elementary school students in South Korea has fallen to an
all-time low this year, thanks to the nation's world-lowest birth rate, a
government report said Monday.
As of April 2009, a total of 3.47 million students were attending elementary
schools nationwide, marking a fall of some 200,000 from the previous year,
according to the report released by the Ministry of Education, Science and
Technology.
-----------------
Three S. Korean documentaries invited to Japanese fest
SEOUL -- Three South Korean films, including a documentary featuring prostitutes
in a U.S. military campside town in Korea, have been invited to Japan's upcoming
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, a Seoul distributor said
Monday.
"American Alley," directed by Kim Dong-ryung, has been invited to the biennial
fete's non-competition New Asian Currents section along with "The Fool Doesn't
Catch a Cold" by Kim Kyung-man, distributor Cinema Dal said in a press release.
-----------------
(LEAD) Seoul shares end 0.94 pct lower on bank, automaker losses
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.94 percent lower Monday
as investors unloaded bank and automaker shares following declines in U.S.
markets, analysts said. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed 15.93 points to
1,675.55, the fourth straight days of falls. Volume was moderate at 436.3 million
shares worth 6.46 trillion won (US$5.4 billion), with losers outpacing gainers
539 to 241.
(END)
