Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Sept. 29

Korean-language dailies
-- National Assembly approves Chung Un-chan as prime minister, political situation
chills (Kyunghyang Shinmun)
-- Next year's budget set at 291 trillion won (Kookmin Daily)
-- 10 S. Koreans die per day without having reunited with family in N. Korea (Donga
llbo)
-- S. Korea's budget for next year set at 291 trillion won (Segye Times)
-- Controversy over Sejong City enters new phase as Chung takes office as PM (Seoul
Shinmun)
-- N. Korea's new constitution boosts power of leader Kim Jong-il (JoongAng Ilbo)
-- GM Daewoo incurs 3 trillion won in losses through foreign exchange trade (Chosun
Ilbo)
-- Merkel wins second term (Hankyoreh)
-- Motion for appointment of Chung Un-chan as PM passes without opposition vote
(Hankook Ilbo)
-- Welfare budget to increase drastically next year (Maeil Business Newspaper)
-- Yen soars (Korea Economic Daily)

English-language dailies
-- Original budget to decline 3.3 percent for 2010 vs. 2009 (JoongAng Daily)
-- Chung wins Assembly vote to be new P.M. (Korea Herald)
-- Korea pressed to restore fiscal health (Korea Times)
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