Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on Dec. 22.

Korean-language dailies
-- Public education fees lowest among OECD, but some households spend 9-fold more on
private education (Kyunghyang Shinmun)
-- Samsung Electronics, gov't close to reaching agreement on relocating next
generation biz to Sejong City (Kookmin Daily)
-- NATO invites S. Korea to meeting for countries with Afghan deployments for first
time (Donga llbo)
-- N. Korea sets "peacetime firing zone" along western sea border (Segye Times)
-- N. Korea unilaterally declares firing zone south of NLL waters (JoongAng Ilbo)
-- Gov't to stop giving loan extensions to "zombie companies" (Chosun Ilbo)
-- South Korea obsessed with specs (Hankyoreh)
-- Working homeless stands at 100,000 (Hankook Ilbo)
-- Hyundai Motor union agrees to wage freeze without walkout in 15-year first (Maeil
Business Newspaper)
-- Hyundai Motor agrees to strike-free wage freeze in 15-year first (Seoul Economic
Daily)
-- More than 80 pct of redevelopment commissions at risk of shutting down (Korea
Economic Daily)
-- N. Korea declares West Sea as "peacetime firing zone" (Seoul Shinmun)

English-language dailies
-- North issues new maritime challenge (JoongAng Daily)
-- Social cohesion panel to launch (Korea Herald)
-- Singles account for 20 pct of households (Korea Times)
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