PRESS DIGEST - South Korean newspapers - Feb 23
Source: Reuters
SEOUL, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The following is a summary of major South Korean newspapers on Friday, prepared by Reuters in Seoul. Reuters has not checked the stories and does not guarantee their accuracy. CHOSUN ILBO - U.S. human rights group Freedom House has decided to support Open Radio for North Korea with a $250,000 donation, according to its Web site. - The city of Inchon said it will become a "Free English Zone" by 2020. DONG-A ILBO - South Korea will not provide rice and fertiliser to North Korea at the same time, a high-ranking government official said. - In Berlin, North Korea's Kim Kye-gwan and U.S. envoy Christopher Hill discussed the possibility of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to North Korea. JOONGANG ILBO - In a joint poll by the JoongAng Ilbo and SBS TV, 53.1 percent of South Korean respondents said the Grand National Party is still doing a good job. HANKYOREH - The United States has agreed to transfer wartime control to South Korea in January 2012 and will make it official at South Korea-U.S. defence talks. - A foreign ministry official said the U.S. visa waiver programme may be implemented by early next year. - The government will create 200,000 jobs for South Koreans including 90,000 for social services. THE KOREA TIMES - The labour ministry said South Korea will accept up to 109,600 foreign workers this year, a rise of 4,600 from last year.
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