PRESS DIGEST - South Korean newspapers - April 18
Source: Reuters
SEOUL, April 18 (Reuters) - The following is a summary of major South Korean newspapers on Wednesday, prepared by Reuters in Seoul. Reuters has not checked the stories and does not guarantee their accuracy. CHOSUN ILBO - Virginia Tech Korean student community head Lee Seung-woo said Korean students are concerned about the possible backlash after it was reported that the gunman in the Virginia Tech massacre was a South Korean citizen. - Korean Air Co. Ltd. <003490.KS> and Asiana Airlines <020560.KQ> Inc. have been ranked No. 1 in the world in on-time flights, according to Airbus and Boeing Co. - GM Group Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer Fritz Henderson said GM <GM.N> will invest about 3 trillion won ($3.23 billion) in GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. in 2008 to 2009. DONG-A ILBO - South Korea's national intelligence service has confirmed reports of unusual activity around North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear facility and is looking into the issue. JOONANG ILBO - Macao is contacting several Chinese banks to sell Banco Delta Asia after the dispute over North Korea's frozen funds made conducting business difficult, according to a high-ranking BDA official. MAEIL BUSINESS NEWSPAPER - Seoul National University said a preliminary investigation showed that its cloned wolves are authentic. KOREA ECONOMIC DAILY - The National Tax Service has imposed a 30 billion won ($32.31 million) tax on a paper company set up by foreign investors, led by CCMP Capital Asia and Affinity Equity Partners, after it received dividends worth 120 billion won from auto parts maker Mando. - South Korean online game company Nexon Corp. says its overseas sales accounted for over 50 percent of its total sales last year.
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