SEOUL, Feb 9 (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.

DONG-A ILBO

- South Korea's population recently passed the 49 million mark, the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs reported.

MAEIL BUSINESS NEWSPAPER

- President Roh Moo-hyun will choose from a list of some 150 businessmen when granting pardons, but former Daewoo Group chairman Kim Woo-choong will be excluded.

- SK Telecom <017670.KS> said its users can pay bills with their mobile phones in most countries starting from April.

KOREA ECONOMIC DAILY

- Taekwang Industrial <003240.KS> filed a lawsuit to nullify Lotte Shopping's <023530.KS> acquisition of Woori Home Shopping.

- LG Economic Institution estimates South Korea's costs to cut greenhouse gases will reach up to 2 trillion won ($2.14 billion) from 2013 to 2018.

THE KOREA TIMES

- The government, research institutes and airline companies are working together to comply with the European Union's plan to regulate emissions from all airlines operating in its territory.

- The government has decided to slash the amount of cash provided to North Korean defectors, to 6 million won from 10 million won, and increase incentives to find a job, the Ministry of Unification said.

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