Today's headlines_Nov 24

- The government issued a statement this morning after a ministerial meeting convened by Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook that it would strictly apply ‘zero tolerance’ toward illegal and violent protesters.
It said “demonstration taking place in busy downtown will be strictly restricted in the future.”

- Former Prime Minister Koh Gun said yesterday that he would never participate in any form of primary held by Uri Party.”

- National Intelligence Service is believed to be making a system which enables it to oversee country’s internet network. According to GNP lawmaker Song Young-sun, NIS had revealed that it needed to establish internet-overlooking system in order to track down any espionage activities through web network which it believed to be widely happening.

- Seoul District Prosecution sought detention warrant for two employees of SK Engineering and Construction Co., for giving bribery of W2.9bn to ten reconstruction companies to get business favor in clinching a reconstruction deal.

- Baek Jong-Chun, President of the Sejong Institute, is likely to be Song Min-soon’s replacement as next presidential security advisor.

- A poll conducted by CBS radio shows approval ratings of President Roh and Uri Party hit the lowest with 15 per cent for Roh and 15.9 per cent for the party.

- Kang Shin-ho, Chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries, said he will soon meet Lee Kun-hee to discuss with him next chairman of the organization, saying “it is right manner for me to talk about it with him because he is like a big brother in the business sector.”

- A total of 366 executives and employees at Samsung Corporation’s retail sector lodged a complaint at Seoul District Court against the company to stop the on-going sell-out project of Samsung Plaza to Aekyung.