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SEOUL, Nov 4 (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.

Former South Korean ambassador to Japan Choi Sang-yong told the newspaper that Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama told him in an meeting on Oct. 31 in Tokyo that there was a need for change in Japan's relations with the United States, in which he felt Japan was subordinate, and that he was comprehensively reviewing them. Hatoyama also said North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens was an issue involving the two countries and shouldn't present an obstacle to the six-party talks on North Korean nuclear issues, according to Choi.
Standard Chartered's South Korean unit said Tuesday that Richard Hill, currently its chief financial officer, would succeed David Edwards as president and CEO.

The finance ministry said on Tuesday fresh debt accumulated by 101 public enterprises in 2008 reached 43.4 trillion won ($36.43 billion), bringing their total debt to 213 trillion won.

LG Electronics is planning to cooperate with a U.S. company specialising in built-in electronics to expand its premium home appliance lineup and its share of the U.S. market, a senior official said on Tuesday.

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved revisions to the immigration law that require all foreigners over the age of 17 entering South Korea, excluding diplomats and officials, to be fingerprinted and photographed from 2012.

($1=1191.1 Won)
((Writing by Shin Jieun, editing by Jonathan Hopfner)) Keywords: KOREA PRESS/

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