The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 27. Korean-language dailies -- Court puts brakes on state broadcasting watchdog's bid to reshuffle board members of major shareholder of MBC (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Court approves injunction to block KCC's bid to reshuffle board members of MBC's major shareholder (Kookmin Daily) -- S. Korean economy surrounded by debts (Donga Ilbo) -- N. Korea unveils suicide drones that appear to be made with Russian technology (Seoul Shinmun) -- Court puts brakes on KCC's bid to reshuffle board members of major shareholder of MBC (Segye Times) -- Presidential office refused PPP's proposal to defer med school quota for next year: sources (Chosun Ilbo) -- Court puts brakes on state broadcasting watchdog's bid to reshuffle FBC board members; reshuffle at MBC also put on hold (JoongAng Ilbo) -- Court puts brakes on KCC's move to control media (Hankyoreh) -- Rival parties bustle to pass nursing bill as nurses, medical workers warn of general strike (Hankook Ilbo) -- 4 nuclear power plants to stop operating next year; power supply to be at stake (Maeil Business Newspaper) -- Banks reduce housing loans as household debts spike (Korea Economic Daily) English-language dailies -- Business chiefs to join president's Czech trip (Korea JoongAng Daily) -- Ruling bloc divided on foreign nannies' pay (Korea Herald) -- Gov't taps Chuseok holiday to stimulate private spending in H2 (Korea Times) Source: Yonhap News Agency
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
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