PRESS DIGEST - South Korean newspapers - Nov 12

SEOUL, Nov 12 (Reuters) - The following is a summary of major South Korean newspapers on Thursday prepared by Reuters in Seoul. Reuters has not checked the stories and does not guarantee their accuracy.

MAEIL BUSINESS NEWSPAPER

Shinhan Bank, a unit of Shinhan Financial Group (055550.KS), recently repatriated 20 billion yen ($222.6 million) in capital collected by its Japanese venture Shinhan Bank Japan and is considering bringing in more, according to industry sources.

KOREA ECONOMIC DAILY

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said Wednesday it had indicted seven senior engineers at Ssangyong Motor Co (003620.KS) on charges of leaking key gasoline-electric hybrid car technology to China's SAIC Motor Corp (600104.SS) in 2006. Ssangyong is majority owned by SAIC but under court protection.

A South Korean company's operation in Afghanistan has been attacked by armed assailants three times recently, according to the foreign ministry.

THE KOREA TIMES

The National Tax Service said on Wednesday it was considering releasing its quality testing report on 567 liquor products analysed last year to protect consumers from harmful elements.