PRESS DIGEST - South Korean newspapers - Nov 5

SEOUL, Nov 5 (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

The Korea Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it had approved Green Cross's (006280.KS) H1N1 flu vaccine for children and teenagers, and vaccinations in schools would begin from next Wednesday.

South Korea's direct investment overseas from January to September shrank 49 percent from a year ago to 13.35 billion won ($11.38 million), according to the finance ministry on Wednesday.

Former Doosan Group chief executive Park Yong-oh, 72, was found dead at his Seoul home on Wednesday in an apparent suicide, said the police.

KOREA ECONOMIC DAILY

Mobile phone operator LG Telecom Co Ltd (032640.KS) and Internet shopping mall Interpark (035080.KQ) said on Wednesday they had agreed to cooperate in developing electronic books and related services.

DONG-A ILBO

Several private organisations in South Korea are trying to send food to North Korea as it has been actively requesting private support, according to aid group sources. North Korea has not yet responded to the South Korean government's proposal in October to send it 10,000 tonnes of corn.