PRESS DIGEST - South Korean newspapers - Apr 2

SEOUL, April 2 (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.

JOONGANG ILBO

The U.S. will seek other measures if North Korea continues to delay its declaration of nuclear programmes, U.S. chief nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill said after a meeting with his South Korean counterpart in Seoul.

DONG-A ILBO

Prosecutors will summon Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee's wife, Hong Ra-hee, who heads the Leeum Samsung Museum of Art, on allegations that she used company slush funds to purchase art work.

KOREA ECONOMIC DAILY

South Korean brokerages and asset managers will provide funds that enable people to invest directly in U.S. property, the first of its kind in the country, at the end of April, according to sources in the industry.

HANKYOREH

The government will revise laws so that child sex abusers will be sentenced to the death penalty or face life in prison, the minister of justice said. The move for this revision has come about after a series of kidnapping cases occurred in the country.