DAY BREAK 06:00 Title: Korea′s main stock exchange delisted as public institution Korea′s main stock exchange has been taken off a list of state institutions. This delisting will enable it to implement an alternative trading system... and pursue overseas operations in the future. The finance ministry says the Korea Exchange met the requirements to be delisted after fixing its lax management and cutting welfare benefits to employees by nearly 70 percent. The Korea Exchange was designated as a public institution back in 2009 by the Lee Myung-bak administration, four years after it was founded. Title: Majority of experts skeptical over Korea, Japan ties: CSIS survey U.S.-based experts on East Asia are predicting yet another rocky year in terms of Korea-Japan ties... despite 2015 marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the two countries′ diplomatic relations. A poll by the Center for Strategic and International Studies found that six out of ten experts said they expect ties to remain frosty this year... and for cooperation between Seoul, Tokyo and Washington to be sporadic. More than 20 percent said they think ties will worsen due to disputes over territorial and historical issues. A mere 11 percent believe relations will improve to a degree where President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold their first summit. The survey was conducted on around one-hundred experts and scholars. Title: Tokyo tops safe cities list in 2015, Seoul ranks 24th For travelers planning a trip to an urban area, this new report called "The Safe Cities Index" is something you might want to keep an eye on. Topping the list as the sfaest city in the world is Tokyo. The Economist Intelligence Unit selected 50 cities from around the world and analyzed them based on four criteria: digital security, health security, infrastructure safety... and personal safety. Some other rich Asian cities like Singapore and Osaka... and European cities like Stockholm and Zurich took up some of the other top spots. South Korea′s capital Seoul ranked the 24th on the list. Title: No prisoner swap as deadline passes, Jordan resolute in "proof of life" demand Time now for a look through the global headlines we′re following this Friday morning from Seoul. For that, we turn to Eunice Kim, standing by at the NewsCenter for us. Good morning, Eunice. Good morning, Mark. The sunset deadline imposed by the latest purported Islamic State audio... has come and gone... with no prisoner swap. Jordan remains resolute on its demand... that the extremist group prove the young Jordanian pilot it is holding... is alive and well. "Jordan requested a proof of life, for the life of the Jordanian pilot, and we have not received that yet. We want to see a proof of life of the Jordanian pilot, and then we can talk about the exchange between Sajida al-Rishawi and the Jordanian pilot." Al-Momani made that statement about an h

• published: 30 Jan 2015
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