Новости за 12.08.2015

(ATTN: ADDS background) SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye plans to visit Washington in October for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama, a trip rescheduled after an earlier visit was postponed due to the MERS outbreak in South Korea

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon believes Japan should pursue genuine reconciliation with countries in the region based on "humble reflection of past history," his spokesman said Wednesday. The comment came just days

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SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye plans to visit Washington in October for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama, a trip rescheduled after an earlier visit was postponed due to the MERS outbreak in South Korea, an official said Thursd

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has been refurbishing a major uranium mill, an indication the communist regime is preparing to increase uranium production to either expand its nuclear arsenal or produce fuel for light water reactors, a U.S.

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(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with name, number of rally attendants, comments by doctor and rally leader from 3rd para) SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- An elderly man set himself on fire near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul Wednesday and is in critical condit

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with name, number of rally attendants, comments by doctor and rally leader from 3rd para) SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- An elderly man set himself on fire near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul Wednesday and is in critical condit

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The daughter of the Korean Air Lines Co. chairman may have received outside assistance to have an easier time at her detention center, prosecutors said Wednesday. Cho Hyun-ah rose to infamy last year when she stopped a ta

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football forward Kang Soo-il received a six-month ban for doping from the sport's national federation on Wednesday, about two months after receiving a separate penalty from the top league office. The Korea Fo

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The daughter of the Korean Air Lines Co. chairman may have received outside assistance to have an easier time at her detention center, prosecutors said Wednesday. Cho Hyun-ah rose to infamy last year when she stopped a ta

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football forward Kang Soo-il received a six-month ban for doping from the sport's national federation on Wednesday, about two months after receiving a separate penalty from the top league office. The Korea Fo

(ATTN: UPDATES with comments by presidential official) SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye vowed Wednesday to sternly deal with North Korea's provocations as South Korea is weighing retaliation options against the North. The warning

(ATTN: UPDATES with comments by presidential official) SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye vowed Wednesday to sternly deal with North Korea's provocations as South Korea is weighing retaliation options against the North. The warning

(ATTN: UPDATES with comments by presidential official) SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye vowed Wednesday to sternly deal with North Korea's provocations as South Korea is weighing retaliation options against the North. The warning

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout with information on the North's cyberattack on the South Korean university hospital) SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The computer network of a university hospital in Seoul has been hacked by North Korea and neglected for about eig

(ATTN: ADDS more info from para 2) SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the execution of the country's vice premier by shooting earlier this year, sources said Tuesday, in another sign of the leader's reign of terror.

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout with information on the North's cyberattack on the South Korean university hospital) SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The computer network of a university hospital in Seoul has been hacked by North Korea and neglected for about eig

(ATTN: ADDS more info from para 2) SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the execution of the country's vice premier by shooting earlier this year, sources said Tuesday, in another sign of the leader's reign of terror.

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout with information on the North's cyberattack on the South Korean university hospital) SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The computer network of a university hospital in Seoul has been hacked by North Korea and neglected for about eig

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the execution of the country's vice premier by shooting earlier this year, sources said Tuesday, in another sign of the leader's reign of terror. Vice Premier Choe Yong-gon was exec

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- United States Forces Korea Commander Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti Wednesday visited South Korean staff sergeants who are recovering in hospitals after getting injured in North Korea's recent landmine attack in the demilitarized

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- United States Forces Korea Commander Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti Wednesday visited South Korean staff sergeants who are recovering in hospitals after getting injured in North Korea's recent landmine attack in the demilitarized

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the execution of the country's vice premier by shooting earlier this year, sources said Tuesday, in another sign of the leader's reign of terror. Vice Premier Choe Yong-gon was exec

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- A large group of young South Korean leaders from various sectors will visit China next week as part of an exchange program initiated by their countries' leaders, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. The 100-member delegat