Новости за 25.11.2015

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Pacific commander and Japan's defense minister renewed their commitment to conduct maritime operations in accordance with international law in the East and the South China seas, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean mystery thriller "The Priests" will open in North American theaters this Thanksgiving, its local distributor said Tuesday. The movie directed by Jang Jae-hyun will come to select theaters in Los Angeles

SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and China's leading news wire agencies agreed Tuesday to enhance cooperation in line with the warming ties between the two countries. Yonhap News Agency Executive Director Sim Shoo-hwa asked a delegation from

SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- The newly appointed head of KBS delivered a stern warning against complacency to his employees on Tuesday, as the South Korean public broadcaster faces a "crisis of survival" in the changing media market. In his inaugurat

SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- Rapper Psy will reveal part of his upcoming album in a live online broadcast this week, his agency said Tuesday. The man made popular with the music video of "Gangnam Style" in 2012 will appear on the Naver broadcasting a

SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- Former major leaguer Eric Thames was voted the MVP of South Korean baseball on Tuesday. Thames, the slugging first baseman of the NC Dinos, became just the third foreign player to win the top individual award in the Korea

(ATTN: UPDATES with developments in paras 3-4) SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- No Major League Baseball (MLB) club has bid for South Korean outfielder Son Ah-seop, who was posted last week by the Lotte Giants, the top South Korean baseball league said Tues

Nov. 25 1971 -- The Culture Ministry allows the sale of academic literature about communism. 1980 -- Five daily newspapers and four news agencies are shut down following a directive by General-turned-President Chun Doo-hwan as part of a p

SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- No Major League Baseball (MLB) club has bid for South Korean outfielder Son Ah-seop, who was posted last week by the Lotte Giants, the top South Korean baseball league said Tuesday. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) s

SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band INFINITE will embark on its second world tour in January, this time covering the Americas, its agency said Tuesday. The seven-member act will start at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver on Jan.

By Choi Soo-hyang SEOUL, Nov. 25 -- A French Nobel Literature Prize laureate said Wednesday closing off borders and rejecting immigrants cannot be an answer to eradicating terrorism. "By sharing the limited resources, we can improve inequality and

SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Wednesday they have summoned a key pitcher from the Samsung Lions this week to question him over illegal overseas gambling suspicions. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office called in Lim Chang-y

SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Wednesday, upholding a lower court's ruling, rejected a complaint filed by a TV personality demanding the nullification of a departure order which was made after she was again convicted of drug abuse.

By Park Sojung SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's film ratings body said Wednesday it is striving to reform its age classification system to better protect children from harmful content. The Korea Media Rating Board (KMRB) said one of the me

SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- Girls' Generation-TTS, a subunit of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation, will release a Christmas album next week, its agency said Wednesday. "Dear Santa" will hit digital stores at midnight next Monday, S.M. Entert

SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- Rapper Psy has partially revealed one of the songs to be included on his upcoming album, his agency said Wednesday. The "Gangnam Style" singer provided a preview of "I Remember You," which will be part of his seventh care

SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- "Inside Men" has been viewed by two million people in just six days, the shortest amount of time a rated-R movie took to reach the milestone, its distributor said Wednesday. A total of 2.01 million people have watched the

By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- Choe Ryong-hae, a top North Korean official believed to have been banished to a cooperative farm for "re-education," could make a comeback when the communist regime holds a rare meeting of its Workers'

By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- Choe Ryong-hae, a top North Korean official believed to have been banished to a cooperative farm for "re-education," could make a comeback when the communist regime holds a rare meeting of its Workers'

SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has executed around 100 party and military officials since he took office in late 2011 in a bid to tighten his grip on power, a Seoul think tank said Wednesday. But a number of North Korean

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 5, 12-16) SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- Working-level officials of South and North Korea will meet this week to prepare for high-level government talks that could help mend their strained ties, government officials

SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- Working-level officials of South and North Korea will meet this week to prepare for high-level government talks that could help mend their strained ties, government officials said Wednesday. The preparatory meeting will t

SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's leader visited a fishery base under a unit of the country's military, encouraging workers to bring in a big haul to supply fish to servicemen, Pyongyang's state media said Wednesday. North's young leader Kim

SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's key aide is believed to be receiving re-education at a farm in the country's northeast province as punishment, a source familiar with North Korean affairs said Wednesday. "Choe Ryong-hae

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has established dozens of special economic zones in an effort to help rebuild the country's economy, but strained ties with the outside world and other problems are hampering such projects