Новости за 14.01.2016

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- The chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee called Thursday for significantly tightening financial screws on North Korea to punish the regime for its nuclear test and drive home a message that it should "dis

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken will visit South Korea next week for discussions on how to deal with North Korea in the wake of its fourth nuclear test, both countries announced Thursday. The No. 2 Americ

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 3 paras) BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief nuclear envoy pressed China on Thursday to play a "more important role" in imposing tougher sanctions against North Korea following its latest nuclear test, saying P

JEONJU, South Korea, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- A university in this southern provincial city said Thursday their students will hold what they call the "new hallyu festival" in South European countries to publicize the beauty and allure of Korea. The cult

(ATTN: ADDS talks begin, fresh quote, reactions from China's foreign ministry in last 5 paras) BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief nuclear envoy pressed China on Thursday to play a "more important role" in imposing tougher sanctions agai

By Park Sojung SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- With only two episodes left in tvN's "Reply 1988" series, all eyes are on the program that will take over the cable network's Friday and Saturday night time slots after the popular soap opera concludes this we

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- A private association working to promote traditional Korean culture said Thursday it will recruit a total of 50 "honorary ambassadors" who will engage in various publicity activities to promote the traditional clothing of "ha

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- Tzuyu of the multinational K-pop group TWICE will temporarily suspend her activities in China after waving the Taiwanese national flag in an online broadcast, her agency said Thursday. The 16-year-old Taiwanese native wav

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band iKON has stormed the Oricon chart upon releasing its first album in Japan, the group's agency said Thursday. The seven-member act sold 53,000 copies of the album "WELCOME BACK" to sit on top of the O

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- "Don't Forget Me," a newly released South Korean movie, will hit American screens starting this week, its distributor said Wednesday. The love story featuring actor Jung Woo-sung and actress Kim Ha-neul will be rele

(ATTN: ADDS comments at bottom) DOHA, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea defeated Uzbekistan 2-1 to open the men's Olympic football qualifying tournament in Doha on Wednesday. Midfielder Moon Chang-jin scored both goals -- one in each half -- at Suha