Новости за 13.02.2016

MUNICH, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini reached the consensus that the U.N. Security Council and the European Union should impose strong and effective sanctions on North Kor

MUNICH, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini reached the consensus that the U.N. Security Council and the European Union should impose strong and effective sanctions on North Kor

MUNICH, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini reached the consensus that the U.N. Security Council and the European Union should impose strong and effective sanctions on North Kor

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- A pro-North Korean organization in Japan pressed Tokyo to immediately roll back sanctions on North Korea, blaming Japan for scrapping the 2014 deal between Pyongyang and Tokyo on easing sanctions. Japanese Prime Minister

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SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- A pro-North Korean organization in Japan pressed Tokyo to immediately roll back sanctions on North Korea, blaming Japan for scrapping the 2014 deal between Pyongyang and Tokyo on easing sanctions. Japanese Prime Minister

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- JYP Entertainment, one of South Korea's three largest entertainment agencies, said Saturday its founder Park Jin-young will work on a joint project with American talk show host Conan O'Brien next week. It said the project

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- JYP Entertainment, one of South Korea's three largest entertainment agencies, said Saturday its founder Park Jin-young will work on a joint project with American talk show host Conan O'Brien next week. It said the project

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- The number of candidates running to win a seat at the upcoming parliamentary race stands at 1,426, the National Election Commission (NEC) said Saturday. The number represents an average competition ratio of 5.8 to 1, with

SEOUL/SEJONG, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is unlikely to get back 3 trillion won (US$2.5 billion) in outstanding loans and interest payments it provided North Korea in the past with the freezing up of relations following Pyongyang's recent nuke tes

SEOUL/SEJONG, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is unlikely to get back 3 trillion won (US$2.5 billion) in outstanding loans and interest payments it provided North Korea in the past with the freezing up of relations following Pyongyang's recent nuke tes

SEOUL/SEJONG, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is unlikely to get back 3 trillion won (US$2.5 billion) in outstanding loans and interest payments it provided North Korea in the past with the freezing up of relations following Pyongyang's recent nuke tes

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- The number of candidates running to win a seat at the upcoming parliamentary race stands at 1,426, the National Election Commission (NEC) said Saturday. The number represents an average competition ratio of 5.8 to 1, with

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in para 6; ADDS more info, comments by political parties in last 5 paras) SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- The United States has deployed additional Patriot missile systems to South Korea as part of an effort to counter Nort

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co.'s Tucson fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) accumulated 1 million zero-emission miles in the United States, local industry sources said Saturday. The crossover, the world's first massed produced fuel cell

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- Credit card payments settled by local airlines and travel agencies reached 9.32 trillion won (US$7.71 billion) in 2015, due mainly to more South Koreans taking time off for trips, financial data showed Saturday. According

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co.'s Tucson fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) accumulated 1 million zero-emission miles in the United States, local industry sources said Saturday. The crossover, the world's first massed produced fuel cell

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- Credit card payments settled by local airlines and travel agencies reached 9.32 trillion won (US$7.71 billion) in 2015, due mainly to more South Koreans taking time off for trips, financial data showed Saturday. According

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in para 6; ADDS more info, comments by political parties in last 5 paras) SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- The United States has deployed additional Patriot missile systems to South Korea as part of an effort to counter Nort

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un promoted 35 general officers ahead of his late father's birthday, a major holiday in the North, the country's official media outlet said Saturday. The move takes place just three days befor

Post-Gaeseong measures Gov't should seek people's understanding on closure After President Park Geun-hye's decision to suspend operations at the inter-Korean factory park with North Korea, there are three crucial steps her administration should

SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- Pre-orders for Renault Samsung Motors Co.'s new SM6 midsize sedan surpassed the 5,000 mark within a month of the vehicle's debut, a sign of strong sales figures down the road, industry sources said Saturday. The local uni

Blind opposition Politicians’ prudence needed to overcome security crisis One of the key mandates and missions of the opposition is to watch over the government in power, criticize it and offer alternatives if it does something wrong. But th

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Feb. 13. Korean-language dailies -- Asian stocks suffer "Black Friday" setbacks (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- "Evidence that Kaesong funds were used to dev

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- The ruling and opposition parties locked horns on Saturday over the government's decision to close down the Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea. The ruling Saenuri Party said the Minjoo Party of Korea and other oppo