Новости за 18.02.2016

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean skeleton slider Yun Sung-bin ranked third midway through the world championships on Thursday in Austria, poised for the country's first medal at the worlds. Yun had the time of 1 minute, 45.19 seconds after t

TOKYO, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Japanese police said Thursday that they have arrested a South Korean businessman who circumvented the country's sanction law by exporting chocolates, cookies and miscellaneous goods to North Korea. Law enforcement authori

TOKYO, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Japanese police said Thursday that they have arrested a South Korean businessman who circumvented the country's sanction law by exporting chocolates, cookies and miscellaneous goods to North Korea. Law enforcement authori

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- A move by South Korea's parliamentary committee to get big companies to disclose the earnings of owners is expected to fuel market transparency, albeit triggering objections from the business sector, observers here said Thurs

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- A move by South Korea's parliamentary committee to get big companies to disclose the earnings of owners is expected to fuel market transparency, albeit triggering objections from the business sector, observers here said Thurs

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- China is excessively fretting about the advanced anti-missile system South Korea and the United States are trying to deploy in the South, apparently in order to put pressure on the Northeast Asian neighbor, a mainstream think

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- China is excessively fretting about the advanced anti-missile system South Korea and the United States are trying to deploy in the South, apparently in order to put pressure on the Northeast Asian neighbor, a mainstream think

BUSAN, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- A landmark promenade will be built between Haeundae Beach and a nearby train station that will further help boost tourism to one of Busan's iconic attractions, municipal sources said Thursday. According to Haeundae-gu in

BUSAN, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- A landmark promenade will be built between Haeundae Beach and a nearby train station that will further help boost tourism to one of Busan's iconic attractions, municipal sources said Thursday. According to Haeundae-gu in

BUSAN, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- A landmark promenade will be built between Haeundae Beach and a nearby train station that will further help boost tourism to one of Busan's iconic attractions, municipal sources said Thursday. According to Haeundae-gu in

(ATTN: ADDS official's comments, more info in paras 3-5) SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean military has retrieved what is presumed to be debris of a fuel container of a long-range rocket North Korea fired earlier this month, an official here

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's pointman on unification reaffirmed his earlier claim Thursday that North Korea has used wages paid to its workers at a joint industrial park for its nuclear and missile program. Unification Minister Hong Yon

(ATTN: ADDS official's comments, more info in paras 3-5) SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean military has retrieved what is presumed to be debris of a fuel container of a long-range rocket North Korea fired earlier this month, an official here

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- The third season of "Youth over Flowers," a tvN travel reality show, will take four male leads of the same network's soap opera hit "Reply 1988" to Africa, its producers said Thursday. Star producer Na Young-seok, whose s

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul metropolitan government kicked off an annual exposition of Korean traditional houses, or hanok, on Thursday to introduce the beauty and history of the structures to domestic and international visitors. The 2016

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group 4minute became honorary baristas of Tom N Toms Coffee, the Seoul-based franchise coffeehouse chain said on Thursday. In a one-day lesson, the four-member group engaged themselves in learning how to make

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister on Thursday reaffirmed his pledge to take action against any sudden changes in the local currency market amid the won's recent tumble against the U.S. dollar. The local currency edged down 0

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a ruling that convicted a senior opposition lawmaker of receiving 30 million won (US$24,400) in kickbacks from a former banker, citing lack of credibility in testimonies. Rep. Park

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Twenty-somethings in South Korea say they would rather pull an all-nighter watching an entire season of "Signal" than wait for new episodes each week, a survey showed Thursday. Univ Tomorrow, a fashion and lifestyle magaz

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ------- PM rules out possibility of nuclear armament SEOUL -- South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Thursday that the government maintain

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., a shipping unit of Hyundai Group, said Thursday that it has decided to raise about 30 billion won (US$24.4 million) by issuing new shares as part of efforts to ease its liquidity crisis. Hyund

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul metropolitan government kicked off an annual exposition of Korean traditional houses, or hanok, on Thursday to introduce the beauty and history of the structures to domestic and international visitors. The 2016

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Cosmic Girls, a K-pop girl group with Korean and Chinese members, will have its debut showcase next week, star label Starship Entertainment said on Thursday. The 12-member girl group will debut on Feb. 25 with the title

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Jeong Jong-deok, a former South Korean football coach who produced future World Cup heroes, died of a heart attack on Tuesday. He was 73. Jeong coached Konkuk University in Seoul for 20 years starting in 1980, winning sev

(ATTN: ADDS Park's comments, reaction from main opposition party in para 9-10) SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a ruling that convicted a senior opposition lawmaker of receiving 30 million won (US$24,400) in kickbac