Новости за 07.04.2016

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's nuclear pursuit was denounced as a key challenge to the global nonproliferation regime as the U.N. Disarmament Commission held a general debate this week, the U.N. said in a statement. Spain's delegate,

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's nuclear pursuit was denounced as a key challenge to the global nonproliferation regime as the U.N. Disarmament Commission held a general debate this week, the U.N. said in a statement. Spain's delegate,

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Yonhap) -- An increasingly assertive China and a provocative North Korea are creating conditions for potential conflict, the U.S. Army chief of staff said Thursday. "In Asia and the Pacific there are complex systemic challenges

SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday reiterated its stance that its nuclear capability is the outcome of what it claims is nuclear blackmail from Washington, and threatened to launch a nuclear attack on the U.S. mainland. The Korean C

SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has moved one spot up to rank No. 56 in the world, the latest FIFA ranking announced on Thursday showed. The April rankings of FIFA showed that the South Korea men's football team is ranked third best in Asia,

SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Police said Thursday they have shut down a major server of South Korea's largest pornographic website based in the Netherlands in collaboration with local authorities. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) said they

SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- The government has rejected calls to disclose information on the possible deployment of an advanced missile defense system to South Korea, a civic group said Thursday. The Ministry of National Defense dismissed the inform

By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- When Han Hyo-joo chose to appear in a new movie about the students of Korea's last-remaining school for "gisaeng," or female entertainers, her decision had something to do with her greed for work as an actress

(ATTN: UPDATES with the latest decision from KSU; CHANGES quotes) SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Five short track speed skaters have been charged with allegedly placing illegal bets on sports games online, the police said Thursday. The Gyeonggi Bukb

SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- The nation's top sports body announced Thursday it is not appropriate to amend rules for a specific athlete regarding national team selection, defending its previous decision to prohibit former Olympic swimming gold medalist

SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday hailed China's announcement this week of restrictions on North Korean imports as part of the country's "practical steps" to fully enforce the latest package of U.N. sanctions on the reclusive state.

(ATTN: ADDS photo) By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- An American non-profit organization has started to build a DNA database to help reconnect Korean adoptees with their birth families, but the task remains a daunting one as few people in Kor

SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the International Atomic Energy Agency held talks Thursday to coordinate their response to North Korea's nuclear threats and help improve nuclear safety, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said. The two sides met fo

SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government on Thursday vowed to strengthen security at the country's public buildings, following the recent break-in by a man to the government complex to tamper with exam results. On Wednesday, the Seoul

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Two years have passed since a ferry sank off the southwestern coast of the Korean Peninsula with more than 300 people -- mostly young students -- aboard. For many South Koreans, the sinking of the Sewol f

SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the International Atomic Energy Agency held talks Thursday to coordinate their response to North Korea's nuclear threats and help improve nuclear safety, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said. The two sides met fo

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ---------------- (2nd LD) Rival parties seek to swing voters as preliminary voting begins SEOUL -- The ruling and opposition parties stepped up t

SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday urged Japan to stop making claims to Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo as Tokyo is poised to issue a 2016 diplomatic white paper that reportedly includes a sovereignty claim to the islets. "Dokdo

SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is in talks with the United States to win permission to use the country's military Global Positioning System (GPS) as it moves to develop guided munitions that can better deal with Pyongyang's growing artillery th

(ATTN: CHANGES photos; ADDS more info throughout) SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- The ruling and opposition parties stepped up their campaigns on Thursday to win over undecided voters as the preliminary voting for the April 13 polls begins later this week.

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- An American non-profit organization has started to build a DNA database to help reconnect Korean adoptees with their birth families, but the task remains a daunting one as few people in Korea have heard about

(ATTN: ADDS details of forfeit victory in 4th para, photo) SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will remain a second seed in the final Asian qualifying round for the 2018 FIFA World Cup despite the world football governing body's ruling that the co

(ATTN: UPDATES with more quotes, backgrond info in paras 18-23, 26-27; ADDS photos) By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- It took more than five years for director Na Hong-jin, who was highly acclaimed by both critics and audiences for his previo

SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister noted the local economy was showing signs of improvement Thursday, but said whether such improvements will be maintained still needs to be seen. Pointing to the recent slowdown in the rate o

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed slightly higher Thursday as the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) March minutes met expectations, analysts said. The local currency rose against the U.S