Новости за 09.04.2016

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Early voting turnout for next week's parliamentary elections was at 5.8 percent Saturday morning, the final day of the two-day balloting, the national election watchdog said. Early voting carries extra weight as a recent

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. took up three out of the top 10 best-selling import cars in Germany, industry data showed Saturday, reflecting its robust sales in the European market. According to the data c

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares are expected to remain in a tight range next week as investors take to the sidelines ahead of corporate earnings seasons at home and abroad, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock

A politicized tour Two days after President Park Geun-hye returned from a trip to the United States, she headed down to southern cities of Cheongju and Jeonju to review the role of innovation cluster centers created there in promoting smaller ente

Debate on minimum wage Find win-win result for workers, businesses In the final lead-up to the April 13 parliamentary vote, the minimum wage has become a key election phrase with the rival parties. The ruling Saenuri Party is telling voters that

Sugar-coated pledge Political parties should not meddle in corporate affairs Political leaders often promise voters the moon in a desperate attempt to win elections. Kim Jong-in, the interim head of The Minjoo Party of Korea, did just that in Gwa

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on April 9. Korean-language dailies -- Park promotes creative economy, wearing red jacket (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Results of more than half of electora

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares are expected to remain in a tight range next week as investors take to the sidelines ahead of corporate earnings seasons at home and abroad, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock

A politicized tour Two days after President Park Geun-hye returned from a trip to the United States, she headed down to southern cities of Cheongju and Jeonju to review the role of innovation cluster centers created there in promoting smaller ente

Debate on minimum wage Find win-win result for workers, businesses In the final lead-up to the April 13 parliamentary vote, the minimum wage has become a key election phrase with the rival parties. The ruling Saenuri Party is telling voters that

Sugar-coated pledge Political parties should not meddle in corporate affairs Political leaders often promise voters the moon in a desperate attempt to win elections. Kim Jong-in, the interim head of The Minjoo Party of Korea, did just that in Gwa

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on April 9. Korean-language dailies -- Park promotes creative economy, wearing red jacket (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Results of more than half of electora

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain

(ATTN: ADDS background) SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea claimed Saturday that it has successfully conducted a ground test of a new engine for an inter-continental ballistic missile, the latest in a series of Pyongyang's claims of progress in i

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea claimed Saturday that it has successfully conducted a ground test of a new engine for an inter-continental ballistic missile, the latest in a series of claims of progress in Pyongyang's nuclear and missile progra

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WASHINGTON, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The United States on Friday withheld comment on this week's mass defection to South Korea by a group of 13 North Korean employees working at an overseas restaurant run by the communist regime. "We have seen the repor

(ATTN: UPDATES with Senators remarks in last 8 paras) By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, April 8 (Yonhap) -- Nothing can be further from the truth than U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's claims that the United States protects South K