Новости за 25.04.2016

By Chung Joo-won SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Members of South Korean girl group TWICE crossed their fingers on Monday that their new album would hit the jackpot, so that the band could release another within this year. In a media showcase at Yes

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments, photos) GWANGJU, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan won a race in his first competition in nearly 18 months on Monday. Park captured the men's 1,500m freestyle race at the 88th Dong-A

SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, along with the U.S., Japan and other partners, has been discussing ways to tighten the "loopholes" in the latest package of U.N. sanctions on North Korea as a response to Pyongyang's potential major provocations

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead, photo; RESTRUCTURE throughout) SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Hanjin Shipping Co., South Korea's biggest container carrier long beleaguered by business slump and operating losses, said on Monday that it has presented an app

GWANGJU, April 25 (Yonhap) -- Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan won a race in his first competition in nearly 18 months on Monday. Park captured the men's 1,500m freestyle race at the 88th Dong-A Swimming Competition in Gwangju, some 3

(ATTN: ADDS quote, details in last 4 paras) BEIJING, April 25 (Yonhap) -- China on Monday called on North Korea to abide by the U.N. Security Council resolutions that ban the North from conducting ballistic missile launches two days after Pyongyang cl

SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- The head of Germany's upper house of parliament vowed Monday that his country will cooperate with South Korea to help end North Korea’s provocations, including its nuclear program, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said

(ATTN: ADDS info on South Korea's submarine development program in last 4 paras) SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea may be in the process of developing a 3,000-ton submarine that can provide a stable platform to launch three submarine-launched ba

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday. ---------------- Outgoing USFK chief says vigilance needed against N.K.'s 'persistent, proximate' threats SEOUL -- The South Korea-United States a

(ATTN: ADDS more details in self-rescue measures) SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial regulator on Monday said it will open an investigation into the controversial sale of stocks in Hanjin Shipping Co. by the family of its former chair

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- For an upcoming, multifaceted exhibition, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Korea has chosen one of the most vexing topics: the human mind. The museum attempts to visualize the invisi

BEIJING, April 25 (Yonhap) -- China on Monday called on North Korea to abide by the U.N. Security Council resolutions that ban the North from conducting ballistic missile launches two days after Pyongyang claimed it successfully fired a ballistic missi

By Park Sojung SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- A growing number of South Korean producers and Chinese sponsors are joining hands, a move that will lift South Korean entertainment out of a slump and provide thousands of Chinese TV networks with quality con

(ATTN: ADDS updated info on Hanjin Shipping's move to apply for self-rescue plans) SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial regulator on Monday said it will open an investigation into the controversial sale of stocks in Hanjin Shipping Co.

By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- The Pohang Steelers are considered to be one of the top premier football clubs in South Korea, with five domestic league titles, three Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League trophies and four K

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details) POHANG, South Korea, April 25 (Yonhap) -- A K-55 self-propelled artillery vehicle overturned in the southeastern South Korean city of Pohang on Monday, killing a service member and injuring six others with one in crit

SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's private equity investment funds raised a record 10.2 trillion won (US$8.9 billion) last year as investors sought higher returns amid declining rates, the financial regulator said Monday. It was the first t

PAJU, South Korea, April 25 (Yonhap) -- The British city of Gloucester has designated a street in honor of a feat pulled off by British veterans of the Korean War and its ties with the South Korean city of Paju, the mayor of Paju said Monday. Paju

SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea may be in the process of developing a 3,000-ton submarine that can provide a stable platform to launch three submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) as the country is scurrying to enhance its nuclear deliver

(ATTN: UPDATES with bond yields at bottom; REVISES details in paras 10-11) SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed slightly lower Monday as investors sold shipbuilders and shipping companies on their grim business outlook. The local cur

SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has asked a Chinese company to pay cash in advance for North Korean workers in an apparent bid to raise the funds necessary for the upcoming congress of the ruling Workers' Party, a media report claimed Monday.

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SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- The government has approved bids by all three major mobile operators here to secure new bandwidths for faster and broader data services, according to a ministry in charge of the issue Monday. The big-three firms -- SK Te

SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed slightly lower Monday as investors sold shipbuilders and shipping companies on their grim business outlook. The local currency lost against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock

SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea called on its military to show strong allegiance to leader Kim Jong-un as the country celebrated the 84th anniversary of the Korean People's Army (KPA) creation on Monday. The Rodong Sinmun, the North's main