Новости за 22.05.2016

SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Yang Hak-seon, who has been battling a foot injury since March, has been given a second chance to prove himself worthy of the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, the South Korean gymnastics ass

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead, paras 2-5; UPDATES with suspect's comments at bottom; ADDS photo) SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- A woman who was stabbed to death by a stranger last week is not the victim of a hate crime but rather a crime associated with me

SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye has included a number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the list of businesses to join her in her upcoming Euro-African tour, the trade ministry said Sunday. The Ministry

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS more details in paras 2-8) JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Saudi Arabia agreed Sunday to expand their cooperation into new fields such as renewable energy and medical service as they seek a

(ATTN: UPDATES with manpower reductions in last five paras) SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shipbuilders struggling to cut costs and secure liquidity to survive an industrywide slump are planning to sell off parts of their floating docks, indus

SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Sunday renewed its call for North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program after Pyongyang proposed inter-Korean military talks despite months of tension over its nuke and missile tests. On Saturday, Nor

SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- Profits at South Korea's leading listed companies are expected to be larger this year than last year, but the anticipated net gains are considered a recessive-type surplus, as they are attributed to belt-tightening measures a

SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- A controversial bill empowering parliament to open hearings more often is not likely to be dealt with at this week's Cabinet meeting due to a lack of time for review ahead of President Park Geun-hye's overseas trip, officials

SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank will hold an international conference later in the month that will focus on the role of macroeconomic policies and structural reforms on growth, the bank said Sunday. The conference, the 12th of

SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- Police said Sunday the recent stabbing death of a 23-year-old woman in southern Seoul stemmed from the male suspect's mental illness, dismissing the possibility of it being a hate crime against women. The 34-year-old man,

SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean breweries are apparently seeking to jack up beer prices in the wake of hikes in "soju" liquor prices in November last year, according to industry figures Sunday. "(We) are considering price hikes internally,"

SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shipbuilders struggling to cut costs and secure liquidity to survive an industrywide slump are planning to sell off parts of their floating docks, industry sources said Sunday. The nation's three largest shipb

SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is increasingly bringing in African crude oil, as its prices have become more attractive due to competition with shale gas, refiners here said Sunday. Seoul imported 9.6 million barrels of African crude oil and

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's prime minister is set to hold talks with Saudi Arabia's Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Sunday to discuss ways to deepen cooperation between the two nations. Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn plans

SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports have posted a 2.1-percent increase so far this month from a year earlier, raising hopes of an end to negative growth that lasted for more than a year, data showed Sunday. Outbound shipments totaled US

SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to unveil a set of measures as early as this week to support local firms that suffer from business setbacks due to the shutdown of a joint industrial park in North Korea, a Seoul official said Sunday. The

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Yonhap) -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is expected to refine his foreign policy now that he's clinched the nomination, a senior Korean-American Republican Party official said. Michelle Park Steel, vice chair o

SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Sunday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain (%

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 2 paras) SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday proposed holding a working-level meeting with South Korea in late May or early June in preparation for military talks that can diffuse tension on the Kore

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout) SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday proposed holding a working-level meeting with South Korea in late May or early June in preparation for military talks that can diffuse tension on the Korean Pe

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; ADDS more info from para 2) SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday proposed holding a working-level meeting with South Korea in late May or early June in preparation for military talks that can diffuse tension on the Ko