Новости за 24.05.2016

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS more info throughout, photo) SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) --South Korea again rejected North Korea's proposal for inter-Korean dialogue on Tuesday, reiterating its firm stance that denuclearization steps should be a "top

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has sent a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to take issue with the fairness of sanctions slapped by the world body over its nuclear test and long-range rocket launch, the country's state-run media said

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- A pair of high-profile international events on broadcasting opened in South Korea Tuesday, drawing hundreds of senior Asian officials, scholars and media workers. South Korean Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning C

(ATTN: UPDATES details in paras 11-13) SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- Financially troubled Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. may face more challenges even after the country's No. 2 shipper successfully completes its drawn-out negotiations with owners of chartere

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- Police said Tuesday that they are investigating a drunk-driving case involving Kangin, a member of South Korean boy band Super Junior who already disappointed his fans some seven years ago for driving while intoxicated. Th

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea expressed hope Tuesday that a Japanese bill aimed at curbing hate speech against foreigners will improve the safety of Koreans living in the neighboring country. The bill, passed by Japan's lower house of parli

CHEONGJU, South Korea, May 24 (Yonhap) -- Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will be a co-chief of an international martial arts competition here, the event's organizing committee said Tuesday. The organizers of the 2016 Cheongju World Martial Arts

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- The art director for the South Korean movie "The Handmaiden" has won an independent award at the 69th Cannes Film Festival, a film distributor here said Tuesday. Ryu Seong-hie, the art director for the thriller, captured t

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will extend stock trading hours by 30 minutes starting in August, a move to enhance convenience for investors and boost the sagging local stock market, the Korea Exchange (KRX) said Tuesday. The KRX, the operat

SEJONG, May 24 (Yonhap) -- The Sejong municipal government said Tuesday that it is pushing for the creation a drone park along the Kum River which flows through the city that is home to many central government ministries and state think tanks. The

By Kim Deok-hyun BEIJING, May 24 (Yonhap) -- China's foreign ministry said Tuesday that it did not know about an unspecified number of North Korean restaurant workers who recently escaped their workplace in China and are waiting to defect to South Kor

(ATTN: ADDS FSC Chairman's remarks in paras 7-9) SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- Financially troubled Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. may face more challenges even after the country's No. 2 shipper successfully completes its drawn-out negotiations with owners o

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- Ruling Saenuri Party officials held a meeting Tuesday with victims of products made by Britain's Oxy Reckitt Benckiser, in line with ongoing parliamentary efforts to come up with safeguards to protect the general public from u

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday. ----------------- Hyundai pushes to extend Ioniq Electric's range to 400 km by 2020 SEOUL -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top automaker, has b

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Tuesday reiterated its firm stance that denuclearization steps should be a "top priority" in resuming any talks with North Korea, saying that it would be just a typical "charm offensive" to seek talks while skir

(ATTN: RECASTS 2nd para based on latest info; ADDS foreign ministry's confirmation in 7th para) SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry said Tuesday that a small number of North Korean restaurant staff have recently escaped their

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Constitutional Court will render its much-awaited ruling on the legality of a controversial law that toughens the requirements for the passage of contested bills this week, officials said Tuesday. The court s

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday raided the offices of eight local firms that manufacture construction materials to determine if they rigged prices of their products. The move aims to determine if companies deliberately

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean singer and contemporary dancer Nam Hyun-joon, better known by his stage name Poppin' Hyun Joon, has secured a ticket to a global dancing competition in the United States, his agency said on Tuesday. The 37-yea

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has cast women in a TV program to push forward an anti-smoking campaign, Pyongyang observers here said Tuesday. North Korea's Central TV Station aired a 40-minute-long public service announcement program on Fri

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top automaker, has been stepping up collaboration with leading battery makers to extend its electric vehicle's driving range to 400 kilometers on a single charge by 2020, company officials said

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed 0.9 percent lower Tuesday as concerns about a potential U.S. rate hike weighed on market sentiment here. The local currency sharply fell against the U.S. dollar.

Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (BP) 1-year TB 1.487 1.494 -0.7 3-year TB 1.444 1.467 -2.3 10-year TB 1.767 1.80

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn returned from his overseas trip to Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey on Tuesday, after expanding Seoul's diplomatic ties and fostering business opportunities for local firms. During his trip,

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