Новости за 17.06.2016

TOKYO, June 17 (Yonhap) -- Japan is expected to face further pressure to resolve its wartime sex slavery-related issues if Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is elected as the U.S.'s next president, Seoul's top diplomat to Japan said Fri

(ATTN: CORRECTS scope of responsibility in 8th para) By Park Boram BUSAN, June 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has the desire and the capacity, albeit "theoretically," to strike the United States' mainland, the commander of the U.S. Navy's fleet responsib

By Kim Deok-hyun BEIJING, June 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean government-affiliated restaurants in Beijing have continued to serve South Korean customers, a Chinese state-run media reported on Friday, despite an instruction by Seoul that its citizens sho

(ATTN: ADDS more comments in 10th para, last 4 paras) By Park Boram BUSAN, June 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has the desire and the capacity, albeit "theoretically," to strike the United States' mainland, the commander of the U.S. Navy's fleet respons

By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean software startup More Dream said Friday that it will launch a smartphone keyboard software best suited for Iranian users next month. The newly-developed keyboard is innovative as it can fully

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- Eastar Jet Co., one of South Korea's budget airlines, said Friday that it will introduced a Boeing 737-800 on its route from Incheon to the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka next month. The carrier said the 189-seat a

(ATTN: ADDS details in last para) By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) – Seoul and Tokyo must make more effort to build trust, said Japan’s outgoing envoy to South Korea on Friday, adding that the two countries can improve relations by seeking

By Park Boram BUSAN, June 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has the desire and the capacity, albeit "theoretically," to strike the United States' mainland, the commander of the U.S. Navy's fleet responsible for the Pacific said Friday, vowing to work closely

SEJONG, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister and the Japanese ambassador to Seoul on Friday discussed ways to bolster bilateral cooperation in an effort to tide over the current economic downturn. "The economic relations between South

(ATTN: ADDS photo caption) MUAN, South Korea, June 17 (Yonhap) -- A light aircraft crashed in the southwestern part of the country on Friday, killing all three people who were on board, local firefighters said. The plane crashed in a field in Muan

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- Park Yu-chun, the scandal-ridden member of popular K-pop boy band JYJ, is facing another investigation as a third woman filed a complaint Friday, saying he sexually assaulted her in 2014, police said. The complainant, who

MUAN, South Korea, June 17 (Yonhap) -- A light aircraft crashed in the southwestern part of the country on Friday, killing all three people who were on board, local firefighters said. The plane crashed in a field in Muan, located some 385 kilometer

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ---------------- (News Focus) Constitutional revision emerges at center of political debate SEOUL -- The politically sensitive issue of constituti

(ATTN: UPDATES with Lotte Holdings' convening shareholder meeting in paras 10-13; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- The Lotte Group is suspected of giving business favors to a company controlled by its founder's third wife Seo Mi-kyung, who is

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) – Seoul and Tokyo must make more effort to build trust, said Japan’s outgoing envoy to South Korea on Friday, adding that the two countries can improve relations by seeking mutual interests. "Federica Mogherini, a high-ranki

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Friday that South Korean President Park Geun-hye should respond to its offer for dialogue, adding Pyongyang will seek other partners if Seoul continues to rejects its talks offer. According to the North's

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks snapped a six-day losing streak to close higher on Friday on eased worries over a British exit from the European Union following a lawmaker's death. However, the rebound

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SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- A Japanese expert on Seoul-Tokyo relations on Friday called for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to deliver an apology letter bearing his name to Korean victims of Japan's wartime sexual enslavement so that last year's lan

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's second-largest flag carrier, said Friday that the cumulative number of its passengers has surpassed 300 million since its foundation in 1988. The carrier said it reached the milestone o

(ATTN: ADDS disappearance of key Lotte executive in last 4 paras) SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- The Lotte Group is suspected of giving business favors to a company controlled by its founder's third wife Seo Mi-kyung, who is on the list of those being inv

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details) SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Friday hosted a conference on strengthening the competitiveness of the country's cultural and tourism industries and pledged to bolster them as part of

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Suh Chung-won, an eight-term lawmaker from the ruling Saenuri Party, said Friday that party members should accept the latest decision made by the interim leadership to reinstate the seven independent lawmakers who quit t

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks snapped a six-day losing streak to close higher on Friday on eased worries over a British exit from the European Union following a lawmaker's death. However, the rebound was still shaky amid lingering unce

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