Новости за 19.06.2016

(ATTN: UPDATES with Kim's decision to resume work in paras 6-7) SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The two leaders of the ruling Saenuri Party on Sunday took a fence-mending step to address their conflict over the issue of accepting independent lawmakers and

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea claimed on Sunday that it has withdrawn its forces from Uganda as its contract with the African country expired, retorting that it was not because of the U.S.'s pressure on Uganda to terminate its relations with t

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The two leaders of the ruling Saenuri Party on Sunday took a fence-mending step to address their conflict over the issue of accepting independent lawmakers and shore up the party plagued by a persistent factional rift. Du

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Prosecution investors believe they have found evidence of additional accounting fraud at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., informed sources said Sunday, that, if confirmed, will point to more pervasive and prolong

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) will recruit volunteer workers in seven areas, including media support and transportation, starting next month, its officials said

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Nearly three out of every four South Korean exporters believe their overseas sales have been boosted by the growing popularity of the country's pop culture in other countries, a survey showed Sunday. In a recent poll cond

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and other Asian countries have agreed to launch a joint crackdown on cybercrimes, Seoul's police agency said Sunday, amid growing concerns over transnational cybersecurity challenges. The Korean National Polic

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 7-11) SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The Islamic State jihadist group has designated U.S. Air Force installations here and South Korean citizens as targets for attacks, Seoul's state spy agency said Sunday. In a press

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, Japan and China will work together for the development of small drones and their markets, a local industry group said Sunday. A three-way agreement to this end was signed earlier Sunday on the sidelines of th

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Deposits at South Korea's major commercial banks grew at a fast clip last week despite significant cuts in interest rates paid by local banks following a rate cut by the central bank, market data showed Sunday. Outstandin

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The Islamic State jihadist group has designated U.S. Air Force installations here and South Korean citizens as targets for attacks, Seoul's state spy agency said Sunday. In a press release, the National Intelligence Servi

BUSAN, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Strained ties between North Korea and China would not undergo a turnaround even if Beijing sends a high-ranking official to Pyongyang at a key anniversary next month, an expert at Seoul's think tank said Sunday. North Kor

YEONPYEONG, Incheon, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok on Sunday pledged to push for an inter-Korean fish sale system under which South Korean fishermen pay for fish from their North Korean counterparts, and sell them here and elsewhere.

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top automotive group Hyundai Motor Group is beginning to offer Apple's CarPlay system in its vehicles sold here, market observers said Sunday. Hyundai Motor Co., the bigger of the two automakers that make up

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will open an embassy in Madagascar early next month, government sources said Sunday, amid its stepped-up efforts to strengthen diplomacy with the resource-rich continent. The two countries established diplomat

LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's agricultural and fisheries exports to the United States are on a steep increase, data showed Saturday, an apparent indication of the benefits from the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the two c

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- More than eight in 10 South Korean lawmakers support a constitutional revision, a survey showed Sunday, reflecting the growing recognition of the need for a change in the decades-old basic law. The survey, conducted by Yo

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The net short-term foreign liabilities of major South Korean lenders have surpassed 40 trillion won (US$34.09 billion), market sources noted Sunday, a potential threat to the banks' foreign currency soundness, especially foll

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered his public security staff to hunt down and punish those who leak the reclusive state's internal information to South Korea, multiple sources said Sunday. In a directive sent to

By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, June 18 (Yonhap) -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump could bring a number of "interesting" things to the U.S. presidency, including how the real estate tycoon would deal with North Korea, an American profess

SEOUL, June 19 (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 (

SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- Oxy Reckitt Benckiser on Saturday offered a compensation deal with the likeliest victims of its toxic humidifier disinfectant, although the victims have denounced the company as failing to consider their varying situations.

ISTANBUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- Two South Koreans have graduated at the top of their classes at the prestigious Bilkent University in Turkey. Kwon Tae-young and his little sister Min-ah were awarded Bachelor's degrees in interior architecture and env