Новости за 27.06.2016

(ATTN: ADDS vice minister's comments in paras 4-5, ADDS photos) By Chung Joo-won SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will toughen legal requirements for issuing the visa for foreigners engaging in entertainment and hotel services here, the governm

By Song Sang-ho BUSAN, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Busan Mayor Suh Byung-soo on Monday accepted the central government's decision to expand the existing airport in the southern port city, giving a boost to the ruling Saenuri Party's efforts to unify the party

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional info in paras 5-7) SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Saenuri Party on Monday appointed Rep. Park Myung-jae as the new secretary-general of its interim leadership as part of efforts to defuse factional tensions and st

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES figures throughout) By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares trimmed earlier losses to close almost flat Monday as investors expect major economies to inject liquidity into the markets to avoi

SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan are to hold their first trilateral missile defense exercise this week against North Korea's ever growing ballistic missile threats. The antimissile drill set for Tuesday in waters

By Yoo Jee-ho PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Organizers of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Monday officially settled into their new headquarters in the host city, a move designed to ensure more efficiency in preparations for the

SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Techwin, a South Korean defense manufacturer, said Monday that it has signed a parts supply deal worth 241 billion won (US$204 million) with Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country's sole aircraft manufactur

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with remarks from BOK governor in first 10 paras) SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- The head of South Korea's central bank on Monday said the bank is prepared to ensure ample market liquidity to minimize market uncertai

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SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Monday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange. SAMYANGHOLDINGS 149,000 UP 1,500 ShinhanGroup 37,200 UP 150 Yuhan 305,500 UP 2,000 SLCORP

SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's main newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, carried detailed accounts of Britain's vote to leave the European Union (EU), saying there is a possibility of a domino effect from Brexit and the disintegration of the EU system.

(ATTN: ADDS more details throughout) By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- The international community needs to consider extending aid to North Korea as a "quid pro quo" to get the communist country to improve its human rights, a Dutch professor

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By Chung Joo-won SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will toughen legal requirements for issuing the visa for foreigners engaging in entertainment and hotel services here, the government said Monday. There have been lingering reports that the h

SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean star singer-actor Jang Keun-suk will launch his annual Asia tour this weekend, his talent agency said on Monday. The 28-year-old hallyu star will kick off the "2016 Jang Keun-suk Asia Tour: It's Showtime" on

June 28 1950 -- The North Korean Army occupies Seoul just three days after it crosses the 38th parallel, the pre-Korean War boundary between North and South Korea. The North's hope for a quick surrender by South Korea's Rhee Syng-man government

The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday. ---------------- Park calls for watertight crisis management system over Brexit SEOUL -- President Park Geun-hye on Monday called on her governm

ULSAN, June 27 (Yonhap) -- A British institution on higher education has selected the South Korean city of Ulsan to play host to a summit of Asian universities in March next year, the city government said Monday. The Ulsan regional government in So

SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- The international community needs to consider extending aid to North Korea as a "quid pro quo" to get the communist country to improve its human rights, a Dutch professor specializing in Korean history said Monday. Remko

(ATTN: ADDS coach's comments, details throughout) By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Tottenham Hotspur attacker Son Heung-min has been tasked with leading South Korea's quest for a second straight Olympic football medal. On Monday, Son w

SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has mobilized residents and school children to pick wild greens for soldiers to make up for the country's food shortage, the U.S.-based Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported Monday. A North Korean source told the RFA