Новости за 02.07.2016

SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government has expanded its incentive program for home appliances with high energy efficiency to all major stores, the commerce ministry said Saturday. The program offers cash backs of up 10 percent on fiv

SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea lashed out at the United States Saturday for releasing what it claims is a fabricated report on human trafficking as it vowed to bolster up its nuclear deterrent for self-defense. "The U.S. is the veritable tun

(ATTN: UPDATES with similar move by Export-Import Bank of Korea) SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean policy lender Korea Development Bank said Saturday four of its former and current senior officials have decided to return their performance-based b

SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean policy lender Korea Development Bank said Saturday four of its former and current senior officials have decided to return their performance-based bonuses from last year. The move came amid mounting criticism t

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout) SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's spy agency told the National Assembly's intelligence committee that it arrested a man on espionage charges in May for sending information on domestic affairs to Pyongyang, politic

(ATTN: CHANGES dateline, headline, lead) SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry said Saturday it has found no South Koreans in the on-going hostage standoff in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, but it will continue to keep a wat

SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's spy agency told the National Assembly's intelligence committee that it arrested a man on espionage charges in May for sending information on domestic affairs to Pyongyang, political sources said Saturday. The

SEJONG, July 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Chile have set up a joint task force to boost cooperation in water resources, a move Seoul officials say could help South Korean companies make inroads into Chile. The two sides signed a memorandum of unde

SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- The head of Lotte Foundation and daughter of the Lotte Group founder returned home early Saturday after 16 hours of questioning by prosecutors over an alleged bribery scandal. Shin Young-ja appeared before the Seoul Centra

NEW DELHI , July 2 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Embassy in Bangladesh said Saturday it has found no South Koreans in the on-going hostage standoff in Dhaka, the capital city, but it will continue to keep a watchful eye on the situation. A group of

SAO PAULO, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top automaker, stayed at No. 4 in Brazil's auto market in the first half of this year, according to Brazil's main internet portal. Hyundai sold a cumulative 95,965 units in Brazil durin

SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares are likely to trade in the positive terrain next week as shock over Britain's decision last week to exit the European Union has eased, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price I

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- Park Byung-ho, the slumping South Korean slugger for the Minnesota Twins, has been demoted to the minors. The Twins said Friday (local time) they assigned Park to Triple-A Rochester to make room on the 25-ma

SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korean coal is being traded on Chinese online malls, the U.S.-based Voice of America (VOA) reported Saturday, implying a possible violation of the United Nation's sanctions slapped on the communist country. According

SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday expressed discontent against the United Nation's latest sanctions on its regime, apparently as the move has started to weigh down on its economy. In its English-language report, Pyongyang's Korean C

SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain (

Hands off the press The Blue House is under fire for attempting interfere or even censor television news coverage of the Sewol ferry sinking that killed hundreds of people in 2014. Kim Si-gon, former newsroom chief of the state-controlled Kor

Sewol committee No more taxes should be wasted on dysfunctional probe Public indignation is growing over the special committee tasked with investigating the 2014 Sewol ferry sinking for its incompetence and waste. The Special Investigation C

Abolishing privileges Political parties should pursue bold reforms One positive aspect of the multiparty system created by the April general election is that political parties are under stronger pressure than before to project a pro-reform image

SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on July 2. Korean-language dailies -- Cheong Wa Dae says control of KBS routine duty (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Chun Jae-yong, Lee Chang-seok's daily labor

WASHINGTON, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate, Kia Motors Corp., saw their combined sales in the United States grow 7 percent in June, thanks to a 16 percent jump in Kia's sales, industry data showed Friday. The two Sou

By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Former U.S. presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio said Friday that he "wholeheartedly" rejects claims that the free trade agreement with South Korea brought no benefits to the U.S. Rubio (R-FL) ma

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Four South Korean civilians were indicted in May last year on charges of providing military intelligence to North Korea, the military said on Friday. Four other suspected spies are currently under investigation for alleged

SEJONG, July 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister on Friday discussed with the British ambassador to Seoul ways to deal with fallout from the recent British vote to leave the European Union, or Brexit, the ministry here said. "South Korea r