Новости за 10.07.2016

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Sunday welcomed the appointment of Tomas Ojea Quintana as the U.N.'s new envoy on North Korean human rights, saying it will closely cooperate with him. The United Nations Human Rights Council appointed the

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) – The trade ministers of South Korea and China agreed to step up efforts to maximize the effect of the countries' bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), South Korea's government said Sunday. The agreement to intensify the imp

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's weather agency on Sunday issued a heat wave warning throughout much of the nation, with the temperature of some cities in the central region going above 35 C in the afternoon. The Korea Meteorological Admini

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- More than half of single South Korean women see marriage as an option, rather than a necessity, a poll showed Sunday. According to the poll on 1,287 single women and 1,096 single men aged between 20 and 44 conducted by th

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- Another Korean woman who was forced into sexual servitude by Japan's World War II soldiers died Sunday, a local advocacy group for former "comfort women" said, reducing the number of surviving Korean victims of sexual slavery

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has confirmed its seventh Zika virus infection in a man who returned from Guatemala, Seoul health authorities said Sunday. The latest Zika patient was discovered nine days after the sixth case was confirmed he

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- The advanced U.S. missile defense system in South Korea will be capable of intercepting North Korea's submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), Seoul's defense chief said Sunday. South Korean Defense Minister Han Mi

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES 7th para with agency's statement) SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae has captured two medals at an International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) competition in Russia, her final

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of automobiles plunged more than 13 percent in the first six months of the year on the back of falling demand from new emerging markets, government data showed Sunday. South Korean carmakers shipped

ULAANBAATAR, July 10 (Yonhap) -- Former Mongolian President Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat has said North Korea's simultaneous pursuit of nuclear weapons and economic development is an "impossible" task, adding that Pyongyang should first give up its nuclear p

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- The cumulative number of passengers of South Korea's low-cost carriers (LCCs) has topped 100 million since they began service here 11 years ago, data showed Sunday. The number of people using domestic and international fl

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has seen its deficit from tourism inch up in the first five months of the year, central bank data showed Sunday, despite the government's continued efforts to boost the tourism industry. The tourism deficit r

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae has captured two medals at an International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) competition in Russia as she gears up for the Rio de Janeiro Summer Games. Son won the silver medal in

By Choi Soo-hyang SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Sunday said they have indicted the suspect of the stabbing death of a 22-year-old woman near the country's busiest subway station in Seoul, which prompted nationwide protests and debates over

SEOUL, July 10 (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, July 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's government said Sunday all foreigners applying for general naturalization in the country will be required to have permanent residency first. The Ministry of Justice said it will make a preannouncement of the

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- The United Nations Command (UNC) has revised its armistice rules to allow South Korean and United States forces to carry machine guns, recoilless rifles and mortars into the military buffer with North Korea, a copy of the gui

SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea lashed out at South Korea Saturday for its plan to increase the number of loudspeakers near the tense border with North Korea. North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency said Seoul's plan is a provocatio

(ATTN: UPDATES with comments by Chinese foreign minister; ADDS context) SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's ballistic missile launch from a submarine ended in failure, South Korea's military said, a provocative move that drew condemnation from Sou

(ATTN: UPDATES with U.S. Strategic Command statement, UPGRADES attribution) SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's ballistic missile launch from a submarine ended in failure, South Korea's military said, a provocative move that drew condemnation from

SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Saturday that it has pledged to provide US$135 million to Afghanistan in the coming years to help the war-torn country build up the capacity of its security forces. South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister