Новости за 14.07.2016

By Song Sang-ho ULAANBAATAR, July 14 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye arrived in Mongolia on Thursday, setting in motion her summit diplomacy aimed at firming up international cooperation to deal with North Korea's nuclear ambitions and a rising wa

SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Seoul prosecutors on Thursday raided the home and the office of a baseball club owner in an ongoing fraud investigation. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said it has secured computer hard drives and other do

By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, July 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan is worried that time may just be his biggest enemy as he gears up for the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics next month. Still, it doesn't mean he has lost any hope of conte

SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea cracked the top 50 in the latest FIFA rankings announced Thursday. South Korea moved up two spots to reach No. 48 in the July rankings, the first time the country moved inside the top 50 since July 2013, when

(ATTN: ADDS comments, photo) By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Reinstated for this year's Olympics, South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan returned home Thursday from his Australian training camp. Park recently won a legal battle to get a Ko

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 2, 5; ADDS more info in 11, 13-14, 16-19 paras) By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military on Thursday stressed that electromagnetic waves generated by radars used by the Patriot PAC-

SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- The upcoming deployment of an advanced antimissile system in the South will boost the joint defense capabilities of South Korea and the United States in response to North Korea's continued provocations, Seoul's foreign minist

By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Reinstated for this year's Olympics, South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan returned home Thursday from his Australian training camp. Park recently won a legal battle to get a Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) b

SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Thursday they have sent out summons to seven employees at Volkswagen's headquarters in Germany, including executive members, so that they can be questioned over their role in the emissions scandal. The Se

(ATTN: RECASTS lead to correct typo) By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Sitting in a circle, a group of 20 elementary school students is playing paddle drums and other rhythmic instruments, closely watching their teacher's hand gestures not t

(ATTN: CHANGES photo) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye left for Mongolia on Thursday to attend the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and hold bilateral talks with her Mongolian counterpart, her office Cheong Wa Dae said.

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye left for Mongolia on Thursday to attend the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and hold bilateral talks with her Mongolian counterpart, her office Cheong Wa Dae

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ------------------- S. Korea, Japan reaffirm commitment to sex slaves deal SEOUL -- South Korea and Japan have reaffirmed their commitment to imp

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Onrie Kompan is an American graphic novelist who majored in fiction writing at Columbia College in Chicago. After graduating in 2006, however, he got a job at a hedge fund, toiling long hours sitting at hi

SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- A Czech teacher of Korean in Prague said she began learning the language after watching Korean films in her home country as a teenager. "For me, Korean pronunciation sounds as beautiful as a song. This charm led me to lea

PAJU/YEONCHEON, South Korea, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Security tourism in South Korea's northwestern border areas has suffered a blow due to cooling inter-Korean relations amid a series of incessant North Korean provocations, including missile tests. The

By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have confirmed the site for deploying an advanced U.S. missile defense system, but disagreement still lingers over its capability to effectively deter North Korea's missile t

(ATTN: UPDATES with foreign ministry spokesman's remarks in paras 7-8; MOVES part of 6th para to bottom) SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ruling and opposition parties on Thursday agreed to hold a parliamentary session to ask policymakers abou

SEOUL, July 14 (Yonha) -- The South Korean film "The Tunnel" will get a screening at a non-competition section of this year's Locarno International Film Festival, according to the festival's official website on Thursday. The survival-drama movie, s

SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Thursday said they have indicted a former CFO of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) over his alleged involvement in the financially troubled company's accounting fraud. The Seoul Central Di

SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Thursday it has been helping its nationals evacuate from South Sudan following deadly clashes in the African country. Foreign ministry spokesman Cho June-hyuck told a regular press briefing that some 30 S

SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Financially troubled Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. has become a member of the world's largest shipping alliance, 2M, meeting all prerequisites set by its creditors to avert court receivership, the shipper's main creditor said T

SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military on Thursday stressed that electromagnetic waves generated by radars used by the Patriot PAC-2 and other missile systems pose no health risks, as authorities move to calm worries following the decision t

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares extended a winning streak into a fourth day on Thursday, paring early losses, as foreigners stuck to a buying mode. The South Korean won rose sharply against the U.S

(ATTN: ADDS details in para 3-4) SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ruling and opposition parties on Thursday agreed to hold a parliamentary session to ask policymakers about the planned deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system in t