Новости за 17.07.2016

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday that it is keeping close tabs on public opinion in regards to the deployment of an advanced anti-ballistic shield in the country. Residents of Seongju, 296 kilom

(ATTN: CHANGES photo; UPDATES with Park's remarks in paras 3-7) By Song Sang-ho ULAANBAATAR, July 17 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Sunday met with South Korean residents in Mongolia to offer them encouragement and ask them to continue their

(ATTN: UPDATES with deployment resistance committee's apology in last 2 paras; RECASTS 2nd para) SEONGJU, South Korea, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Police stepped up their investigation Sunday into a recent protest involving Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and lo

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- China and Russia demonstrated their unwavering opposition to North Korea's nuclear armament by jointly adopting a strong statement against Pyongyang at a recent global summit, a South Korean diplomat said Sunday. The fore

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's dominant automobile maker, will step up efforts to expand infrastructure for electric vehicle (EVs) use by local drivers, as it aims to sell at least 4,800 Ioniq Electric units in the country

SEONGJU, South Korea, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Police stepped up their investigation Sunday into a recent protest involving Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and local residents over the deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system in this southern coun

(ATTN: ADDS with more details in last 3 paras) SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean travelers who were stranded at an airport in Istanbul following an attempted coup in Turkey arrived safely in the country Sunday. Incheon International Airport

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Sunday replaced an injured defender on their Olympic football squad. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said center back Song Ju-hun was dropped from South Korea's 18-man roster for the Rio de Janeiro Su

INCHEON, July 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan on Sunday said he aims to return from the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics with a medal. Speaking to reporters at Incheon International Airport earlier in the day, the 27-year-old former

By Song Sang-ho ULAANBAATAR, July 17 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Sunday met with South Korean residents in Mongolia to offer them encouragement and ask them to continue their efforts to strengthen relations between the two nations. Park

(ATTN: UPDATES with planned prosecutors' meeting in last 2 paras; ADDS photo; MINOR edits in paras 6-8) SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- A senior prosecutor was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of taking bribes from the country's leading online game maker

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- To raise two children in South Korea, it costs an average of 1.28 million won (US$1,128) a month, the results of a survey showed Sunday. Education is the biggest financial burden, although the level of related expenditure

BALI, Indonesia, July 17 (Yonhap) -- HyunA, a former member of South Korean girl group 4minute, made her return this weekend as a solo artist eager to display her talents before an international crowd. The 24-year-old, whose five-member team disban

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and U.S. intelligence sources on Sunday said they have detected increased activity at the North Korean nuclear test site in Punggye-ri and have beefed up surveillance. The allies said there has been an increa

(ATTN: ADDS photo; UPDATES with more details in paras 19-22) By Song Sang-ho ULAANBAATAR, July 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Mongolia on Sunday agreed to seek a bilateral free trade pact, Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said, a move to bui

By Song Sang-ho ULAANBAATAR, July 17 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye's autobiography has hit book stands in Mongolia again with renewed public interest, local media reported over the weekend, as she began her first official visit to Ulaanbaatar on

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- The volatility in the won-dollar exchange rate continued to remain high in the second quarter, but the average gap between daily highs and lows narrowed from three months earlier, central bank data showed Sunday. The aver

By Song Sang-ho ULAANBAATAR, July 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Mongolia on Sunday agreed to seek a bilateral free trade pact, Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said, a move to build an institutional framework to bolster mutual trade and inve

(ATTN: UPDATES with Hyundai's delivery of semi-sub rig in last 3 paras: ADDS photo) SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a financially troubled South Korean shipyard, has virtually secured a US$2.5 billion deal to build a floating

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea has emerged as the top brand in Brazil's PC market, according to local media. Based on its annual brand survey, the Brazilian newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo reported that Samsung ran

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean media praised the country's leader Kim Jong-un on Sunday as they marked the fourth anniversary of his appointment as marshal. On July 17, 2012, Kim, who was then in his late 20s, was awarded the rank of marsh

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- The United States will reveal its advanced anti-ballistic missile battery in Guam to South Korean media as part of an effort to alleviate fears about the health risks associated with the system's powerful X-band radar, the mi

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans' direct trading of foreign stocks fell considerably in the first half of the year due to a sharp drop in investment in the Chinese market, data showed Sunday. The total transaction volume of foreign shares b

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean travelers who were stranded at an airport in Istanbul following an attempted coup in Turkey arrived safety in the country Sunday. Incheon International Airport authorities said 110 people who were held up in

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- A senior prosecutor was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of taking bribes from the country's leading online game maker and using them for stock investments. Jin Kyung-joon, 49, is accused of amassing massive amounts of