Новости за 18.07.2016

(ATTN: UPDATES with U.S. military comment in 11th para, U.S. lawmakers' welcoming comment on THAAD in 15th para) By Choi Kyong-ae and Defense Ministry Joint Press Corps SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- The United States disclosed its advanced anti-balli

SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's official development assistance provider, KOICA, has signed deals with its U.S. counterpart and Microsoft founder Bill Gates' foundation to help Korean social ventures make inroads into the global market, the st

SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is accelerating the development of its county of Samjiyon, where Korea's highest mountain is located, under the direction of its leader Kim Jong-un, a report by the communist country's main newspaper said Monday.

SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea extended its travel ban imposed on six countries, including Iraq and Syria, along with some parts of the Philippines in consideration of the still high threat from political instability and terrorism, the foreign

By Choi Kyong-ae and Defense Ministry Joint Press Corps SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- The United States revealed its advanced anti-ballistic missile battery in Guam to South Korean media on Monday to help allay fears about the health risks linked to the

CHANGWON, South Korea, July 18 (Yonhap) -- The ongoing extreme slump in the country's shipbuilding industry casts dark clouds over the future of students specializing in marine architecture and ocean engineering, particularly in schools in the country'

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 12-16) By Song Sang-ho ULAANBAATAR, July 18 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Monday put forward her vision of bilateral economic cooperation between South Korea and Mongolia, stressing the two countries should cap

SEJONG, July 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister and the Canadian ambassador to Seoul on Monday discussed ways to enhance bilateral and international cooperation to cope with the current economic and financial uncertainties sparked by the Bri

(ATTN: ADDS more details throughout) By Kim Han-joo JEJU, July 18 (Yonhap) -- Hancom Inc., a South Korean software maker, has said it is targeting annual sales of 100 billion won (US$88.1 million) in 2016 by reforming itself and moving more aggressiv

SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- The manager of the defending South Korean baseball champions received a contract extension on Monday. The Doosan Bears in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said they and Kim Tae-hyung have agreed in principle to a thr

SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- Eight journalists from seven media companies around the world visited Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire service, on Monday as part of a government-sponsored journalism program. The journalists are from Russia

SEJONG, July 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will cut electric car charging fees by half later this year as part of its efforts to promote the sector as a new growth engine, the trade ministry here said Monday. Electric vehicle owners will pay 60,000 wo

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- A 30-year-old doctor who never thought she was cut out for the job is one day drawn into one of her father's webtoons and meets its hero -- the handsome, rich, and altogether perfect Kang Chul. That's the

By Chung Joo-won, Lee Eun-jung BALI, Indonesia, July 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean performing artists HyunA and MC Mong whipped a pop festival in Bali into a frenzy, with the Indonesian island becoming a giant melting pot of some 8,000 international spe

By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- Earlier this month, Shin Jong-hun carried South Korean boxing on his shoulder. At an Olympic qualification tournament in Vargas, Venezuela, Shin was the only South Korean boxer who had a chance to grab a

SEJONG, July 18 (Yonhap) -- Sales at South Korea's duty-free stores jumped 26.1 percent in the first half of this year from a year ago, helped by a rising influx of Chinese travelers, the customs agency said Monday. The combined revenue of 50 duty

SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean report on the realities of torture carried out in North Korea is drawing renewed attention to deep-rooted human rights abuses continuing in the reclusive country. In a seminar held in Seoul, the state-run K

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday. ------------------- (LEAD) Seoul says Pyongyang is ready for nuke test any time SEOUL -- South Korea's Ministry of Unification said Monday that Nor

(ATTN: CHANGES photo) By Song Sang-ho ULAANBAATAR, July 18 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Monday put forward her vision of bilateral economic cooperation between South Korea and Mongolia, stressing the two countries should capitalize on their

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; CHANGES photo) By Song Sang-ho ULAANBAATAR, July 18 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye arrived in Seoul on Monday after wrapping up her five-day trip to Mongolia that focused on strengthening international cooperation

SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top financial regulator will tighten internal rules on stock trades by its officials, an informed source said Monday, a day after a top prosecutor was arrested on charges of taking bribes in stocks. The Fina

SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top prosecutor said Monday he will roll out tougher compliance policies for state attorneys in order to overhaul personnel oversight after a senior prosecutor was arrested for taking bribes from a leading online

SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Heavy Industries Co., South Korea's top power equipment maker, said Monday that it swung to the black in the second quarter from a year earlier, aided by increased gains from equity ties with affiliates and tough restr

(ATTN: DELETES redundant word in lead para) SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Ministry of Unification said Monday that North Korea could conduct its fifth nuclear test whenever it wants, amid growing speculations that the reclusive country may

(ATTN: ADDS photos) SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- The organizers of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Monday launched a nationwide tour for the event mascots in hopes they will help further drive up interest in the country's first Winter Games.