Новости за 19.07.2016

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- The government's disciplinary body on Tuesday recommended the toughest penalty on public servants for an ex-education ministry official over controversial comments. The Central Disciplinary Committee of the Ministry of Pe

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Authorities are seeking to freeze the assets of a senior prosecutor arrested on charges of taking bribes from a major online game maker. An ad hoc team investigating the case on Tuesday filed for a court order to freeze s

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Goalkeeper Kim Byung-ji, the oldest player ever in South Korean professional football, will finally hang up his boots. Kim, 46, announced his retirement via Facebook on Tuesday, saying he wants to put his 35-year playing

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Cho Seong-jin, the first South Korean winner of the International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition, will perform two solo recitals at home next year, officials said Tuesday. Cho is scheduled to perform at Lotte Concert H

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's recent firing of an intermediate-range ballistic missile at a high angle appears to be intended to push South Korea to accept the deployment of an advanced U.S. anti-missile system here and cause a rift in Seoul

(ATTN: UPDATES with more comments in last 5 paras) SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry strongly denounced North Korea's defiant ballistic missile launches on Tuesday, vowing to take the necessary diplomatic actions to tighten the

(ATTN: RECASTS 3rd para to update the story) SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Tuesday denounced allegations of murky connections between a senior presidential secretary, a prosecutor and two businessmen who have been

(ATTN: CHANGES details in para 9) SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Woori Bank, South Korea's second largest bank by assets, said Tuesday its second-quarter net profit soared 35.8 percent on-year to 307 billion won (US$300 million) thanks to a decrease in lo

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- The United Nations has officially called on North Korea to release information on the fate of 14 people held captive in the reclusive country, including a South Korean plane crew kidnapped 47 years ago, a U.S.-based media out

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Woori Bank, South Korea's second largest bank by assets, said Tuesday its second-quarter net profit soared 35.8 percent on-year to 307 billion won (US$300 million) thanks to a decrease in loan-loss provisions. It means th

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday. ------------------- S. Korea lambasts N. Korea's missile launches SEOUL -- South Korea's foreign ministry strongly denounced North Korea's defiant

(ATTN: REWRITES headline and lead, RECASTS throughout, ADDS defense minister's comments in paras 10-12, global condemnation of missile launches in paras 13-15. ADDS more background in last para) By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- North Kore

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean film depicting the tragic lives of women forced into sexual slavery for Japanese troops during World War II will get rotational screening in major Japanese cities starting this week, the film's director said Tu

By Joo Kyung-don PAJU, South Korea, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean men's football team head coach Uli Stielike said Tuesday he is worried about Chinese fans outnumbering home supporters when his side hosts the neighbors in the FIFA World Cup qualifie

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea ranked fourth after Australia, Japan and Hong Kong among preferred Chinese tourist destinations, an online hotel reservation site said Tuesday. The survey of 3,000 Chinese tourists and officials at about 5,80

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry strongly denounced North Korea's defiant ballistic missile launches on Tuesday, vowing to take the necessary diplomatic actions to tighten the screws on the communist country. Earlier in the

(ATTN: RECASTS 3rd para; ADDS more info in paras 14-15) SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Tuesday denounced allegations of murky connections between a senior presidential secretary, a prosecutor and two businessmen wh

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Teenage North Koreans who defected to the South are experiencing barracks life first hand with the country's special forces in a program aimed at boosting their confidence so they can better adjust to life here, the Army said

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Tuesday they have indicted a lawyer for opening a realty agency without a license. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said Kong Sung-bae is indicted on charges of violating the Licensed Real

(ATTN: ADDS comments at bottom, photos) SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea set out on its quest for a top-10 finish at next month's Rio de Janeiro Olympics with a team launching ceremony on Tuesday. Some 300 athletes and officials were on hand a

(ATTN: bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks fell 0.21 percent Tuesday, snapping a rise for six straight sessions, as investors attempted to cash in on recent gains. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar. The

Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (BP) 1-year TB 1.263 1.266 -0.3 3-year TB 1.227 1.229 -0.2 10-year TB 1.426 1.4

(ATTN: UPDATES with final result; ADDS photo) SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Choi Ji-man of the Los Angeles Angels has finally gone deep in the majors. Choi hit his first career big league home run off the Texas Rangers starter A.J. Griffin at Angel S

(ATTN: CHANGES photo; UPDATES headline, lead; CLARIFIES details in para 3) SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers at Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top automaker, walked off the job for four hours on Tuesday demanding a pay raise and better wo

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks fell 0.21 percent Tuesday, snapping a rise for six straight sessions, as investors attempted to cash in on recent gains. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock