Новости за 22.07.2016

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministers of South Korea and Madagascar agreed on Friday to tighten their cooperation in implementing the tough resolution the United Nations adopted to punish North Korea for its defiant nuclear and long-range mi

(ATTN: ADDS photo) SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's vice defense minister is planning to hold talks with the residents of Seongju who are opposed to the deployment of an advanced U.S. anti-ballistic missile system in their county, official so

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan will resume their long-suspended program to exchange young diplomats in a bid to build up friendlier relations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here said Friday. The exchange program between the neig

(ATTN: UPDATES with rally near Hyundai Motor headquarters) SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. again stood to lose billions of won in sales and output as its unionized workers continued their partial strike for a f

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's vice defense minister is planning to hold talks with the residents of Seongju who are opposed to the deployment of an advanced U.S. anti-ballistic missile system in their county, official sources said Friday.

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il enjoyed the luxury lifestyle of parties and gourmet food on a yacht which he had kept secret from the outside, a U.S.-based media report said Friday, citing an Italian chef who worked in

TOKYO, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The director of a Korean film depicting the lives of women sexually enslaved by Japanese troops during World War II hoped his film will provide viewers with a chance to think about the painful issue. "I didn't make the fi

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- For little Kim Tae-soon, the blue sky that she got a peek of through a door slightly ajar at her childhood house hanok couldn't be more beautiful. The scenery, still vivid in her memory, comes back alive in h

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Britain agreed Friday to bolster financial cooperation, especially on fintech, during ministerial talks in London, a Seoul government office said. Yim Jong-yong, chairman of the Financial Services Commissi

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military on Friday said faulty parts caused the crash of the UH-1H helicopter that claimed three lives early this year. An investigation found that the failure of the chopper's hydraulic servo valve was the

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout) SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- A jet belonging to North Korea's flag carrier Air Koryo made an emergency landing in the Chinese city of Shenyang on Friday due to fire, but all the passengers and crew were

(ATTN: UPDATES with possibility concert may be last in Seoul in last para) SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- World-famous tenor Placido Domingo will hold a concert in Seoul in October, organizers said Friday. Domingo, 75, will perform at Jamsil Stadium i

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors summoned the founder of South Korea's leading online game maker Nexon Co. for the second time on Friday over his alleged involvement in a senior prosecutor's suspicious stock transactions. An independent ad ho

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States on Friday held a meeting of their top air force commanders to discuss the allies' combined air power operations, according to the Air Force. Some 100 senior commanders from the two allies

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ------------------- (LEAD) Park reiterates commitment to supporting midsize enterprises SEOUL -- President Park Geun-hye on Friday reiterated her co

(ATTN: CHANGES photo, headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with Park's remarks) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Friday reiterated her commitment to supporting midsize enterprises, saying her government will spare "

(ATTN: UPDATES with finance minister's comments in paras 5-6; CHANGES photo) By Kim Boram SEJONG, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday outlined an 11 trillion won (US$9.64 billion) extra budget plan designed to prop up its economy facing sluggis

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday condemned Pyongyang's recent attack on President Park Geun-hye's anti-North Korean remarks made during the recent Asia-Europe summit in Mongolia. In the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) held in Ulaanb

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Hana Financial Group Inc., a top South Korean banking group, said Friday its net profit soared 5.5 percent on-year to 790 billion won (US$700 million) in the first half of this year, beating market forecasts. The group's

(ATTN: ADDS comments, details throughout) SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean city Ansan will launch a new pro football club, expanding the number of teams in the country's pro football league to 24, officials said Friday. In addition, an existi

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Chinese fans bought up tickets for a special concert by South Korean idol group BigBang in less than 10 minutes, ready to surge to the peninsular country next month, the band's agency said on Friday. The tickets for "BigB

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Friday they have accepted a request from the chairman of the food and entertainment conglomerate CJ Group to suspend the execution of his 30-month jail term for hospital treatment. The Seoul Central Distr

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Friday urged the government to beef up efforts in promoting the importance of the extra budget that will be sent to parliament for passage next month, adding it will play a key role in revitali

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy group SHINee will hold its fifth exclusive concert in September, the idol group's agency said on Friday. The five-member act will hold a two-day concert "SHINee Concert-SHINee World V" on Sept. 3 and 4 a

(ATTN: ADDS photo) SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The organizers of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Friday named 12 South Korean television announcers as their new honorary ambassadors. The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic a