Новости за 28.07.2016

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- The government announced Thursday it will form a task force on handling corruption in sports in light of a widening match-fixing scandal in professional baseball. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said its senio

By Choi Soo-hyang SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- The controversial anti-graft law received a "green light" for full implementation after the Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that its various clauses do not conflict with the country's highest legal prin

(ATTN: CHANGES photo) SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Marine Corps said Thursday it conducted a live-fire drill near the tense maritime border with North Korea to cope with possible military provocations. The exercise was carried out by

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Women in South Korean dramas have increasingly been portrayed as tough characters who can do a lot of things on their own, a trend critics say reflects the pent up anger of women toward abusive men. Female viewers are rel

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean civic group said Thursday it will open a three-day training camp next week to promote global awareness for the country's easternmost islets of Dokdo in the East Sea. Some 60 young people, mostly students, w

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Marine Corps said Thursday it conducted a live-fire drill near the tense maritime border with North Korea to cope with possible military provocations. The exercise was carried out by the Northwest Island De

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout, photo) SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye has nominated Lee Cheol-seong as the new head of the country's police agency, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday. Lee, who is currently the

(ATTN: UPDATES with mire details in para 3; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Navy launched a new fast patrol boat to help counter North Korea's hovercraft force along its maritime demarcation line, the military said Thursday.

(ATTN: UPDATES with foreign ministry spokesman comments in para 7-8, 10) VALLETTA/SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Three North Koreans who worked in the European Union country of Malta but were forced out defected to South Korea last summer, sources familia

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's business community said Thursday it respects the decision by the country's top court to uphold the controversial anti-graft law, but it called for measures to minimize the law's side effects. The move came s

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry declined to verify the reported defection of a North Korean national in Hong Kong on Thursday, citing possible diplomatic backlash and safety matters. The stance comes as several Hong Kong m

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has returned to the United States laundered money which an American had concealed in the country in accordance with their treaty on legal assistance in criminal matters, the justice ministry here said Thursday.

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye has nominated Lee Cheol-seong as the new head of the country's police agency, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday. Lee, who is currently the deputy commissioner general of the Nati

(ATTN: ADDS conference call in last 3 paras) SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc. posted its biggest quarterly operating profit in two years for the second quarter of this year, backed by strong sales of its home appliances and televisions.

SEJONG, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to sell 6.75 trillion won (US$6 billion) worth of state bonds next month, the finance ministry said Thursday. The government will issue 1.65 trillion won worth of bonds with a maturity of three years an

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ----------------- (3rd LD) Court upholds controversial anti-graft law as constitutional SEOUL -- The Constitutional Court upheld a controversial a

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last para; CHANGES photo) By Choi Soo-hyang, Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court upheld a controversial anti-graft law, which subjects journalists and private school teachers along with public

(ATTN: ADDS details, closing stock price in last 5 paras) SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. reported its biggest quarterly operating profit in more than two years Thursday, boosted by robust sales of its latest premium smartphone and

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 2 paras) SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean police said Thursday that North Korea was behind the latest hacking of a leading online shopping mall, which led to the leak of personal information of some 10 million custom

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Thursday that South Korea needs to bolster its anti-terrorism measures to better protect its people at home and abroad. "The outbreak of terrorist attacks against civilians is increasing

(ATTN: ADDS unification ministry official's comment in para 5-6) VALLETTA/SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Three North Koreans who worked in the European Union country of Malta but were forced out defected to South Korea last summer, sources familiar with t

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout) By Choi Soo-hyang, Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court upheld a controversial anti-graft law, which subjects journalists and private school teachers along with public offic

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Samsung SDI Co., a maker of electric-car batteries, said Thursday it swung to a net profit for the second quarter, due to one-off equity gains after selling off its chemical businesses. Samsung SDI reported a net profit

BUSAN, July 28 (Yonhap) -- A traditional Korean dance course will open for foreigners for a 12-week run in September as the number of foreign residents interested in traditional Korean culture has been increasingly on the rise, the program's operator h

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- The Korean Augmentation Troops to the U.S. Army, or KATUSA, will celebrate the 66th anniversary of its foundation next month, the KATUSA Veterans Association said Thursday. Some 400 U.S. military officials in Seoul, KATU