Новости за 01.08.2016

(ATTN: ADDS more details throughout; CORRECTS minor details) SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and a visiting U.S. House lawmaker reaffirmed Monday that the alliance between Seoul and Washington will remain firm, Seoul's foreign

GIMCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- A Uzbekistan man escaped from a prosecution office in South Korea's southern city of Gimcheon on Monday where he was being questioned for alleged assaults. The 30-year-old suspect, whose identity has been w

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and a visiting U.S. congressman reaffirmed Monday that the alliance between Seoul and Washington will remain firm, Seoul's foreign ministry said. "The S. Korea-U.S. alliance remains firm more

(ATTN: minor edits in 2nd para) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye touted an eco-friendly energy town in Hongcheon County, Gangwon Province, as a shining example of "creative thinking and participation" by residents, he

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 11-15) SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- A group of presumably North Korean hackers have attempted to break into the emails of some 90 South Korean diplomats, security officials and journalists, and dozens of password

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government will be funding the operational costs of the welfare foundation for "comfort women," or the sexually enslaved victims of colonial Japan during World War II, government officials said on Monday.

HANOI, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- Seventeen South Koreans are currently being probed by the Philippines' immigration office on suspicions of running an illegal online gambling site in the southeast Asian country, Seoul's diplomatic mission there said Monday.

By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye touted an eco-friendly energy town in Hongcheon County, Gangwon Province, as a shining example of "creative thinking and participation" by residents, her office Cheong Wa Dae said Monda

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday. ----------------- (2nd LD) stocks-summary SEOUL (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed higher Monday as foreigners scooped up market heavyweights af

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- Nearly one-third of inmates in North Korea's political prison camps are serving time as part of a collective punishment system, a private organization monitoring Pyongyang's human rights said Monday. The so-called guilt-by

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- Globally followed South Korean actor Lee Min-ho and his actress girlfriend Suzy denied breakup rumors, their agencies said on Monday. After Lee's agency MYM Entertainment and Suzy's JYP Entertainment directly asked the st

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's CJ Group vowed Monday to boost global sales of its two entertainment units by capitalizing on the growing popularity of the Korean Wave. Entertainment giant CJ E&M and South Korea's largest cinema chain

By Chung Joo-won, Lee Eun-jung SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- New K-pop artists and albums will continue to pop up during the Rio Olympic season, as the time difference and weaker-than-usual popularity of the global event will not distract the local audienc

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Monday began a rehabilitation process for STX Heavy Industries Co., South Korea's key manufacturer of vessel engines and plants, after the financially strapped company applied for protection late last month.

(ATTN: CLARIFIES second para) SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed higher Monday as foreigners scooped up market heavyweights after lackluster U.S. economic data abated expectations for an interest rate hike in the coming months. The K

(ATTN: ADDS details in second para; ADDS bond yield at bottom) SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed higher Monday as foreigners scooped up market heavyweights after lackluster U.S. economic data abated expectations for an interest rate

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's culture minister on Monday saw a domestic film depicting the lesser-known heroes behind the famous Incheon landing during the 1950-53 Korean War, together with some 60 war veterans. "Operation Chromite" tells

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- Sales of South Korea-based carmakers dropped from a year earlier last month, due mostly to sharp declines in sales of the country's two largest automakers, data from the companies showed Monday. Combined global sales of th

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed higher Monday as foreigners scooped up market heavyweights after lackluster U.S. economic data abated expectations for an interest rate hike in the coming months. The Korean won rose to the highest l

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SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- A new TV series loosely based on the classic fairy tale "Cinderella" will be shown simultaneously in 63 countries, its PR agency said Monday. "Cinderella and Four Knights" will air in 56 countries in North and South Americ

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