Новости за 06.08.2016

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top-notch university on Saturday held a wedding ceremony for seven already-married North Korean defector couples who could not originally afford to have one on their own. Clad in suits and wedding dresses, th

(ATTN: ADDS opposition party lawmaker's remarks in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ruling party on Saturday lambasted its rival party lawmakers' plan to visit China next week to discuss the country's plan to deploy a U.S. missile

(ATTN: ADDS opposition party lawmakers' comments in 9th para) SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ruling party on Saturday lambasted its rival party lawmakers' plan to visit China next week to discuss the country's plan to deploy a U.S. missile de

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- A United Nations agency almost halved its budget for medical assistance and childcare projects in North Korea, a U.S. based media outlet reported Saturday. According to the Voice of America (VOA), the United Nations Intern

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ruling party on Saturday lambasted its rival party lawmakers' plan to visit China next week to discuss the country's plan to deploy a U.S. missile defense system, saying that it is a "shame to our politics" and u

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout) SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Angola has submitted its action plan on how to implement sanctions imposed on North Korea in line with the United Nations Security Council's push to punish Pyongyang for its nuclear and missile deve

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 2 paras) SEOUL/WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has decided to impose nearly 61 percent in duties against hot-rolled steel flat products imported from South Korea's steel giant POSCO, a so

Aug. 7 1933 -- Korea's first female pilot, Park Kyung-won, dies in a plane crash. 1990 - In its first report on AIDS, South Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare says the number of South Koreans infected with HIV, the AIDS-causing virus

(ATTN: ADDS details, photo) By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The 31st Summer Olympic Games opened Friday with the host city Rio de Janeiro besieged by a series of persistent problems. The opening ceremony of the first Olympics in

(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; ADDS POSCO's response in last para) SEOUL/WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has decided to impose nearly 61 percent in duties against hot-rolled steel flat products imported from South Korea's stee

By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea made a restrained, orderly entrance at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Friday. The North Korean delegation, with male weightlifter Choe Jon-wi as its flagbearer, marched into Maracana Sta

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has summoned its consuls stationed in Shenyang in order to investigate recent mass defections of restaurant workers at the North's state-run restaurants in China, a U.S.-based media report showed Saturday. In A

By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean delegation to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics was greeted by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the opening ceremony Friday. South Korea was the 52nd country to appear in "Parade of

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares are expected to move upward in the coming week on the back of foreign buying on eased concerns over a U.S. interest rate hike and recovery in crude oil, but the gains will be limited by institutional sellin

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Angola has submitted its action plan on how to implement sanctions imposed on North Korea in line with the United Nations Security Council's push to punish Pyongyang for its nuclear and missile development, a U.S.-based media

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's three mobile carriers -- SK Telecom Co., KT Corp., and LG Uplus Corp. -- said Saturday they began taking preorders for Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest Galaxy Note 7, which is expected to hit the local market lat

(ATTN: ADDS photos, details) By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The 31st Summer Olympic Games opened Friday with the host city Rio de Janeiro besieged by a series of persistent problems. The opening ceremony of the first Olympics in

Reconciliation in Rio The 2016 Summer Olympic Games begins today in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With a glaring opening ceremony at Maracana stadium on Friday (local time), the Games — the first-ever modern Olympiad held in South America — enters heate

Quiet, Wachowskis! We love your movies ― "The Matrix" franchise ― and your drama "Sense8" (not seen yet). You, sisters Lana and Lilly Wachowski, are welcome to come to Korea to film part of your future and present series and movies too. After

THAAD compromise -Seongju should not reject president’s concession- President Park Geun-hye is trying to reach a compromise with angry residents in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province, over the U.S.’s plan to deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area D

Korean-language dailies -- Daewoo Shipbuilding CFO summoned over accounting fraud (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Gov't considers new site for THAAD within Seongju (Kookmin Daily) -- China pressing S. Korea to nix THAAD deployment plan (Donga llbo) -- S. Ko

By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Kim is not just the most common surname in South Korea: it has attained the same status at the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics. According to "Info 2016," the official source of information for the Ri

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout) By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The 31st Summer Olympic Games opened Friday with the host city Rio de Janeiro besieged by a series of persistent problems. The opening ceremony of the first Olympics

By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The 31st Summer Olympic Games opened Friday with the host city Rio de Janeiro besieged by a series of persisting problems. The opening ceremony of the first Olympics in South America took place at t