Новости за 09.08.2016

(ATTN: COMBINES this article with one slugged Saenuri Party-leadership election; UPDATES with details throughout; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Saenuri Party on Tuesday elected Rep. Lee Jung-hyun as its new leader, marking the fi

(ATTN: ADDS more comments from 4th para) SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan made "significant" progress in their talks to draw up followup measures related to a foundation recently launched to help the Korean women sexually enslaved by Ja

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Saenuri Party on Tuesday elected Rep. Lee Jung-hyun as its new leader, marking the first time for a politician from the country's liberal-leaning southwestern Honam region to take the helm of the conservative party.

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday. ---------------- Park steps up efforts to curb THAAD criticism SEOUL -- President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday stepped up her efforts to curb the cont

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is set to launch a multipurpose satellite using a Russian launch vehicle in 2020, Seoul's aerospace research institute said Tuesday. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) said it inked a deal to load it

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- A labor union of pilots at the country's major flag carrier Korean Air on Tuesday accused their company and its leaders of evading taxes Tuesday, also calling for a probe by the national tax office. A group of some 150 Kor

By Kim Ho-chun, Woo Jae-yeon JEJU ISLAND, South Korea, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- At 9:33 a.m. last Thursday, two electric monorail vehicles departed from the entrance of the Eorimok Trail on Mount Halla on South Korea's largest island of Jeju to ferry a grou

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's film industry has not been affected by the row between Seoul and Beijing over the deployment of the anti-missile defense system on the Korean Peninsula, although firms are keeping a close eye on potential fallout

HANOI, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tech firms are rushing to expand their investment in Vietnam in line with their effort to build a new production base in the Southeast Asian country. South Korea's Seoul Semiconductor Co. has won a license to

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United Nations' air navigation regulator, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), will discuss this week ways to respond to North Korea's recent launches of ballistic missiles that came withou

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military officials and civilian experts have participated in an annual Asia-Pacific mission designed to jointly work on preparing for natural disasters, the U.S. Pacific Command said Tuesday. More than 900 mi

SEJONG, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government will keep the ratio of national debt against the gross domestic product (GDP) at 45 percent or lower from next year as part of its long-term plan to maintain sound fiscal status, the finance minist

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- State prosecutors on Tuesday said the local chief of German carmaker Volkswagen will be summoned this week so he can be questioned on irregularities committed by the automaker in South Korea. The Seoul Central District Pro

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks extended gains on Tuesday, with its main stock index hitting a nine-month high, as foreign investors continued to buy local stocks. The Korean won rose against the U.S. d

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with Park's remarks in paras 6-7; ADDS byline, photo) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Saenuri Party on Tuesday held a national convention to elect a new leadership tasked with promoting part

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks extended gains on Tuesday, with its main stock index hitting a nine-month high, as foreign investors continued to buy local stocks. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Comp

Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (BP) 1-year TB 1.262 1.262 -- 3-year TB 1.245 1.246 - 0.1 10-year TB 1.424

Donga ST 111,500 UP 500 POSCO DAEWOO 22,150 UP 650 CJ CheilJedang 395,500 UP 2,000 DongwonF&B 234,500 DN 2,500 KEPCO KPS 70,900 UP 900 LGH&H 946,000 DN 6,000 LGCHEM

Hanchem 88,500 UP 7,500 DWS 61,000 DN 500 UNID 45,350 DN 850 KEPCO 61,200 0 SamsungSecu 37,050 UP 200 SKTelecom 224,500 UP 2,500 S&T MOT

S-Oil 76,800 UP 800 SamsungElec 1,567,000 DN 2,000 NHIS 10,700 UP 50 SKChem 66,900 UP 500 LS 51,700 UP 100 GC Corp 176,500 DN 1,000 SAMSUN

IlshinSpng 130,500 UP 1,000 TaekwangInd 902,000 DN 1,000 HanilCement 84,300 UP 600 DongbuIns 67,700 DN 600 SsangyongCement 18,200 UP 150 HyundaiSecu 7,180 UP 80 KAL

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea may face a protracted recession like that in Japan partly due to demographics, a Korea-born economist with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned Tuesday. "There is a possibility that South Korea will be

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Tuesday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange. SAMYANGHOLDINGS 126,000 DN 500 ShinhanGroup 40,850 DN 50 HITEJINRO 23,000 UP 400 Woori

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., a major shipyard, has secured an order from a Greek shipping company to build two very large crude carriers, or VLCCs, industry sources said Tuesday. The Korean shipbuilder clinched the deal,

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