Новости за 09.08.2016

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By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday stepped up her efforts to curb the continuing criticism of the planned deployment of an advanced U.S. anti-missile system to the peninsula, reiterating the crucial security i

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Tuesday condemned North Korea for criticizing Seoul's unification ministry for playing a major role in hampering inter-Korean ties, making clear that Pyongyang's nuclear and missile provocations must be halted f

(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; ADDS comments at bottom) By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has fallen to Russia in women's volleyball at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, unable to contain the opponent's relentless attack in the late s

(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; UPDATES updates in lead, para 2; ADDS more info in paras 9-11) RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- An Byeong-hun, South Korean young gun on the European Tour, arrived in Rio de Janeiro, eyeing a medal in golf's long-awaited ret

By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South and North Korea's relations will likely remain severely frayed as Pyongyang shows no signs of ending its nuclear and missile provocations with the closure of a joint industrial park entering the sixth mo

(ATTN: ADDS remarks by Seoul's official in last 4 paras) SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's vice foreign minister has defended Pyongyang's dual pursuit of nuclear and economic development during talks with his Angolan counterpart, the North's sta

(ATTN: ADDS comments from candidates in paras 6-11) SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Saenuri Party will hold a national convention on Tuesday afternoon to elect a new leadership tasked with promoting party unity, overcoming the opposition-led legi

(ATTN: ADDS medal standings in 3rd para) By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Monday was a futile one for South Korea at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, with a handful of medal contenders unable to deliver on expectations. With no medals

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to deploy dozens of "jamming proof" air-to-ground guided missiles that can be carried on its F-15K fighters in a bid to bolster its strike capabilities amid mounting military threats from North Korea, militar

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Saenuri Party and the government on Tuesday agreed to seek a more-than-average increase in defense spending for next year, amid mounting military threats from North Korea. During their first bilateral consultati

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- An increasing number of convenience stores, similar to those in South Korea, have been appearing in North Korea, especially in the border areas with China, a U.S.-based media report said Tuesday. Citing a Chinese source wh

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Below are the medal standings for the top 10 countries at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics as of Monday. Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 U.S. 5 7 7

By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Monday was a futile one for South Korea at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, with a handful of medal contenders unable to deliver on expectations. With no medals won Monday, South Korea remained stuck at

By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea fell to Russia in women's volleyball at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Monday, unable to contain the opponent's relentless attack in the late stage. After a seesaw battle early, Russia c

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- A fan club of South Korean star actor Jang Keun-suk has thrown a charity photo exhibition to celebrate the star's birthday, a local promotion agency said Tuesday. To celebrate Jang's 29th birthday, some 1,500 fans from ho

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's vice foreign minister has defended Pyongyang's dual pursuit of nuclear and economic development during talks with his Angolan counterpart, the North's state media said Tuesday. The talks were held in Angola o

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean sailor Ha Jee-min has been coming to Rio de Janeiro for three years for competitions, and he remembers seeing debris floating in the polluted waters of the Brazilian city. But when he began his Olympi

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- A new facility under construction near North Korea's main submarine port appears to be for submarine construction or maintenance purposes, a U.S. monitoring website said Monday, rejecting reports that the facility appears

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The latest edition of an all-female rap competition program appeared on a TV popularity chart in its first broadcast late last month, data showed Tuesday. For the week of July 25-31, "Unpretty Rapstar Vol. 3" scored 207.5

By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- The opening ceremony for South Korea's first Winter Games in 2018 should be about delivering the country's values in an international language, the executive director for the Rio Olympic ceremonies said

(ATTN: ADDS more result, comments) By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Kim Woo-jin, the No. 1-ranked male archer from South Korea, was upset in the second round of the individual event at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics Monday. Kim fell

(ATTN: ADDS coach's comments, photo) BRASILIA, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- With an eye on their second consecutive Olympic knockout berth, South Korea arrived in Brasilia on Monday for their final group match at the Rio de Janeiro Games. South Korea will f

By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday slammed the U.S. free trade agreement with South Korea as a "perfect" example of "broken promises," claiming the deal ended up killed American jobs