Новости за 25.08.2016

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS more details in paras 1-3) SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Cash-strapped Hanjin Shipping Co., under growing pressure from its creditors to secure more money to tide over a deepening cash shortage, submitted a stronger se

(ATTN: ADDS comments from China's defense ministry in paras 5, 6) BEIJING, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- China's foreign ministry said Thursday it has been engaged in talks with South Korea over Seoul's decision to deploy a U.S. missile defense shield, adding i

(ATTN: RECASTS dateline; ADDS diplomatic source's comment on China's stance in 2nd to last para; ADDS photo) NEW YORK/SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is seeking to adopt a press statement to condemn North Korea's

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The ruling and opposition parties agreed Thursday to put an extra budget bill to a vote on Aug. 30, party officials said, a welcome boost to the government's efforts to breathe fresh life into the economy. The agreement c

BEIJING, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- China's foreign ministry said Thursday it has been engaged in talks with South Korea over Seoul's decision to deploy a U.S. missile defense shied, adding its opposition to the decision remains unchanged. China has been

SEJONG, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Russia agreed Thursday to cooperate on developing infrastructure in the Russian Far Eastern region, as well as on pushing forward with a free trade pact, Seoul's finance ministry said. The agreements were

(ATTN: ADDS more info from 8th para) By Koh Byung-joon SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has decided to use Japan's comfort women fund to financially assist Korean women who were sexually enslaved by Japanese troops during its colonial-era rule

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Cash-strapped Hanjin Shipping Co., under growing pressure from its creditors to secure more money to tide over a deepening cash shortage, submitted a stronger self-rescue plan, which may include the sales of more assets and a

(ATTN: ADDS photo; more info in paras 7-9) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Thursday pledged "constant efforts" to tackle the low birthrate and promote a work-family balance, outlining the government's compre

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with new info) SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Thursday met with a U.N. intellectual property agency chief to discuss cooperation between South Korea and the international agency, her office Cheong Wa Da

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's point man on unification plans to visit Kazakhstan next week to attend a global conference to discuss how to free the world of nuclear weapons, government officials said Thursday. Unification Minister Hong Y

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Navy chief on Thursday ordered all maritime units guarding the East Sea to be fully combat ready against unexpected submarine infiltration by North Korea. Adm. Jung Ho-sub, South Korea's chief of naval opera

SEJONG, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to sell 6.5 trillion won (US$5.8 billion) worth of state bonds next month, the finance ministry said Thursday. The government will issue 1.6 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. ----------------- (LEAD) S. Korea to give funds provided by Japan to sexually enslaved victims SEOUL -- South Korea has decided to use Japan's comfo

(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; ADDS more details in 6-7 paras, photo) SEOUL/CHANGWON, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has confirmed an additional case of cholera, raising the number of people infected with the waterborne disease here to two, local health au

(ATTN: ADDS more info from 5th para; with minor trims throughout) SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has decided to use Japan's comfort women fund to financially assist Korean women sexually enslaved by Japanese troops during Japan's colonial-rule

(ATTN: ADDS photo, more remarks from Park in paras 7-8) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Thursday hosted a luncheon for South Korean athletes who participated in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics to express her appreciati

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean goaltender Shin So-jung will depart for American women's professional ice hockey league this week, officials here said Thursday. Shin, 26, became the first South Korean to play in the National Women's Hockey

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's urban population continued to increase last year with more than 90 percent of the total population living in less than 17 percent of the total land here, a government report showed Thursday. According to the

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and U.S. top envoys on North Korea agreed Thursday to seek more retaliatory action against North Korea's recent launch of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), the foreign ministry here said. The min

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top 20 pharmaceutical firms saw their revenues from exports increase in the first half of the year, an industry report showed Thursday. According to the report by the Financial Supervisory Service, overseas

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed a tad lower Thursday as foreigners turned to selling amid concerns of a U.S. rate hike that might cause the value of U.S. dollars to go up, and thus the value of

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed a tad lower Thursday as foreigners turned to selling amid concerns of a U.S. rate hike that might cause the value of U.S. dollars to go up, and thus the value of their stock holding here down. The l

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 15-16) SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Park Byung-ho of the Minnesota Twins will end his first season in Major League Baseball (MLB) early, as he needs to undergo surgery on his wrist, the U.S. media reported. Twins manag

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with Park's remarks in paras 4-6; CHANGES photo) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Thursday hosted a luncheon for South Korean athletes who participated in the Rio de Janeiro