Новости за 02.09.2016

(ATTN: CHANGES photo) By Song Sang-ho VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye arrived in Vladivostok, Russia, on Friday to attend an economic forum and a summit with her Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, as part of her eigh

(ATTN: ADDS photo, details throughout) SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Assembly passed the much-awaited extra budget plan on Friday, after ruling and opposition parties finally narrowed their differences on where the money will be sp

CHEONGJU, South Korea, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- An international martial arts competition was inaugurated in South Korea on Friday, with the hope of becoming a global festival like the Olympic Games. Under the slogan "Martial Arts for One World, One Wor

SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Assembly passed the much-awaited extra budget plan on Friday, after ruling and opposition parties finally narrowed their differences on where the money will be spent. The ruling Saenuri Party and th

By Kim Deok-hyun SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co.'s "swift and costly" decision to replace all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones sold to customers and retailers worldwide with new ones after the discovery of defective batteries appears to be

SEJONG, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- A state technology agency on Thursday asked Samsung Electronics Co. to submit a formal plan on its global recall of its popular Galaxy Note 7 phablet phones. Earlier in the day, Samsung made a public apology for the batt

By Choi Soo-hyang SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- A student council of a local top-tier university on Thursday put up posters revealing a group chat of male students verbally harassing fellow female students, the latest in a series of similar cases that re

(ATTN: UPDATES with details throughout) SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ruling Saenuri Party agreed to return to the National Assembly and end the protest against the parliamentary speaker on Friday, ending the struggle sparked by progressive

SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Mirae Asset Life Insurance Co., said Friday that it is pushing to buy a stake in PCA Life Insurance Co., a local unit of Britain's largest insurer Prudential Plc. Still, the insurance unit of South Korea's asset managing

SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Following is the full text of Samsung Electronics Co.'s statement on decision to recall Galaxy Note 7. ------------ Samsung is committed to producing the highest quality products and we take every incident report fr

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details from eighth para; ADDS photos) SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday announced an unprecedented global recall of its Galaxy Note 7 after several of the phablets caught fire while being charged, p

(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; RECASTS headline, lead) By Song Sang-ho VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye arrived in Vladivostok, Russia, on Friday to attend an economic forum and a summit with her Russian counterpart Vladimir

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ---------------- Samsung announces global recall of Galaxy Note 7 SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday announced an unprecedented global recal

SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Municipal chiefs from all around the world gathered at a forum in Seoul and adopted a statement to fully implement the agreement reached by world leaders last year to better combat climate change, organizers for the gathering

(ATTN: UPDATES with details throughout) SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ruling Saenuri Party agreed to return to the National Assembly and end the protest against the parliamentary speaker on Friday, ending the struggle sparked by progressive

SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Renowned South Korean conductor Chung Myung-whun has become the honorary music director of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, according to the orchestra's website. It posted the news in a notice along with his detailed pro

SEJONG, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Kenya on Friday agreed to cooperate in building and managing a nuclear power plant in the Africa country, the trade ministry here said. Deputy Trade Minister Lee In-ho and Kenyan Energy Minister Charles C

SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Life Co., South Korea's second-largest life insurer by assets, said Friday that it is considering buying a stake in state-owned Woori Bank in a move to diversify its portfolio. "We are mulling buying a 4 percent st

SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday announced an unprecedented global recall of its Galaxy Note 7 after several of the phablets caught fire while being charged, promising to offer new replacements to all of the buyers at home a

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SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Apink will release a new album this month, the group's management agency said Friday. "Apink will drop its third full-length album on Sept. 26," Plan A Entertainment said, without unveiling the title. "Th

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Israel's new ambassador to Seoul has called for eliminating all forms of terrorism, saying there must be no compromise to achieve peace in the world. Amb. Chaim Choshen made the remarks late Thursday in hi

PAJU, South Korea, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea football head coach Uli Stielike on Friday urged his players to stop making mistakes after a narrow victory against China as they start on the final road to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. South Korea set