Новости за 03.09.2016

By Song Sang-ho VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Saturday left for Hangzhou, eastern China, to attend a summit of the Group of 20 (G-20) advanced and emerging economies, after a two-day visit to Russia's Far East por

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea claimed Saturday that its submarines have been tracked by U.S. Navy since last year. In an interview with the North's Korean Central News Agency, a spokesman for the country's foreign ministry said there have

(ATTN: COMBINES summit stories; CHANGES headline, lead; UDPATES throughout with new remarks; ADDS photo) By Song Sang-ho VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Russia reaffirmed their stance against North Korea's nuclear program and

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Mark Lippert, the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, put on his baseball fan hat Saturday -- literally. Lippert, a well-known fan of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) and the league's honorary ambassador,

(ATTN: CHANGES photo) By Song Sang-ho VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Seoul and Moscow agreed Saturday to seek a free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Seoul's presidential office Ch

By Song Sang-ho VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Saturday pointed to trust as the "most crucial" element in the development of relations with Russia, amid tensions with Moscow over the planned deployment of an advanc

(ATTN: ADDS Park's remarks, details in paras 4-9) By Song Sang-ho VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called on North Korea to stop its provocative behavior and respect U.N. Security Council (UNSC) re

By Song Sang-ho VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Seoul and Moscow agreed Saturday to seek a free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said. T

By Song Sang-ho VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called on North Korea to stop its provocative behavior and respect U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolutions banning its nuclear and missile tests.

BUSAN, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has confirmed an additional cholera infection, raising the official number of people with the waterborne virus to four, health authorities said Saturday. A man in his 40s, a Busan resident, has been diagnosed

(ATTN: CHANGES photo; ADDS more comments in paras 12-14) By Song Sang-ho VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye called North Korea a "disconnected node in Eurasia and the greatest threat," on Saturday, saying the country is

(ATTN: UPDATES with exchange deadline, other details in last 3 paras) SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. has begun the U.S. exchange program for the Galaxy Note 7 smartphones amid concern over a battery problem, the local sales arm of

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. has begun the U.S. exchange program for the Galaxy Note 7 smartphones amid concern over a battery problem, the local sales arm of the South Korean tech giant said. On Friday, Samsung announced its

By Song Sang-ho VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye called North Korea a "disconnected node in Eurasia and the greatest threat," on Saturday, saying the country is getting in the way of Russia's Far East realizing its full

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead, photo; UPDATES throughout with Park's speech, details) By Song Sang-ho VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Saturday voiced hope for a free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and th

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ruling party on Saturday demanded again that National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun offer a public apology for his remarks on the planned deployment of a U.S. missile defense system here. The Saenuri Party

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; MODIFIES headline; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea was struck by massive floods in areas near the border with Russia and China, with 15 residents missing, Pyongyang's official news agency said

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Hundreds of top business leaders from South Korea and Russia gathered in Russia on Saturday for discussions on ways to boost the countries' bilateral cooperation, a South Korean trade body said. The South Korea-Russia Bus

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea expressed its condolences to the Uzbekistani people on Saturday for the death of the country's leader Islam Karimov. "We would like to express our condolences and sympathy to the Uzbekistani government and peo

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's imports of genetically modified agricultural products posted more than 10 million tons last year, data showed Saturday, amid calls for tougher regulations on related food safety. In 2015, a total of 10.2 mil

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks are expected to stay in a tight range next week, as traders will have to digest a set of fresh data which will provide clues for a rate hike in the United States, market observers said Saturday. In par

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state-run news agency said Saturday the country was struck by a massive flood in the northern part of the country, with 15 residents missing. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said this week's heavy rain

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Five high school students were killed in a car accident on Saturday after their car veered off a wet road and crashed into a wall in the southern city of Daegu. A 19-year-old, identified only by his surname Choi, was driv

SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- A majority of South Koreans believe closer Seoul-Moscow ties will help promote their national interests, a survey showed Saturday. In the poll of 1,000 South Koreans, 77 percent of respondents said Russia is a "strategic

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- The number of moviegoers here increased nearly 7 percent this summer from a year earlier, helped by locally produced box office hits, data showed Saturday, According to the data compiled by the Korean Film Council, around