Новости за 07.09.2016

By Song Sang-ho VIENTIANE, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday stepped up her diplomacy to court the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which has been emerging as a crucial partner for South Korea due to its geopolitic

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with new info in para 2; minor edits; CHANGES photo) By Song Sang-ho VIENTIANE, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday called for closer cooperation with Japan in countering North Korea's provo

SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co. said Wednesday that it will expand its code-sharing agreement with Delta Air Lines Inc. as part of efforts to boost its revenue and improve customer convenience. In a de

(ATTN: CLARIFIES 4th to last para) SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister said Wednesday that the government will pull out all the stops to cope with global maritime logistics problems caused by the court receivership of debt-laden

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info, background throughout) SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean deputy nuclear negotiator has arrived in China, a source familiar with North Korean affairs said Wednesday, amid international condemnation over Pyongyang'

(ATTN: ADDS court's request for emergency funding in last 4 paras) SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister said Wednesday that the government will pull out all the stops to cope with global maritime logistics problems caused by the c

(ATTN: UPDATES with more comments by S&P official) SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- A senior official of the global rating agency Standard & Poor's said Wednesday that the South Korean economy could grow at an average rate of 2.9 percent per year until 2019

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- How long did the image of Alan Kurdi, a 3-year-old Syrian refugee boy, lying lifeless on the seashore, linger in your head? Or the more recent photo of a child who was pulled out of the rubble in Syria, cover

SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- An umbrella labor union of bank workers nationwide said Wednesday it will press ahead with a general strike later this month to protest the government's push for a performance-based pay system, leaving the door open for addit

BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- China renewed its opposition on Wednesday to South Korea's planned deployment of a U.S. advanced missile defense system on its soil, saying that its security interests should be respected. In July, South Korea announced

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. ---------------- (LEAD) N.K. deputy nuke envoy visits China: source SEOUL -- A North Korean deputy nuclear negotiator has arrived in China, a so

SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- The France-based news wire Agence France-Presse (AFP) announced Wednesday the opening of a new overseas bureau in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. With the opening of the Pyongyang bureau on Tuesday, AFP will prima

SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- Lt. Gen. Darryl L. Roberson, the U.S. Air Education and Training Commander, is in South Korea to examine the domestically manufactured TA-50 advanced trainer, the South Korean Air Force said Wednesday. It said the genera

SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister said Wednesday that the government will pull out all the stops to cope with global maritime logistics problems caused by the court receivership of debt-laden Hanjin Shipping Co. The receiver

SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- State prosecutors on Wednesday visited Lotte Group founder Shin Kyuk-ho to check his health condition and decide how to question him over allegations he evaded some hundreds of billions of won in taxes in the process of handi

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; ADDS more details throughout) SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean deputy nuclear negotiator has arrived in China, a source familiar with North Korean affairs said Wednesday, amid international condemnation over Pyongyang's n

SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will change its course only when international pressure could work in a way to make Pyongyang concerned about the very existence of its regime, a former U.S. diplomat said Wednesday. Evans Revere, now a senior

SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday renewed its call for the withdrawal of all U.S. forces from South Korea as the troops mark the 71st anniversary of their arrival on the peninsula. "It is hard to find such absurd and unlawful brig

CHEONGJU, South Korea, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- Iran's plan to invest a total of US$2 billion in a major biotech complex in South Korea has made almost no progress despite eased foreign currency transaction rules, industry observers said Wednesday. Earl

(ATTN: ADDS South Korea's existing markets in 5th para) By Choi Kyong-ae GOYANG, South Korea, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea views Eastern Europe and Africa as "potential" markets for its weapons systems, the chief of the country's state defense pro

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks shed 0.23 percent paring earlier gains, as investors sought to lock in recent gains, analysts said. The Korean won rose sharply against the U.S. dollar. The benchmar

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SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks shed 0.23 percent paring earlier gains, as investors sought to lock in recent gains, analysts said. The Korean won rose sharply against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index

SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean deputy nuclear negotiator has arrived in China, a source familiar with North Korean affairs said Wednesday. Choe Son-hui, the 52-year-old deputy director for North American affairs at North Korea's foreign

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