Новости за 09.09.2016

SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics asked a U.S. local court to allow it to unload its goods from container ships owned by troubled shipper Hanjin Shipping Co., industry sources said Friday. In a written request filed on Thursday with th

SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Yoon Mi-rae, "the queen of Korean hip-hop," will release a new track in collaboration with Asian-American hip-hop group Far East Movement, her agency said Friday. The diva will drop "Wait Baby" at 12 a.m. Tuesday, Feel Gh

SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- YG Entertainment, one of the leading star agencies in South Korea, said Friday it, in celebration of their 20th anniversary, will hold a "walking festival" jointly with UNICEF Korea to help malnourished children around the wo

By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Two old boxing rivals have met again in the ring for the first time in 17 years, although they were busy showing respect to each other instead of trading punches. Former World Boxing Association (WBA) su

SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- A funding plan for cash-strapped shipper Hanjin Shipping Co. faced a delay again on Friday as its biggest shareholder, Korean Air Lines, again failed to win support from its board of directors to provide cash to its shipping

SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and its top university have agreed to provide support for modernizing medical services and education provided by their counterparts in Laos, the Seoul government said Friday. A memorandum of understanding (MOU

SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's key news wire service Yonhap News Agency inked a memorandum of understanding with a national history museum on Friday to strengthen information sharing and cooperation. The news agency and the National Museu

By Chung Joo-won SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- "I've never thought of us as celebrities," said Ahn Ji-young, 20, one half of South Korean rookie indie duo Bolbbalgan4. "We are just two ordinary kids with ordinary lifestyles." Ahn and her bandmat

By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- In South Korea, an average of 14,000 people commit suicide a year as of 2014, which is about 38 deaths every day, resulting in over 6.4 trillion won (US$6.08 billion) in losses in terms of social and economic

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ---------------- N. Korea says it carried out 5th nuke test SEOUL -- North Korea on Friday said it "successfully" conducted a nuclear warhead explo

(ATTN: UPDATES with comments by BOK chief and analyst, BOK's emergency meeting) SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank on Friday held its policy rate steady for September, extending its wait-and-see mode for three straight months after

(ATTN: ADDS photo) PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- The nation's new top sports policymaker on Friday pledged full support to ensure the successful Winter Olympics here in 2018. Cho Yoon-sun, appointed the new minister of culture, spo

(ATTN: UPDATES with FSS's statement in last 8 paras) SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial authorities on Friday said they will review contingency plans in place for possible market turmoil caused by North Korea's provocation. The Fi

SEJONG, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- About 30 percent of manufactured goods consumed by South Koreans in their daily lives were imported from abroad in this year's second quarter on rising demand for foreign electronic devices and pharmaceuticals, latest data s

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks dropped more than 1 percent Friday, as investors were spooked by North Korea's nuclear test and a sharp drop in top market Samsung Electronics, analysts said. The Korean

Today (%) Previous Session (%) Change (BP) 1-year TB 1.324 1.298 + 2.6 3-year TB 1.328 1.288 + 4.0 10-year TB 1.512

SEJONG, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top economic policymaker on Friday pledged to be on high alert to deal with possible wider volatility in the local financial market following North Korea's latest nuclear test. North Korea said earlier it h

SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks dropped more than 1 percent Friday, as investors were spooked by North Korea's nuclear test and a sharp drop in top market Samsung Electronics, analysts said. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.

POSCO DAEWOO 23,650 DN 450 CJ CheilJedang 370,000 DN 1,500 DongwonF&B 196,000 DN 3,000 KEPCO KPS 63,500 UP 500 LGH&H 979,000 DN 7,000 LGCHEM 248,500 UP 500 KEPCO E

DWS 51,900 DN 400 UNID 44,200 UP 50 KEPCO 59,700 UP 1,000 SamsungSecu 35,800 DN 350 SKTelecom 222,000 DN 1,500 S&T MOTIV 49,650 DN 100 Hyundai

SamsungElec 1,575,000 DN 64,000 NHIS 10,300 0 SKChem 65,700 UP 100 LS 61,300 DN 500 GC Corp 177,000 DN 1,500 SAMSUNG SDI CO.,LTD. 102,500 DN 3,000 KPIC

NEXENTIRE 14,250 DN 300 CHONGKUNDANG 93,000 DN 1,300 IlshinSpng 124,500 UP 500 TaekwangInd 823,000 UP 6,000 HanilCement 79,500 UP 300 DongbuIns 67,900 DN 1,900 Ssangyo

SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Friday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange. HITEJINRO 23,050 UP 50 Yuhan 279,000 DN 3,500 SLCORP 16,750 DN 300 CJ korea

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