Новости за 15.09.2016

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- The chief nuclear envoys of South Korea and Japan held a telephone discussion on Thursday during which they discussed countermeasures against North Korea's fifth nuclear test. Kim Hong-kyun, special representative for K

Sept. 16 1974 -- North Korea joins the International Atomic Energy Agency. Due to a conflict with the United States over its nuclear weapons program, the communist country pulled out of the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Jan. 10, 2003. 2002 --

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- Aftershocks of the most powerful earthquake recorded in South Korea are finally showing signs of easing with no aftershocks detected since early Thursday, the meteorological agency said. The state-run Korea Meteorologica

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has yet to find any traces of radioactive materials from North Korea's latest nuclear test, a nuclear safety commission here said Thursday, confirming the country remains safe from nuclear fallout. "The Nucle

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- The amount of tax reimbursements more than doubled from a year earlier in 2015, apparently indicating excessive tax collection by officials out to improve their personal performances, a lawmaker said Thursday. In 2015, t

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- Legal actions against insurance claims raised by local insurers dropped significantly from a year earlier in 2015, the top financial watchdog said Thursday, apparently helped by government efforts to limit insurance firms fr

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band BTOB's has formed a new sub-unit, "BTOB-BLUE," the group's management agency said Thursday. The 4-member unit composed of the band's vocalists Seo Eun-kwang, Lee Chang-seob, Lim Hyun-sik, and Yuk Su

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- A great majority of South Koreans still see a need to reunify their country with North Korea, but the number of people in favor of reunification has dropped significantly apparently due to a series of recent provocations by

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's life expectancy has increased at a rapid rate over the past two decades largely on advances in medical services, while that of communist North Korea climbed at less than half the speed of the South, a report sh

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Thursday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rai

NEW YORK, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday he has never seen tensions on the Korean Peninsula as high as now and urged the Security Council to unite and send a strong message to North Korea that nuclear and missile

NEW YORK, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- The United States and China have begun exchanging views on the level of new U.N. Security Council sanctions to be adopted on North Korea in response to Pyongyang's fifth nuclear test, a diplomatic source said Wednesday.

By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- Top U.S. experts called for sharper sanctions on North Korea on Wednesday, expressing serious concern about the progress in Pyongyang's nuclear and missile capabilities in the wake of its fifth nuclea

By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- The United States should make absolutely sure to leave no doubts about its presence in South Korea and its security commitment there if it wants to prevent the Asian ally from seeking to arm itself wi

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said North Korea is a "funny country" that is good at making bombs and missiles, but unable to feed its people, and its leader Kim Jong-un appears to be "more militant than his father

(ATTN: ADDS photo) SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- FC Seoul have set up an all-South Korean semifinal at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League. FC Seoul had a 1-1 draw with Chinese outfit Shandong Luneng on Wednesday in the second le

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- FC Seoul have set up an all-South Korean semifinal at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League. FC Seoul had a 1-1 draw with Chinese outfit Shandong Luneng on Wednesday in the second leg of the AFC Champio

SEOUL, Sept 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top diplomat has asked Britain to cooperate in creating new United Nations sanctions against North Korea for its fifth and largest nuclear test, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday. South Korean Foreign