Новости за 22.09.2016

By Yoo Jee-ho PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Sports Minister Cho Yoon-sun said Thursday the inaugural regional sports ministerial meeting being held here represents "a key first step" toward further cooperation. Cho is

(ATTN: ADDS North Korea's response in last 7 paras) SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- Two U.S. Air Force B-1B strategic bombers this week made the closest-ever flight to North Korea to warn the communist country against any further provocations, the U.S. Pa

By Yoo Jee-ho PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), hailed a "time of Asia" in the Olympic Movement on Thursday as South Korea opened the inaugural meeting of sports ministe

(ATTN: ADDS comments in last para, photo) INCHEON, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- The main contingent of South Korean athletes to the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics came home to a warm welcome Thursday after 12 days of competition in Brazil. The group, made up

(ATTN: ADDS more info, photo) SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government on Thursday designated Gyeongju as a special disaster zone after the city was hit by the nation's strongest earthquake on record last week. On Sept. 12, Gyeong

INCHEON, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- The main contingent of South Korean athletes to the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics came home to a warm welcome Thursday after 12 days of competition in Brazil. The group, made up of some 70 athletes and sports officials, a

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- The nuclear envoys of South Korea and China met on Thursday and discussed countermeasures against North Korea's recent nuclear provocation. Kim Hong-kyun, special representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Af

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- Union workers in the public sector held a massive rally in central Seoul on Thursday in protest of the government's push to expand a performance-based pay system, police said. About 2,000 members of the Federation of Kor

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- Saudi Arabia's top envoy in South Korea said Thursday that Seoul is a strategic partner that can help the kingdom diversify its national income sources beyond oil exports. In an interview with Yonhap News Agency in Seoul

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- Two U.S. Air Force B-1B strategic bombers this week made the closest-ever flight to North Korea to warn the communist country against any further provocations, the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) said Thursday. North Kore

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government on Thursday designated Gyeongju as a special disaster zone after the city was hit by the nation's strongest earthquake on record last week. On Sept. 12, Gyeongju, some 371 kilometers southeas

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul city government said Thursday it has decided to develop an underground space under the downtown area that will connect major buildings and create a better pedestrian environment. The Seoul Metropolitan Governme

(ATTN: ADDS comments, photo) By Yoo Jee-ho PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- Sports ministers from South Korea, China and Japan on Thursday opened an inaugural trilateral meeting aimed at laying the foundation for sports cooperation and

SEOUL, Sept. 22, (Yonhap) -- South Korean rappers Tiger JK and Dok2 have jointly established a new hip-hop label, the company announced Thursday. Hip-hop guru and founder of Feel Ghood Music Tiger JK and Dok2, the CEO of local hip-hop label Illion

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- Actress Choi Ji-woo, an icon of the "hallyu" Korean culture craze, has returned to the small screen as a successful careerwoman who bounces back from a life-shattering downfall. The star of such hit drama

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean novelist Jeong Yu-jeong's latest book has been sold to five overseas publishers, including America's Penguin Books, the author's agent said Thursday. KL Management, which represents the author for overseas p

By Chung Joo-won SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday denied allegations that it scrapped a project to construct a monument honoring victims of World War II Japanese sexual enslavement for fear that it may hurt diplomatic ties with Toky

SEOUL, Sept. 22, (Yonhap) -- South Korean rock band Hyukoh will advance into the Japanese market, working together with an eminent Japanese record label, the band's management agency said. "The band is preparing for its much-anticipated debut in Ja

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ----------------- S. Korea's top diplomat likely to question N.K. membership in upcoming U.N. speech SEOUL -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byun

(ATTN: ADDS Samsung's statement on extension of refund period in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- More than 25 percent of Galaxy Note 7 owners in South Korea have swapped their used phablets for new ones three days after Samsung Electronics C

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se is likely to call into question North Korea’s qualifications as a member of the United Nations in his upcoming speech in New York, citing Pyongyang's repeated violations of the term

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended higher Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve decided to keep its key rate unchanged. The local currency rose against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Compo

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is diverting all resources to its nuclear weapon programs instead of helping its people ravaged by recent floods, South Korea's foreign ministry said Thursday, ruling out any possibility of relief assistance to P

By Yoo Jee-ho PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- Sports ministers from South Korea, China and Japan on Thursday opened an inaugural trilateral meeting aimed at laying the foundation for sports cooperation and successful Olympic Games in No

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended higher Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve decided to keep its key rate unchanged. The local currency rose against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index gained 13.71