Новости за 29.09.2016

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES throughout with deaths of fishermen, other details) MOKPO, South Korea, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- Three Chinese fishermen were killed Thursday after a fire broke out on their boat during an inspection by the Korean coast gu

(ATTN: CHANGES direct quote in 3rd para to avoid misunderstanding) SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Air Force said Thursday it will conduct its first joint military drill with its counterparts from Britain and the United States in November am

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will announce a new site for an advanced U.S. anti-missile system in the southeastern part of the country to counter growing threats from North Korea, the defense ministry said Thursday. "We are planning to r

(ATTN: ADDS photo caption, minor edits) SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea on Thursday after crossing the border bisecting the two Koreas, Seoul's military said. "He crossed the military demarcation line (MD

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. official said Thursday the international community should continue to enforce sanctions against North Korea as part of an ongoing effort to counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). "T

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- Naver Corp., South Korea's largest Internet portal, and its mobile messaging affiliate Line Corp. said Thursday they will invest 100 million euros (US$112.2 million) into a French venture fund set up by France's first South

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ----------------- (LEAD) N. Korea combines 2 units managing leader's coffers into one: Seoul SEOUL -- North Korea is presumed to have combined t

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's gross domestic product (GDP) per capita surpassed US$1,000 for the first time last year despite heavy sanctions imposed following a series of nuclear and missile tests, a Seoul-based think tank said Thursday.

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- Unionized workers of South Korea's subway service ended their three-day strike Thursday after reaching a compromise with management on the implementation of a performance-based pay system. Seoul's subway labor unions wil

SEJONG, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust watchdog said Thursday that it has imposed a fine of 7.17 billion won (US$6.5 million) on CJ CGV, the country's largest cinema chain, for awarding a lucrative deal to its affiliate headed by the youn

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's leading drugmaker Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. said Thursday that it has signed a US$910 million deal with Zentec Pharmaceuticals to export the technology for its self-developed anti-cancer substance. The deal

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- Singer Park Hyo-shin swept local music charts Thursday shortly after releasing his new song "Breath." The song topped eight local charts including those of music sites Naver Music, Melon and Genie, dethroning other promi

(ATTN: ADDS more details on centenarians in last four paras) SEJONG, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- The ratio of senior citizens aged 65 and over in South Korea rose to an all-time high in 2015, underscoring the trend that the country's population is aging at a

(ATTN: CHANGES photo; ADDS more info in paras 19, 24) By Song Sang-ho POHANG, South Korea, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye attended a ceremony to mark the establishment of a facility for a powerful light source in the southern port city

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- Cash-strapped Hanjin Shipping Co. said Thursday that it has secured a 60 billion won (US$54.6 million) loan from its largest shareholder, Korean Air Lines Co., which will be used to resolve unpaid fees for chartered ships an

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- Samsung BioLogics Co., a medicine-producing subsidiary of South Korea's Samsung Group, on Thursday won preliminary approval from the nation's bourse for its listing plan. It allows the firm to start the formal process fo

By Shim Sun-ah and Lee Eun-jung SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- October is expected to be a month of unusually heated competition on the domestic music charts with a number of K-pop heavyweights and rising stars waiting for their turn to drop a new album.

SEJONG, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to sell 5.9 trillion won (US$5.4 billion) worth of state bonds next month, the finance ministry said Thursday. The government will issue 1.5 trillion won worth of bonds with a maturity of three years a

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean espionage film "The Age of Shadows" will open in 43 more countries, including Brazil, Australia and Spain, its local distributor said Thursday. "The film's distribution rights have been sold to 45 countries

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in last 2 paras; Minor edits) By Choi Soo-hyang SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Constitutional Court on Thursday upheld the planned abolition of the state bar examination next year, paving the way for a fu

(ATTN: ADDS photo, more details in para 3, 9-10) By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's biggest art fair is set to open next month, with a variety of art-related events for domestic and international art fans and collectors, its or

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea expects Japan to do more to soothe Korean victims of its wartime sexual enslavement, the foreign ministry here said Thursday amid lingering resistance to a bilateral agreement to settle the issue. "(The gove

MOKPO, South Korea, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- A blaze took place on a Chinese fishing boat which was escaping the Korean Coast Guard's inspection inside the western South Korean territorial waters on Thursday, leaving three crew members there unconscious, t

SEJONG, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will inject 14.7 trillion won (US$13.4 billion) to upgrade its seaport facilities and strengthen logistics functions by 2020 as part of its long-term plan to deal with intensifying competition in the global ship

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 7 paras) SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- The Baltimore Orioles outfielder Kim Hyun-soo smashed a pinch-hit, two-run homer against the Toronto Blue Jays to deliver his team's thrilling 3-2 victory. With the Jays ahead 2-1