Новости за 11.10.2016

(ATTN: UPDATES with more comments in last 3 paras) SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Every possible tool including military action should be used to denuclearize North Korea, Wendy Sherman, former U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, said on T

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn has visited a school in Bangkok to meet students studying the Korean language, his office said Tuesday, amid the rising popularity of K-pop and other Korean e

(ATTN: RECASTS headline and paras 2-3; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it is halting the production of the Galaxy Note 7 just 70 days after its launch, signaling the official termination of the Android-based

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn met his Thai counterpart on Tuesday, exchanging ideas expanding ties in economy and education, as well as latest updates in the inter-Korean issues. During his meeting with Thai Prime Minister

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's Navy said Tuesday acquiring nuclear-powered submarines can help the country better counter growing threats from North Korea. In a parliamentary audit, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Um Hyun-seon

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS more info throughout) SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it has officially halted the production of the Galaxy Note 7, signaling the official termination of the Android-based phablet fol

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military on Tuesday began the process to relocate its airfield in the western city of Suwon, but officials from all candidate sites have expressed opposition to the plan, the defense ministry said. A study

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- China should face up to the seriousness of a recent clash between the South Korean Coast Guard and illegal Chinese fishing vessels in which a South Korean speedboat was sunk, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. "Our govern

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The Kia Tigers won a wild card game in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) over the LG Twins on Monday, but that still didn't get them into the next round -- not that it concerns Brett Pill, the U.S.-born slu

By Shim Sun-ah BUSAN, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Guneet Monga, one of the dozen most successful women in the global entertainment industry today, was a late teen when she first began her career in the Indian film scene. "I worked in international films r

(ATTN: ADDS definition of extended deterrence in 5th para) SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Foreign and defense ministers of South Korea and the United States will mainly discuss pending security issues on the Korean Peninsula at a regular consultation mee

(ATTN: UPDATES with more comments in last 5 paras) SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Every possible tool including military action should be used to denuclearize North Korea, Wendy Sherman, former U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, said on T

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Foreign and defense ministers of South Korea and the United States will mainly discuss pending security issues on the Korean Peninsula at a regular consultation meeting in Washington next week. In the "two-plus-two" meet

(ATTN: ADDS KAI spokesman comments in 5-6 paras) SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's Air Force will visit the United States next month to help the country's sole aircraft manufacturer sell its advanced trainer jet to the U.S. milita

(ATTN: CORRECTS name in 5th para) SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- American hip-hop/EDM group Far East Movement will release a new album featuring several Korean mainstream musicians, the band's publicist said Tuesday. "In the much-anticipated album, EX

(ATTN: REWRITES headline, lead; ADDS more info in paras 6, 9) SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea plans to hold international events in August 2017 to bolster the personality cult of three generations of late founder Kim Il-sung's family, Pyongyang

(ATTN: ADDS recall in China, closing stock price in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it will ask global partners to halt sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note 7 and advised consumers to immediately stop u

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday. ---------------- (LEAD) S. Korean shares end lower on Samsung woes, U.S. rate hike fear (ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL -- South Korean sha

(ATTN: ADDS pairings at bottom) By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- With the only LPGA Tour event in South Korea just around the corner, golfers from the host nation said Tuesday they're determined to take the title before typically enthusiast

SEJONG, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- A strike by unionized cargo truck drivers has caused no major disruption in South Korea's logistics transportation, as only a small number of drivers refused to get behind the wheel, officials said Tuesday. A total of 16

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean film "Luck-Key," yet to be released in its home market, has already been sold in nine different countries, its production company Showbox said Tuesday. The film's distribution rights were sold to companies in

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- American hip-hop/EDM group Far East Movement will release a new album featuring several Korean mainstream musicians, the band's publicist said Tuesday. "In the much-anticipated album, EXO's Chanyeol, Yoon Mi-rae, Jay Park

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- A government-wide review is underway in South Korea to adopt a tougher set of unilateral sanctions on North Korea in reaction to the regime's recent nuclear test, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. "(South Korea) is carr

(ATTN: RECASTS slug, headline, dateline, lead, throughout based on gov't announcement) SEOUL/INCHEON, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Coast Guard said Tuesday it will deal sternly with Chinese fishing boats operating illegally in the country's water

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Every possible tool including military action should be used to denuclearize North Korea, Wendy Sherman, former U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, said on Tuesday, calling Pyongyang's nuclear ambition the nex