Новости за 15.10.2016

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday vehemently shot back at a comment made by a top U.S. official on East Asia. In a statement from the Foreign Ministry, reported by the Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) on Saturday evening, Pyongyang

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- New comedy film "Luck-Key" is off to a great start, with more than 1 million tickets sold in just three days of its opening, the movie's distributor Showbox said Saturday. The movie, starring popular actor Yoo Hae-jin, op

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The top domestic football club had its record undefeated streak snapped on Saturday. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors fell to Jeju United 3-2 in the K League Classic action at Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonju, some 240 kilometers

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band Bangtan Boys (BTS) debuted at 62nd place on the top British chart for this week's most popular albums, becoming the first Korean act to be on the list, according to the chart updated on Friday. The g

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Alison Lee of the United States is taking a three-stroke lead into the final round at the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship in South Korea, with a homegrown star still in the hunt. Lee shot a four-under 68 in the third roun

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean baseball club Samsung Lions made a managerial change on Saturday, after missing the postseason for the first time in seven years. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club promoted hitting coach Kim Han-soo

SEJONG, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Saturday that its foreign exchange policy and financial markets are not likely to be affected by Washington's move to put Seoul on its "monitoring list" for FX policy. On Friday, the U.S. Treasury Depart

(ATTN: UPDATES with audience tally, minor edits throughout; ADDS photo) By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- This year's Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) may have lacked some of the festive atmosphere it enjoyed in the past, but it still

BUSAN, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- This year's Busan film festival saw the number of attendees fall by 27.4 percent from a year ago due to various complications surrounding the event, organizers said Saturday. The 10-day event attracted 165,149 moviegoers,

Oct. 16 1945 -- Dr. Rhee Syng-man returns home after decades of exile in the United States, two months after Japan's surrender at the end of World War II and the end of its colonial rule over the Korean Peninsula. Rhee is elected South Korea's

SEJONG, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved plans to fund 10 projects in developing countries aimed at fighting climate change, the finance ministry said Saturday. The U.N. climate fund decided to provide a combined US$745

By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Seoul's popular foreigner district of Itaewon on Saturday kicked off a two-day festival, bringing South Koreans and the expat community closer through cultural exchanges. Hosted by a shop owners' assoc

(ATTN: RECASTS first 2 paras; UPDATES with more info in paras 5, 8-10; ADDS photos) ULSAN, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The labor union of South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Saturday that its members have approved a tentative deal on a wage hik

ULSAN, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The labor union at Hyundai Motor Co. said Saturday that its members have approved a tentative deal on a wage hike for next year following its first full-scale strike in 12 years last month. The labor union of South Korea'

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Dozens of air-to-ground guided missiles capable of targeting and destroying North Korea's nuclear and missile facilities at a long distance are being transported to South Korea from Germany, a government source here said Satu

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares will likely take a breather next week as investors await the outcome of the European Central Bank's (ECB) monetary policy meeting, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Inde

By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- This year's Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) may have lacked some of the festive atmosphere it enjoyed in the past, but it still did well highlighting the latest trends in the film industry as a whole

Teach the kids Korean first The surge in immigrants by marriage or work to Korea has also brought many of their children to this country. Children who were born and grew up in another country and brought here after their parent married a Korean or f

Samsung solution : JY should fill vacuum at top and take charge As with any problem with chaebol, the familiar litany of failures with the big family businesses ― top-down management, suppression of second opinions and lethargy in response ― ar

Optimal level : Consensus needed on level of corporate tax rate Rival parties are poised to clash over corporate tax levels during the plenary session of the National Assembly, which will run through this December. The issue came into the spotlight

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Oct. 15. Korean-language dailies -- Approval rate of Park dips to 26 pct, lowest level since inauguration (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- U.S. vows immedia

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

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The LG Twins have been getting some timely hits from up and down the lineup so far in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason, though their biggest bat, cleanup Luis Jimenez, hasn't yet joined the fray

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- The military chiefs of South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Friday to work closely together to "firmly respond" to North Korean provocations and urged Pyongyang to refrain from irresponsible acts, the U.S. Def

(ATTN: ADDS photo, more admiral comments in 4-6 paras, South Korean Rear Adm. Kim's comment in 7th para) By Choi Kyong-ae USS RONALD REAGAN, South Sea, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- The flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier was bustling with sa