Новости за 20.10.2016

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Police said Thursday they have arrested a suspect in the killing of three South Koreans in the Philippines earlier this month, adding they will continue efforts to track down accomplices. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Age

By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have vowed to defeat any attacks by the North with "effective and overwhelming" force during their alliance talks in Washington. But their pledge was only answered by the

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States held their first meeting earlier this month after launching a consultative body to discuss ways to improve the abject human rights situation in North Korea, the foreign ministry said Thursday

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- KB Financial Group Inc., a major South Korean banking group, said Thursday that its net profit jumped 36.2 percent from a year earlier in the third quarter on increased interest income and decreased general costs. In the

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Defending South Korean baseball champion Doosan Bears said Thursday they will be without a key reliever in their title defense. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club said right-hander Jung Jae-hoon will not be availa

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Just when a woman loses the two people closest to her -- her mother and her boyfriend -- she meets a stranger at her doorstep who claims to be her stepfather. If what he says is true, he was her mother's last

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The annual Hanbok Day will be celebrated in Seoul's biggest royal palace this weekend, the organizers said Thursday. The event started in 1996 to make the traditional outfit more relevant today and have a

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean girl group Black Pink will release new EP "Square Two" on Nov. 1, its management agency said Thursday YG Entertainment made the announcement by releasing a poster for the album on its official blog. Blac

CHANGWON, South Korea, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- When the NC Dinos host the LG Twins to start the second playoff round in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) this week, the relatively small ballpark here in the southeastern part of the nation could play a

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 3 paras) GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Leading executives from major shipyards in five global powerhouses -- Japan, Europe, China, Korea and the U.S. -- painted a gloomy picture of the global shipbuilding

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Designer Alan Chan is credited for bringing authentic Chinese culture to the forefront of Hong Kong contemporary design world. Being in the industry for 46 years, the multifaceted designer, who is also widely

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial authorities said Thursday they have staged a campaign in Shanghai and Jakarta to help attract financial firms there to open offices in Busan, seeking to make the city into a regional financial hub.

SUWON, South Korea, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- An international non-governmental organization on water management technology has decided to recognize Seoho Lake, an old reservoir for farming in the city of Suwon, just south of Seoul, as a heritage irrigation

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Film distributor Warner Brothers Korea said Thursday that movie stars Jang Dong-gun, Kim Myung-min, Park Hee-soon and Lee Jong-suk will shoot an upcoming film starting Oct. 22. "VIP" revolves around a North Korean defecto

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Cho Yoon-sun met with Japanese entertainment business leaders to discuss how to enhance cultural exchanges and boost the content industry, the ministry said

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Naver Corp. said Thursday its Vice President Han Seong-sook will be promoted to chief executive of the operator of South Korea's dominant Internet portal. Han, 49, will replace Kim Sang-hun, whose term expires next March

CHANGWON, South Korea, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Catchers set to compete in the second playoff round in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said Thursday they're ready to take center stage. The NC Dinos and the LG Twins will clash in the best-of-five s

(ATTN: ADDS photo) SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) said Thursday it has signed a deal with Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp. to operate nuclear plants that are being built in the United Arab Emirates.

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The first generation of South Korean idol groups, Shinhwa, plans to return to the K-pop stage after some 20 months with its 13th EP "Unchanging," its management agency said Thursday. Shinhwa Co. said the group will unveil

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Shinhan Financial Group Co., a major South Korean banking group, said Thursday that its net profit rose 4.3 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier on reduced loan-loss provisions. Net profit for the third quarte

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 5 paras) SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Thursday it will continue to launch satellites into space despite South Korea's condemnation, which analysts said points toward Pyongyang testing a long-range rocket so

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will unveil a premium mobile digital radiograph at an industry congress this week. The GM85 digital X-ray features "exceptional mobility, enhanced user convenience and a high imag

(ATTN: ADDS more remarks from Park in paras 10, 15-16) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Thursday called the North Korean regime unsustainable, denouncing its obsession with nuclear and missile progra

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ---------------- Foreign ministry issues strong condemnation of N.K. missile launch SEOUL -- South Korea's foreign ministry issued a strong co

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) said Thursday it has signed a deal with Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp. to operate nuclear plants that are being built in the United Arab Emirates. In 2009, a KEPCO