Новости за 23.10.2016

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- In the latest series of harsh and undiplomatic verbal attacks against South Korean President Park Geun-hye, North Korea again lashed out at the head of state Sunday for trying to instigate defection by North Koreans. Quot

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- Police on Sunday tried to carry out an autopsy on the body of a farmer who died after being hit by a police water cannon during a protest late last year, but withdrew in the face of strong opposition from his bereaved family.

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 2, 4; ADDS last 2 paras) SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- State prosecutors on Sunday questioned the former head of a scandal-ridden foundation that has been linked to controversial figures with ties to President Pa

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- Star golfer Jeon Mi-jeong set a new record Sunday with the most wins by a South Korean player competing in Japan. Jeon came in first at the Nobuta Masters GC Ladies event in Hyogo. She beat Ai Suzuki by one stroke. He

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's 10 biggest companies have contributed less to the nation's employment sector, although their assets have grown, data showed Sunday. According to the data compiled by market researcher Chaebol.com, their asse

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean agency that will document North Korea's human rights abuses will start interviewing North Korean defectors to check crimes carried out by the communist state, a government official said Sunday. The Center f

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea provided the United Nations with US$192.85 million worth of goods and services in 2015, accounting for only around 1 percent of the global body's total procurement of the year, an official report showed Sunday.

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- State prosecutors on Sunday questioned the former head of a scandal-ridden foundation that has been linked to controversial figures with ties to President Park Geun-hye. The summons by the Seoul Central District Prosecuto

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's manufacturers expect a modest improvement in their business conditions in the coming months, but they remain downbeat about the overall economy, a poll showed Sunday. According to the survey of 650 local man

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) – A French veteran who served in the Korean War (1950-53) will be buried beside his comrades in Busan, the government said Sunday. The Patriots and Veterans Affairs Ministry said the body of Andre Belaval, who served with a

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's front-running automaker Hyundai Motor has delivered a brand-new bobsleigh to the country's athletes to compete in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, company officials said Sunday. Hyundai, which produced

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- The United States remains firm on its commitment to denuclearize North Korea, and Washington and Seoul will cooperate with the international community to keep strong pressure and sanctions on Pyongyang to make it give up its

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- The volume of deficit bonds issued by South Korea's Park Geun-hye administration is expected to reach 165 trillion won (US$144 billion) mainly due to its aggressive welfare program without tax hikes, a lawmaker said Sunday.

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) put the estimated cost of South Korea's ongoing corporate restructuring drive at 31 trillion won (US$27 billion), saying it will be offset by various benefits in a decade, according to a

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- A protracted labor strike by unionized railroad workers will continue to cause public inconvenience for many passengers and cargo transportation due to lower-than-normal operation levels, observers said Sunday. According

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- Plane tickets bought online are eligible for full refund within seven days of being purchased regardless of clauses set by airlines, court records showed Sunday. The ruling by the Seoul Central District Court said the cou

By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye will deliver an annual speech to outline her government's budget plans for next year at the National Assembly this week, her office Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday. Park will make the sp

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state radio station resumed broadcasting mysterious numbers Sunday after a nine-day break that could be some kind of coded message to its agents operating in South Korea. An announcer at Radio Pyongyang, sta

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- The number of North Koreans displaced by devastating floods that ravaged northeastern parts of the country hovers around 300,000, a local researcher said Sunday. The total estimate is four times larger than what Pyongyang

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Sunday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain (

By Yoo Jee-ho CHANGWON, South Korea, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- He just put together the best postseason of his Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) career, but NC Dinos' right-hander Eric Hacker wants to stay in the moment and not think about his past performa

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Top-ranking archers who missed a medal in the summer Olympics won a local carmaker-sponsored archery competition to grab prize money worth 100 million won (US$88,000) per person, the Korea Archery Association (KAA) said Satur

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- First-generation K-pop boy group NRG said Saturday they will release a new album next year to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its debut. The group, which garnered huge popularity in China during its heyday, held a fan