Новости за 25.10.2016

By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday pledged to actively share her country's development experiences and pursue "win-win" economic cooperation with Africa, calling the resource-rich continent one o

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean remake of the popular HBO series "Entourage" is set to air next week, putting the local entertainment industry on full display. Like the original, which was set in Hollywood, tvN's "Entourag

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- Police have failed 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, sources said Tuesday, and instead will seek to re-apply for a new warrant a

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout with details, updates) By Song Sang-ho and Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean parties urged investigators to roll out a thorough probe into the latest scandal involving an acquaintance of President Park

(ATTN: UPDATES with summit results in paras 8-10) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Denmark on Tuesday signed two memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on expanding industrial cooperation, paving the way for the development of

(ATTN: ADDS finance ministers remarks in paras 12-14, photo) SEJONG, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister said Tuesday the country will make efforts to share its experience of economic development and enhance cooperation with African cou

(ATTN: REWRITES headline, lead) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday apologized to the nation over a leak of dozens of presidential speeches to an acqaintance who has been at the center of an escalating corru

By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- Azerbaijan's envoy to South Korea on Tuesday visited Yonhap News Agency to discuss ways to further promote cooperation between the two countries' key newswire services. In the meeting with Yonhap Preside

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Tuesday conducted a crackdown on smuggled North Korean products coming in from third countries in a move to faithfully enforce United Nations sanctions and its unilate

(ATTN: ADDS specifications of defense budget in 6th para) SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military said Tuesday it needs more funds in 2017 to bolster the country's defense readiness posture in the face of growing nuclear and missile threats

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- T.O.P of popular K-pop boy band BigBang took an exam to become an auxiliary police officer for his impending military duty on Tuesday, the group's management agency said. The 28-year-old rapper, whose real name is Choi Se

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- The LG Twins are fighting to stay alive in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason, and they have their tireless right-hander, Henry Sosa, to thank for getting them this far. The Twins walked off o

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 8-12) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday apologized to the nation over an escalating influence-peddling scandal involving her former aide, amid growing criticism that a series

(ATTN: UPDATES para 7, 9 with more information) SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- An international forum kicked off in South Korea on Tuesday to facilitate cooperation among consular officials around the world as increasingly frequent global terrorism and co

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- A group of South Korean scientists has discovered the mechanism behind the human body's primary defense system against infection, the science ministry said Tuesday. The team led by Jin Mi-rim of Daejeon University and Kim

(ATTN: ADDS photo) SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea launched a new landing ship on Tuesday that will enhance the Navy's amphibious warfare capabilities. The "Ilchoolbong" landing ship tank (LST) is the third of four planned vessels to be bui

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- An iPhone 5S built by U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. overheated and emitted smoke aboard a flight by Korean Air Lines Co. due to an external factor, officials at South Korea's top air carrier said Tuesday. The flight from Par

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday. ---------------- (LEAD) Park apologizes over influence-peddling scandal involving her acquaintance SEOUL -- President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday

(ATTN: ADDS photo, more info from 3rd para) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday apologized to the nation over an escalating influence-peddling scandal involving her former aide, amid growing criticism that a

BUSAN, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- A group of Australians assembled Tuesday to unveil a quilt commemorating the country's participation in the Korean War at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in the southern port city of Busan. Australian Veterans Affairs Minister

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry said Tuesday that it will stay firm in its stance that rushing to engage in dialogue with North Korea would only justify its wrong behavior and allow it to buy more time to develop its nuclear w

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(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks dipped 0.5 percent Tuesday, as investors dumped cosmetics makers and some tech stocks. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Sto

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday apologized to the nation over an escalating influence-peddling scandal involving her former aide, amid growing criticism that a series of presidential speeches had been leaked to the woman i

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- The Chinese government has been moving to tighten regulations on cheap tour packages, raising concerns among South Korean businesses relying on the biggest source of travel income, industry officials said Tuesday. Earlie