Новости за 30.10.2016

By Chung Joo-won Brave Entertainment CEO and chief producer Kang Dong-cheol, better known by his stage name Brave Brother, speaks during an interview with Yonhap News Agency at his office in central Seoul on Oct. 25, 2016. (Yonhap)[https://youtu.be/Na9

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- CL of South Korean girl group 2NE1 set out on her first-ever solo North America tour, her agency said on Sunday. The 25-year-old female rapper threw the first party of her "HELLO BI+CHES TOUR 2016" at the Hammerstein Ball

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more info from 10th para) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Sunday carried out a partial reshuffle of her secretariat in a move to assuage growing public anger over a burgeoning influ

(ATTN: ADDS comments) By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Bears' left-hander Chang Won-jun gave his club yet another strong postseason start on Sunday, tossing 8 2/3 strong innings in the team's 5-1 win over the NC Dinos in Game 2 of the

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more info; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Sunday carried out a partial reshuffle of her secretariat in a move to assuage growing public anger over a burgeoning influence-peddling scanda

(ATTN: ADDS comments, details) By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- The Doosan Bears defeated the NC Dinos 5-1 to open a 2-0 lead in the Korean Series on Sunday. The Bears broke the 1-1 deadlock by scoring four runs with two outs in the botto

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- With the temperature dropping in this chilly late autumn, the bats of the NC Dinos have also gone cold in the Korean Series. One of the most potent offenses in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), the Din

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Sunday carried out a partial reshuffle of her secretariat in a move to assuage growing public anger over a burgeoning influence-peddling scandal involving her longtime confidante. In the latest

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Bears' left-hander Chang Won-jun gave his club yet another strong postseason start on Sunday, tossing 8 2/3 strong innings in the team's 5-1 win over the NC Dinos in Game 2 of the Korean Series. The

(ATTN: UPDATES with data from S. Korea's central bank in last three paras) SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Two out of five major South Korean companies have reported earnings shocks for the July-September period, data from a market researcher showed Sunday

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- The Doosan Bears defeated the NC Dinos 5-1 to open a 2-0 lead in the Korean Series on Sunday. The Bears broke the 1-1 deadlock by scoring four runs with two outs in the bottom of the eighth at Jamsil Stadiu

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SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- The country's ruling Saenuri Party said Sunday its leaders urged President Park Geun-hye to form a nonpartisan Cabinet amid a snowballing scandal over her confidante's alleged interference in state affairs. Saenuri spokes

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's market economy accounted for 28.5 percent of its consumption and investments, an economist at South Korea's central bank said Sunday, a sign that underscores the growing influence of the market economy in the co

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- A female Vietnamese flight attendant working for a South Korean airline has been detained on charges of gold smuggling, the Incheon office of Korea Customs Service said Sunday. The customs office requested an arrest warra

(ATTN: UPDATES with reaction from political parties, Park's meeting with civic leaders in paras 17-21, 26; Minor edits) SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Choi Soon-sil, a confidante of President Park Geun-hye, suspected of peddling influence and interfering

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Two out of five major South Korean companies have reported earnings shocks for the July-September period, data from a market researcher showed Sunday. The data compiled by FN Guide showed that 46 out of 78 large local com

(ATTN: ADDS details in 3) By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- The NC Dinos may boast some of the most feared sluggers in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), but the Doosan Bears right-hander Michael Bowden thinks they're still "beatable" with

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- The lineup of the Doosan Bears is so deep that Nick Evans, who hit .308 with 24 home runs during the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) regular season, batted seventh in Game 1 of the Korean Series against the N

By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, president of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, more commonly known as the Royal Society, has stressed the importance of basic science, saying that investmen

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. was chosen as the most-loved brand in Russia for the sixth year in a row, a survey showed Sunday. In the survey by Russia-based Online Market Intelligence (OMI), Samsung Ele

(ATTN: UPDATES with prosecutors' attempt to raid presidential office, response from presidential office on Choi's return in paras 12-16; ADDS more info in para 5) SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Choi Soon-sil, a confidante of President Park Geun-hye, suspe

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean youth who have smoked cigarettes took their first puff at the age of 12.7 as of last year, a government report showed Sunday. The Korea Health Promotion Foundation said in the report that the average age when

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean investigators said Sunday that pilot error was blamed for a Korean Air flight sliding off the runway while landing at Guam International Airport last year. Korean Air Flight 2115 skidded off the runway during

SEJONG, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Sales of South Korea's major department stores rose in September thanks to the Chuseok holidays, government data showed Sunday. The combined sales of three department stores -- Hyundai, Lotte and Shinsegae -- gained 4.1