Новости за 11.11.2016

SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors boss Choi Kang-hee has been nominated for the top Asian football coach award. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Friday announced nominees for its annual awards and Choi was shortlisted for

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS more info in paras 2-4; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's top steelmaker POSCO was grilled by prosecutors Friday over an allegation that the sale of its former unit was related to

(ATTN: REWIRTES lead; ADDS more info throughout) SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- A total of eight entities have submitted a final bid to buy a stake in South Korea's state-owned Woori Bank, officials said Friday, as the government seeks to privatize it.

(ATTN: ADDS photo) By Cho Jun-hyung and Koh Byung-joon SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to use both pressure and dialogue in dealing with North Korea, while emphasizing China's role in resolving the drawn-out n

SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- A total of eight entities have submitted a final bid to buy a stake in South Korea's state-owned Woori Bank, officials said Friday. The bidders included Hanwha Life Co., South Korea's second-largest life insurer by assets

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 7-9; RECASTS 10th para) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Friday denied as "groundless" allegations that President Park Geun-hye received plastic surgery during a 2014 f

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 11-15) SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government pleaded for a peaceful demonstration as hundreds of thousands of people are expected to join an anti-government protest Saturday amid rising public anger ove

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- As his vision is getting notably dim and his back aches from sitting for so long, it becomes increasingly hard for Kim Jong-dae to continue his life-long work these days. But Korea's only master artisan

(ATTN: ADDS photo, nut graf in 2nd para, other experts' comments in paras 8-10) SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- "Engagement" will be the most viable option for the new U.S. government to make North Korea give up its nuclear and missile programs, three expe

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 3 paras) By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean parties continued to bicker over whether President Park Geun-hye should retain her control of foreign affairs and national security after she retreats fro

By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- As he gets ready for his first Korean managerial stint in South Korea, former major league manager Trey Hillman said Friday respect will be the key to his success. Hillman was inaugurated as the manager o

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ---------------- (LEAD) Tension grows ahead of massive anti-Park rally SEOUL -- South Korea's deputy prime minister on Friday pleaded for a peace

SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday gave the nod to a plan to resuscitate cash-strapped STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., paving the way for the shipyard to survive on its own. STX Shipbuilding, once the country's No. 4 shipbuilder, h

SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- A civic South Korean cyber organization internationally promoting the country and its history said Friday that it has begun to distribute abroad 8,000 copies of an English-language Korean Peninsula map featuring famous mounta

SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. expert said Friday "engagement" will be the most viable option for the new U.S. government to make North Korea give up its nuclear and missile programs. Ken E. Gause, director of the International Affairs Group at

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks fell Friday as foreigners sold off local stocks amid uncertainties both at home and abroad following Donald Trump's unexpected win in the U.S. presidential race. The

(ATTN: ADDS photo, comments) By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- Former major league manager Trey Hillman was inaugurated as new manager for South Korean ball club SK Wyverns on Friday. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club formally i

SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks fell Friday as foreigners sold off local stocks amid uncertainties both at home and abroad following Donald Trump's unexpected win in the U.S. presidential race. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Pri

SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will likely deliver his campaign pledge to press South Korea to bear a larger share of the costs in keeping American troops in the country, Victor Cha, a Korean-American academic well versed

SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- Leading South Korean electronics makers received several awards for their innovative products across a wide variety of categories from the host of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the companies said Friday.

DSME 4,480 0 DSINFRA 8,310 UP 320 POSCO DAEWOO 25,750 UP 650 CJ CheilJedang 368,000 DN 5,500 DongwonF&B 204,000 DN 3,000 KEPCO KPS 55,800 DN 400 LGH&H

HANWHA TECHWIN 51,900 UP 1,000 Hyundai Dvp Co 48,750 UP 2,200 S-1 92,800 DN 1,700 Hanchem 85,200 DN 2,800 DWS 64,700 DN 500 UNID 47,500 UP 500 KEPCO

KOREA AEROSPACE 69,500 DN 1,600 KUMHOTIRE 10,250 UP 200 CrownConf 29,000 DN 450 S-Oil 85,100 DN 1,500 SamsungElec 1,598,000 DN 51,000 NHIS 10,300 DN 100 SKChem

KCC 387,000 DN 5,000 JeilPharm 62,100 DN 200 AmoreG 151,500 DN 5,000 HyundaiMtr 131,500 UP 2,500 HankookShellOil 444,000 UP 2,500 DWEC 6,610 UP 20 Donga S

SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- Friday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange. HyundaiEng&Const 44,200 UP 500 SamsungF&MIns 298,000 UP 4,000 HANALL BIOPHARMA 13,900 DN 600 Kogas