Новости за 16.12.2016

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Friday assured Britain's visiting Finance Minister Philip Hammond that there will be no marked change in policy. The remarks were made during a meeting be

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more remarks from press conference; MINOR EDITS; ADDS photos) By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- In the distant past of Korean history, there was an age when an elite group of young and handsome men roamed the la

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan on Friday directly exchanged classified information on North Korea's nuclear and missile programs for the first time in line with their intelligence-sharing pact which came into force last month, the def

(ATTN: ADDS response from the security office in paras 7-8) By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's presidential office on Friday rejected lawmakers' inspection of its visitor entry logs which may hold a clue for their probe into

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- SBS TV's popular variety show "Running Man" will be wrapped up once and for all in February amid an audience backlash over its producers' botched communication with cast members. In an emergency meeting Friday, the cast

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- A media executive's bombshell allegation about the state surveillance of senior judicial officials was based on documents written by South Korea's top spy agency, government sources said

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- A media executive's bombshell allegation about the state surveillance of senior judicial officials was based on documents written by South Korea's top spy agency, government sources said Friday. Cho Han-gyu, former presid

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- Sechs Kies, a first-generation K-pop boy band, plans to hold a concert next month in Seoul, capping a tour which marked its return to music after 15 years. The "2017 Sechs Kies Final in Seoul" will be held at Jamsil Stadium

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout, photo) By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's presidential office on Friday rejected lawmakers' inspection of its visitor entry logs which may hold a clue for their probe into President Park Geun-h

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's central bank said Friday that the country's economy will remain stable despite political uncertainties following the parliament's impeachment of President Park Geun-hye over a corruption scandal.

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- In a distant point in Korean history, there was a time when an elite group of handsome and young men used to roam the land to train themselves in the arts, culture and self defense. The forthcoming KBS 2TV

(ATTN: RECASTS with details throughout) By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's presidential office rejected lawmakers' inspection of its entry logs of visitors which may hold a clue for their probe into President Park Geun-hye's

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top financial regulator on Friday pledged no let-up in the government's push for financial reform despite political turmoil here. "From now on, the two most important undertakings for the financial authoriti

(ATTN: ADDS photo) SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- Highlighting his mantle as commander in chief, Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn visited the headquarters of South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC) in Seoul on Friday. He called o

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- Britain's Finance Minister Philip Hammond said Friday that his country wants to forge stronger economic ties with South Korea even after exiting the European Union. Hammond told Yonhap News TV that Britain is working to p

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean short trackers on Friday credited their extra focus with their early success on home ice at the the International Skating Union (ISU) World Cup Short Track Speed Skating event.

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with additional info; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye's attorneys on Friday rebutted a series of charges cited in the parliamentary impeachment motion in a 24-page statement submitted to the Con

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean appeals court on Friday confirmed a monetary penalty for a 48-year-old pop artist and his 38-year-old collaborator who distributed leaflets critical of President Park Geun-hye across the country. Upholding

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans cruised through the preliminary stages of the International Skating Union (ISU) World Cup Short Track Speed Skating on home ice Friday. Two-time defending world overall champi

TOKYO, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- Kim Il-sung University, North Korea's top university, has sounded out New York's Columbia University about the possibility of forming a sister relationship with the alma mater of U.S. President Barack Obama, a Japanese newspa

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ---------------- (3rd LD) Parliament conducts on-site investigation on scandal SEOUL -- South Korean lawmakers visited a clinic in Seoul Friday to

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state financial regulatory body on Friday signed an agreement with the administrative organ of the Supreme Court to promote partnerships on a debt rescheduling program for low-income earners. The memorandum

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 3-7) By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean lawmakers visited a clinic in Seoul Friday to investigate allegations that it provided dubious medical treatments to the president and her confidante

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean diplomat stationed in a Latin American country is suspected of sexually harassing two teenage girls there, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday. The diplomat, who handles cultural affairs at an embassy, all

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout) SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ruling Saenuri Party chief Lee Jung-hyun and other leaders close to President Park Geun-hye resigned en masse on Friday amid a growing factional feud in the wake of her impeachme