Новости за 21.12.2016

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday dismissed a recent statement from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) that urged the communist state to give up its nuclear ambitions, saying the matter is none of their business. The co

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to sell 103.7 trillion won (US$86.8 billion) worth of Treasurys next year, down 5.8 percent from this year's estimated 110 trillion won, the country's finance ministry said Wednesday. The finance ministr

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 14-16) SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Wednesday that an advanced U.S. anti-missile system has to be deployed to South Korea as soon as possible to counter North Korea's

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from union leaders, additional information in paras 9-14) SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- More than 130 scheduled flights with South Korea's largest flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co. will be cancelled due to a walkout by unioniz

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- Shinhan Bank, South Korea's third-largest bank by assets, opened a branch near the southern Indian city of Hyderabad on Wednesday, a bank official said. Shinhan Bank said it has named Srikrishna Narayan, an Indian who has

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Wednesday that an advanced U.S. anti-missile system has to be deployed to South Korea as soon as possible to counter North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats.

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. ---------------- (3rd LD) Independent counsel raids pension service over Samsung deal SEOUL -- Special prosecutors raided the state-run pension

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Navy on Wednesday conducted a maritime drill to defend the country's easternmost islets of Dokdo in the East Sea, officials said, as Japan has laid persistent clai

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- "Beautiful Woman," a famous painting at the center of an intense forgery debate, was drawn with a different style of facial features from that of its supposed painter Chun Kyung-ja, sources within the art circle said Wednesda

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at the bottom and details in 11-12 paras) SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares ended slightly lower on Wednesday as institutions dumped market heavyweights such as top market cap Samsung Electronics. The local curren

(ATTN: ADDS details in 13-14 paras) SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- Special prosecutors raided the state-run pension service Wednesday to investigate whether its approval of Samsung Group's merger of two affiliates last year was influenced by President Par

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry is expected to demand a heavy punishment for a diplomat for sexually harassing teenage girls in Chile, a government source said Wednesday. The ministry will convene a disciplinary committee

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run aid agency has donated 1,850 terminals to count ballots to Ecuador as part of efforts to help improve transparency in the presidential election of the South American country, it said Wednesday. The

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- More than 130 scheduled flights with South Korea's largest flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co. will be cancelled due to a walkout by unionized pilots, the transportation ministry said Wednesday. Unionized workers of Korean

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares ended slightly lower on Wednesday as institutions dumped market heavyweights such as top market cap Samsung Electronics. The local currency lost ground against the U.S. dollar for a sixth straight session.

Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP) 1-year TB 1.563 1.568 -0.5 3-year TB 1.687 1.714 -2.7 10-year TB 2.110 2.163 -5

[https://youtu.be/28ly9WTXEU4] SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- The teaser video for South Korean duo Bolbbalgan4's new single "Tell Me You Love Me" was revealed Tuesday. In the clip, lead vocalist Ahn Ji-young is all smiles under beams of sunlig

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court reviewing the legality of President Park Geun-hye's impeachment over alleged corruption said Wednesday that it will hold its first preparatory hearing this week. The court said that the hearing, s

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean girl group AOA will release its first full-length album, the group's agency said on Wednesday. The seven-member act will roll out "Angel's Knock" on Jan. 2, 2017, FNC Entertainment said in a press release.

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S-1 90,500 DN 2,200 Hanchem 83,700 DN 300 DWS 64,600 0 UNID 47,250 DN 550 KEPCO 45,400 DN 50 SamsungSecu 31,950 DN 1,650 SKTelec

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's stock exchange announced a plan Wednesday to start a U.S. dollar interest rate swap (IRS) clearing service next week. The move comes as the dollar-denominated IRS trade is on the constant rise here. The volu

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SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans' use of credit cards jumped last year from a year earlier, central bank data said Wednesday, in the latest sign that a growing number of people favor credit cards over cash for transactions. A survey of 2,50