Новости за 26.12.2016

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will shut down 10 aging coal-fired power plants by 2025 as part of its efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and curb fine dust, a related ministry said Monday. The government also plans to replace environm

HWACHEON, South Korea, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- A weekend ceremony to light tens of thousands of fish-shaped lamps was held in the northeastern town of Hwacheon, starting the official countdown to an annual ice-fishing festival, organizers said Monday.

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 3 paras) SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Constitutional Court said Monday it will start the official review of the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye next week. The National Assembly voted on Dec. 9 to oust

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., South Korea's top power equipment maker, said Monday that it has won an order, potentially worth over 2.7 trillion won (US$2.25 billion), to build two thermal power plants in India.

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Constitutional Court said Monday it will start the official review of the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye next week. The National Assembly voted on Dec. 9 to oust Park from office over a corruption an

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean exports and output of organic light emitting diode (OLED) display panels are expected to rise next year, thanks to a strong demand for smartphones and high-definition televisions, a report showed Monday. Citi

Dec. 27 1904 -- Korea's royal court under the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) appoints U.S. diplomat D.W. Stevens as its foreign affairs adviser. 1945 -- Top diplomats from the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union hold a meeting in Mosc

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Domino's Pizza led the local industry in sales last year, while local franchise Pizza Maru came out on top in profit, a report showed Monday. According to the report from the Fair Trade Commission, Domino's Pizza posted a

By Chung Joo-won, Kim Kye-yeon SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean gender equality minister regretted that the Seoul-Tokyo agreement on Japan's wartime sex slaves has gone undervalued among the local public, particularly in terms of the Japanese g

The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday. ---------------- (5th LD) Independent counsel raids ex-president aide, cultural minister's homes SEOUL -- Special prosecutors raided the homes of a

(ATTN: CORRECTS typo in para 2; ADDS last 2 paras) SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- A group of lawmakers in the ruling Saenuri Party who have been at odds with loyalists of President Park Geun-hye said Monday they will leave later this week to open a new co

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Former opposition leader Moon Jae-in claimed Monday that he is a "better" candidate than U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, with a latest opinion poll indicating that Ban is enjoying a slight lead. "The public is demandi

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club NC Dinos said Monday they've re-signed pitcher Eric Hacker for one more season. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club inked Hacker to an one-year deal worth US$1 million for the 2017 s

(ATTN: CHANGES headline and lead, ADDS more details) SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Senior officials from South Korea and Vietnam will hold a meeting this week to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral military cooperation and curb North Korea's nuclear th

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye planned to head the K-Sports Foundation after her retirement, one of two foundations standing at the center of an ongoing corruption scandal rocking the country, testimony showed Monday. The chief

SEJONG, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- More than 35 percent of newlywed couples had no children last year amid the country's chronically low birthrate and late marriage trend, government data showed Monday. According to the data compiled by Statistics Korea,

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 4 paras) SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Special prosecutors raided the homes of a former top presidential aide and the cultural minister on Monday as part of an ongoing investigation into a corruption scandal surrounding Presid

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean theater director Yang Jung-ung will stage the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the event's organizing committee said Monday. The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for t

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares were slightly up late Monday morning as institutions continued to scoop up local shares. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 1.11 points, or 0.05 percent, to 2,037.01 as of 11

By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean action thriller "Master" dominated the local box office on its first weekend, drawing over 2 million viewers, data showed Monday. According to a real-time based box office tally from the Korea

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout) SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean lawmakers failed to hold a hearing at a detention center with key suspects in a scandal involving President Park Geun-hye on Monday. Members of a special parliamentary committ

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- A group of lawmakers in the ruling Saenuri Party who have been at odds with loyalists of President Park Geun-hye said Monday they will leave later this week to open a new conservative par

(ATTN: CORRECTS dateline; ADDS full name in 2nd para, coach's comments in paras 6-7) SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Newly promoted football club Gangwon FC announced their first foreign player signing Monday. The K League Classic club said they have

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Vietnam will discuss military cooperation in countering growing North Korean threats in a bilateral meeting this week in Hanoi, the defense ministry said Monday. In the annual defense talks to be held fro

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- Newly promoted football club Gangwon FC announced their first foreign player signing Monday. The K League Classic club said they have acquired Xuan Truong, who is the first Vietnamese person to play in the top tier South