Новости за 14.01.2017

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 5-7) SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans braved biting cold on Saturday to take to the streets to demand scandal-tainted President Park Geun-hye resign. It was the 12th consecutive Saturday rally, which has been o

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans braved biting cold on Saturday to take to the streets to demand scandal-tainted President Park Geun-hye resign. It was the 12th consecutive Saturday rally, which has been organized over an influence-peddling

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- Special prosecutors investigating a corruption scandal involving President Park Geun-hye said Saturday they've pushed back a decision on whether to arrest the de facto leader of Samsung Group on the suspicion of bribery.

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Coast Guard said on Saturday it has seized two Chinese boats for violating the western sea border. The Coast Guard seized two 100-ton Chinese fishing boats which entered South Korean waters off Gunsan, 274

(ATTN: ADDS photo, Ban's comment in 5th para, details throughout) SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a prominent presidential aspirant, kicked off his drive to listen to people's concerns by visiting his hometown on

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye's close confidante Choi Soon-sil, who is at the center of the corruption scandal that engulfed the country, will attend a trial at the Constitutional Court next week, her lawyer said Saturday. "Cho

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- A hundred tons of eggs from the United States arrived in South Korea on Saturday, as the government seeks to control soaring prices here amid the outbreak of bird flu. South Korea's agricultural ministry said the eggs, es

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean man kidnapped near Malaysian waters in October by a radical Islamic group was released after 87 days, Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturday. A South Korean cargo vessel was attacked by the Philippines-base

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, a member of the main opposition Democratic Party, said Saturday he will announce his presidential bid before the Lunar New Year's holiday later this month. "I have made the decision, and will ma

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a prominent presidential aspirant, kicked off his drive to listen to people's concerns by visiting his hometown on Saturday. On Saturday morning, Ban traveled to his hometown of

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks are expected to take a breather next week as investors will likely assume a wait-and-see mode to learn the direction of U.S. economic and trade policies under the new Donald Trump administration, analysts

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- The number of research and development workers at South Korean carmakers fell far behind that of Germany last year, industry data showed Saturday, casting doubts on the sustainability of the local car industry. The number

Ban Ki-moon's vagueness Former UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon is looking more and more like a candidate in the next presidential election. On his first full day back home, Ban paid respects at the graves of former presidents across the political

Ban's rush for power Former UN head still untested politician Ban Ki-moon, the first Korean to serve as U.N. secretary-general, returned home Thursday amid speculation he will run for the presidency. Although assessment of his decade as U.N.

Mutual accountability Both government, business should change to cut collusive ties The independent counsel team investigating the Choi Soon-sil scandal is aggressively taking on every major suspicion tied to President Park Geun-hye and Choi.

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Jan. 14. Korean-language dailies -- Samsung said it was ready to support Chung Yoo-ra before meeting president (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Ban succeeds

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. senator welcomed the recent blacklisting of the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and other top officials for their human rights violations, saying Pyongyang's human rights record is as much a concern as i

By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is likely to see its first test of the KN-08 or KN-14 intercontinental ballistic missile end in failure as the missiles have never been flight-tested, a U.S. expert said, North Korean

SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean intelligence authorities said Friday that they are checking on a report by local media that some China-based North Korean hackers seem to have defected. A local broadcasting station, citing Chinese sources, r