Новости за 01.02.2017

(ATTN: REWRITES throughout, ADDS drill details, navy official's comments in the first 9 paras) By Choi Kyong-ae ABOARD ROKS DOKDO, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Two 'Wildcat' maritime helicopters stood ready to take off from the deck of the amphibious landing s

By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- From relentless political offensives by his feisty rivals to a deluge of malicious reports and sprawling corruption allegations against his relatives, the reality of domestic politics was much tougher than wha

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group's new headquarters building to be constructed in southern Seoul by 2021 will be the country's tallest, a district office said Wednesday. Its draft document for environmental impact assessment submitted

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Current and former aides to President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday rejected allegations that one of her friends had undue influence over state affairs, discounting testimony by another former presidential aide. Kim Kyou-hyu

By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Singer-songwriter Zion.T, real name Kim Hae-sol, is of a rare breed among K-pop artists. Coming from a religious family, the name is a nod to Mount Zion in Jerusalem. But his music hardly deals with Chr

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean boxing legends will have a special fight on the country's easternmost islets of Dokdo next month, the organizers of the event said Wednesday. Buffalo Promotion and Concert World said former World Boxing Co

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Following former U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon's unexpected withdrawal from the presidential race Wednesday, conservative parties face the tough challenge of finding an alternative, with few remaining options including the acting pre

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Global sales of cars produced by five South Korea-based automakers shrank slightly from a year earlier in January due to a decline in overseas sales and a slump in domestic sales, data released by the carmakers showed Wednesda

(ATTN: ADDS more info, photo in last 4 paras) SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- The military chiefs of South Korea and the United States on Wednesday reaffirmed the two countries' commitment to forming a strong joint defense posture against North Korea's prov

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Seven out of the 10 most expensive houses in South Korea are located in the popular foreigner-heavy neighborhood of Itaewon in the heart of Seoul, government data showed Wednesday. Among them, Lee Myung-hee, chairwoman of

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Late artist Park Hyun-ki (1942-2000) started working on video art in the late '70s, well before globally well-known video artist Paik Nam-june entered the Korean art scene in the mid '80s after decades of acti

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. ---------------- (LEAD) Former U.N. chief Ban renounces presidential ambitions SEOUL -- Former U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday renounced his

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's largest carmaker Hyundai Motor managed a 1.3-percent increase in global sales in January from a year ago, the company said Wednesday, while its performance at home slackened. Hyundai sold 342,607 cars in the

By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ruling and opposition parties on Wednesday both expressed shock over the unexpected withdrawal of the presidential bid by former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who had been one of the le

ICHEON, South Korea, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- The city of Icheon, south of Seoul, held an event on Wednesday to mark the first-known rice planting of the year in South Korea amid a cold spell, claiming the title for the 30th consecutive year. A group of

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with new info, details; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Former U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday renounced his presidential ambitions in a surprise decision likely caused by political offensives from rivals and a corr

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Two test events for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics will kick off this week with more than 150 athletes on hand, officials here said Wednesday. The organizers of the 2018 Winter Olympics said the International Ski Federati

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- National team second baseman Jeong Keun-woo on Wednesday withdrew from next month's World Baseball Classic (WBC) with a knee injury. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said Jeong, an All-Star for the domestic club Hanwh

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors suffered on-year sales drops both at home and abroad in January, the company said Wednesday, citing aged models and lost production from holidays as the main reasons. Sales at home totaled 35,012 cars for the mo

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- The heads of South Korea's leading conglomerates will attend a court hearing later this month to give testimony over a high-profile influence-peddling scandal that has led to President Park Geun-hye's impeachment, legal source

(ATTN: bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished higher Wednesday as healthy economic data and sound earnings from Apple Inc. boosted investor sentiment here. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar. The ben

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SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished higher Wednesday as healthy economic data and sound earnings from Apple Inc. boosted investor sentiment here. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Pri

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Former U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday renounced his presidential ambitions in a surprise decision likely to strengthen the frontrunner position of the current opposition presidential hopeful and frustrate those yearning f

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Apple Inc. emerged as the leader in the global smartphone market in the fourth quarter of last year, beating its South Korean archrival Samsung Electronics Co., data showed Wednesday. The U.S. giant sold about 78.3 million