Новости за 09.02.2017

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- PyeongChang, the South Korean host of the 2018 Winter Olympics, marked the start of the one-year countdown to the competition with a series of performances incorporating both contemporary and tr

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Speed skaters who took part in the inaugural race at a new South Korean Olympic venue raved about the facility on Thursday, saying they were happy with the "fast" surface. The International

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean speed skater Kim Bo-reum said Thursday she surprised herself by breaking her own national record in the women's 3,000m. Kim finished sixth in the event with a time of 4:03.85 at

(ATTN: RECASTS first three paras for clarification) SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Volatility in dollar-won exchange rates rose sharply last month amid uncertainty over the Donald Trump administration's policy direction, while the Korean currency gained gr

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean speed skater Kim Bo-reum broke a national record at the world championships on home ice on Thursday. Kim set a South Korean record in the women's 3,000m with 4:03.85 at the Inte

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 6-8) By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- An incentive-oriented approach will not help the world reach its goal of getting North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, a high-profile defector who served Pyongyang

(ATTN: ADDS more info in 6-8 paras) SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul city government on Thursday gave the final nod for the country's retail giant Lotte to open South Korea's tallest skyscraper for business. The Seoul Metropolitan Government sa

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more info throughout) SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- An incentive-oriented approach will not help the world reach its goal of getting North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, a high-profile defector who served

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout; ADDS last para) SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Thursday ordered the eldest son of the late owner of a ferry, which sank in 2014 killing more than 300, to compensate the government for the disaster. The govern

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Thursday vowed to complete the construction of facilities for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics "at an early date," amid concerns that a corruption sca

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Thursday upheld the South Korean government's sales ban on a compact crossover utility vehicle (CUV) sold by the local unit of Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor Co. The Seoul Administrative Court rejected the

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's largest flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co. said Thursday its net loss shrank from a year earlier in 2016 helped by a slight increase in sales. Net loss came to 556.8 billion won (US$485.9 million), compared wi

(ATTN: UPDATES with testimonies of other witnesses in last 5 paras; RECASTS para 4) SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- A former health minister arrested over a corruption scandal involving President Park Geun-hye was summoned to her impeachment trial Thursday

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, first 2 paras with revised figures; ADDS more details in last 3 paras) SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., a major shipping line here, said Thursday that its loss sharply narrowed last year from a year earli

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's missile operations commander did not show up for a key military event this week, an unusual absence which some observers linked to the country's alleged preparations for an intercontinental missile (ICBM) launch.

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., a major shipping line here, said Thursday that it returned to the red last year from a year earlier largely due to low freight rates and continued operating loss. Net loss came to 44.3 billion w

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more info in paras 1-4; ADDS photos) SEJONG, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea intensified its watch against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) to the highest level on Thursday and closed all livestock trading market

HANOI, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Vietnam News Agency (VNA) agreed on Thursday to join a news-sharing platform being developed by Yonhap News Agency that allows outlets to mutually share content on the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Park No-hwang, pr

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- With just a year to go before South Korea's first Winter Games in PyeongChang, the government here announced Thursday detailed plans to add more cultural elements to the global sports event. The Ministry o

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Disqualified Asian club football champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors said Thursday they've acquired Brazilian forward Marcelino Junior Lopes Arruda to boost their offense. Jeonbuk, the winners of the 2016 Asian Football Confe

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will launch two smartwatches that run on the next Android operating system (OS) in the United States later this week. LG's Watch Style and Watch Sport -- which are Google Inc.'s first

(ATTN: ADDS more info throughout) SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul city government on Thursday gave the final nod for the country's retail giant Lotte to open South Korea's tallest skyscraper for business. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ---------------- S. Korea revises long-term defense reform plan SEOUL -- South Korea's military has revised its long-term defense reform plan to

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister on Thursday dismissed speculations that Asia's fourth-largest economy could suffer another financial crisis similar to one that hit the country two decades ago, citing its solid fiscal fundamenta

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military has revised its long-term defense reform plan to better cope with North Korean threats, including the creation of special units tasked to neutralize its leadership and key facilities in case of contingen