Новости за 11.02.2017

GOYANG, South Korea, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea shut out Japan 3-0 to close out the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge (EIHC) tournament on home ice Saturday. South Korea scored two power-play goals in the second period for only its second victory agai

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- A team of special prosecutors said Saturday it sought an arrest warrant against a former university president again over allegations that she gave admission and grading favors to the daughter of President Park Geun-hye's clos

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Kim Tae-yun and Kim Jin-su finished well out of contention at the ongoing speed skating world championships on Saturday. Kim Tae-yun finished 13th in the men's 1,000m with the

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean left-hander Cha Woo-chan said Saturday he'll seek personal redemption at his second World Baseball Classic (WBC) appearance next month. South Korea will serve as host to the first round action starting on Mar

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Stacked with a handful of major league stars, the Netherlands may present the toughest test for South Korea at next month's World Baseball Classic (WBC), the Korean manager said Saturday. South Korea will host the first r

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Conservative groups held a protest in downtown Seoul on Saturday, calling for the Constitutional Court to reject President Park Geun-hye's impeachment and dissolve the special prosecutor team investigating the presidential sc

By Joo Kyung-don PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean female mogul skiers said Saturday they are ready to impress home fans next year at the PyeongChang Olympics. Seo Jung-hwa and Seo Jee-won are the two women on the nati

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean star Lee Sang-hwa pulled out of her second race at the ongoing speed skating world championships on Saturday to rest her injured leg. Lee withdrew from the women's 1,000m at th

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean missionary has been arrested in the Chinese border city of Yanji, a foreign ministry official here said Saturday, adding the ministry is moving to provide legal and diplomatic support to the South Korean. T

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- The short-tracker-turned-speed-skater Park Seung-hi continued to take baby steps in her new craft, setting a new personal record in the women's 500m at the ongoing world championships. Park

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Loans extended by South Korea's non-bank lenders reached an all-time high last year while their overall lending also increased by the largest amount in the country's history, central bank data showed Saturday. Outstanding

(ATTN: UPDATES with details on foot-and-mouth disease outbreak development in paras 8-9; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Facing its worst avian influenza outbreak, South Korea has culled more than 33 million poultry since the first reported cas

Feb. 12 1975 -- President Park Chung-hee wins a popular vote of confidence for his Yushin (Revitalizing Reforms) Constitution, which allows for his extended rule, following a national referendum. 1981 -- South Korea opens diplomatic ties

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Facing its worst avian influenza outbreak, South Korea has culled more than 33 million poultry since the first reported case last November, officials said Saturday, while observers noted local resources to deal with the deadl

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional information in paras 9-10) SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Tax collected on wage income came to more than 30 trillion won for the first time in the country's history last year, the government said Saturday, apparently indicat

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is projected to win six gold medals to rank eighth at next year's Winter Olympics on home soil, a U.S. sports data analysis firm said Saturday. Gracenote said South Korea will grab six gold, three silver and o

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Tax collected on wage income came to more than 30 trillion won for the first time in the country's history last year, the government said Saturday, apparently indicating a growing tax burden on waged workers. In 2016, wag

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's outbound shipments have continued to expand so far this month, government data showed Saturday, suggesting a possible recovery in exports following a downturn over the past two years. In the first 10 days of

SEOUL, Feb 11 (Yonhap) -- Rallies over President Park Geun-hye's impeachment trial are expected to heat up again Saturday, with presidential contenders scheduled to attend pro- and anti-Park gatherings scheduled in Seoul. Park's critics have organi

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- The seven-week break of "Infinite Challenge" is estimated to cost MBC TV around 2 billion won (US$1.75 million) in lost sales, industry experts predicted Saturday. The mission-oriented reality TV show, first aired in 2005

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares are likely to remain in a tight range next week over volatile currency markets, with hopes expected to fade over U.S. President Donald Trump's policies, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Comp

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), South Korea's largest business lobby, is now in a desperate search for a new chief, who will replace outgoing chairman Huh Chang-soo, but also keep the organization from falling apar

The archers won't survive The new foreign and security officials under hawkish U.S. President Donald Trump have turned decisively tougher on North Korea as it claims to be ready to blast off long-distance ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads c

Government should properly compensate Gaeseong businesses It has been a year since the government closed the inter-Korean industrial complex in the North Korean city of Gaeseong. On Feb. 10, 2016, Seoul suspended business operations there followin

Ample reasons An Hee-jung's rise should offer lessons to other presidential contenders There is a conspicuous trend in the presidential race: Two men -- one favored mainly by conservatives and the other by liberals -- are gaining popularity, even