Новости за 13.02.2017

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean speed skater Lee Seung-hoon, who suffered a leg injury at the world championships last week, will compete at the upcoming Winter Asian Games, the nation's governing body of skating said Monday. The Korea Skat

(ATTN: ADDS more details in 5 paras) SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state-run broadcaster on Monday released footage of the latest test-firing of a new ballistic missile in an apparent move to show off what the country called a successful la

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye could ask the Constitutional Court to summon more witnesses for her impeachment trial, a source said Monday, fueling suspicions she may be maneuvering to prolong the proceedings. Park's lawyers hav

(ATTN: ADDS background and experts' view throughout) SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military said Monday that North Korea appears to have employed technologies used in submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) to develop a new

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean idol group BTS (Bangtan Boys) released its new album "Wings: You Never Walk Alone" on Monday, topping all major streaming charts with its title song. "Spring Day," the title track of the new album, soared to

TOKYO, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- The number of Japanese tourists visiting South Korea increased 23.4 percent from a year earlier to 2.30 million in 2016 amid improved relations between the two neighboring countries, marking a reversal from declines for three

(ATTN: REWRITES lead; ADDS more info throughout) SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state-run broadcaster on Monday released footage of the latest test-firing of a new ballistic missile in an apparent move to show off what the country called a s

(ATTN: ADDS China's response in 6th para) SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan have asked the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to convene an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures against North Korea's latest

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- The world's top winter sports stars will be in South Korea this week to compete at test events for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, the organizers said Monday. This week will be the busiest week for the PyeongC

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday. ---------------- N. Korea employs SLBM tech in new intermediate-range missile: military SEOUL -- South Korea's military said Monday that

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense chief ordered the military to tighten vigilance against a possible North Korean provocation on Monday, one day after its latest missile test, the defense ministry said. Defense Minister Han Min-koo

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state-run broadcaster on Monday released footage of the test launch of a new ballistic missile which was conducted the previous day. Pyongyang fired off a modified Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- The United States' recent withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement is expected to weaken its economic and strategic status in the Asia-Pacific region, a state-run think tank in Seoul said Monda

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye has appointed another lawyer to fight against her impeachment at the Constitutional Court, one of her legal representatives said Monday. Lee Dong-heub, who served as a Constitutional Court justice

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military said Monday that North Korea appears to have employed technologies used in submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) to develop a new type of intermediate-range rocket, citing its analysis of a laun

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- "High School Rapper," a new TV rap audition program, is reeling from controversy on Monday over allegations that a student contestant had attempted to solicit prostitution in the past. Producers of the show, which premier

SEJONG, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea provided a combined US$41.7 million to three trust funds created by the World Bank last year, with 73 projects to support developing countries, the finance ministry here said Monday. Some $28 million was inve

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished slightly higher Monday as investors took to the sidelines amid increased market uncertainties stemming from U.S. President Donald Trump's policies. The Korean w

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YESAN, South Korea, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- Police said Monday they have arrested six people, including three North Korean defectors, for charges of trafficking, peddling and using North Korean-made methamphetamine. The police in Yesan, a city in the c

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's domestic sales of personal computers inched up in 2016 from a year earlier, marking the first such growth in five years, industry data showed Monday. According to the data compiled by market researcher IDC K

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished slightly higher Monday as investors took to the sidelines amid increased market uncertainties stemming from U.S. President Donald Trump's policies. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.

(ATTN: ADDS photo, details in paras 3-4, 6-7) SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ruling party renamed itself the Liberty Korea Party on Monday to refurbish an image tarnished by a corruption scandal centered on President Park Geun-hye. The N

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