Новости за 15.02.2017

(ATTN: EXPANDS dateline; UPDATES with details throughout) SEOUL/KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half brother was murdered with poison in Malaysia, multiple sources including South Korea's spy agency said Wednesday,

(ATTN: ADDS comments, photo) INCHEON, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan left for Sydney on Wednesday to begin preparing for the world championships this summer. The former Olympic champion last competed at the FINA World Short

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has agreed to return to China the remains of some 20 Chinese soldiers killed during the Korean War, the government said Wednesday. Under the agreement signed Wednesday in Seoul, the remains of former Chinese s

By Joo Kyung-don PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Park Guy-lim, South Korea's lone female ski jumper, finished 30th at the Olympic ski jumping test event here on Wednesday. Park, 17, had a combined score of 67.1 points in the women's

By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half brother thrust national security to the forefront of the agenda of South Korea's unfolding presidential competition on Wednesday. Presidential

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Schools across the nation appeared Wednesday to have rejected a set of controversial state-authored history textbooks advocated by impeached President Park Geun-hye. The textbooks for middle and high school students were u

INCHEON, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan left for Sydney on Wednesday to begin preparing for the world championships this summer. The former Olympic champion last competed at the FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The murdered half brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un seems to have shown his support for victims of the terrorist attacks in France in November 2015, according to a profile image on a Facebook account presumed to be

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The import of Norwegian seafood in South Korea surged last year due largely to increased demand for mackerel, a report said Wednesday. The inbound shipments of seafood from Norway reached 292.8 billion won (US$256.6 mill

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- KB Financial Group said Wednesday it has opened a third bank branch in Cambodia in the latest move to strengthen its business in the Southeast Asian country. The opening of the KB Kookmin Bank branch earlier in the day dr

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Artist Lee Wan hired eight laborers from a job center at 8,000 won (US$7) per hour in January. The workers, aged 20-60 and coming from various countries such as Mongolia, Uzbekistan and Cambodia, spent seven h

(ATTN: UPDATES with president's use of borrowed-name phones, reaction from her aide in paras 3-6) SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court held a hearing Wednesday on special prosecutors' request to suspend and nullify the presidential aides' recent

MOKPO, South Korea, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The city of Mokpo on South Korea's southwestern coast signed a friendly relationship pact with Scotland's Aberdeen on Wednesday to promote exchanges and cooperation in economy and education, the Mokpo municipalit

[https://youtu.be/xK3mNxTcKM8] SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean band K.A.R.D creates a buzz with the teaser for its new single "Don't Recall," a follow-up to its first single "Oh NaNa" released last December, which was uploaded on the offici

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- "Voice," a popular crime show on cable TV channel OCN, may water down its violence, its director said Wednesday, amid concerns that the show, even for the genre, was too intense and could prompt copy cat crimes. "With epi

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean actor Joo Jin-mo on Wednesday admitted to being in romantic relationship with Chinese actress Zhang Li. "The two are seeing each other," Joo's talent agency Huayi Brothers told Yonhap News Agency. "They met w

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The Hyundai Ioniq electric vehicle has been named the greenest car in the United States, beating its global rivals the BMW i3 and the Toyota Prius Eco, the South Korean manufacturer of the car, Hyundai Motor Co., said Wednesd

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. ---------------- China rejects large-scale coal shipment from N.K. after missile test BEIJING -- China has recently rejected a large amount of c

By Yoo Jee-ho SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Fresh off her first career world title, South Korean speed skater Kim Bo-reum is brimming with confidence ahead of the Asian Winter Games in Japan. The multisport competition kicks off Sunday in Sapp

By Yoo Jee-ho SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- With her right calf still bothering her, South Korean Olympic speed skating champion Lee Sang-hwa said Wednesday she won't push herself too much at the upcoming Asian Winter Games in Japan. Lee arr

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Infracore Co., South Korea's top construction equipment maker, said Wednesday that it swung back into the black last year from a year earlier on the back of improved business conditions and reduced costs in the wake of

By Yoo Jee-ho SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean speed skater Lee Seung-hoon said Wednesday he'll try to shake off his recent injury and once again become an Asian Winter Games champion in Japan this month. Lee was among 41 athletes

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Wednesday upheld a lower court's decision to fine a ruling party lawmaker for providing false information to voters ahead of the parliamentary elections last year. The Seoul High Court dismissed the ap

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister promised Wednesday to bolster efforts to help local companies obtain more overseas deals in a bid to prop up their growth. "The ministry will make utmost efforts for a turnaround in local f

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Bobcat Inc., a construction equipment unit of Doosan Group, said Wednesday that its earnings spiked 22 percent last year from a year earlier, largely due to an increase in sales of high-priced products. Net profit