Новости за 23.02.2017

CHEONAN, South Korea, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Police on Thursday sought to obtain the financial accounts of an executive at the South Korean unit of Swiss engineering group ABB in connection with an alleged embezzlement case. The man, 58, who is identi

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Three-quarters of South Koreans want the Constitutional Court to confirm President Park Geun-hye's impeachment and deliver the ruling by March 13, when one of the justices is set to retire, a poll showed Thursday. The joi

(ATTN: CHANGES photo; ADDS more info in last 4 paras) By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean striker Jung Jo-gook, the reigning MVP of the South Korean football league, said Thursday he doesn't think about personal honors and is so

(ATTN: ADDS comments, photo) By Yoo Jee-ho SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea earned the bronze medal in men's curling at the Asian Winter Games on Thursday. Led by skip Kim Soo-hyuk, South Korea defeated Chinese Taipei 10-5 in the b

By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Reigning Asian club football champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors were picked as the top dogs for winning the South Korea's pro football league this season. Head coaches for each of the 12 K League Classic cl

By Nam Sang-hyun and Kim Jong-woo LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- Park Sang-ok, a consul responsible for immigration affairs at the South Korean Consulate General in Los Angeles, was inundated with telephone calls all day long on Friday. Many Kor

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to hold a shareholder meeting on March 24, an industry source said Thursday. Samsung's board of directors will hold a meeting on Friday to decide the date and agenda for the annual sha

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; ADDS more info in para 11) SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye is set to mark the fourth anniversary of her inauguration on a gloomy note this weekend amid speculations that she could become South Korea's first

By Yoo Jee-ho SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's 3-2 shoot-out win over China in women's hockey at the Asian Winter Games Thursday was all about the players' heart, the team's coach said. Sarah Murray admitted she "held my breath fo

(ATTN: ADDS spokesman's comments in last 3 paras) SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry has sent an official letter to local municipalities in the southeastern city of Busan, asking for cooperation in resolving diplomatic rifts wit

By Yoo Jee-ho SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea earned the bronze medal in men's curling at the Asian Winter Games on Thursday. Led by skip Kim Soo-hyuk, South Korea defeated Chinese Taipei 10-5 in the bronze medal contest at Sapporo

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Senior officials from South Korea, the United States and Japan will meet in Washington next week to coordinate their policies toward North Korea, including the recent assassination of its leader's half brother, according to t

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Special prosecutors in Seoul are attempting to arrest an incumbent presidential aide in connection with allegations President Park Geun-hye received medical treatments from those without due safety checks, their spokesman sai

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state financial watchdog said Thursday it has taken punitive steps against listed firms here for a total of 185 violations related to disclosure-related rules last year. It marks a sharp increase from 126 ca

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Impeached President Park Geun-hye is set to mark the fourth anniversary of her inauguration on a gloomy note this weekend amid speculations that she could become South Korea's first leader to be relieved of her post before th

(ATTN: ADDS comments, details) By Yoo Jee-ho SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea defeated China 3-2 in a shootout in women's hockey at the Asian Winter Games on Thursday. Forward Park Jong-ah, the 10th shooter, scored past Wang Yuqing

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished slightly higher Thursday as investors took a wait-and-see approach after the central bank's rate freeze this month and ahead of additional U.S. rate hikes this

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- A diplomatic row between North Korea and Malaysia is deepening as Pyongyang blamed the Southeast Asian country for its probe into the death of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, experts said Thursday

(ATTN: ADDS details, photo) OBIHIRO, Japan, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Speed skater Kim Bo-reum won the bronze medal in the women's mass start at the Asian Winter Games in Obihiro, Japan, on Thursday. Kim Bo-reum finished her 16-lap race in third place i

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished slightly higher Thursday as investors took a wait-and-see approach after the central bank's rate freeze this month and ahead of additional U.S. rate hikes this year. The benchmark Korea Compos

Donga ST 95,300 DN 400 POSCO DAEWOO 25,250 UP 100 CJ CheilJedang 362,000 UP 4,500 DongwonF&B 216,000 DN 500 KEPCO KPS 57,100 DN 100 LGH&H 835,000 DN 4,000 LGCHEM

SKChem 64,100 UP 1,000 LS 69,000 UP 300 GC Corp 149,500 UP 3,500 SAMSUNG SDI CO.,LTD. 125,500 UP 2,500 KPIC 280,000 UP 6,500 GS Retail 52,600 UP 1,300 SUHEUNG

LG Uplus 13,300 UP 150 SAMSUNG LIFE 106,500 UP 500 KISWire 41,250 UP 50 AmoreG 120,500 UP 500 HyundaiMtr 146,000 DN 3,500 LotteFood 634,000 UP 12,000 Hankook

HYUNDAI WIA 67,800 0 KumhoPetrochem 78,500 0 SKC 32,950 UP 150 MIRAE ASSET DAEWOO 9,160 UP 10 Mobis 258,000 DN 1,500 HANWHA TECHWIN 44,850 UP 850 Hyundai

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Thursday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange. Donga Socio Holdings 128,000 0 SK hynix 50,200 DN 400 Youngpoong 1,019,000 DN 13,000 Hyu