Новости за 01.03.2017

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- The number of stock trading accounts has reached a record high, partly due to a sharp rise in retail investors, the country's stock market operator said Wednesday. The number of trading accounts came to about 23.26 millio

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Denying its own involvement, North Korea on Wednesday accused South Korea and the United States of killing a North Korean, believed to be North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half brother, without acknowledging the deceased as s

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with reports of rallies, additional information throughout) SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Tens of thousands of South Koreans took to the streets again Wednesday, demanding impeached President Park Geun-hye to step d

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday said it will continue to build its nuclear capabilities unless the United States and South Korea give up what it claims to be a hostile policy of toppling Pyongyang's communist regime. Calling its

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's retail giant Lotte Group said Wednesday that it has suffered a disruption to its Chinese website in what could be a cyberattack by unidentified Chinese hackers in apparent retaliation against its cooperation wit

(ATTN: ADDS remarks from S. Korean FM in last 4 paras) KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Two Southeast Asian women arrested on suspicions of assassinating the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un were indicted in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday,

(ATTN: CLARIFIES para 5) SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States on Wednesday kicked off an annual joint military exercise amid heightening tensions following the North's recent missile test and the death of its leader's half bro

(ATTN: UPDATES with confirmation from USFK spokesman in paras 4-5, more info in para 7) SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States on Wednesday kicked off an annual joint military exercise amid heightening tensions following the Nor

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Israel will send former major league All-Star Jason Marquis to face South Korea in the opening first round game of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) next Monday. Israel manager Jerry Weinstein announced his

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Opposing managers on Wednesday picked host South Korea as the team to beat in the opening round of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) starting next week. Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul will host the first-round ga

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 4-6, 8-9; CHANGES photos) KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Two Southeast Asian women arrested on suspicions of assassinating the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un were indicted in Kuala Lumpur o

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 2 paras; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- The national security advisers of South Korea and the United States held their first phone conversation Wednesday and pledged to carry out the deployment of a U.S. mi

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- A growing number of South Koreans used Internet banking services last year due mainly to the widespread use of smartphones, a survey showed Wednesday. The ratio of South Koreans aged above 12 who used Internet banking ser

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- The national security advisers of South Korea and the United States held their first phone conversation Wednesday and pledged to carry out the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system here as planned, the presidential offi

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Two Southeast Asian women arrested on suspicions of assassinating the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un were indicted in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, prosecutors said. Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and Vi

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- The tax burden for South Korean households hit a record high in 2016, data showed Wednesday, further worsening their financial situation amid a prolonged economic slowdown. Households spent more than 1.9 million won (US$1

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; ADDS para 3; CHANGES photos) SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Wednesday condemned North Korea on its human rights violations, claiming South Korea will also take strong actions agains

By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump called Tuesday for allies "whether in NATO, in the Middle East or the Pacific" to pay their fair share of the defense cost as he delivered his first address to a joint sessi

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SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Daily credit card spending in South Korea hit a record high in 2016, data showed Wednesday, in the latest sign that credit cards are one of the most convenient payment tools. Credit card holders in South Korea spent an av

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state financial watchdog said Wednesday the number of people using its financial information portal service has exceeded 1.3 million just half a year after its opening. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS

SEJONG, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Corporate mergers and acquisitions by South Korean firms dropped for the second year in a row in 2016 as local conglomerates remained reluctant to streamline their business, the antitrust watchdog said Wednesday. The val

(ATTN: ADDS North Korean leader's inspection of military unit in last 3 paras) SEOUL/WASHINGTON, March 1 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis assured South Korea that any attack on the United States and its allies will be defeated, as the