Новости за 06.04.2017

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Baseball has the most loyal fanbase among the four professional sports in South Korea, according to a report released by a local sports organization on Thursday. The Korea Professional Sports Association (KPSA) said that

(ATTN: UPDATES with reports of meeting between the Japanese diplomat and Seoul's presidential secretary for security) SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's senior presidential secretary met Japan's top envoy in Seoul on Thursday after the governmen

By Kim Kwang-tae SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) is pushing to buy an Indonesian bank, its chief said Thursday, as the bank turns to Southeast Asia for future growth. IBK CEO Kim Do-jin said acquir

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ---------------- (2nd LD) S. Korea not accept top Japan envoy's request for meeting SEOUL -- South Korea said Thursday it has decided not to acce

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean men's football has fallen three spots in the latest FIFA rankings to sit at No. 43. FIFA's April world rankings released on Thursday showed South Korea moved down to No. 43 with 700 points. Iran topped all As

BANGKOK, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Chulalongkorn University, Thailand's oldest and one of its most respected higher education institutes, will open a Korean language major for undergraduate students next year, the Korea Education Institution said Thursday.

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of South Koreans on Thursday asked the Constitutional Court to rule on the legitimacy of the government's ongoing installment of a U.S. missile defense system, the plaintiffs said. A total of 2,550 citizens join

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- In 2015, illustrator Yoy Han jumped on a plane bound for Thailand to travel alone. There was no particular reason except that the country naturally came to mind when she thought about all-sunny, tropical weat

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom; CORRECTS figures) SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended slightly lower Thursday as foreign investors and institutions sold off local stocks. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchma

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will provide a total of $14 million worth of humanitarian aid this year to war-torn Syria and neighboring countries, the foreign ministry said Thursday. The aid plan was announced at the Brussels Conference on

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS more info throughout) SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Thursday it has decided not to accept a request by Japan's top envoy to South Korea to meet with the country's acting leader and two ministers for now

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul city government said Thursday it will restrict old diesel cars from the capital area as part of efforts to cut the fine dust particle levels in the air. Rolling out new measures to improve the city's air quality

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- The chief executive of the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) on Thursday expressed doubts over the growth potential of Internet-only banks here, although he was "scared" over the initial consumer response to South Korea's first

ULSAN, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Ambassadors of three Middle Eastern countries toured Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. in the country's southeastern port city of Ulsan Thursday to discuss ways to enhance ties between the country's largest shipyard and their gove

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- The issue of North Korea's nuclear weapons program will feature prominently in the forthcoming talks between the U.S. and Chinese presidents, South Korea's foreign ministry said Thursday, emphasizing the American side's deter

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended slightly lower Thursday as foreign investors and institutions sold off local stocks. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index shed 8.10 points,

(ATTN: ADDS background in last 3 paras) SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Thursday they will question the chief of South Korea's retail giant Lotte later this week over a corruption scandal that removed former President Park Geun-hye from of

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- The Koreas will go head-to-head in a crucial qualifying match for the top Asian women's football competition this week as they meet for the first time north of the border. South Korea and North Korea will face each other

MOKPO, South Korea, April 6 (Yonhap) -- The government is considering searching for the missing passengers of the Sewol ferry before it is moved to a dry dock on land, an official said Thursday. Salvage operators have been trying to move the 6,800-

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SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Thursday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange. Donga Socio Holdings 138,000 UP 1,500 SK hynix 49,400 DN 900 Youngpoong 960,000 UP 7,000 ILDONG

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- A variety of state-supported cultural programs will go on stage beginning this month to build a festive mood in the runup to next year's Winter Olympics in South Korea's eastern alpine town of PyeongChang, the government said