Новости за 16.04.2017

PAJU, South Korea, April 16 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean soldier has died after a tank plunged from a bridge during a joint drill with the United States, the military said Sunday. The tank fell under the bridge at a training field in Paju, north of S

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors are expected to indict ousted President Park Geun-hye this week and wrap up their investigation into the corruption scandal that brought her down, legal sources said Sunday. Woo Byung-woo, former senior presi

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- Besides the five most-known candidates, 10 other people have launched official bids to become the country's next president in a number unseen before, the election watchdog said Sunday. The National Election Commission (

(ATTN: RECASTS para 2; ADDS photo, more info in paras 8-9, 11) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrived in South Korea on Sunday for a high-stakes three-day visit to reaffirm the robust security alliance and

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- The main creditor bank of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. on Sunday expected a "good result" in talks with a major bondholder that will help the shipyard stay afloat. The state-run Korea Development Bank (KD

(ATTN: CHANGES photo; ADDS more info in paras 14-15, 18) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans on Sunday marked the third anniversary of a deadly ferry disaster with various commemorative events that called for verifying the exact

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 2, 7, 9; ADDS photo) SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tax burden, which has steadily risen over the years, still remains among the lowest among the group of developed market economies with high income

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- The government will send an emergency message to people in Seoul and its satellite cities via mobile phone if severe fine dust is forecast in the region, the public security ministry said Sunday. "Once the message, call

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea collected a record amount of local and central government taxes last year, official data showed Sunday, with the numbers likely to go up in the coming years. According to data by the finance and interior mini

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, para 3; ADDS photo, more info in paras 9-10) SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrived in South Korea on Sunday for a high-stakes three-day visit to reaffirm the robust security alliance and warn again

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- Hong Joon-pyo, the presidential candidate of the conservative Liberty Korea Party, declared his "national reform" vision, vowing to beef up defense, revitalize the economy and enhance the welfare of average citizens. Dur

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's nuclear power reactors have not been designed to deal with military attacks, a report submitted to a lawmaker by the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) showed Sunday. The evaluation sent to Rep. Kim Jon

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead to include Pence's arrival) SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrived in South Korea on Sunday for a high-stakes visit to reaffirm the robust security alliance and warn against North Korea's possi

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 13-16) SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Sunday attempted to launch an unidentified ballistic missile from its east coast, but it exploded right after lift-off, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea ranked 24th among 28 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries in terms of the state growth sustainability index, a local think tank said Sunday. The Hyundai Research Instit

By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans on Sunday marked the third anniversary of a deadly ferry disaster with various commemorative events that called for verifying the exact cause of the sinking and preventing the recurrence of suc

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc.'s 65- and 55-inch ultra organic light-emitting diode (OLED) television sets got the best marks ever for excellence by a U.S. consumer agency, industry watchers said Sunday. Consumer Reports gave the t

April 17 1880 -- Japan sets up a legation in Korea. 1968 -- South Korean President Park Chung-hee holds talks with his U.S. counterpart, Lyndon Johnson. 1976 -- South Korea establishes diplomatic relations with Bahrain. 2003

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's leading maker of smartphones and memory chips, ranked No. 1 among companies people want to work for in Brazil and Russia, industry sources said Sunday. The findings by Top Employers I

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean pop culture businesses have been seriously hurt by China's retaliation against South Korea's deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system, with more than 30 such cases reported over the past month alone, the culture

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- The state-run rail institute developed a rolling stock that can move a greater number of containers at once, officials said Sunday, a development that can greatly reduce freight transport costs. Double-stack rail transpo

(ATTN: ADDS global sales of Hyundai and Kia to give comparison in 6th para) SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean carmakers domestic sales exceeded the 40 trillion-won (US$35 billion) mark for the first time last year as they benefited from trouble

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- Addiction to smartphones has reached "serious" levels for young South Korean women, with singles being more susceptible to problems, state data showed Sunday. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare that checked

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last two paras) SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean duty-free shops' sales fell 19 percent in March from a month earlier due to China's retaliation against the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system here, government

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean carmakers domestic sales exceeded the 40 trillion-won (US$35 billion) mark for the first time last year as they benefited from troubles that affected Germany's Volkswagen Group, the companies said Sunday. T