Новости за 22.04.2017

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Some movement of what appear to be trailers have been detected at North Korea's nuclear test site in its northeastern mountainous area, a U.S. research monitoring website said Saturday. Commercial satellite imagery take

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- A continuing supply shortage of the latest smartphone made by Samsung Electronics Co. is leaving many of the early buyers in South Korea without a new phone in their hands, as the tech giant has failed to predict demand and

(ATTN: ADDS photo) SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Two Mongolian construction workers were rescued from a demolished building in Seoul on Saturday, South Korea's fire department said. The Gangnam Fire Station said the two workers were trapped under r

SYDNEY/TOKYO, April 22 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday that his country's aircraft carrier could arrive in the East Sea within days amid high tensions with North Korea. Pence, who is visiting Australia, said in a joint pres

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- With the May 9 presidential election slightly over two weeks away, candidates of major parties on Saturday stepped up their appeal to voters in stump speeches across the nation. Both presidential front-runner Moon Jae-in

(ATTN: ADDS background) SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's leading presidential candidate Moon Jae-in on Saturday unveiled a set of energy policy pledges that include reducing coal-fired power plants and nuclear reactors in the country, while e

WASHINGTON, April 22 (Yonhap) -- The governor of South Korea's central bank has said that the U.S. expansionary fiscal policies could help the world economy and that South Korea's exports could continue to improve. BOK Gov. Lee Ju-yeol said Friday

SEJONG, April 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top economic policymaker met with the German finance minister to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in dealing with wide-spreading trade protectionism, the ministry here said Saturday. Finance Minister Yo

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Oh Seung-hwan of the St. Louis Cardinals has picked up his third save of the 2017 season. Oh tossed a scoreless ninth inning with three strikeouts against the Milwaukee Brewers to seal the Cardinals 6-3 victory at Miller

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Two Mongolian construction workers were rescued from a demolished building in Seoul on Saturday, South Korea's fire department said. The Gangnam Fire Station said the two workers were trapped under rubble after a buildi

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) – A Korean Air flight from Manila to Seoul has been delayed for about 13 hours due to a technical problem, a company official said Saturday. The Boeing 777-300 had been scheduled to depart Ninoy Aquino International Airport

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Saturday that the state will take full responsibility for those who devoted and sacrificed themselves for the nation. Hwang made the remarks during his visit to the

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's leading presidential candidate Moon Jae-in on Saturday unveiled a set of energy policy pledges that include reducing coal-fired power plants and nuclear reactors in the country, while expanding renewable energi

DAEGU, April 22 (Yonhap) -- The number of post offices fell 4.5 percent last year from a decade ago, data showed Saturday, as many people use smartphones, text messages and emails to communicate. The number of post offices came to 3,497 across the

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has apparently asked China not to step up anti-North sanctions, warning of "catastrophic consequences" in their bilateral relations. Pyongyang issued the warning through commentary written by a person named J

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Action films are South Korea's favorite genre, a nationwide survey showed Saturday. According to the 2016 consumer report released by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), which surveyed 2,089 people aged between 15 and 59,

(ATTN: UPDATES with Rodong Sinmun report on U.S. relations in last 3 paras) SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has said it is closely monitoring moves by the United States and fully prepared to counter any "provocations." The North's foreign

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Bioepis Co. said Saturday it has won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to sell its biosimilar in the United States in a move that could heat up competition for immunology medicines. Renflexis --

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Nine out of 10 North Korean defectors said they were proud to be South Koreans, a survey showed Saturday. According to the poll by the Korea Hana Foundation, a South Korean unification ministry affiliate, 92.3 percent of

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has said it is closely monitoring moves by the United States and fully prepared to counter any "provocations." The North's foreign ministry said in a statement, released by the Korean Central News Agency on S

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks may fall to the 2,110 level next week depending on corporate earnings results and the political situation in Europe, local analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOS

Moon's view on North Korea Moon Jae-in, the leading presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, was embroiled in controversy Friday over his role in South Korea's abstention from the 2007 U.N. resolution on North Korea's human rights

Pyongyang must think again U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday said his government was considering placing North Korean back on the list of state sponsors of terrorism as a part of the options Washington was looking into to mount pr

Dangerous view on history Xi’s remark that Korea used to be part of China exposes distorted perception of history Chinese President Xi Jinping was belatedly reported to have said during his summit talks with US President Donald Trump, “Korea actu

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on April 22. Korean-language dailies -- Conservative votes exit from Ahn, Moon's number now outside margin of error (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Song Min-s