Новости за 11.05.2017

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday expressed condolences for the recent passing of a former high-ranking Chinese official credited with helping build and advance ties between the two neighbors. Qian Qichen, who served as vice prime m

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- New South Korean President Moon Jae-in will have two chiefs of staff working for him at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae instead of the customary one, the office said Thursday. The change to the structure of the presi

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. (HMM) said Thursday that it will purchase a port terminal in Spain for 117.6 billion won (US$104.1 million). South Korea's largest shipping company said in a regulatory filing that it will buy

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in expressed his gratitude to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, one day after the Indian leader tweeted in the Korean language to congratulate Moon on his election. "President

By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The vice chairman and heir apparent of Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's leading carmaker, on Thursday told the company's global salespeople that the company will churn out new vehicles and make necessary inves

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Donguk Steel Mill Co., South Korea's thick steel plate maker, said Thursday its first-quarter net profit plunged 51 percent on shareholding losses from its affiliates. Net profit for the three months ending on March 31 fe

(ATTN: RECASTS with minor edits throughout) By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Crime action is a mainstream genre of Korean cinema these days. "The Merciless," a new film directed by Byun Sung-hyun, is another title from the genre. It portrays

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- More than 80 percent of South Koreans expect new President Moon Jae-in to skillfully manage state affairs, a survey showed Thursday. In the poll conducted Wednesday, 83.8 percent of respondents said they think the new pres

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Exuding confidence, motherly warmth and down-to-earthness, new first lady Kim Jung-sook has garnered as much public attention as her husband Moon Jae-in who scored a resounding victory in Tuesday's presidential election. W

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- CJ Cheiljedang Corp., South Korea's leading food manufacturer, said Thursday its net profit sank 39.1 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, mainly dragged down by increased production costs.

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will allow its citizens to visit some parts of Iraq which had been banned from travel as safety is showing signs of improving, the foreign ministry said Thursday. The ministry has imposed a travel ban on Iraq s

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- GS Caltex Corp., the No. 1 refiner in South Korea, reported Thursday that its first-quarter earnings more than doubled from a year earlier aided by robust results from its petrochemicals and lubricant businesses. Net profi

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last paras 4-5) SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, a holdover from the former government, on Thursday as he strives to round out his own administration.

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The world's taekwondo governing body has extended an invitation to a North Korean demonstration team to this year's world championships to be held south of the border, its officials said Thursday. The World Taekwondo Feder

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ---------------- (LEAD) S. Korean president hints at scrapping deal with Japan over sexual slavery SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with additional remarks, more details and information in paras 3-5, 9-11; ADDS photo) SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday hinted at possibly scrapping an agreement with Tokyo over Japan

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Former President Park Geun-hye's official documents have all been transferred to the state archives, officials said Thursday. The transfer of 11.06 million records created at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae and othe

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Korean Air Lines Co. swung to the black in the first quarter from a year earlier on currency-related gains, the company said Thursday. The country's flag carrier shifted to a net profit of 559.2 billion won (US$496 million

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks hit a new all-time high Thursday as risk sentiment was buoyed by expectations of an economic stimulus by the nation's new administration. The Korean won gained against th

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Visitors to the Korean Pavilion of this year's global art festival the Venice Biennale will have a rare chance to see the life of a mysterious Korean man, known only as Mr. K up until the last minute, who live

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Intensive search and rescue efforts for a missing South Korean cargo ship and its crew have come to an end more than a month after they sank in the South Atlantic, a government official said Thursday. The Stella Daisy carr

(ATTN: ADDS more details throughout) SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea urged South Korea's new government Thursday to end what it called confrontational policies, including joint military drills with the United States. The Rodong Sinmun, the off

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(ATTN: UPDATES with additional details, more information from 3rd para) SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday hinted at possibly scrapping an agreement reached with Tokyo over Japan's sexual enslavement of Korean wome

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam has asked for the Chinese government's assistance in handling the aftermath of a deadly car accident in China which killed 10 Korean children, the foreign ministry here said Thursday. A