Новости за 12.05.2017

[https://youtu.be/UMkH-5lfaXI] SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- While putting the finishing touches on "Signal," South Korean girl group TWICE's upcoming fourth EP, JYP Entertainment released a clip Thursday on several online video-sharing web sites incl

SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed Friday to boost their countries' cooperation in dealing with various global issues while enhancing their bilateral trade relations, the Seoul govern

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with new info) SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Friday submitted a request for a parliamentary confirmation hearing for Prime Minister-designate Lee Nak-yon to the Nat

SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Leaders of South Korea and Britain have called for joint efforts to denuclearize North Korea and to expand their bilateral trade, the Seoul government said Friday. South Korean President Moon Jae-in also asked for Britain'

SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull agreed Friday to jointly deal with a spread of trade protectionism in the global market, Moon's presidential office said. The agreement came

MOKPO, South Korea, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Search teams combing through the wreck of the Sewol ferry, which sank in April 2014, said Friday they found multiple bone fragments. The passenger ferry that sank with the loss of more than 300 people, mostly

SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Shopping Co., the retail unit of Lotte Group, said Friday its net profit surged 68.9 percent in the first quarter on robust growth in Southeast Asian markets. The solid bottom lines come despite the company's slump

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- How many cultural objects being produced today are of significant historic and aesthetic value enough to become a national treasure thousands years later? The question jumped into the mind of Yi Young-hoon

SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Korea Investment Corp. (KIC), South Korea's sovereign wealth fund, said Friday it posted US$4 billion in investment gains last year. The sovereign fund -- which handles $110.8 billion in assets under management -- reported

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with additional details, remarks from a presidential press secretary, minor changes in paras 2-9) SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in has accepted the resignation of the chief prosecutor, a presidenti

SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday opened a new department under its chip division focusing on the foundry business, in line with the company's efforts to expand its market presence in the area. The foundry business refers

SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court said Friday it has ordered former President Park Geun-hye to appear as a witness at a trial of her aide in connection with a corruption scandal that removed her from office. The Seoul Central District Court s

By Kim Deok-hyun SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new government needs to increase its tax revenues to help address economic and social challenges at a time when its economic recovery is still fragile, the head of the United Nations agency's su

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended slightly lower Friday on increased selling by foreigners and institutions. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Pric

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS more info in paras 2-3) SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Netmarble Games Corp., South Korea's largest mobile games maker, successfully debuted on the country's main bourse on Friday above its initial public offering (IPO)

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ---------------- Trump calls FTA with S. Korea 'horrible deal,' up for renegotiation SEOUL -- U.S. President Donald Trump has called the free trade

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout) SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will dispatch a veteran politician with close ties with President Moon Jae-in to join a key Chinese government forum to be held in Beijing next week, the presidential o

SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korean prosecutors on Friday unveiled a list of people who it claimed were involved in a plot by U.S. and South Korean spy agencies to attack its leader Kim Jong-un, calling for their extradition, the North's media repor

SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Hong Joon-pyo, a former conservative presidential candidate, vowed Friday to "thoroughly" keep the newly minted liberal government in check, raising the prospect of a rocky relationship between the ruling and opposition blocs.

(ATTN: UPDATES with push for nuclear sub, missile shield in paras 9-12) SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry said Friday it has started working-level preparations for the implementation of reform measures proposed by President Moon

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 10, 22-24) SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers got rocked by the Colorado Rockies in his return from the disabled list (DL). Ryu was touched for 10 runs -- five of them unearned -- on eig

SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended slightly lower Friday on increased selling by foreigners and institutions. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index shed 10.35 points, or 0.45 p

SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in called for the early establishment of a new advisory group Friday, to work as his de facto power transition team, a Cheong Wa Dae official said. The group, tentatively named the "state affairs plannin

(ATTN: UPDATES with KOSPI's Friday close in last para) SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's national pension fund has earned nearly 13 trillion won (US$11.5 billion) from stock investments this year thanks to the bullish stock market, data showed F

By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters said Friday they are confident that they will leave the Octagon with victories at an upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event because it's going