Новости за 13.05.2017

(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; UPDATES with additional details of the North Korean statement, more information in paras 3-4, 9-14; RESTRUCTURES) NEW YORK/SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's mission to the United Nations on Friday appealed to U.N. member

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new first couple moved into their presidential home Saturday, the presidential office said, four days after Moon Jae-in was sworn in as the country's new president. Their official residence at the presidentia

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean delegation led by a ruling lawmaker close to the country's newly elect president arrived in Beijing on Saturday for an international economic forum also expected to be attended by North Korean officials. The

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank chief left for New Zealand on Saturday to discuss monetary policy with his counterparts from the East Asia and Pacific regions, the Bank of Korea said. BOK Governor Lee Ju-yeol is set to attend t

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout) SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's search team investigating the Sewol ferry, which was salvaged three years after it sank in the country's worst maritime disaster, said Saturday it has identified the remains of a

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's search team investigating the Sewol ferry, which was salvaged three years after it sank in the country's worst maritime disaster, said Saturday it has identified the remains of a missing high school student.

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- U.S. lawmakers are pushing to reauthorize a bill promoting human rights and freedom in North Korea that expires this year, according to a news report Saturday. Voice of America reported that U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Flo

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with more details; ADDS image) BEIJING, May 13 (Yonhap) -- A senior North Korean diplomat in charge of U.S. affairs said Saturday Pyongyang will hold talks with Washington "under the right conditions," raising the possibil

May 14 1928 -- Korean independence movement activist Jo Myeong-ha unsuccessfully attempts to assassinate Japanese Army General Kunihiko Kuninomiya in Taiwan. Jo, 23, self-taught in Korea and Japan, cooperated with Taiwanese locals to block the

BEIJING, May 13 (Yonhap) -- A senior North Korean diplomat said Saturday Pyongyang will hold talks with Washington under the right conditions. Choe Son-hui, director-general of the North America bureau chief of North Korea's foreign ministry, told

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SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump raised the topic of renegotiating a free trade deal with South Korea first before mentioning cooperation on the North Korean nuclear front in a recent phone conversation with Moon Jae-in, South Kore

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The number of new child adoptees in South Korea reached a record low last year, data showed Saturday. According to the data compiled by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the number of new child adoptees stood at 880 in 2

By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Singer-actor Im Si-wan of the now dormant K-pop boy band ZE:A is an up-and-coming talent in Korean cinema. Im is best known for playing Jin-woo in the film "The Attorney" (2013) and the lead in the cable T

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- While Samsung Electronics Co. plans to sell refurbished models of the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in the near future, controversies surrounding the troubled model still linger, especially in terms of safety requirements

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The rate of South Korean women either working or actively searching for jobs reached a record high in 2017, data showed Saturday, thanks to a rising number of married women returned to the job market. According to the data

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said he doesn't oppose South Korea's newly elected President Moon Jae-in engaging in dialogue with Pyongyang, but reiterated that talks must be pursued under right circumstances. According to a

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares are likely to remain in a tight range next week, while testing whether it can breach the 2,300 point mark amid hopes of an extra budget being pushed forward by President Moon Jae-in, analysts said Saturday.

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The latest steps by U.S. President Donald Trump to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) could undercut the price competitiveness of South Korean exports to America that are shipped through Mexico, accord

The Big Four President Moon Jae-in had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday night. That wrapped up Moon's phone conversations with leaders of the four most important countries for Korea, which also include the U.S.

Moon's agenda to upend status quo President Moon Jae-in dropped a couple of hints about what policy he seeks regarding three key powers _ the United States, China and Japan _ as well as North Korea. To U.S. President Trump who called him to co

Thorough preparation The Moon administration should base NK policy on US alliance before summit talks The Korea-US summit talks are reportedly expected to be held in the US next month. During a Wednesday phone call between the two state leaders,

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on May 13. Korean-language dailies -- Moon vows to eliminate irregular jobs in public sector (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- 310,000 workers given chance for pe

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top financial regulator will discuss global financial risks with regional counterparts during a regular meeting of a regional monetary authority, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) on Saturday. FSS Gover