Новости за 17.05.2017

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Canada's top official on trade will visit South Korea next week in a bid to promote bilateral business ties as the North American nation endeavors to stimulate its economy by increasing trade, according to its embassy here.

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES with additional information throughout; ADDS photo) SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday ordered a probe into allegations that two senior prosecution and justice ministry officials inappropriate

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. ---------------- Moon's envoy tells Japanese minister 'comfort women' deal is unacceptable TOKYO -- President Moon Jae-in's special envoy told J

TOKYO, May 16 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in's special envoy told Japan's foreign minister Wednesday the bilateral agreement to settle Japan's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women is unacceptable. During their meeting in Tokyo, the special

SEJONG, May 17 (Yonhap) -- The nominee for the head of the country's corporate watchdog is known for being one of the strongest "chaebol reformists" in South Korea who has called for building a transparent and fair corporate system, experts said Wednes

[https://youtu.be/bCoSYM4pyvk] SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) --The press conference for "Okja" took place at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Seoul on May 15, 2017. The sci-fi flick by South Korean director Bong Joon-ho of "Snowpiercer" and "The H

(ATTN: ADDS revenue target in para 7) By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- The head of South Korea's food and entertainment giant CJ Group pledged Wednesday to bolster efforts toward growth as he declared his return to management after a fou

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Philip Morris International Inc. said Wednesday its new e-cigarette device that contains tobacco leaves will go on sale in South Korea starting early next month. The local unit of the global tobacco co

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- A time-themed exhibition can't be opening at a better place than at Culture Station Seoul 284, a former railway station built in 1929. Before it was transformed into a cultural space in August 2011, the mode

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead, throughout with labor ministry's operation suspension order) GEOJE, South Korea, May 17 (Yonhap) -- The labor ministry said it ordered Samsung Heavy Industries Co. to partially suspend operations after a fire broke out

(ATTN: ADDS reaction from justice ministry at bottom, more info in para 8; Minor edits) SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday ordered the launch of an internal probe by the prosecution into an alleged corruption scandal involvin

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in is set to meet with the floor leaders of the five major parties later this week to call for their support in state management, a senior presidential official said Wednesday. Moon will hold a luncheon

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday tapped a well-known critic of large conglomerates as the new chief of the corporate watchdog Fair Trade Commission (FTC). Kim Sang-jo, a economics professor from Seoul's Hansung University

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial regulator on Wednesday eased penalties against the nation's top three life insurers over unpaid suicide insurance benefits. Kyobo Life Insurance was ordered to halt operations for one month, while S

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- BLACKPINK, one of K-pop's biggest next-generation idol groups, plans to debut in Japan this summer, its agency said Wednesday. YG Entertainment, which represents the four-member team, said the band is scheduled to hold a de

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) on Wednesday revved up efforts to forge cooperative ties with opposition parties to support new President Moon Jae-in in seeking parliamentary backing for his Cabinet nominees, and economic and

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Wednesday rejected an appeal filed by Asiana Airlines Inc. against the government's temporary suspension order for its San Francisco route. "We found that the pilots of Asiana Flight 214 misjudged the con

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in continued to blast North Korea Wednesday, calling its recent missile launch a serious threat to global peace and security that should never be tolerated. "North Korea launched a missile f

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks inched down Wednesday as there was no fresh lead to drive the market following a recent rally, analysts said. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar. The b

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SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Police said Wednesday they have arrested a ring of people, including a U.S. soldier, over illegally taking U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) vehicles out of a base to sell them to civilians. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (S

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks inched down Wednesday as there was no fresh lead to drive the market following a recent rally, analysts said. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday ordered the launch of an internal probe by the prosecution into an alleged corruption scandal involving a ranking presidential secretary under the former conservative administration and a num

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Middle-aged South Koreans who live with or support their parents financially feel the heaviest burden when bearing their medical bills, but some saw it as a duty that has to be fulfilled even if means getting loans or giving u

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