Новости за 20.05.2017

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- A pro-North Korea newspaper called on South Korea Saturday to resume inter-Korean cooperative projects, saying military matters and economic cooperation can be handled separately. The Choson Sinbo said new South Korean Pre

(ATTN: ADDS photos, details in 11th para) By Joo Kyung-don JEONJU, South Korea, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea kicked off its 23 day-journey Saturday with an opening ceremony here that highlighted the host nation's pas

By Joo Kyung-don JEONJU, South Korea, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Two FC Barcelona prospects have been included in the starting lineup for South Korea's FIFA U-20 World Cup opener against Guinea on Saturday, tasked with leading the team's attack. The start

By Joo Kyung-don JEONJU, South Korea, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea kicked off its 23 day-journey Saturday with an opening ceremony here that highlighted the host nation's passion for football and its traditions. S

By Joo Kyung-don JEONJU, South Korea, May 20 (Yonhap) -- England beat rivals Argentina 3-0 in their FIFA U-20 World Cup opener here on Saturday. Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored a goal and earned a penalty for England at Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Je

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean baseball club KT Wiz released slumping infielder Johnny Monell on Saturday. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) team said it has asked the league to place Monell on the waivers, and that it is trying to find

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean taekwondo demonstration team will visit South Korea next month to attend this year's world championships, a report said Saturday. George Vitale, spokesman for the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF), to

MOKPO, South Korea, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Search workers on Saturday found three pieces of human bone in the wreckage of the sunken Sewol ferry, officials said. One was discovered near an escalator on the third floor of the ship, with two others found

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean climber Kim Jain on Saturday conquered the country's highest building to become the first woman to achieve the feat with her bare hands. At an event to celebrate the opening of the 123-story Lotte World Tower

(ATTN: ADDS more details throughout, photo) SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan have agreed to resolve a row over a 2015 deal on Japan's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women in a future-oriented manner, President Moon Jae-in's specia

(ATTN: ADDS reactions from citizens and tourists at bottom; CHANGES photos) SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- A new public park converted from a superannuated elevated roadway near Seoul Station in the center of the capital was opened to the public on Saturda

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan have agreed to resolve a row over a 2015 deal on Japan's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women in a future-oriented manner, President Moon Jae-in's special envoy said Saturday. Moon Hee-sang rela

NEW DELHI, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The National Museum of India here said Saturday that it began a Korean language audio guide service for its visitors earlier this week. The museum, with a total of more than 200,000 relics, already offers audio guides

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Corporate deposits held by South Korean banks decreased by the largest amount in the first three months of the year, central bank data showed Saturday, as businesses are moving to expand investment amid an upturn in Asia's fou

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday unveiled footage which it claims backs its latest revelation that South Korean and U.S. spy agencies plotted to kill its leader Kim Jong-un using a biochemical substance. North Korea's propaganda ou

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The United States Taekwondo Education Foundation (USTEF) plans to hold its 9th annual New York Times Square Taekwondo Festival on June 23, bringing together about 5,000 participants, including American students learning the Ko

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- A new public park converted from a superannuated elevated roadway near Seoul Station in the center of the capital was opened to the public on Saturday after years of construction. The construction project for the Seoul Sta

BRUSSELS, May 19 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean delegation on Friday met with ranking officials at the European Union (EU) to discuss ways to resolve North Korea's nuclear standoff and expand cooperation, officials said. A delegation led by special env

SEJONG, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The nominee to head South Korea's antitrust regulator said Saturday that he has sold his stakes in major business groups that he had purchased for minority shareholder movements. Kim Sang-jo, a former civic group activist

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks are expected to move in a tight range next week, as investor appetite for risky assets is likely to be further subsided with growing political uncertainties in the U.S., analysts said Saturday. The ben

CANNES, France, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho's "Okja" has premiered at the Cannes Film Festival with the filmmaker getting a four-minute standing ovation. The new film from the "Snowpiercer" director tells the story of a y

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea vowed Saturday to further strengthen its nuclear deterrence as the United States is heaping pressure against the North over Pyongyang's latest test of a new intermediate-range ballistic missile. North Korea's f

Signs of a thaw The freeze in relations between South Korea and China due to the deployment of the American Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) missile shield has begun to thaw. After Lee Hae-chan, former prime minister and heavyweight

Healing scars of Gwangju Koreans moved by president's speech on 1980 uprising The ceremony to mark the 37th anniversary of the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement was unlike previous ones held during the rule of two conservative leaders.

Reform, not purge Institutional changes needed to overhaul prosecution As President Moon Jae-in said, it is time to reform the prosecution. A recent scandal involving senior prosecutors adds to the urgency to overhaul the nation's top law-en