Новости за 21.05.2017

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with Moon's remarks, PACOM's statement, other details; ADDS byline) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile Sunday afternoon, which flew more than 500 kilometers, the North's seco

By Koh Byung-joon SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in's pick for his first foreign minister signals a push to go beyond the country's longstanding diplomacy revolving around major powers and reach out to more diverse global partners as wel

By Choi Kyong-ae Seoul, May 21 (Yonhap) -- The main task given to South Korea's next finance minister is reviving the sluggish domestic consumption in Asia's fourth-biggest economy amid years of low growth, observers here said Sunday. South Korea'

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; CHANGES headline; ADDS photo) SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile Sunday afternoon, which flew more than 500 kilometers, only a week after it launched another rocket, South Korea

(ATTN: UPDATES with background info from 3rd para) SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea launched what appears to be another ballistic missile Sunday afternoon, despite calls for restraint from all sides, South Korea's military said. "North Korea

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SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea does not expect any major shortage of electricity following its recent order for a temporary shutdown of coal-fired power plants to fight air pollution, the country's power exchange said Sunday. On May 15, Pre

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea launched what appears to be a ballistic missile Sunday afternoon, South Korea's military said. "North Korea fired an unidentified projectile from a site this afternoon from the vicinity of Pukchang in Pyeongann

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SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean laver producers secured export orders worth 43.8 billion won (US$39 million) in one day during a traders gathering in Tokyo, the government said Sunday. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said local companie

BEIJING, May 21 (Yonhap) -- Chinese-made electronic goods and cars are completely dominating the North Korean market amid the United Nations' years-long tough economic sanctions against its unwavering nuclear and missile development, the office of the

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details of announcement, President Moon's visit to his private home in Yangsan in last five paras) SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Sunday announced his picks for the new finance and foreign ministers, while

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details, evaluation from para 11) SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports are expected to post its seventh straight month of growth in May fueled by strong overseas demand for computer chips and petrochemicals, officia

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- A thaw in deadlocked relations between South Korea and China over the deployment of an advanced U.S. ballistic missile defense system is showing signs of resuscitating vitality in exchanges in the public and private sectors be

(ATTN: UPDATES with more appointment in last three paras) SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Sunday announced his picks for the new finance and foreign ministers, while appointing his new chief security advisor. Kim Dong-yeon, pres

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports are expected to post its seventh straight month of growth in May fueled by strong overseas demand for computer chips and petrochemicals, official data showed Sunday. Data by Korea Customs Service (KCS

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more quotes and background info of nominees; ADDS photos) SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Sunday announced his picks for the new finance and foreign ministers, while appointing his new chief security

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- Patent requests for virtual personal assistants have shot up in recent years, official data showed Sunday, on growing prospects that artificial intelligence (AI) will become a part of our everyday lives. According to the K

(ATTN: ADDS photo, response from ministry in paras 4-5) SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- An incumbent university president will take charge of the country's economic policymaking as South Korea strives to breath new life into its economy. Ajou Univers

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- Pantech Co. South Korea's smallest smartphone manufacturer that recently announced it will suspend production of mobile devices, turned over 230 U.S. patents to another company, official data showed Sunday. Information pro

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean national was found shot to death in the Filipino resort province of Cebu, the foreign ministry official here said Sunday. "A South Korean was found shot to death at a house in Lapu-Lapu City of Cebu, Philipp

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- A newly named presidential envoy to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) departed for the Philippines on Sunday, the first leg of his tour of the region. Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, tapped by President Moon Ja

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- An incumbent university president will take charge of the country's economic policymaking as South Korea strives to breath new life into its economy. Ajou University President Kim Dong-yeon, 61, has been nominated deputy

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister-nominee Kang Kyung-wha is a career diplomat well-versed in the United Nations especially in the field of human rights. Kang, who is now a special policy advisor to U.N. Secretary-general Anto