Новости за 23.05.2017

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Tuesday strongly condemned a terror attack at a concert in Britain that killed 22 people and injured 59 others. South Korea "cannot hide shock and anger over the loss of many lives in a barbaric terrorist at

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Go master Lee Se-dol said Tuesday that AlphaGo defeated Chinese Go player Ke Jie just as he'd expected. Google's artificial intelligence program defeated Ke, the world No. 1 in the ancient board game, by a hal

By Joo Kyung-don JEONJU, South Korea, May 23 (Yonhap) -- Hosts South Korea are likely to use a back three system against Argentina for their second Group A match at the FIFA U-20 World Cup here on Tuesday. The starting lineup released by FIFA show

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Engineering Co., the plant building unit of South Korea's top conglomerate Samsung Group, said Tuesday that it has signed a letter of intent with a company to build a petrochemical plant in Southeast Asia. The comp

By Joo Kyung-don JEONJU, South Korea, May 23 (Yonhap) -- Guinea earned their first point at the FIFA U-20 World Cup on Tuesday after playing to a 1-1 draw with England. Bournemouth midfielder Lewis Cook gave England the lead with his powerful stri

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details) SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean troops fired warning shots at an "unidentified object" flying across the heavily fortified border from North Korea Tuesday afternoon, the South's military announced. Th

(ATTN: ADDS dropped word in para 2; comments and details throughout) SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club Hanwha Eagles on Tuesday fired their manager Kim Sung-keun. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club dismissed the 74-yea

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- K-pop group BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys, on Tuesday offered condolences to the victims of a deadly terror attack at a concert in Manchester, Britain. "Our hearts are heavy about the tragedy in Manchester. We send our l

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean troops fired warning shots at an "unidentified object" crossing the inter-Korean border from North Korea Tuesday afternoon, the South's military announced. The military detected the object flying across the Mi

(ATTN: COMPLEMENTS last para) SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- Russia, for the first time, has presented a list of luxury goods that are banned from being exported to North Korea to a U.N. sanctions committee, a U.S. broadcaster said Tuesday. The list

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- Russia, for the first time, has presented a list of luxury goods that are banned from being exported to North Korea to a U.N. sanctions committee, a U.S. broadcaster said Tuesday. The list includes luxury products mainly

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(ATTN: ADDS photos) SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in pledged on Tuesday to uphold and transcend the dream of Roh Moo-hyun, his friend, co-worker and a former president whose fight against the establishment sharply divided the nation.

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the presidential policy planning advisory panel said Tuesday that it would explore ways to stamp out deep-seated corruption in the defense industry, long blamed for eroding the country's military capabilities.

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group TWICE has sold more than 1 million copies of its five albums so far, a rare feat for a girl group that debuted less than two years ago, its agency said on Tuesday. JYP Entertainment said the nine-member ac

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday. ---------------- S. Korea forms consultative body against 'WannaCry' attack SEOUL -- South Korean formed a policy consultative body to actively de

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SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Tuesday lashed out at the United Nations Security Council's (UNSC) condemnation over its latest missile test, warning that it will develop more advanced and diversified nuclear weapons. A spokesman of North

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with arms agency's explanation) SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has formally decided to receive some technology support from Israel for the development of an advanced radar system in its KF-X fighter jet program, Seoul'

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed higher Tuesday to hit a new record high as institutional investors scooped up market heavyweights amid an upward momentum, analysts said. The Korean won fell agai

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments throughout) SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball club Hanwha Eagles on Tuesday fired their manager Kim Sung-keun. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) dismissed the 74-year-old bench boss prior to the

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed higher Tuesday to hit a new record high as institutional investors scooped up market heavyweights amid an upward momentum, analysts said. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmar

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean formed a policy consultative body to actively deal with the global WannaCry ransomware attacks that have affected the country along with the rest of the world, the government said Tuesday. The body is made up

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has formally abandoned a plan to develop a radar system with its own technology for its KF-X fighter jet program, a government source said Tuesday. As an alternative, the state-run Agency for Defense Developmen

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- Season two of "Produce 101," Mnet's all-male idol audition show, topped a benchmark TV popularity index for the sixth straight week, while new period drama "Ruler: Master of the Mask" made a splashing entry at No. 2, according