Новости за 10.06.2017

SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea ranked fifth among the 35 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries in the growth of food prices in the first quarter, OECD data showed Saturday. In the January-March period, Kore

SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's former foreign ministers have come out in support of Kang Kyung-hwa, a beleaguered diplomat nominated by President Moon Jae-in to be his first foreign minister. Ten former top diplomats, who served as foreig

SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- Japan's senior ruling party official has arrived in Seoul as a special envoy of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Saturday. While meeting with reporters at Gimpo Airport, Toshihiro Nika

June 11 1979 -- South Korea establishes diplomatic relations with Kuwait. 1983 -- Bank of Korea newly issues 5,000 won and 10,000 won notes. 2004 -- Park Ji-won, a lifetime aide to former President Kim Dae-jung, is sentenced to 12

SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- Princess Astrid of Belgium arrived in South Korea on Saturday along with an economic mission to promote business ties between the two countries, according to the foreign ministry. During her one-week stay, Princess Astri

SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Saturday that he won't let democracy falter or backtrack in honor of those who risked their lives to safeguard it. During an address to mark the 30th anniversary of the pro-democrac

SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- A former defense ministry official has been sentenced to five years in jail for receiving bribes in connection with military facility construction projects, the Seoul Central District Court said Saturday. The court handed

SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court said Saturday that military orders delivered via social media are also binding, and any disobedient soldiers and military employees should be disciplined. The Cheongju branch of the Daejeon High Court,

SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's official newspaper claimed Saturday that a test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile is not far away. "The series of recent strategic weapons tests show that we are not too far away from test-firi

SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks are anticipated to trade in a limited range next week as investors are set to take a wait-and-see approach on the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, analysts said Saturday. The benchmar

SEOUL, June 10 (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

Sizzling home prices Apartment prices in Seoul are sizzling hot. Unit prices in the complexes in Apgujeong-dong in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, eyed for redevelopment have reached 100 million won ($88,928) to 300 million won over the last thre

Pyongyang's ICBM test to trigger US retaliation It increasingly appears that before long North Korea will test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting the United States mainland. The test will cross the unofficial but psy

THAAD suspension Environmental impact assessment should not shake alliance Cheong Wa Dae effectively ordered the Ministry of National Defense on Wednesday to reassess the environmental impact of the deployment of a US anti-missile system on its s

SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on June 10. Korean-language dailies -- Moon to seek support from National Assembly in Cabinet formation (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Moon to persuade opposi

SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- Economists from Asian economies will gather next week in Seoul to discuss measures to tackle global protectionism trends and recent developments in regional cooperation, organizers for the forum said Saturday. The two-day

SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to become the world's top chipmaker during the second quarter of this year, a report showed Saturday, beating its traditional rival Intel Corp. "Following the rise in number of data cen

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with under secretary's trip; CHANGES headline) WASHINGTON, June 9 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Under Secretary of State Thomas Shannon will visit South Korea next week for talks on the alliance between the two countries, North Korea and

(ATTN: ADDS photo, possible topic) WASHINGTON, June 9 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. nonproliferation official will visit South Korea and Japan next week for discussions about U.S. nuclear policy and extended deterrence, the State Department said Friday.

WASHINGTON, June 9 (Yonhap) -- The United States and South Korea should make sure to build missile defenses effective enough to guard against an electromagnetic pulse attack from North Korea, a U.S. expert said Friday. Henry Cooper, a missile exper

WASHINGTON, June 9 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. nonproliferation official will visit South Korea and Japan next week for discussions about U.S. nuclear policy and extended deterrence, the State Department said Friday. Acting Assistant Secretary for Ar

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES in paras 1-4) SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in met with top leaders of the ruling Democratic Party on Friday, officials said, to discuss ways to overcome the apparent impasse in the opposition-led parlia

[https://youtu.be/nh1mUIHuG4E] SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group T-ara on June 9, 2017, released the final teaser clip for the music video of "What's My Name." Like the first teaser made public on June 5 through its official fan page,