Новости за 26.07.2017

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- Representatives of South Korea and China held a meeting to discuss cooperation on climate change, the foreign ministry here said Wednesday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Kim Chan-woo, South Korea's ambassador for

By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- K-pop's true big players, for the most part, consist of highly choreographed and stylized boy and girl groups. But that doesn't mean there's zero space for diversity. From Bolbbalgan4 to Akdong Musician, s

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's second Internet-only bank, Kakao Bank, is set to begin operations Thursday, in the latest move by the government to reinvigorate the nation's banking sector suffering from weaker growth. The planned launch

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- SK Innovation Co., South Korea's top oil refiner, said Wednesday that it has decided to pay out its first-ever interim dividends worth 149 billion won (US$133 million) to boost shareholder value. In a regulatory filing, S

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon paid a courtesy call on former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday and discussed security issues. Cho visited Ban at Yonsei University in Seoul in the afternoon,

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- SK hyinx Inc. said Wednesday it plans to allocate some 9.6 trillion won (US$8.5 billion) this year to expand its production facilities for dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) and NAND chips. Through a regulatory filing, t

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- The new ministry in charge of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) officially started work Wednesday amid expectations it will support smaller companies and create new jobs. Earlier this month, the parliament passed a

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- Creditors of Kumho Tire Co. have tentatively agreed to accept original proposals by the tiremaker's parent group in a brand dispute with the Chinese buyer, the main creditor said Wednesday. The tentative agreement, which

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more info throughout) SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea threatened Wednesday to stage a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States upon Washington's miscalculation ahead of the 64th anniversar

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. ------------------ Moon will hold talks with all economic players, including labor: official SEOUL -- President Moon Jae-in plans to hold talk

(ATTN: ADDS 1st photo, background in last para) SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- Renault Samsung Motors Corp. on Wednesday unveiled the upgraded QM3 subcompact SUV to better compete with rivals in the heavily contested local crossover vehicle market. I

SOKCHO, South Korea, July 26 (Yonhap) -- The country's eastern port city of Sokcho has been chosen as the venue for an annual meeting of Korean female leaders at home and abroad next year, a city official said Wednesday. "The 18th Korean Women's In

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- GS Engineering & Construction Co. said Wednesday its second-quarter net profit jumped 48 percent from a year earlier helped by increased orders in housing and plant projects. Net profit for the April-June quarter rose to

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party is considering increasing the tax rate for more high-income earners, its chief said Wednesday, amid its rival's escalating offensive against the move. Choo Mi-ae told reporters that her party w

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- A pair of Japanese footballing brothers will play for the same South Korean team for the first time in league history. Seoul E-Land in the second division K League Challenge said Wednesday they've acquired Tomoki Wada fro

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- Renault Samsung Motors Corp. on Wednesday unveiled the upgraded QM3 subcompact SUV to better compete with rivals in the heavily contested local crossover vehicle market. In South Korea, five carmakers that have plants her

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's foreign minister is expected to join a regional security meeting to be held in the Philippines early next month, a diplomatic source said Wednesday, raising the possibility for an encounter between top diplomats

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- Samsung C&T Corp., the de facto holding company of South Korea's top conglomerate Samsung Group, posted a 17-percent on-year decline in its second-quarter net profit due to a base effect, the company said Wednesday. Net

(ATTN: UPDATES with closing share price in last para) SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- AmorePacific Corp., the country's top cosmetics maker, said Wednesday its second-quarter net profit plunged 59.8 percent from a year earlier, due largely to a protracted

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday named the new head of the Korea Coast Guard, only hours after the agency was reinstated as an independent organization following three years of control by the public safety ministry. Par

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- More than 1,000 activists, citizens and students gathered to pay respects to Kim Kun-ja, a former comfort woman who recently passed away, at a weekly rally against Japan's wartime sexual slavery in front of the Japanese Embas

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom, attribution in lead) SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed lower Wednesday as foreign investors offloaded local stocks on profit-taking, analysts said. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Wednesday extended its travel alert for two cities in Mindanao, the Philippines, citing safety concerns from ongoing conflicts between the Philippine government and the Islamic State-inspired group. The Min

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SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- An incumbent lawmaker of the minor opposition People's Party appeared at the prosecution on Wednesday to face questioning over fabricated information about President Moon Jae-in's son that his party revealed during the May el