Новости за 28.07.2017

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout with comments by finance minister; CHANGES headline; ADDS photo) SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance chief called on officials Friday to ensure the government's recent decision to raise next year's minimum wage w

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Creditors of Kumho Tire Co. have decided to accept the offer by the tiremaker's parent group in a brand dispute with the Chinese buyer, clearing the final hurdle in the sale of South Korea's No. 2 tiremaker, an official the m

TAIPEI, July 28 (Yonhap) -- A local Taiwanese court sentenced a Taiwanese taxi driver to an 11-year prison sentence on Friday for drugging and sexually assaulting a South Korean female tourist. The Taiwan Shihlin District Court convicted the 39-yea

BUSAN, July 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is likely to take part in an international magic championship set for next year in South Korea's biggest port city of Busan, a city official said Friday, citing a pro-North Korean news media in Japan. A North

BEIJING, July 28 (Yonhap) -- China renewed its opposition on Friday to South Korea's move to install a U.S. missile defense system on its soil, demanding Seoul withdraw the push it sees could hurt its strategic security interest. Chinese Foreign Mi

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ------------------ Freed Sri Lankan banished SEOUL -- A Sri Lankan national, whose robbery and rape charges have finally been cleared by a top co

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest information in lead para, para 3; AMENDS headline) SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Bank, South Korea's second Internet-only bank, said Friday it attracted about 470,000 accounts during the bank's first 32 hours of operatio

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Engineering Co. said Friday its second-quarter net profit improved marginally, helped by companywide cost-cutting efforts. In the three months ending June 30, the plant builder posted a net profit of 31.4 billion

(ATTN: UPDATES with details throughout; ADDS new photos) By Chang Dong-woo ICHEON, South Korea, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Jisan Valley Rock Music & Arts Festival, one of South Korea's biggest summer music events, began its three-day run Friday, signaling t

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; RECASTS throughout with new info) SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's pro football league on Friday agreed to release its players ahead of schedule for the national team for key World Cup qualifying matches. Th

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae has handed over additional documents from the former government to the state archives, its spokesman said Friday. Park Soo-hyun told reporters that Cheong Wa Dae sent the Presidential

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- SsangYong Motor Co., the South Korean unit of Indian carmaker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., said Friday it shifted to a net loss in the second quarter from a year earlier due to lower demand in global markets and a strong won.

SEJONG, July 28 (Yonhap) -- The new director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said Friday that she aims to strengthen the capabilities of epidemiological investigators who are at the forefront of containing the spread of i

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares dropped to their lowest level in over two weeks Friday, as foreign investors heavily sold off market heavyweights, mostly tech stocks, a move seen as cashing in recent g

Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP) 1-year TB 1.443 1.443 -- 3-year TB 1.723 1.712 +1.1 10-year TB 2.229 2.215 +1.4

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- A Sri Lankan national, whose robbery and rape charges have finally been cleared by a top court, was forcibly sent back to his country earlier this week, the Justice Ministry said Friday. Last Tuesday, the Supreme Court u

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea's second-largest steelmaker by sales, said Friday its net profits plunged 46 percent on-year in the second quarter on lower demand in China. In the three months that ended June 30, the compa

INCHEON, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean fencers returned home on Friday after posting their best-ever results at the world championships in Germany. South Korea finished in third place at the 2017 World Fencing Championships in Leipzig, Germany,

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares dropped to their lowest level in over two weeks Friday, as foreign investors heavily sold off market heavyweights, mostly tech stocks, a move seen as cashing in recent gains, analysts said. The local curre

ORION 84,800 UP 600 (END)

LGCHEM 323,000 DN 8,000 KEPCO E&C 19,900 0 HYUNDAIHOMESHOP 139,000 DN 500 HALLA HOLDINGS 66,500 UP 100 HYUNDAI ROTEM 19,300 DN 250 LGELECTRONICS 66,700 UP 200 Huchems

S&T MOTIV 55,100 DN 700 HyundaiElev 56,700 DN 900 Hanon Systems 10,700 UP 300 SK 267,000 DN 6,000 DAEKYO 8,310 0 GKL 23,450 DN 250 Handsom

JWPHARMA 48,150 DN 700 LGInt 29,750 DN 350 DongkukStlMill 14,250 DN 300 SBC 32,650 DN 250 Hyundai M&F INS 46,250 DN 100 TONGYANG 2,270 DN 45 Donga S

GC Corp 184,500 UP 1,000 GS E&C 32,400 DN 600 GCH Corp 33,700 UP 50 SAMSUNG SDI CO.,LTD. 166,000 DN 7,000 KPIC 244,500 DN 3,500 MIRAE ASSET DAEWOO 10,700 DN 500 SKC

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- Friday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange. CJ korea express 184,000 UP 500 DOOSAN 119,500 DN 1,500 DaelimInd 92,700 UP 700 HANKOO