Новости за 06.08.2017

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout with more comments, photo) MANILA, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- China's top diplomat expressed regret Sunday about South Korea's decision last month to install additional launchers of the U.S. missile shield system, saying it threw col

(ATTN: ADDS more comments from 2nd para) MANILA, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's decision last month to install additional launchers of the U.S. missile shield system called THAAD threw cold water on relations between South Korea and China, Beijing's

MANILA, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's decision last month to install the additional required launchers for the U.S. missile shield system called THAAD threw cold water on relations between South Korea and China, Beijing's top diplomat said Sunday.

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout) MANILA, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- China's top diplomat on Sunday urged North Korea to not conduct additional missile and nuclear tests, media reports said, hours after the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) adopte

(ATTN: ADDS more comments and info in last 6 paras) MANILA, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Top diplomats of South Korea and the United States on Sunday hailed the United Nation's adoption of new sanctions on North Korea over its recent intercontinental ballistic

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's household debt is excessive in terms of size and pace of growth and can restrict the country's ability to grow, the central bank said Sunday. The Bank of Korea (BOK) said in an assessment in its latest foreig

(ATTN: ADDS plan for bilateral meeting between S. Korea and Japan at bottom) MANILA, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold a trilateral meeting in Manila to discuss their cooperation against North Korea

By Park Boram SEUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- In outright defiance of the fresh sanctions resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), North Korea is likely to go a step further to provoke the international community by carrying out more

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. registered an average of 19 patents per day in the United States in the first seven months of the year, industry data showed Sunday. According to the data by U.S. online jou

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. leader Donald Trump will likely hold talks this week on ways to deal with provocations by North Korea, political observers in Seoul noted Sunday. Officials from the presidential

(ATTN: ADDS more comments in 9-10th para, photo) MANILA, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Top diplomats of South Korea and the United States held talks in Manila on Sunday to discuss concerted efforts to deal with the growing threats from North Korea's nuclear and

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional remarks, more details in paras 7-10) SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae hailed the new U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolution on North Korea on Sunday, noting the resolution, which

MANILA, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold a trilateral meeting in Manila to discuss their cooperation against North Korea's repeated missile and nuclear provocations, Seoul's foreign ministry said Su

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae hailed the new U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolution on North Korea on Sunday, noting the resolution, which imposes fresh sanctions against the communist state, has also been s

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., South Korea's largest shipper, ranked fourth in terms of on-time performance among global container lines, the company said Sunday. According to the company, 83.6 percent of Hyundai Merchant's

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Exports of fishery products rose for the 15th month in a row last month helped by a sharp rise in shipments of laver, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Sunday. Fishery product shipments reached US$210 million in Ju

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Chances of detecting liver cancer are 2.5 times higher for those who have regular checkups than those who do not, a report showed Sunday. Those who have regular medical examinations are also 24 percent less likely to die f

(ATTN: ADDS Kang's briefing on the meeting in last 4 paras) MANILA, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Top diplomats of South Korea and the United States held talks in Manila on Sunday to discuss concerted efforts to deal with the growing threats from North Korea's n

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reached an agreement with Australia that will allow its commercially grown grapes to be exported to the Oceania country, the government said Sunday. The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency said Canberra has agre

MANILA, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Top diplomats of South Korea and the United States sat down for talks in Manila to discuss concerted efforts to deal with the growing threats from North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. South Korean Foreign Minister

MANILA, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministers of China and North Korea held talks in Manila on the sidelines of a key Asian security forum, a diplomatic source said Sunday. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his North Korean counterpart Ri Yo

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Hyundai Engineering said Sunday that it has won a US$320 million order to build facilities at a Vietnamese petrochemical complex. Under the deal, the builder will construct support infrastructure for the wate

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Warmer climate and urban development has caused a spike in the number of cockroaches being caught in South Korea, a local pest control company said Sunday. According to Cesco, it counted over 2.39 million cockroaches in 20

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The government is pushing to relocate the presidential office now situated at the foot of a mountain in Seoul to a state office complex in the downtown area in 2019, sources said Sunday. Later in the year, the government p

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday hailed the adoption of tough U.N. Security Council sanctions on North Korea, saying he especially appreciates the support of China and Russia. The 15-member council unanimously