Новости за 11.08.2017

(ATTN: UPDATES with reaction; ADDS background) SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- A senior government official in charge of science innovation offered to step down Friday over her involvement in a stem cell research fraud scandal a decade ago, dealing yet ano

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- A senior government official in charge of science innovation offered to step down Friday over her involvement in a stem cell research fraud scandal a decade ago, dealing a blow to President Moon Jae-in. "I sincerely apolo

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry has created an online bulletin board on its intranet to collect cases of its diplomats abusing their power over lower-ranking and lower-paid contracted staffers at overseas missions, a source sa

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's second Internet-only bank, Kakao Bank, said Friday that its board of directors has decided to raise 500 billion won (US$437 million) by issuing new shares in a move to better provide services amid a growing dema

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense minister on Friday called on the military to heighten readiness to counter North Korea's deceptive surprise provocations, officials said. Song Young-moo made the remark during a video conference with

(ATTN: ADDS more details in para 2, last 4 paras, photo) SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., South Korea's top shipping firm, said Friday that it continued to suffer an operating loss in the second quarter of the year due to still

EUISEONG, South Korea, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean curlers said Friday they'll try to grab multiple medals at next year's Winter Olympics at home. South Korea will send teams to the men's, women's and mixed doubles events at the PyeongChang Wi

(ATTN: UPDATES with quotes) GWANGJU, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean court on Friday ordered Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to pay four Korean victims of wartime forced labor between 100 million won (US$87,413) to 150 million won each in compe

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Unlike oil paintings where paints are not supposed to be absorbed into the canvas, Korean traditional ink-and-wash paintings make the most out of the absorbent characteristics of hanji, or Korean traditional

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- GS Caltex Corp., the No. 2 refiner in South Korea, reported Friday that its second-quarter earnings dropped 71 percent from a year earlier due to lower oil prices and inventory losses. Net profit reached 135 billion won (

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ---------------- S. Korean court again rules Mitsubishi must compensate forced labor victims GWANGJU -- A South Korean court on Friday ordered Japa

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Netmarble Games, South Korea's No. 1 mobile game developer and publisher, said Friday its sales for the first half of this year topped 1 trillion won (US$980 million) on the back of the global popularity of its latest game "L

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended lower Friday as foreign investors sold local stocks amid escalating tensions between North Korea and the United States. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new chief of the Army vowed to focus on defense reforms to strengthen combat capability as he officially took office on Friday. "Taking the defense reform driv

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state history institute on Friday released new documents substantiating the Japanese military's involvement in operating front-line brothels during World War II. The National Institute of Korean History (NIK

GWANGJU, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- A former South Korean diplomat was sentenced to three years in prison by a regional court on Friday for sexually assaulting a minor when he was stationed in Chile. The Gwangju District Court found the defendant, only i

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended lower Friday as foreign investors sold local stocks amid escalating tensions between North Korea and the United States. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite

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S&T MOTIV 51,100 DN 700 HyundaiElev 51,300 UP 200 Hanon Systems 10,750 UP 100 SK 270,500 DN 3,000 DAEKYO 8,370 UP 60 GKL 23,500 DN 650 Handsom

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SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Friday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange. KISWire 38,750 DN 450 LotteFood 593,000 DN 3,000 Daesang 24,650 DN 150 SKNetwor

GWANGJU, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean court on Friday ordered Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to pay four Korean victims of wartime forced labor between 100 million won (US$87,413) to 150 million won each in compensation. It is the second

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., South Korea's top shipping firm, said Friday that it continued to suffer an operating loss in the second quarter of the year due to still lower freight rates. Its operating loss reached 128 bi