Новости за 24.08.2017

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and China hailed the 25 years of their successful diplomatic ties in a reception celebrating the relationship on Thursday and reaffirmed an unwavering bond going forward. "The mutual signing of the establishme

By Joo Kyung-don PAJU, South Korea, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean defenders said Thursday they welcome competition for a starting spot as they vowed to help the national football team in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. Kim Jin-soo and Ki

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- The nominee to head the newly created small and venture business ministry is a young scholar who has been working in the field of industry-university cooperation to foster young entrepreneurs. Park Seong-jin, 49, majored

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- A second division club in the South Korean football league on Thursday was ordered to play its next home match behind closed doors after its supporters' violent behavior. The disciplinary committee of the K League decide

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from Cheong Wa Dae spokesman in paras 5-6) SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Thursday named the head of the new ministry of small and venture businesses, nearly completing the makeup of his first Cabinet.

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Jung-A, a former member of the K-pop girl group Afterschool, will marry pro-basketball star Jeong Chang-young next year, her agency said Thursday. BAM Company said that the wedding will take place on April 28. "The two ha

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Koreans expected to travel abroad is set to be twice that of foreigners visiting the country this year amid a sharp drop in the arrival of Chinese nationals, a state-run tourism agency said Thursday. T

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Thursday named the head of the new ministry of small and venture businesses, nearly completing the makeup of his first Cabinet. Park Seong-jin, a professor of engineering from Pohang University of

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SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's parliamentary speaker said Thursday that his country's alliance with the United States is a pivotal "lever" in achieving the denuclearization and reunification of the Korean Peninsula. During a speech at the

SEJONG, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to sell a combined 6.3 trillion won (US$5.58 billion) in state bonds next month, the finance ministry said Thursday. The government will issue 1.25 trillion won in bonds with a maturity of three years an

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- The governor of Poland's Lodzkie Region on Thursday called on South Korean electronics and automobile companies to invest in the province which is rich in skilled workers and is a major transportation hub in Europe. Gov.

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonahp) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha departed for Russia on Thursday for talks with her Russian counterpart to prepare for the upcoming summit between the two countries' leaders and discuss bilateral cooperation over

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will hold a seminar on investment for foreigners at its tourism zone on the east coast and host a trade expo in Pyongyang late next month, a Canadian nonprofit agency said Thursday. The move is seen as part of

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Russia's strategic bombers briefly violated South Korea's air defense identification zone (KADIZ) on Wednesday, prompting the country's fighter jets to scramble to a nearby area, an official said. "As the Russian aircraft

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Six out of 10 users of the controversial Lilian sanitary pads have experienced a change in their menstrual cycle due to possible side effects, an activist group said Thursday, as growing numbers of consumers question the prod

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- China Ocean Resources Co., a Hong Kong-based deep-sea fisheries company listed on the local stock market, said Thursday it filed a court petition to halt the delisting procedures being undertaken by Korea Exchange. China

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ---------------- (2nd LD) Moon orders publication of white paper on lessons learned from egg scandal SEOUL -- President Moon Jae-in on Thursday o

(ATTN: ADDS bond prices at bottom) SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended higher Thursday as institutions turned to net buyers. The won closed higher against the dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Price Index (KOSPI) rose 9.44 po

(ATTN: ADDS company's official response in 3-4 paras, stock prices in last para) By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court is set to issue a ruling on the case involving wages at Kia Motors Corp. next week, a judiciary official said Th

By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- From Girls' Generation to Heize, K-pop's summer of 2017 has been largely dominated by talented female artists of varying degrees of styles, genres and experiences. But this time, big name boy bands are linin

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SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors asked Thursday for the postponement of a court sentencing of a former state intelligence agency chief accused of meddling with the 2012 presidential election, as they have reopened an investigation into the scanda

(ATTN: CLARIFIES markets in 3rd, 5th para; ADDS company's comments in 3rd, 7th para) SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court is set to issue a ruling on the case involving wages at Kia Motors Corp. next week, a judiciary official said Thursday, a de

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- The upcoming 2018 PyeongChang Olympics will likely be a showcase of South Korean know-how in state-of-the-art information and communication technology (ICT), with mobile operators and carmakers to highlight their prowess at t