Новости за 27.08.2017

(ATTN: ADDS more info in para 8; Minor edits) SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is unlikely to field a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) within a decade given its relative inexperience, an expert has said amid growing concerns

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is unlikely to field a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) within a decade given its relative inexperience, an expert has said amid growing concerns over Pyongyang's fast-paced weapons development

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) to request a discussion over the ongoing South Korea-U.S. military exercise as an emergent issue, calling it "provocative and aggressive," its state media repo

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Foreign stakeholders may expand their intervention in management decisions at Samsung Electronics Co. after a Seoul court found its vice chairman de facto leader guilty of bribery, market watchers warned Sunday. Foreign i

(ATTN: CHANGES photo; ADDS photo; UPDATES throughout with new info) SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Ahn Cheol-soo, the former presidential candidate of the minor opposition People's Party, regained its leadership Sunday, capping a tumultuous two-week campa

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc. said Sunday that it will make its appliances work with Amazon Echo smart speakers as part of an ongoing process to expand into the artificial intelligence business arena. The global electronics manufac

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Concerns over North Korean provocations and jittery economic indicators is expected nudge South Korea's central bank to freeze key rates for the foreseeable future, market watchers said Sunday. The predictions come as the

(ATTN: UPDATES with new info in para 2) SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Ahn Cheol-soo, the former presidential candidate of the minor opposition People's Party, regained its leadership Sunday, capping a tumultuous two-week campaign marked by rivals' bliste

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- The number of visitors to the overpass-turned-park Seoullo 7017 surpassed the 3 million mark as of Sunday as the site celebrated its 100th day since its opening, the Seoul city government said. The number of users reached

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Ahn Cheol-soo, the former presidential candidate of the minor opposition People's Party, regained its leadership Sunday, capping a tumultuous two-week campaign marked by rivals' blistering attacks over his candidacy. In a

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Guy Ryder, director-general of the International Labor Organization (ILO), plans to visit South Korea next month to attend a forum on labor, the Seoul city government said Sunday. It said Ryder plans to deliver a keynote

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- The chief of GS Group, a South Korean refiner-to-construction conglomerate, on Sunday called on its employees to be "agile" in riding out the various uncertainties ahead. GS Group Chairman Huh Chang-soo made the comment

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's animal quarantine agency said Sunday that is has acquired know-how to make its own bird flu vaccines. The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA) said that it has developed candidate vaccine materials for

(ATTN: Minor edits) SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's biggest carmaker by sales, said Sunday it will develop a technology that can enhance the safety of babies left unattended in the backseat. The Korean carmaker plans t

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies should find business opportunities in China's fast-growing consumer goods market that so far has been tapped mostly by cosmetic firms, an economic think tank said Sunday. A report from the Hyundai R

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's presidential office said Sunday that North Korea's latest low-intensity provocation may indicate its intent not to aggravate the security situation, voicing hope for future dialogue with Pyongyang. The asses

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's biggest carmaker by sales, said Sunday it has developed a technology that can enhance the safety of babies left unattended in the backseat. The Korean carmaker plans to gradually incorpor

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Sunday that it will unveil three high resolution monitors custom built for the office enviornment at the upcoming global consumer electronics and home appliances exhibition in Berlin. The tech

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Hundreds of Korean female leaders around the globe in various fields will gather in South Korea this week to discuss the role of women in the fast-changing age of information technology, the government said Sunday. The 17

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's animal quarantine agency said Sunday that its has developed the world's first diagnosis kit that can simultaneously check three different types of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) strains. The kit is able to det

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- The sale of luxury sport-utility vehicles is on the rise in South Korea as an increasing number of local customers choose recreational vehicles over sedans, industry data showed Sunday. The global SUV market has grown ra

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's vice foreign minister on Sunday left for the United States to meet with senior U.S. officials over North Korea's nuclear issue and the Seoul-Washington alliance, government officials said. Vice Foreign Minis

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has started a feasibility review for the building of a nuclear-powered submarine amid North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats, government sources said Sunday. The Navy has commissioned a private ins

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Hotel Yangon, to be operated on commission by Lotte Hotel & Resorts, will open later this week as the company's eighth overseas chain, officials said Sunday. South Korean retail giant Lotte will manage the new hotel

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Group is expected to prepare for a long-drawn leadership vacuum, with its de facto leader being sentenced to five years in prison for bribery, industry watchers said Sunday. A Seoul court passed the sentence again