Новости за 26.09.2017

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea did not take any immediate action in response to U.S. strategic bombers' flight near its east coast last week, Seoul's spy agency said Tuesday, noting it might have failed to fully detect the warplanes. During

(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; ADDS more remarks in last 7 paras) WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha urged North Korea on Monday to respond to her government's call for cross-border talks on easing tensions.

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- An international Catholic charity group is building nursing homes in two North Korean towns despite mounting international sanctions on the country's nuclear and missile programs, a U.S. broadcaster reported Tuesday. Ca

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks will donate 20 billion won (US$17.7 million) to the organizing committee of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics to help the nation successfully host the quadrennial sports extravaganza, the Korea Federation of

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- Former South Korean national figure skating champion Lee June-hyoung will chase a spot at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics in the final qualifying event in Germany this week. Lee, a three-time South Korean champion,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha urged North Korea on Monday to respond to her government's call for cross-border talks on easing tensions. The communist regime has posed a growing threat by aggressively

NAMYANGJU, South Korea, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- An international festival for healthy eating and eco-friendly lifestyles in the South Korean city of Namyangju is successfully being conducted since its opening late last week, organizers said Tuesday. T

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band BTS' latest song "DNA" was ranked among the top 100 tracks on American music publication Billboard magazine's main chart, according to its agency Tuesday. "DNA" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at 85

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- The White House on Monday denied North Korea's claim that U.S. President Donald Trump had declared war on the country, saying the suggestion is "absurd." Speaking to reporters in New York earlier in the day, North K

(ATTN: UPDATES with White House remarks in paras 12-13; RECASTS paras 2-5) WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's foreign minister said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump has declared war against his country and Pyongyang will defend itse

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details, Pentagon's response; CHANGES photos) WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's foreign minister said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump has declared war against his country and Pyongyang will defend itself b

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details; ADDS photo) WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's foreign minister said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump has declared war against his country and Pyongyang holds the right to self-defense.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's foreign minister said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump has declared war against his country and Pyongyang holds the right to self-defense. Trump tweeted over the weekend that North Korean leader

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SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever said Monday it has agreed to acquire a South Korean cosmetics firm for 2.27 billion euros (US$2.7 billion) as it attempts to tap deeper into the Asian beauty market. The compan

SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea was reappointed vice-chair country of the UNESCO Conference of Parties to the International Convention against Doping in Sport on Monday (Korean time), the sport ministry said. The reappointment was made duri