Новости за 28.09.2017

SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday for "falsely" claiming the regime tortured Otto Warmbier, a U.S. student who died in June days after being released in coma from detention in the North.

SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean ice dance tandem of Min Yu-ra and Alexander Gamelin on Thursday found themselves on the bubble for next year's Winter Olympics on home ice. The duo scored 55.94 points in their short dance to rank seventh am

(ATTN: MODIFIED headline; ADDS more info and background from 3rd para) SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- China has ordered North Korean companies in the country to close down within 120 days of the United Nations Security Council's passage of the latest of

(ATTN: REWRITES throughout; ADDS photo of new representative) SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- Creditors of Kumho Tire Co. are set to agree on a debt restructuring plan for the financially troubled tiremaker as the company's self-rescue plans failed to mee

SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- Indie pop duo Bolbbalgan4 on Thursday released a new EP packed with songs about love and growing pains. The lead song of the album "Red Diary Page.1" is "Some," a neologism widely used by Korea youth, referring to a comp

SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- China on Thursday ordered North Korean companies in the country to close down within 120 days of the United Nations Security Council's passage of the latest of sanctions on Sept. 12. The decision, made public on the web

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By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- Google Korea, a local unit of Internet giant Google Inc., said Thursday that it has helped South Korean nonprofits and startups over the past year to tackle some of the country's tougher social challenges in

SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States agreed Thursday to speed up preparations for the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON), the Ministry of National Defense said. In the 12th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogu

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 4 paras) By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- Japanese tech giant Toshiba Corp. said Thursday it signed off on a deal to sell its memory business to a global consortium which includes South Korea's SK hynix Inc.

SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun will join the military next month, his agency said Thursday. Keyeast Co. said the actor of the popular TV series "My Love from the Star" confirmed that he will start fulfilling his mandato

SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- State-run Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) said Thursday it is planning to build a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in South Korea by 2025 to ensure a stable supply of the energy resource. KOGAS, the world's second-large

(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; UPDATES trade minister's schedule in last three paras) WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade minister said Wednesday he believes the United States should yield more in talks over their free trade agreemen

SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- The government on Thursday referred the chief of major broadcaster MBC to the prosecution, recommending filing an indictment for labor malpractices. The Ministry of Labor and Employment's western Seoul district office a

SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new under-23 national football team boss, Kim Bong-gil, said Thursday he may select Tottenham Hotspur attacker Son Heung-min for his Asian Games squad next year under the right conditions. Kim, who was appo

SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to provide US$1 million worth of humanitarian assistance to Mexico recently hit by a massive deadly earthquake, the foreign ministry said Thursday. A 7.1-magnitude quake struck Mexico on Sept. 19, leavi

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout) By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- Japanese tech giant Toshiba Corp. said Thursday it signed off on a deal to sell its memory business to a global consortium which includes South Korea's SK hynix Inc. T

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ------------------ (2nd LD) S. Korea shows off key weapons in Armed Forces Day event SEOUL/PYEONGTAEK, Gyeonggi Province -- South Korea made publ

(ATTN: UPDATES with naval commander's comments, other details in last 5 paras) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, the commander of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), received South Korea's top state medal from President Moon J

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at the bottom; CORRECTS to third, not fourth in 1st para) SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended slightly higher Thursday as investors bought large-cap stocks on expectations of solid third-quarter earnings, endi

SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- Former President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday broke his silence and castigated President Moon Jae-in's sweeping campaign to address the alleged misdeeds of former conservative governments. In his first public reaction to a

SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- Renewable energy sources like solar or wind power are rapidly becoming the cheapest form of energy thanks to recent technological developments, the chief of the Seoul-based Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) said Thursday,

SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- Japanese tech giant Toshiba Corp. said Thursday it has signed off on a deal to sell its memory business to a global consortium which includes South Korea's SK hynix Inc. Toshiba earlier decided to start negotiations on s

SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Thursday it took the top spot in J.D. Power's Initial Quality Study for cars sold in China for a second consecutive year, despite its sales being hit hard by diplomatic rows

(ATTN: UPDATES with more weapons, CNFK's award, other details from 8th para; ADDS photos; CHANGES dateline) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL/PYEONGTAEK, Gyeonggi Province, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea made public some of its major weapon systems Thursday, i