Новости за 07.10.2017

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean propaganda organization criticized South Korea and the United States on Saturday for planning to rotationally deploy U.S. strategic weapons in South Korea, warning that Pyongyang will take the toughest counterme

MOSCOW, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Former South Korean men's football head coach Guus Hiddink has turned down the country's offer of another position on the national team, though he's still willing to assist the squad for next year's FIFA World Cup, the nation

(ATTN: UPDATES with gov't move to contain spread of red fire ants in last 6 paras) SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Nearly 70,000 cases of exotic diseases and insect pests were detected at airports and sea ports across South Korea over the last seven years,

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- The United Nations aviation body has strongly condemned North Korea's continued ballistic missile launches, citing concerns about the safety of civil aviation, Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturday. The International Civi

BUSAN, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- The Lotte Giants and the NC Dinos, who will clash in an upcoming Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason series, may be considered rivals due to their geographic proximity, but players from the clubs said Saturday they ha

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- The sales volume of South Korea's mobile shopping market is expected to top 40 trillion won (US$34.9 billion) this year, the Korea Online Shopping Association said Saturday. The association forecast that purchases made thr

HAMYANG, South Korea, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Police said Saturday they arrested a man who allegedly placed what appears to be an explosive device at a rest stop on a highway with a message calling for providing electricity to a now-shuttered joint industri

BUSAN, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Two clubs based in a baseball-crazed region will clash in the postseason for the first time starting Sunday. The Lotte Giants and the NC Dinos will collide in the first round of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) playof

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Nearly 70,000 cases of exotic diseases and insect pests were detected at airports and sea ports across South Korea over the last seven years, government data showed Saturday, pointing to a possible loophole in the nation's qua

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- The daily number of passengers arriving at South Korea's main airport hit a record high earlier this week, as more South Koreans returned from overseas travels during the extended fall harvest holiday, an airport operator said

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 5-6) SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is closely watching the possibility of North Korea's provocative acts ahead of the founding anniversary of its ruling party, but there is no clear sign of them, the presidential

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- The Ministry of Education said Saturday it will gradually remove foreign words from elementary school textbooks to help young pupils better acquire the Korean language. In the first phase, a total of 322 foreign words in t

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government and tech giants Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. plan to discuss ways next week to counter a possible safeguard action by the U.S. against their washing machines, industry sources sai

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- The radar of an advanced U.S. missile defense system deployed in South Korea can detect missile threats at a range of up to 1,000 kilometers, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Saturday. South Korea announced last month the dep

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- An association of South Korean residents in Hanoi said Saturday it will hold a Korean food festival in the Vietnamese capital on Oct. 27-29 in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the two countries' diplomatic ties. The

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is closely watching the possibility of North Korea's provocative acts ahead of the founding anniversary of its ruling party, but there is no clear sign of them, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Saturday.

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Excluding South Korea, Japan and Vietnam are the countries whose sovereign ratings are likely to be hit most by a potential military conflict on the Korean Peninsula, Moody's Investors Service said Saturday. A possible con

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain

(ATTN: ADDS Pyongyang's response to U.S. anti-terrorism drive in last two paras) SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean committee called Friday for an end to the seven-decade U.S. domination of South Korea since the Korean War, the North's Korean Ce