Новости за 11.10.2017

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football icon Park Ji-sung has been named the first torchbearer for the first Winter Olympics to take place in his native country. The organizing committee for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games said Wednesday

By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean pitcher Oh Seung-hwan said Wednesday he's "open to all possibilities" as he is set to hit free agency this offseason. Oh returned home Wednesday after completing his second major league seaso

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in called for the opposition's support for government efforts to tame provocative North Korea Wednesday, renewing his call for bipartisan measures to handle security concerns facing the country. The pre

By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Free agent pitcher Oh Seung-hwan returned home Wednesday after a disappointing year with the St. Louis Cardinals in his second big league season. The South Korean right-hander went 1-6 with a 4.10 ERA and

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha met a ranking member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday to discuss the bilateral alliance and security concerns posed by North Korea. "The (South Korea-U.S.) alliance

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Chem Ltd. could face difficult times if South Korea marks up corporate tax rates to boost state revenue, a local think tank said Wednesday. If corporate taxes rise by 3 percentage points to

By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government vowed Wednesday to work with Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. to defend washers made by the two companies in the U.S. market, where they could be subject to tough sa

By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- While many South Korean media outlets expect the USS Theodore Roosevelt to be deployed near the peninsula in the coming weeks, it remains unconfirmed whether the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will act

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- KB Financial Group Inc. said Wednesday it has tapped a vice president of KB Kookmin Bank as its flagship banking unit's new chief executive. Hur Yin, 56, is expected to replace Yoon Jong-kyoo, who is poised to win a seco

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. ---------------- (LEAD) OECD advises S. Korea to use more advanced digital tools SEOUL -- South Korea needs to increase its use of more advance

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's main stock index hit a record high Wednesday, buoyed by strong buying by foreign investors, while Samsung Electronics rallied ahead of its earnings release. The Korean won ros

(ATTN: ADDS company's response in paras 10-11) SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Ha Seong-yong, former CEO of the Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI), was indicted Wednesday on charges that include accounting fraud, embezzlement and bribery in a major scan

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may have replaced the head of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea's (WPK) special unit managing state coffers amid tough U.N. sanctions, a South Korean expert said Wednesday. Shin Ryong-man,

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Has death became the winning formula since the mega-hit TV series "Goblin" or "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God?" The country's drama industry increasingly hopes so, with the latest one set to open this we

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SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- A state commission formed to determine the fate of two unfinished nuclear reactors will announce the results next week of public surveys on whether the project should end or continue, an official said Wednesday. The Oct.

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's main stock index hit a record high on Wednesday, buoyed by strong buying by foreign investors, while Samsung Electronics rallied ahead of its earnings release. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar. Th

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified South Korea for successfully eliminating the measles for more than 36 months, Seoul's health authorities said Wednesday. South Korea is the first country in the Western Pa

By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- New South Korean caper movie "The Swindlers" will deliver crowd-pleasing humor coupled with a fast-moving plot filled with unseen twists and turns, its directors and stars said Wednesday. "It's a bright

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional remarks, more details, information in paras 6-10; RESTRUCTURES) SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in pledged Wednesday to introduce a "regulatory sandbox" for new industries so that companies can freely test

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead paras to clarify the general's current status) SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- A four-star South Korean Army officer, accused of bullying soldiers assigned to his official residence, will be court-martialed on bribery charges,

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Navy said Wednesday it will soon begin a joint naval mine warfare exercise with the United States off the peninsula's southeastern coast. The two sides plan to kick off the weeklong training Saturday followi

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