Новости за 16.10.2017

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- SK Energy Co., a major South Korean energy firm, said Monday that it is scheduled to import 9 million barrels of North American crude oil by January as part of efforts to diversify its crude oil supply sources. The subsid

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- KB Kookmin Bank said Monday that its vice president has been selected the new chief executive at an extraordinary shareholders' meeting earlier in the day. Hur Yin is set to begin his two-year term as CEO of the country's

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The head of South Korea's financial regulator said Monday that financial health is one of key requirements in allowing five leading securities firms to start investment banking businesses. Choi Jong-ku, chairman of the Fi

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Former U.S. nuclear negotiator Robert Gallucci said Monday that North Korea might not be interested in talks on its nuclear and missile programs until it secures an intercontinental ballistic missile capability that levels th

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 6 paras) SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) chairman said Monday that the military is considering a new operational plan to counter "advanced" threats from North Korea. Gen. Jeong Kye

By Shim Sun-ah BUSAN, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda on Monday formally announced his plan to executive produce a Japanese spin-off of the 2015 Hong Kong sleeper hit "Ten Years." "Ten Years Japan" will compose an internation

GWANGMYEONG, South Korea, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean city of Gwangmyeong, just south of Seoul, said Monday it will sign a memorandum of understanding with French national railway company SNCF this year to implement a Eurasia railway project t

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea have dropped out of the top 60 in FIFA rankings following their disappointing losses in recent friendly matches. According to the October rankings unveiled by FIFA on Monday, South Korea fell 11 spots to No.

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band BTOB on Monday made a comeback with its first full-length album in two years, promising to become a successful, long-running act at a time when one idol group after another come quickly and vanish easily. "

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. plans to start sales of the iPhone 8 in South Korea on Nov. 3, industry sources said Monday, with preorders kicking off later this month. According to the sources, South Korea's three mobile car

SEJONG, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's agriculture minister vowed Monday to take strong quarantine measures against bird flu and foot-and-mouth disease ahead of the PyeongChang Olympics to prevent further outbreaks during the winter months. Sout

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday. ------------------ 29 ancient Buddhist scriptures found inside 15th century seated Buddha statue SEOUL -- A total of 29 Buddhist scriptures have

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Naver Corp., South Korea's top Internet portal operator, showcased nine robots Monday as it aims to transform itself into a company with the combination of Artificial Intelligence (AI), software and hardware products. Nav

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief organizer for the upcoming Winter Games asked the Paralympics body Monday to strongly support North Korea's participation in the multi-sport event for disabled athletes next year. Le

(ATTN: UPDATES with F-35 pilots' comments; other details in paras 9-15; ADDS photos) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL AIR BASE, Gyeonggi Province, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor fighter jet blasted off Monday, generating a deafening roar a

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- A team of South Korean archaeologists has found the mummy of a man wearing Chinese clothes in an unearthed tomb believed to date back about 2,000 years in western Mongolia, a state-run think tank said Monday. The National

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- A total of 29 Buddhist scriptures have been found inside a 15th century wooden seated Buddha statue in a historic temple in South Gyeongsang Province, the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism said Monday. The discovery of the

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- A former Seoul police chief will appear before prosecutors this week for questioning over allegations that he received tens of millions of won in bribes from a local businessman, officials said Monday. Goo Eun-soo, who se

SEJONG, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said it is free of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) as new cases of H5N6 and H5N8 strains haven't been discovered in the nation over the last three months, the government said Monday. The Ministry of Ag

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Monday it will conduct a regular contingency response exercise next week for its service members and their families, including how to evacuate them in the event of a war on the peninsula. The

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks rose to a new all-time high Monday on gains in steelmakers and telecoms, market analysts said. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Compo

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SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Embassy in Seoul recently sounded out South Korea's parliament about a possible speech by President Donald Trump at the National Assembly during his visit here next month, a source said Monday. Trump is slated to

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors launched an investigation Monday into allegations that former President Lee Myung-bak used his presidential power to help his brother's firm recoup a lost investment before others. The head of a local firm, Op

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- When the Doosan Bears face the NC Dinos in the upcoming Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason series, they'll pay particularly close attention to a speedster for their opponent. The Bears and the Dinos will meet in