Новости за 18.10.2017

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean airport operator has cut the rent for a duty-free store at an airport in the country's resort island of Jeju amid a sharp drop in the number of Chinese tourists following a diplomatic row between Seoul and Beij

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 3 paras) SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Top nuclear envoys from South Korea, the U.S. and Japan gathered here Wednesday to discuss how to respond to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, as President Donald Trump is prepar

(ATTN: ADDS comments on comfort women in last 4 paras) SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Senior diplomats from South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Wednesday to seek all possible diplomatic options for peacefully and completely resolving the issue

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Wednesday they asked a Seoul court to issue a warrant to arrest a former Seoul police chief over alleged bribery involving a local businessman. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said it reque

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Top nuclear envoys from South Korea, the U.S. and Japan gathered here Wednesday to discuss how to respond to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, as President Donald Trump is preparing to visit Northeast Asia. "With

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 5 paras) SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Senior diplomats from South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Wednesday to seek all possible diplomatic options for peacefully and completely resolving the issue of North Korea'

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- A lower court on Wednesday found a once-popular folk singer guilty of fraud for selling paintings created by a ghost artist as his own. The Seoul Central District Court sentenced Cho Young-nam to 10 months in prison, su

(ATTN: ADDS Sullivan's comments in last 6 paras) SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Senior diplomats from South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Wednesday to seek all possible diplomatic options for peacefully and completely resolving the issue of No

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea's largest auto parts maker by sales, has developed an air bag system for a sun roof for the first time in the automobile industry, the company said Wednesday. "In the past two and a half yea

(ATTN: ADDS more remarks from 3rd para) SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Senior diplomats from South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Wednesday to seek all possible diplomatic options for peacefully and completely resolving the issue of North Korea

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Bears' manager Kim Tae-hyung on Wednesday backed his young shortstop after a mistake-plagued Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason game. Shortstop Ryu Ji-hyuk, 23, was charged with an error bu

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in is set to host a private dinner for his rivals in the party primary for the presidential election, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday. The dinner will be held at the president's off

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- A day after getting robbed of two hits in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason, Doosan Bears' outfielder Min Byung-hun was effusive of the man responsible for the great defensive plays. NC Dinos'

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. ------------------ Seoul considers appeal against WTO ruling on Fukushima seafood ban SEOUL -- South Korea is considering appealing the World

(ATTN: UPDATES with more information from 6th para) SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in nominated a new justice of the Constitutional Court on Wednesday, amid a dispute over a delay in his nomination of the new chief justice. Yoo Nam-

(ATTN: RECASTS 3rd para to add omitted word) SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in promised additional support Wednesday for companies that create new quality jobs while vowing to implement his pledge to create at least 810,000 new jobs in

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Senior diplomats from South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Wednesday to seek all possible diplomatic options to peacefully and completely resolving North Korea's nuclear problem. South Korea's Vice Foreign Min

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp. has signed a multi-year marketing partnership agreement with the U.S. National Basketball Association (NBA), the company said Wednesday. The agreement with the NBA also applies to the Women's National Ba

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the conservative main opposition party on Wednesday renewed his call for the redeployment of U.S. tactical nuclear arms to South Korea, arguing a "nuclear alliance" would help deter a belligerent North Korea.

By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is considering appealing the World Trade Organization (WTO) panel findings that its import restrictions on Japanese seafood after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster were unfair, the country's tr

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in nominated a new justice of the Constitutional Court on Wednesday, amid a dispute over a delay in his nomination of the new chief justice. Yoo Nam-seok, the incumbent head of the Gwangju High Court, h

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished almost flat Wednesday, after paring earlier increases, as investors opted to cash in recent gains amid a bullish run, market analysts said. The Korean won rose

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout with report by U.S. Treasury; CHANGES headline) SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- The United States did not designate South Korea and four other major trading partners currency manipulators, but it has vowed to closely monitor their

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in promised additional support Wednesday for companies that create new quality jobs while vowing to implement his pledge to create at least 810,000 new jobs in the public sector. "First, (the government

(ATTN: ADDS more details about Park's confinement in paras 6-7) SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Wednesday denied a reported allegation by a group of lawyers that former President Park Geun-hye's human rights are being violated in her detent