Новости за 27.11.2017

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. pharmaceutical company Biogen Inc. on Monday named a new chief for its affiliate in South Korea, company officials said. Hwang Se-eun will head Biogen Korea LLC, the local branch of the Boston-based drug company

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Uruguay have agreed to jointly push for a trade agreement between South Korea and Mercosur, the Southern Common Market, of which Uruguay is a member, the foreign ministry said Monday. The agreement was ma

LGCHEM 419,500 DN 4,000 KEPCO E&C 18,800 UP 100 HYUNDAIHOMESHOP 124,500 UP 1,500 HALLA HOLDINGS 66,300 UP 200 HYUNDAI ROTEM 18,400 DN 350 LGELECTRONICS 92,200 DN 1,200 Huchems

HyundaiElev 51,800 DN 1,000 Hanon Systems 14,000 DN 150 SK 297,000 DN 1,500 DAEKYO 7,980 DN 20 GKL 33,500 UP 350 Handsome 33,750 UP 2,150 COWAY

GS E&C 26,450 0 SAMSUNG SDI CO.,LTD. 222,500 DN 10,000 Woori Bank 16,150 UP 50 HANAFINANCIALGR 46,600 UP 750 Kyungbang 14,350 UP 150 SAMYANGHOLDINGS 106,500 UP 1,500 Shinhan

CHONGKUNDANG 137,000 UP 2,000 KCC 382,500 DN 1,500 BukwangPharm 26,050 DN 250 ILJIN MATERIALS 41,100 0 SeAhStl 96,100 UP 1,000 AmoreG 148,000 UP 1,000 Hyundai

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- Monday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange. Hanwha 40,300 DN 200 SamsungF&MIns 266,000 UP 1,500 HANALL BIOPHARMA 14,700 DN 200 Kogas

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- Domestic sponsorships for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games have surpassed 1 trillion won (US$918 million), South Korean organizers said Monday. The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Wint

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Monday that they called in an opposition lawmaker for questioning over allegations that he took part in helping the former Park Geun-hye government conduct an illegal election survey last year using the state

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in 5th para, last 4 paras; ADDS photos, byline) By Lee Chi-dong PANMUNJOM, Korea, Nov. 27 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo on Monday visited the Joint Security Area (JSA) of the Pa

SEJONG, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister said Monday the government will "firmly" cope with the Korean currency's rise against the U.S. dollar as the won's rally pushed the exchange rate to a 2 1/2-year high. Finance Minister Kim

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SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean online gaming industry continues to grow, as do gamers' earnings, data showed Monday. The report on the 2017 online game industry, jointly published by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- A parliamentary committee on Monday passed proposals to extend the deployment of South Korean peacekeeping troops in Lebanon and South Sudan by a year. The two motions call for extending the terms of their mandates as par

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean mixed gender band KARD will start a five-nation Asian tour next year, its agent said Monday. During the tour, the four-member band will hold concerts in Bangkok on Jan. 19, Singapore on Jan. 21, Taipei o

PANMUNJOM, Korea, Nov. 27 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo on Monday visited the Joint Security Area (JSA) of the Panmunjom truce village, the stage of a dramatic defection by a North Korean soldier earlier thi

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- A senior official at an advisory body to the Chinese government will visit South Korea this week to discuss ways to step up South Korea's relations with China, as well as Hong Kong, the foreign ministry here said Monday.

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- The behind-the-scene efforts and hard work by production crews in popular culture will be recognized in official awards, the culture ministry said Monday. Titled "The Popular Culture and Arts Staff Awards," the awards wil

Nov. 28 1919 -- Twenty-three female members of an independence movement against the Japanese colonial rule of Korea are arrested. 1941 -- The interim government announces the doctrine for the foundation of the nation and sets up a special

SEJONG, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- Economic growth of 3 percent is becoming a certainty for South Korea this year, but the projections vary widely when it comes to next year, as the country confronts questions about growing household debt and sluggish domesti

The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday. ----------------- Main opposition requests special probe into NIS fund scandal SEOUL -- The conservative main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) s

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS more info throughout) SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Monday it plans to draw up measures to ensure the safety of its nationals on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, as the Southeast Asian nation has rai

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- The conservative main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) submitted a bill Monday to enact a special investigation into allegations that the spy agency and prosecution have misused their funds. The move is seen as a coun