Новости за 19.12.2017

ULSAN, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday that its labor union and management reached a tentative agreement on wage hikes following long drawn-out negotiations. After 39 rounds of talks, representatives f

(ATTN: UPDATES with launch of police investigation in para 6) SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- One of South Korea's cryptocurrency markets, YouBit, was forced to shut down on Tuesday after a hacking attack, the exchange said. Hackers stole about 17 per

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's possession of nuclear weapons that could reach the mainland of the United States wouldn't change anything in favor of the communist country, a former top American negotiator for the North Korean nuclear issue sa

By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean midfielder Lee Min-a said Tuesday she wants to contribute to the development of women's football by helping the national team earn good results at international tournaments. Lee was named the

(ATTN: ADDS comments from paras 9-16, photo) SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday sought to promote the upcoming Winter Olympic Games to be held here in rare meetings with ordinary citizens and the media. The president trave

TOKYO, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top diplomat on Tuesday visited a photo exhibition in Tokyo co-organized by Yonhap News Agency to promote the 2018 Winter Olympics in Korea. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha looked at photos at the "Korea an

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 7-8, 12-13) By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min was named the top South Korean male player of 2017 by the national football governing body on Tuesday. Son earned the honor a

(ATTN: ADDS comments in 3rd para) SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- Former FC Barcelona prospect Lee Seung-woo's goal against Argentina at the FIFA U-20 World Cup was voted the best goal of the year by local fans, the national football governing body said Tu

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- Yeon Sang-ho, director of the 2016 megahit zombie movie "Train to Busan," has returned with a new action comedy this time themed with supernatural powers. In a press conference to unveil his new movie "Psychokinesis" Tues

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- ICT Minister Yoo Young-min visited an R&D center for the country's top automaker Hyundai Motor on Tuesday to meet with engineers assigned to develop autonomous vehicles. The visit was part of the ministry's effort to hear

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout) SEOUL/TOKYO, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan reaffirmed Tuesday their close partnership in curbing North Korea's nuclear and missile development as the Seoul-Tokyo relationsh

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- One of South Korea's cryptocurrency markets, YouBit, was forced to shut down on Tuesday after a hacking attack, the exchange said. Hackers stole about 17 percent of YouBit's cryptocurrencies in the attack, which happened

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to unveil next week the result of its five-month review of a controversial agreement with Tokyo aimed at settling the dispute over Japan's wartime sexual slavery. A task force set up to assess the Decemb

(ATTN: ADDS details about U.S. company) SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- SK Holdings Co., the holding firm of South Korean energy and telecoms conglomerate SK Group, said Tuesday that it has received US$10 million in dividends from Eureka Midstream, a U.S.

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean central bank will take a more prudent stance on tightening its monetary policies in the future by checking the pace of economic recovery and inflation pressure, minutes from the latest rate-hike meeting showe

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 3 paras) INCHEON, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief economic policymaker said Tuesday that the government plans to support small and mid-sized companies with innovative technologies with a 10-trillion won (US$9.2

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- The United States has consistently sought a peaceful solution to North Korea's nuclear issue through dialogue, South Korea's top envoy to Washington said Tuesday. The U.S. has said that all options including military ones

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- SK Holdings Co., the holding firm of South Korean energy and telecoms conglomerate SK Group, said Tuesday that it has received US$10 million in dividends from Eureka Midstream, a U.S. midstream energy company. SK Holdings

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday. ----------------- (LEAD) President Moon goes all out to promote PyeongChang Olympics SEOUL -- President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday sought to promote t

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea needs to set up a contingency plan in preparation for a possible 7.3-magnitude earthquake, a local expert said Tuesday. In a seminar arranged by the Federation of Korean Industries, Lee Kie-hwa, a professor a

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry said Tuesday it has signed an agreement with a state financial watchdog to cooperate on educating the country's 625,000 troops. Under the deal inked by Defense Minister Song Young-moo and Fi

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- An elderly Korean victim of Japan's wartime sexual slavery passed away on Saturday, putting the number of surviving victims down to 32. Song Shin-do died at the age of 95, in Tokyo Prefecture, the Seoul-based foundation

By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min was named the top South Korean male player of 2017 by the national football governing body on Tuesday. Son earned the honor at the annual Korea Football Association (KFA

INCHEON, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief economic policymaker said Tuesday that the government plans to support small and mid-sized companies with innovative technologies with a 10-trillion won (US$9.2 billion) fund. In a meeting with offic

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed slightly lower Tuesday on profit-taking despite an overnight rally on Wall Street, analysts said. The local currency rose against the U.S. dollar. The benchma