Новости за 23.12.2017

SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- Local fantasy blockbuster "Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds" surpassed 2 million in attendance on Saturday, its fourth day of run, data showed. The Lotte Entertainment release recorded 2,002,365 in the cumulative numbe

SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in plans to host a lunch for floor leaders of the ruling Democratic Party at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae next Tuesday, a party official said Saturday. It will be the first time for Moon to inv

SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government on Saturday confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) at a local duck farm, raising the total number of contaminated farms to four throughout the country. The H5N6 bird f

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead and paras 2-3; TRIMS) JECHEON, South Korea, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- Forensic investigators confirmed Saturday the deadly fire that engulfed a sports center in the southeastern city of Jecheon this week started from the first

SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea held the second-day meeting of the fifth conference of cell chairpersons of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang on Friday, with the attendance of leader Kim Jong-un and his younger sister Kim Yo-

SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- The latest United Nations sanctions are expected to cut North Korea's foreign currency revenue from exports by approximately US$250 million a year, the foreign ministry here forecast Saturday. "North Korea is projected to

JECHEON, South Korea, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- Police said Saturday they have begun an investigation into the fire that broke out in the southeastern regional city of Jecheon this week and claimed 29 lives. On Thursday, an eight-story sports center in

SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade surplus of auto parts decreased on-year in the first 11 months of this year, data showed Saturday, amid sluggish sales of local vehicles overseas. The figure came to US$16.19 billion in the January-Nov

SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks are expected to remain lukewarm next week as investors will take a cautious stance on the final business week of 2017, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea composite Stock Price Index closed at

ULSAN/SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- The labor union of South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Saturday that its members have voted against a tentative deal on a wage increase, apparently due to their dissatisfaction over the hike rate. Th

(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; ADDS Seoul's response in paras 7-9) NEW YORK/SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- The United Nations Security Council unanimously passed toughened sanctions against North Korea on Friday for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, i

SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer confidence is expected to fall slightly this month due to escalating geopolitical tensions sparked by North Korea's latest missile test, a leading provider of economic analysis said Saturday. The co

SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Dec. 23. Korean-language dailies -- 'Safety' burnt again (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Man-made disaster by and large, we can't prevent similar tragedies

SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain

Beijing is breaking bad Beijing and Shandong Province, the two regions where the government's unofficial ban on group tours to South Korea had lifted late last month after the joint statement from Beijing and Seoul to normalize ties, have, without

Manmade disaster : Jecheon fire shows disregard of safety measures A fire that killed 29 people and injured 29 others in a city in North Chungcheong Province, Thursday, is certainly a disaster that could have been avoided with proper precautions.

Double-edged offer : South Korea must not lower its guard for sake of peaceful Olympics South Korea's offer to the U.S. for the postponement of their joint military exercises until after the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games -- on the condition of

(ATTN: UPDATES with Trump's tweet, details of sanctions in paras 10, 13) NEW YORK, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- The United Nations Security Council unanimously passed toughened sanctions against North Korea on Friday for its nuclear and ballistic missile progr

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- The following is a chronology of major events leading to the United Nations Security Council's adoption Friday of a fresh resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea over its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test

(ATTN: UPDATES with U.S. ambassador's remarks, more details from 5th para; ADDS photo) NEW YORK, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- The United Nations Security Council unanimously passed toughened sanctions against North Korea on Friday for its nuclear and ballistic

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- The United Nations Security Council unanimously passed toughened sanctions against North Korea on Friday for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, including further restrictions on its imports of oil. Condemning

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(ATTN: ADDS remarks, details in last 5 paras) SEJONG, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief economic policymaker has said the South Korean economy will see solid growth in 2018, but there are still headwinds. "The global economy is expected to r

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday accused British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson of making "reckless" remarks on its nuclear weapons program, arguing that the isolated nation's nuclear advance would not pose any threat unless its int