Новости за 25.12.2017

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade ministry has suggested that local steelmakers adjust exports to the United States as Washington is seeking to strengthen trade protectionism, officials said Monday. The ministry held a meeting with loc

SUWON, South Korea, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- A fire occurred at the construction site of an apartment complex in Suwon, south of Seoul on Monday, claiming one life and injuring 14 people, firefighters said. The blaze, which occurred at around 2:46 p.m.,

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in vowed Monday efforts to secure the safety of people after a recent blaze at an eight-story building in the central city of Jecheon claimed 29 lives. "We cannot change everything overnight, but let's

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean deputy foreign minister will visit Beijing this week for talks with senior Chinese officials over follow-up measures to the South Korea-China summit earlier this month, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday.

JECHEON, South Korea, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- Police on Monday raided the homes of an owner and a manager of a fire-ravaged fitness center in the central city of Jecheon to investigate if they were negligent in preventing last week's disaster that left 29

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans' positive perception towards small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) was far lower than large conglomerates, a business association said Monday. In an October survey of 1,000 people aged 20 or older, the

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will earmark 1.09 trillion won (US$1 billion) to support innovation and growth among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the new year, the government said Monday. The fund to be set aside represents a 13.7

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 4 paras) SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday defended its push for space development as a "legitimate" exercise of its rights, sparking speculation that it may continue to stage missile provocations under the

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports are expected to grow by 4.8 percent on-year in 2018, fueled by strong demand for semiconductors and petrochemical products, a state-run trade promotion agency said Monday. According to a report by th

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- Economic recovery without a wage increase has been picked as one of top 10 global trends next year, a local think tank said Monday. In the 2018 Global 10 Trends report, the Hyundai Research Institute (HRI) said an econom

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- Flight cancellations and delays, which have been caused by thick fog, continued to plague travelers at Incheon International Airport on Monday for the third consecutive day, officials said. As of 1 p.m., 280 flights were

By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- Uncertainties hang over the prospect of dialogue with North Korea next year over its fast-advancing nuclear program, with Pyongyang keen on military buildup and Washington pushing to thwart it under its "maxi

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- Jeju Air Co., South Korea's leading budget carrier, will operate irregular routes from provincial airports to Southeast Asian countries to meet a higher outbound travel demand during the winter season, the company said Monday

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- Half of South Korean small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) expect business conditions to improve in the new year compared to 2017, a report by a local think tank said Monday. According to the Center for Large and Smal

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- Lexus ES300h gasoline hybrid model has become the first imported hybrid to post accumulated sales exceeding 20,000 units in South Korea, the Japanese carmaker's local office said Monday. The ES300h was launched in the Ko

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy grew at the third fastest pace among the Group of Twenty (G20) nations in the third quarter, official data showed Monday. According to findings by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Develo

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- Samsung C&T Corp., the construction unit of Samsung Group, said Monday it secured a 455 billion won (US$420 million) land reclamation project in Hong Kong. In a joint venture with local company Build King, Samsung C&T rec

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- Total assets held by South Korea's private insurers surpassed the 1,000 trillion won (US$926 billion) mark in 2016, 94 years after the first firm started operations, industry data showed Monday. The 2016 insurance statist

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday defended its push for space development as a "legitimate" exercise of its rights, sparking speculation that it may continue to stage missile provocations under the disguise of satellite launches. The

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- Experts in the United States and Japan have picked LG Display's organic light emitting diode (OLED) TV panel as the best product, industry sources said Monday, citing global market reports. In a recent report released by

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors will question former President Park Geun-hye this week in a detention center as part of their investigation into allegations that the presidential office during her term had received illicit money from the spy age

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Group, a retail-to-chemical conglomerate, said Monday it will carry out its regular personnel appointments early next year after its chief received a suspended sentence for embezzlement and breach of trust. The del

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy may be able to pull off 3 percent growth in 2018, although numbers may dip slightly from this year, a poll conducted on head of local think tanks predicted Monday. The six research institute chiefs s

SEOUL Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military has begun to consider operating F-35B stealth aircraft from its newest amphibious landing ship slated to be deployed in 2020, as part of efforts to strengthen its naval power, sources said Monday. Th

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's six major economic institutes on Monday picked the global monetary policy tightening cycle as the biggest challenge for the economy next year. In Yonhap News Agency's poll of the heads of the country's six