Новости за 02.01.2018

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- Highly-touted South Korean rookie Ko Jin-young will make her official LPGA Tour debut next month in Australia. Ko, the 2016 Korea LPGA (KLPGA) Player of the Year, said Tuesday her first LPGA event of the season will be the

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- An internal feud has erupted within Fantagio Corp., a mid-sized entertainment agency in South Korea, in the wake of the recent dismissal of its CEO by a China-based shareholder, according to employees Tuesday. Last Thursda

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Sports Minister Do Jong-hwan said Tuesday the upcoming Winter Olympics in the country will usher in an era of peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula. In his New Year's address to Ministry of Culture, Spo

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's five carmakers said Tuesday their combined sales fell 15.7 percent last month from a year earlier on weak overseas demand. The five automakers -- Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Motors Corp., GM Korea Co., Renault Sa

(ATTN: ADDS finalized sales figure for 2017 in 2nd para from bottom) SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group, the world's fifth-largest carmaker by sales, said Tuesday they are targeting to sell a combined 7.55 million vehicles this year as slo

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean retail giant Lotte Group said Tuesday it will reduce the number of units that own one another to zero by merging six of its unlisted affiliates with its holding company. The subsidiaries of Lotte decided to me

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football club Suwon Samsung Bluewings said Tuesday they've acquired Brazilian forward Wagner Da Silva Souza, commonly known as Waguininho. Suwon, which finished third in the top flight K League Classic last ye

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will continue its "watertight" coordination with the United States as it takes steps to resume dialogue with North Korea, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. "While keeping close tabs on North Korea's movements

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- Rival parties on Tuesday gave mixed reactions to Seoul's offer for high-level cross-border talks on North Korea's participation in the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Earlier in the day, Unification Minister Cho Myou

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is pushing to revise its national health insurance program for low income earners in an effort to make health care more affordable, the government said Tuesday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced a re

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- Idol band TRCNG released a new single album Tuesday, launching the start of 2018's rookie boy band race. The 10-member teen act signed to TS Entertainment held a media showcase for its single "Who Am I," fronted by lead tr

(ATTN: CLARIFIES lead; ADDS more details throughout) SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Tuesday proposed high-level talks with North Korea next week over the North's possible participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, in response to Kim J

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks advanced Tuesday, the first trading session of 2018, as large cap tech and chemical shares gained ground, analysts said. The Korean won sharply rose against the U.S. doll

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Tuesday that North Korea could demand "different treatment," apparently as a nuclear power, if rare talks take place between the two sides to discuss its participation in PyeongChang Winter Olym

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SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top diplomat underlined the need for stepped up efforts Tuesday to seek global policy coordination to brace for a thaw in inter-Korean relations. "This year will be a busier year for us, since the pace at wh

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp. said Tuesday its vehicle sales fell 17.2 percent in December from a year earlier on weaker overseas demand. The country's second-largest carmaker by sales sold 226,842 vehicles last month, down from 273,9

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks advanced Tuesday, the first trading session of 2018, as large cap tech and chemical shares gained ground, analysts said. The Korean won sharply rose against the U.S. dollar to reach an over three-year high.

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday its December sales fell 16.6 percent from a year earlier due to weaker overseas demand. The country's biggest carmaker sold 406,671 vehicles in December, down from 487,850 units a year ea

(ATTN: ADDS finance minister's comments on currency rate in last 3 paras) SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief economic policymaker said Tuesday that the government will redouble efforts to successfully implement a series of measures aimed at

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court issued a warrant Tuesday to bring two sitting lawmakers to an arraignment to determine whether to issue arrest warrants for them on charges of accepting bribes or illegal political funds. Prosecutors had soug

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has named more women and non-career diplomats to lead the country's diplomatic missions overseas, a decision aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of the nation's fo

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