Новости за 25.01.2018

Gangnueng, South Korea, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korean officials on Thursday began their inspection of major venues of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics to prepare for their country's participation in the games, a rare sign of reconciliation with the S

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- A hard-line labor confederation decided Thursday to return to a dialogue panel with the government and management for the first time in eight years. The new leaders of the Korean Co

(ATTN: CHANGES photo) GOSEONG/SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- An advance team of South Korean officials returned home from North Korea on Thursday after inspecting venues for joint events on the occasion of next month's PyeongChang Winter Olym

SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Skating Union (KSU) said Thursday that it has decided to permanently expel a coach for beating Olympic short track speed skating champion Shim Suk-hee. The skating authorities convened an independent disciplinar

(ATTN: ADDS company's performances in last six paras) SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc. will advance its planned operation of a washing machine plant under construction in Tennessee in the wake of the recent U.S. imposition of new tariffs

SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc. will advance its planned operation of a washing machine plant under construction in Tennessee, in the wake of the recent U.S. imposition of new tariffs on imported goods, the company said Thursday. Th

(ATTN: RECASTS dateline, headline, lead; UPDATES with more info from para 2) GOSEONG/SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- An advance team of South Korean officials returned home from North Korea on Thursday after inspecting venues for joint events

SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- A hard-line labor confederation decided Thursday to return to a dialogue panel with the government and management for the first time in eight years. The recently elected leaders of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; RECASTS throughout) SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea's biggest auto parts maker, said Thursday it swung to a net loss in the fourth quarter due to a strong won and lower demand in China. Fo

POHANG, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Four workers died Thursday after inhaling an unidentified toxic gas at a factory of the country's top steelmaker, POSCO, in the southeastern city of Pohang, police said. The accident took place at a facility designed to

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(ATTN: COMBINES stories; REWRITES throughout) SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. on Thursday posted sharp declines in 2017 net profit as a strong won and lower demand in China cut into their bottom lines.

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SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Hardworking defender Jang Hyun-soo will wear the captain's armband for the South Korean national football team during their pre-World Cup training in Turkey. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said Thursday that head c

SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished at an all-time high Thursday as investors scooped up market heavyweights like Samsung Electronics and other tech shares, analysts said. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar. The benchma

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(ATTN: UPDATES throughout) SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Thursday raided two companies linked to former President Lee Myung-bak as part of their probe into a raft of corruption allegations surrounding Lee and his family. Investigators

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea women's hockey head coach Sarah Murray will face some tricky roster decisions for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, given the surplus of forwards on the joint team with North Korea. Murray and he

SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Daelim Industrial Co., a major South Korean industrial plant builder, said Thursday its net profit increased 74.31 percent in 2017 from a year earlier on the back of an upturn in the country's housing market. Net profit r

SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea's biggest auto parts maker, said Thursday its net profit plunged 48 percent last year on a strong won and decreased sales in China. For all of 2017, net profit fell to 1.579 trillion won (U

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korean athletes competing in next month's PyeongChang Winter Olympics will stay at the athletes' village in the sub-host city of Gangneung, according to officials Thursday. "We are preparing for t

SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will deploy four more patrol ships in the Yellow Sea to further strengthen its crackdown on illegal fishing by Chinese boats, the oceans ministry said Thursday. The move will raise to 15 the number of South Ko

(ATTN: ADDS more info in 4th para, last 4 paras) SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday strongly protested Japan's establishment of an exhibition hall intended to promote its claims to Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo. "Our governme

(ATTN: UPDATES with closing share price at bottom; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- SK hynix Inc., a major South Korean chipmaker, said Thursday its net profit jumped 97.7 percent to reach an all-time high in the fourth quarter from a year earli