Новости за 26.01.2018

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments) SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tennis sensation Chung Hyeon bowed out to Roger Federer in the Australian Open semifinals Friday, ending a historic run that has captivated a nation hungry for new sporting heroes.

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top skating official apologized Friday for incidents that have overshadowed athletes' preparations for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. "I'd like to offer my sincerest apology for causing our people concern

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- The man who claimed to be "on fire" flamed out Friday, as South Korean tennis star Chung Hyeon fell to Roger Federer in the Australian Open semifinals in Melbourne. Chung retired against Federer with blisters on his left

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea took fourth place at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Championship football tournament after they lost to Qatar 1-0 on Friday. Qatar's Akram Afif scored the only goal of the match in the 38th minute

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- Actress Jun Ji-hyun has become a mother of two sons, her agency said Friday. "Jun Ji-hyun gave birth to a baby boy at a maternity clinic in Seoul on Friday at about 6 p.m.," her agency, Culture Depot, said in a release. "

PAJU, South Korea, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Friday expressed his support for fresh inter-Korean rapprochement during his first visit to the heavily-fortified border between the two Koreas. "National divisio

(ATTN: ADDS details from para 7, photo) SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tennis sensation Chung Hyeon bowed out to Roger Federer in the Australian Open semifinals Friday, ending a historic run that has captivated a nation hungry for new sportin

(ATTN: CHANGES photo; ADDS details, comments) SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's figure skating pairs team of Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik won the bronze medal Friday at the last-minute international rehearsal before the next month's PyeongChang W

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tennis sensation Chung Hyeon bowed out to Roger Federer in the Australian Open semifinals Friday, ending a historic run that has captivated a nation hungry for new sporting heroes. The 58th-ranked Chung withd

MIRYANG/SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- Officials of a fire-ravaged hospital in the southern city of Miryang apologized Friday for the deadly blaze but claimed they have complied with disaster prevention regulations amid criticism that no sprinkler system w

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout) MIRYANG, South Korea, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- A fire gutted the ground floor of a hospital in southeastern South Korea and sent toxic fumes raging through the six-story building, killing at least 37 people and injuring 131 other

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ----------------- (LEAD) PM orders thorough investigation into cause of hospital fire SEOUL/MIRYANG, South Korea -- Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon or

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at the bottom) SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished at an all-time high for the second-day in a row on Friday, paring earlier losses, as institutional and foreign buyers scooped up large-cap shares, analysts

HWACHEON, South Korea, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreigners who visited a local ice fishing festival hit the 100,000 mark as of Thursday, organizers said Friday, expecting the number to reach a record high this year, helped by the boom in visit

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- A monthlong probe by South Korea's financial regulator found 22 cases of alleged hiring irregularities at banks, the regulator said Friday. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) launched a probe last month into 11 comm

(ATTN: CHANGES photos throughout) SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean officials who recently inspected a ski resort in North Korea found the facilities to be in good enough condition to host joint ski training ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olymp

PyeongChang, South Korea, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korean officials on Friday visited PyeongChang, the host town of the 2018 Winter Games, in preparation for their country's landmark participation in next month's event. On the second day of its th

(ATTN: CHANGES headline and lead; ADDS fourth-quarter earnings results in 5th para, 2018 steel sales target in last para) SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea's second-largest steelmaker by sales, said Friday its net profit fell

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(ATTN: ADDS more info, background throughout) SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean officials who recently inspected a ski resort in North Korea found the facilities to be in good enough condition to host joint ski training ahead of the PyeongChang

(ATTN: UPDATES with Lee's trip to Miryang) SEOUL/MIRYANG, South Korea, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon ordered a thorough investigation Friday into what caused the massive death toll in a hospital fire in the southeastern city of Miryan

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished at an all-time high for the second-day in a row on Friday, paring earlier losses, as institutional and foreign buyers scooped up large-cap shares, analysts said. The Korean won fell against the U.

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court said Friday it has approved the request by debt-ridden Caffe Bene, a local coffee franchise, to begin restructuring under a court receivership. The Seoul Central District Court made the decision on Thursday,

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea's second-largest steelmaker by sales, said Friday its net profit fell 16 percent last year from a year earlier due to decreased vehicle sales in China and the United States. For all of 2017,

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- The lobby of South Korea's cryptocurrency exchange operators said Friday it will make efforts to ensure the government does not excessively restrict the trading of virtual currencies. The Seoul government has been strivin