Новости за 29.01.2018

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a major South Korean shipbuilder, said Monday that it has sold an offshore facility to a European company for around US$500 million. Samsung Heavy said in a regulatory filing that it is set t

By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Forget the pure, cute and innocent image of Suzy. The singer-actress is back with her first EP in a year with a hardened heart to face up to the sober truth of love. "Faces of Love" follows her first EP,

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's alpine snowboarders and mogul skiers will stay outside the athletes' residence in PyeongChang during the Winter Games, an official from the national skiing governing body said Monday. South

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 3 paras) SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will use a chartered plane to fly its skiers to North Korea for joint training and will not pay the airport fee to the North, as such a payment would violate internationa

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- S-Oil Corp., the No. 3 oil refiner in South Korea by sales, said Monday its net profit more than doubled in the fourth quarter of 2017 from a year earlier on strong refining margins. Net profit for the October-December pe

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korean athletes may use a South Korean chartered flight to travel to the host city of the Winter Olympic Games next month, officials here said Monday. According to officials from Seoul's unificat

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- International news agency Reuters has been denied access to the opening ceremony of next month's PyeongChang Winter Olympics after it filed several photos of the rehearsal without permission, according to t

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- The center-left People's Party and center-right Bareun Party will hold a joint national convention next month to finalize their merger process despite objections from within both parties, party officials said Monday. The

(ATTN: UPDATES with meetings with top Singaporean officials in paras 13-15; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top defense official voiced doubt Monday that North Korea will use its nuclear weapons, saying that such an act would be "

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- GS Engineering & Construction Co., a South Korean builder, said Monday its net losses grew in the fourth quarter of 2017 from the year before due to foreign exchange losses. Net losses for the October-December quarter cam

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras last two paras; ADDS photo) By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade ministry said Monday it will hold talks with China to expand the scope of the two countries' free trade agreement (FT

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Officials of South Korea and the European Union will hold a policy consultation meeting this week to discuss cooperation on cybersecurity issues, the foreign ministry said Monday. The meeting will be held in Seoul on Tue

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks hit another record closing high on Monday, driven by net purchases of local stocks by foreign and institutional investors. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.

Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP) 1-year TB 1.865 1.834 +3.1 3-year TB 2.281 2.222 +5.9 10-year TB 2.744 2.679 +6.5 2-year

(ATTN: ADDS prosecution, defense counsel's remarks in 4th and 7th paras; REPLACES photo) SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors demanded an eight-year prison term Monday for a former presidential aide involved in a corruption scandal that led to the

(ATTN: CHANGES 2nd photo; ADDS details at bottom) By Yoo Jee-ho PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- For spectators attending the PyeongChang Olympic Games next month, going to sporting events will only be part of the fun. Several partic

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean speed skater Noh Seon-yeong returned to national team training Monday following a roller coaster ride last week that saw her lose and then regain eligibility in a span of days. Noh, who will compete in the te

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- The official newspaper of North Korea's ruling party on Monday warned of the danger of game addiction across the world. "Most electronic games which flourish in capitalist nations destruct youths' sound mind, and harm th

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Monday ordered thorough inspections of all public and private facilities frequented by the people, also calling for new methods to inspect and ensure the safety of such facilities. The call came a

By Yoo Jee-ho PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Veteran South Korean speed skater Lee Seung-hoon has pulled out of the men's 1,500 meters at the PyeongChang Olympics, allowing a teammate to move up from the reserve list. According to I

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- POSCO Engineering and Construction, a South Korean builder, said Monday that it has begun construction of a coal-fired thermal power plant in Bangladesh. POSCO E&C said it held a groundbreaking ceremony Sunday for the 1,2

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks from 7th para; CHANGES headline, photo) SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top defense official voiced doubt Monday that North Korea will use its nuclear weapons, saying that such an act would be "suicidal."

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks hit another record closing high on Monday, driven by net purchases of local stocks by foreign and institutional investors. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Sto

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has nominated historical academic institutions and tidal flats on the south and west coasts as UNESCO World Heritage site candidates, officials said Monday. The Cultural Heritage Administration said it submit

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details) SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- A Chinese military aircraft entered South Korea's Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) on Monday without prior notification, defense authorities here said. It trespassed in the