Новости за 02.02.2018

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout) By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korean short track speed skater Choe Un-song sustained a right leg injury in training on Friday. Choe took a bad spill and crashed hard into safety pad

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has detected avian influenza infection in a dead wild bird body, the farm and livestock ministry said Friday. In a preliminary test result, the ministry said that a H5-type AI virus was detected from the dead

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korean short track speed skater Choe Un-song sustained an apparent leg injury in training on Friday. Choe took a bad spill and crashed hard into safety padding during his first trainin

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Friday filed for an arrest warrant for the head of a major construction and real estate business group on charges of tax evasion, embezzlement and breach of trust. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Off

By Woo Jae-yeon GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- A local art biennale is set to cast light on the gap between Olympic spirits -- harmony, peace, equality and co-existence -- and reality by looking into the many tragedies in human history.

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has been invited to participate in the Paralympic Games in South Korea next month, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said Friday. The IPC said that it has invited North Korea to take part in its fir

BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- The top economic policymakers of South Korea and China agreed to boost bilateral tourism and economic cooperation, Seoul's finance ministry said Friday, in a sign that Beijing may stop its retaliation against South Korean co

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout) SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party decided Friday to stick with the presidential system in its future negotiations with opposition parties on constitutional revision. Its lawmakers wrapped up a two-day

(ATTN: ADDS details from 4th para) SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- The top U.S. nuclear envoy said Friday that Washington wants to open dialogue with North Korea for its denuclearization. After meeting with South Korean Vice Unification Minister Chun H

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc., a South Korean tech giant, said Friday that it has begun a pilot program to reduce weekly working hours to 52 in some of its business divisions. The company said the pilot program began on Thursday in

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- The top U.S. nuclear envoy said Friday that Washington wants to open dialogue with North Korea for its denuclearization. After meeting with South Korean Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung in Seoul, Joseph Yun also to

By Joo Kyung-don HOENGSEONG, South Korea, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- Although he isn't a star athlete, South Korean mogul skier Seo Myung-joon has a big ambition for the upcoming Winter Olympics: to promote what mogul skiing is all about. Seo is one of f

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- Jordan has cut diplomatic ties with North Korea amid global efforts to put pressure on Pyongyang to give up its missile and nuclear programs, local media reported Friday. The decision was disclosed on the Jordanian governm

By Kim Soo-yeon and Joint Press Corps MASIKRYONG, North Korea, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- The recent joint ski training between the two Koreas offered a rare glimpse into a ski resort in North Korea, which leader Kim Jong-un aspires to develop as a lavish spo

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ----------------- (2nd LD) (Olympics) N. Korea delegation to PyeongChang 2018 mystery solved GANGNEUNG -- When finalizing the size of the North Ko

(ATTN: UPDATES with meeting with China's central bank chief in first 7 paras; CHANGES headline) BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon held talks with China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan on Friday, during which they discus

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean hamburger chain Mom's Touch has opened its sixth store in Taiwan, the franchise operator said Friday, in the latest move to make inroads into overseas markets. The restaurant is located near the Hsinchu Scienc

(ATTN: ADDS PyeongChang's comments in para 11) By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- When finalizing the size of the North Korean delegation for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Jan. 20, the International Olympic Committee (

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- The unified Korean women's ice hockey team will don a uniform made by a different company than every other team in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, officials said Friday. Nike has manufactur

By Joo Kyung-don HOENGSEONG, South Korea, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's veteran mogul skier, Seo Jung-hwa, said Friday she is ready to entertain home fans with difficult jumps and tricks at the PyeongChang Olympics. The PyeongChang Games will

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. said Friday it has won an order from a Greek shipping company to build two tankers. The South Korean shipbuilder plans to deliver the two vessels, which will carry petrochemica

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- With South Korea standing as one of the most successful countries in short track speed skating, it is not rare for its retired athletes to join overseas national teams searching for experienced and skilled ins

(ATTN: ADDS more quotes from 11th para, photo; FIXES details in 9th para) By Joo Kyung-don HOENGSEONG, South Korea, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean mogul skier Choi Jae-woo said Friday that he has "no special feelings" for the upcoming Winter Games,

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- The prosecution has summoned a former special counsel who investigated a corruption scandal, involving former President Lee Myung-bak, on suspicion of covering up evidence linking the former leader to the scandal, prosecution

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks tumbled Friday as shares of Samsung Electronics slumped and foreign investors were net sellers of local stocks. The Korean won declined against the U.S. dollar. The b