Новости за 06.02.2018

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- Netmarble Games, South Korea's No. 1 mobile game developer and publisher, said Tuesday that its sales for 2017 reached a record-high of 2.42 trillion won (US$2.2 billion) on the back of the global popularity of its latest game

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- Indie documentary films were excluded from state support in 27 instances under the former Park Geun-hye government simply because they were critical of the government or carried leftist political views, a government panel said

By Joo Kyung-don PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- For Felix Loch, a three-time Olympic gold medalist in luge, PyeongChang's cold weather isn't a problem for his title defense. Loch, who won the men's luge singles at the Vancouver 2010

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., a major South Korean shipbuilder, said Tuesday it has signed an initial agreement with MAN Diesel & Turbo for the development of dual-fuel engines. Hyundai Heavy said it will cooperate with th

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 5-6) SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- A group of defectors from the center-left People's Party launched a new liberal party Tuesday, breaking with a centrist political campaign and vowing to retain their ideological identity.

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief economic policymaker said Tuesday that the government plans to launch a panel later this month to discuss whether to raise property taxes in yet another attempt to tame rising home prices. "We are plann

(ATTN: ADDS photo) SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid agreed Tuesday to enhance the countries' bilateral cooperation in various areas, including cyber defense and fostering startup busi

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- A special task force of the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae vowed to work toward revising the law on public safety Tuesday, stressing a need to fundamentally change the way the government and people ensure safety. The de

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- Olympic athletes of the two Koreas will march together behind a Korean Unification Flag carried by Won Yun-jong, a bobsledder from the South, at the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Games this week, according to spor

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- Samsung SDS Co. will build a new data center in Chuncheon, 85 kilometers east of Seoul, the company said Tuesday, in an effort to strengthen its cloud computing business. The company, an IT service affiliate of Samsung Gro

(ATTN: ADDS bond prices at bottom, reason for the drop in 3rd para) SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended lower Tuesday as foreigners dumped local stocks, tracking losses on Wall Street. The won fell against the dollar. The benchmar

(ATTN: ADDS French foreign minister's planned visit in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- United Nations General Assembly President Miroslav Lajcak will visit South Korea this week to attend the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- One of South Korea's aerobatic airplanes participating in an international air show in Singapore skidded off a runway Tuesday, but the aircraft's pilot was safe and without major injuries, the South Korean Air Force said.

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry reaffirmed Tuesday that it will not use a unification flag showing its eastern islets of Dokdo during the upcoming Winter Olympics, out of respect for the International Olympic Committee's recomm

(ATTN: ADDS more details from para 4) SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- A 280-member North Korean delegation including cheerleaders and taekwondo demonstrators will travel to South Korea this week ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Seoul's unification

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- A group of defectors from the center-left People's Party launched a new liberal party Tuesday, breaking with a centrist political campaign and vowing to retain their ideological identity. The 15 lawmakers and their support

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid agreed Tuesday to enhance the countries' bilateral cooperation in various areas, including cyber defense and fostering startup businesses, Seoul's pres

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended lower Tuesday as foreigners dumped local stocks on profit-taking. The won fell against the dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 38.44 points, or 1.54 percent, to 2,453.31.

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI), South Korea's sole aircraft manufacturer, will promote its products at this year's Singapore Airshow for possible deals with foreign customers, the company said Tuesday. At the 2018 Si

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- United Nations General Assembly President Miroslav Lajcak will visit South Korea this week to attend the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. Lajcak, who concurrently ser

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- A 280-member North Korean delegation including cheerleaders and taekwondo demonstrators will travel to South Korea this week ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, South Korea's unification ministry said Tuesday. The de

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- Jeju Air Co., South Korea's biggest low-cost carrier by sales, said Tuesday its net profit jumped 47 percent in 2017 from a year earlier on an expanded fleet and increased flights to non-Chinese routes. For the whole of 2

(ATTN: CHANGES photo) By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- Asiana Airlines Inc. will transform itself into a passenger carrier that mainly provides service on long-haul routes to better boost profitability, the company's president said Tuesda

Feb. 7 1964 -- South Korea and Kenya forge diplomatic ties. 1992 -- South Korea and Turkmenistan forge diplomatic ties. 1999 -- South Korea inks an investment treaty with Israel. 2009 -- South Korea's Kim Yu-na wins the women'

(ATTN: ADDS ministry official's comments paras 4-5) SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- Ivanka Trump, the daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, will likely travel to South Korea later this month to attend the closing ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympi