Новости за 10.02.2018

By Kim Boram and Kang Yoon-seung GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korean cheerleaders made their first appearance at an Olympic competition on Saturday, rooting for short track speed skaters from both South and North Korea. Dozens

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS dateline, details in para 1-4) SEOUL/GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister, said Seoul felt familiar even though it was her first-ever visit to the South,

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister, Kim Yo-jong, and its nominal head of state, Kim Yong-nam, will join President Moon Jae-in in attending the unified Korean women's ice hockey team's first match at the PyeongChang Wint

By Kim Boram GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in Saturday watched short track speed skating events to cheer for athletes competing at the ongoing PyeongChang Winter Olympics. He arrived at Gangneung Ice A

(ATTN: UPDATES with quotes) GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma pledged Saturday to help transform the Olympic Games for the digital era as China's e-commerce giant unveiled its vision for future Olympics. Ma

(ATTN: ADDS response from minor opposition party in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's political parties showed mixed reactions Saturday to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's proposal to hold an inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang at a

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Conservative activists tore photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and attempted to burn its national flags in demonstrations in Seoul on Saturday against Pyongyang's participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

By Koh Byung-joon SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's surprise proposal for an inter-Korean summit will pave the way for a dramatic advancement in bilateral ties, but its prospects hinge on future progress in the nuclear stand-off and an improvem

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon is set to host a dinner for North Korea's high-level delegation on Saturday in the sub-host city of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Seoul officials said. Cho plans to greet the delega

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's political parties showed mixed reactions Saturday to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's proposal to hold an inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang at an early date. The proposal was conveyed by Kim's sister, Kim Y

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister expressed a wish for closer inter-Korean relations in her writing in the visitor's book at South Korea's presidential office prior to her meeting with President Moon Jae-in there on Sa

(ATTN: ADDS remarks from the North Korean leader's sister in paras 12-14) By Byun Duk-kun SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-un has asked South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit Pyongyang at the "earliest date" pos

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details, additional information from 5th para) SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in has dismissed a call from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to quickly resume South Korea's joint military drills wi

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in has dismissed a call from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to quickly resume South Korea's joint military drills with the United States, calling it a violation of his country's sovereignty

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(ATTN: UPDATES with additional information, more background in paras 7-9, 13-15;RESTRUCTURES ; ADDS photos) SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-un has asked South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit Pyongyang at the "e

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details from 6th para) SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-un has asked South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit Pyongyang at the "earliest date" possible for what will be a third inter-Korean

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma pledged Saturday to help transform the Olympic Games for the digital era as China's e-commerce giant unveiled its vision for future Olympics. Ma said Alibaba will work with

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES with more details, additional information, minor changes from 2nd para) SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-un has asked South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit Pyongyang at the "earl

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- The head of North Korea's taekwondo governing body said Saturday he was touched by the joint demonstration by the two Koreas' athletes ahead of the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics a day ea

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-un has asked South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit Pyongyang at the "earliest date" possible for what will be a third inter-Korean summit, Kim's sister told the South Korean leade

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- One South Korean traveler has died and three others have been seriously injured in a car accident in Chile, South Korea's foreign ministry said Saturday. "The four Korean travelers were in an Uber taxi when it had a head-

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SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Saturday that it will further reinforce its nuclear deterrence against the United States in response to Washington's renewed nuclear commitment to its allies. Pyongyang's Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, a s

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