Новости за 11.02.2018

By Kim Boram PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's first gold medalist at PyeongChang Olympics Lim Hyo-jun said Sunday that he will never let his guard down to bring home more gold, while competing on home soil at the world's big

(ATTN: ADDS dinner meeting with the delegation in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Sunday that South and North Korea should work actively together to create the right conditions for a meeting between President M

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean celebrity Kim Mi-hwa came under fire Sunday for having made seemingly uninformed and highly-opinionated comments during MBC TV's broadcast of the PyeongChang Winter Games' opening ceremony.

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- The number of people newly applying for unemployment benefits reached a record high in January, the labor ministry said Sunday, amid concerns that an increase in the minimum wage is causing employers to lay off workers. O

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean art troupe that visited South Korea to celebrate the PyeongChang Winter Olympics will head back to Pyongyang on Monday, wrapping up its six-day stay in the South, Seoul's unification ministry said Sunday. T

By Kang Yoon-seung GANGNEUNG, South Korea. Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean speed skater Lee Seung-hoon failed to capture a medal in the men's 5,000 meters at the 2018 Winter Games on Sunday. Lee finished in fifth place in the 5,000m race at Gangn

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- No South Korean airline made the global top 10 on-time performance list, a worldwide flight information service provider said Sunday. According to FlightStats Inc. the country's two full-service carriers -- Korean Air Lin

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 10-11) SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Sunday that South and North Korea should work actively together to create the right conditions for a meeting between President Moon Jae-in and North Ko

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- New growth industries, such as robotics contributed to bolstering South Korea's exports and employment in 2017, a local think tank said Sunday. The Institute for International Trade (IIT) said the eight new industries tha

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 2 paras; ADDS photo) SEJONG, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports fell 1.8 percent on-year during the first 10 days of February due to fewer working days, data showed Sunday. Goods worth US$14.8 billion were s

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Vegetable prices are on a sharp increase due to decreased production amid the cold wave and snowfall that have hit South Korea ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, government data showed Sunday. As of Friday, the prices

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- The joint Korean women's hockey team made its historic Olympic debut in a frenzied environment Saturday night, with South Korean President Moon Jae-in among the dignitaries in attendance. C

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Members of the minor opposition People's Party have voted to approve a proposed merger with another minor opposition party, officials said Sunday, completing all procedural steps needed before the two parties are officially m

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Bitcoin made up 32.7 percent of all cryptocurrency trading in South Korea in December, the lowest ratio among global exchanges, a local think tank said Sunday. In a report released Sunday on the Korean cryptocurrency tra

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in and the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will jointly attend a North Korean art troupe's concert in Seoul, officials said Sunday. Attending the performance Sunday evening will mark the fourt

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Two international organizations for the Korean martial art of taekwondo should co-host competitions under one set of rules, the leader of the North Korean body said Sunday. Ri Yong-son, head of the International Taekwond

(ATTN: UPDATES in paras 1-9 with PM's speech; CHANGES headline) SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Sunday that South and North Korea should work actively together to create the right conditions for a meeting between President M

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Reservations for overseas trips by South Koreans rose by 14-15 percent for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday period compared to the same period in 2017, local travel agencies said Sunday. Hana Tour, the country's No. 1

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SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Young South Korean women in their 20s and 30s are increasingly leaving their hometowns in local provinces for jobs in Seoul and other major cities, a local think tank said Sunday. In its report on young women's jobs, the

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean authorities may look into the accounting records of the local unit of General Motors Co. amid speculation that it has been involved in unfair practices, industry sources said Sunday. A possible inspection int

(ATTN: UPDATES with modernization project of French Embassy building) SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to make diplomatic efforts to ensure the dialogue between the two Koreas leads to talks between the United States and North Korea and ot

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- In losing to Switzerland 8-0 in their opening game of the women's ice hockey tournament at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the joint Korean team got pushed around from start to finish while ma

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout with lunch having taken place; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon hosted lunch Sunday for a high-level North Korean delegation, including the sister of leader Kim Jong-un and the country's cerem

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) - Sales of food used during Lunar New Year ancestral rites have jumped 12-fold in the past three years, South Korea's largest hypermarket chain said Sunday. The increase comes against a background of more women, who have tra