Новости за 14.02.2018

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; ADDS details throughout) By Kang Yoon-seung GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Park Seung-hi, a former short track speed skating star, on Wednesday performed at her first and last Olympics as a speed skater, finishing 16th

(ATTN: ADDS players' comments) By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Another game, another loss for the joint Korean women's hockey team at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. But in falling to Japan 4-1 to close out Group B play

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- After scoring a momentous goal in a loss, joint Korean women's hockey team forward Randi Heesoo Griffin was feeling a mixed bag of emotions on Wednesday. Griffin, born to a Korean mother an

(ATTN: UPDATES with voluntary retirement program) SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- GM Korea Co. management and its union on Wednesday gave very different reasons for the company's decision to close down a vehicle production plant in South Korea, setting the

By Kim Boram GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean skater Park Seung-hi has achieved enough in the Olympics. She earned a total of five medals in short track speed skating in the previous two Winter Games. Out of the five, two are g

By Chang Dong-woo PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Volleyball is normally an indoor or a summer beach sport. But its stars and proponents huddled in PyeongChang on Wednesday to make a case for snow volleyball, a wintry version of the team-

By Kang Yoon-seung GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Park Seung-hi, a former short track speed skating star, on Wednesday performed at her first Olympics as a speed skater, finishing 16th at the women's 1,000 meter race. At her third Oly

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- The joint Korean women's hockey team played so well in a loss to Japan at the PyeongChang Winter Games on Wednesday that its coach called it "the best game we've played in the Olympics." Ja

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Another game, another loss for the joint Korean women's hockey team at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. But in falling to Japan 4-1 to close out Group B play on Wednesday at Kwandong Hockey

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Mobility, a South Korean firm that provides cab-hailing and driver-for-hire services, said Wednesday that it will take over local carpool startup Luxi for 25.2 billion won (US$23.3 million) to meet growing demand for tr

(ATTN:ADDS details, photo) By Joo Kyung-don PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Reigning Olympic Nordic combined champion Eric Frenzel of Germany successfully defended his title at PyeongChang 2018 on Wednesday. Frenzel topped the indiv

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout with commentary by Moody's Investors Service) SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Group said Wednesday that it has launched an emergency management committee to handle key decision-making issues amid uncertainties over the retai

(ATTN: ADDS details from para 10, photo) By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- The joint Korean women's hockey team suffered its third straight loss at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Wednesday, falling to Japan 4-1. Randi Hee

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- The joint Korean women's hockey team suffered its third straight loss at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Wednesday, falling to Japan 4-1. Randi Heesoo Griffin scored Korea's first-ever O

By Joo Kyung-don PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Reigning Olympic Nordic combined champion Eric Frenzel of Germany successfully defended his title at PyeongChang 2018 on Wednesday. Frenzel topped the individual Gundersen normal hill/

(ATTN: ADDS Seoul's move to call in Japan's embassy official) SEOUL/TOKYO, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea voiced strong protest Wednesday against Japan's renewed territorial claim to Dokdo in its revised textbook guidelines for highschool students.

(ATTN: ADDS meeting outcomes in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Latvia is investigating a local bank suspected of illegal trading related to North Korea's weapons system, the Latvian top diplomat said Wednesday. The investigation comes as

(ATTN: CHANGES slug, headline; UPDATES throughout) PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- The organizers of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Wednesday rescheduled the women's alpine slalom and biathlon 15-kilometer individual event due to unf

(ATTN: RECASTS dateline, headline and throughout with Seoul's protest) SEOUL/TOKYO, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea voiced strong protest Wednesday against Japan's renewed territorial claim to Dokdo in its revised textbook guidelines for highschool st

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors filed for a court warrant Wednesday to arrest an asset manager of former President Lee Myung-bak in connection with allegations that Lee maintained a slush fund. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Latvia is investigating a local bank suspected of illegal trading related to North Korea's weapons system, the Latvian top diplomat said Wednesday. The investigation comes as the United States has reportedly imposed sanct

TOKYO, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Japan renewed its claim to South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo in its revised guidelines for textbooks unveiled on Wednesday. Japan's education ministry posted a draft version of the revised guidelines on Tokyo's e-g

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il proposed holding a summit with then-South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on condition that the South recognize the North's nuclear weapons, but Lee rejected the proposal, the leader of the

(ATTN: ADDD more info throughout) SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co.'s upcoming Galaxy S9 smartphone is likely to feature an improved "Infinity Display" and a camera that can shoot DSLR-level pictures, according to industry sources and

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed a holiday-shortened week on a positive note Wednesday, helped by overnight gains on Wall Street, with bio shares leading the gains. The Korean won firmed against