Новости за 22.02.2018

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- Finland's foreign minister reaffirmed his support for South Korea's policy on North Korea in a meeting with his South Korean counterpart in Seoul on Thursday, the foreign ministry said. The meeting between Foreign Minist

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 5-6, photo) By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean short tracker Hwang Dae-heon took silver and teammate Lim Hyo-jun grabbed bronze in the men's 500 meters at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean short tracker Hwang Dae-heon took silver and teammate Lim Hyo-jun grabbed bronze in the men's 500 meters at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Thursday. Hwang finished the 4 1/

By Kang Yoon-seung GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- After a long wait, South Korean short tracker Hwang Dae-heon finally won his first medal at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the men's 500 meter competition on Thursday. Hwang, who al

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SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Thursday convened a National Security Council (NSC) session to discuss preparations for the upcoming visit by senior North Korean officials for the closing ceremony of the PyeongChang

(ATTN: ADDS photo, more info in paras 12-14) SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) strongly protested a planned visit to South Korea by a senior North Korean official accused of masterminding the communist regime's t

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday denied media reports that the South Korean tech giant will expand into the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV business. The denial comes amid local reports suggesting that Samsung E

(ATTN: CHANGES attribution in the lead; UPDATES with government statement in paras 4-7) By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government said Thursday it plans to decide on its aid package for General Motors Co.'s Korean unit af

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- An Olympic curling bronze medalist from Russia was found guilty of violating an anti-doping rule at the PyeongChang Winter Games and was stripped of his medal, an international sports arbitration body annou

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- Swedish truckmaker Scania on Thursday launched its first all-new truck model in South Korea in 20 years as it pushes to strengthen its presence in its "core" Asian market. South Korea is the first Asian country to which t

(ATTN: REWRITES lead; ADDS more info in paras 18-22) SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Thursday it will send a high-level delegation, including a top party official in charge of inter-Korean affairs, to the PyeongChang Winter Olympics' closi

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- The jailed head of retail giant Lotte has increased his stakes in Tokyo-based Lotte Holdings Co., the business group said Thursday, apparently to secure his managerial control over the conglomerate despite his resignation fro

(ATTN: ADDS more details about Paralympics in paras 15-19) SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification minister said Thursday that it is too early to say whether officials from the United States and North Korea will meet on the sidelines of t

SEJONG, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief economic policymaker said Thursday that the government is not ruling out the use of extra budgetary funds to help create more quality jobs for young people. "In order to finance job creation, the gove

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top negotiator on North Korean nuclear issues met with the Chinese ambassador to Seoul on Thursday to discuss a growing momentum for engagement with the North following its participation in the PyeongChang Winte

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- The closing ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics will be comprised of four big cultural shows highlighting the spirit of challenge and the future, organizers said Thursday. Titled "The Next Wave,

(ATTN: UPDATES with ruling party's reaction in last 3 paras) SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) strongly protested a planned visit to South Korea by a senior North Korean official accused of masterminding the comm

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at the bottom) SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended lower Thursday as foreign investors and institutions cashed in recent gains following overnight losses on Wall Street, analysts said. The Korean won fell again

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(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with remarks by unification minister throughout) SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification minister said Thursday that it is too early to say whether officials from the United States and North Korea wi

(ATTN: ADDS summons of Japan's embassy official in 5th para) SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry denounced Japan on Thursday for repeating its territorial claim to Seoul's easternmost islets of Dokdo. In a statement issued in

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended lower Thursday as foreign investors and institutions cashed in recent gains following overnight losses on Wall Street, analysts said. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Ko

(ATTN: UPDATES with details, closing share prices; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world's largest shipbuilder by sales, said Thursday it has received a US$58 million order to build 15 bullet tanks for storing

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- Calls related to violence against women made to a government-run hotline counseling service increased sharply last year, its operator said Thursday. According to the Women's Human Rights Institute of Korea, the 1366 phone