Новости за 27.02.2018

(ATTN: UPDATES with government's protest to China in para 9) SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- China flew a military aircraft into South Korea's air defense identification zone (KADIZ) for over four hours Tuesday without giving prior notification, defense au

SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha called for international unity for a peaceful resolution of North Korea's nuclear issue at the Conference on Disarmament held in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday, her ministry said. The confer

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with more details throughout) SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will send athletes next week to take part in the PyeongChang Paralympics, which will be held in South Korea in March, Seoul's unification ministry said T

(ATTN: ADDS FTC chief's comment in last para) SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top financial regulator said Tuesday the government will swiftly proceed with negotiations with General Motors Co. on a turnaround plan, including the government's

(ATTN: UPDATES with reactions from union and KDB) SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Creditors of Kumho Tire Co. will hold a meeting this week to discuss the fate of the troubled tiremaker as its management and labor union failed to agree on a turnaround plan

(ATTN: UPDATES with Park's sentencing date in para 3; CORRECTS amount of suspected bribes in para 5) SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Tuesday demanded 30 years in prison for former President Park Geun-hye, who was ousted in a massive corrupti

By Choi Kyong-ae POCHEON, South Korea, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp.'s all-new K3 compact showed off the full capability of its advanced continuously variable transmission (CVT) by exhibiting stellar fuel efficiency performance during a media e

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with more details throughout) SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will send athletes next week to take part in the PyeongChang Paralympics, which will be held in South Korea in March, Seoul's unification ministry said T

SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will send a delegation and athletes next week to take part in the Paralympics being held in South Korea, Seoul's unification ministry said Tuesday. The North agreed to send a delegation featuring an unspecifie

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SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- POSCO, South Korea's largest steel producer, said Tuesday it has signed a deal to buy up to 240,000 tons of lithium spodumene concentrate per year from Australia's Pilbara Minerals, securing the key material for its lithium b

By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- The head coaches for the 12 K League 1 football clubs said Tuesday they're ready for the new season, with five of them unveiling that their goal is to win the league title. At a press conference where th

(ATTN: CHANGES dateline, photo; UPDATES with more details) CHEORWON, South Korea, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- K-pop artist G-Dragon began his mandatory military service Tuesday. The leader and main songwriter of boy band BIGBANG began his five-week basi

By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- WJSN, the largest K-pop girl group, has come back with its first record in eight months, fronted by an energetic dance number that sings of the power of love. The 13-piece South Korean-Chinese group h

SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- With North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missiles posing a direct threat to the United States mainland, the American president could respond directly to the threat without having to consult his South Korean counterpart i

SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., a leading South Korean shipbuilder, said Tuesday that it has clinched a deal worth 394.3 billion won (US$368 million) to build two liquefied natural gas carriers for an unidentifi

SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) on Tuesday criticized the prosecution's request for a heavy sentence for ousted former President Park Geun-hye in her corruption trial as "more cruel than capital punishment."

(ATTN: RESTRUCTURES with more info throughout) By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL/PAJU, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's high-level delegation led by a controversial official returned home Tuesday, after a three-day visit to South Korea, during which it expressed

SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Asia's top Olympic body said Tuesday the continent can "feel proud" of PyeongChang's successful hosting of the Winter Games. In a statement, Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah, head of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), congr

(ATTN: CORRECTS distance; ADDS other details, photo) SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- China flew a military aircraft into South Korea's air defense identification zone (KADIZ) for over four hours Tuesday without giving prior notification, defense authorities

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Shovels make an embossed artwork. Salami and hams form decorative floor patterns. And with elaborate carvings, plain tires get a new dimension of existence. In his navigation through life's contradictions,

By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will closely work with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to begin operation of the Middle Eastern nation's first nuclear power plant and seek ways to enter new markets, Seoul's energy ministry said Tu

SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- The head of South Korean food and entertainment conglomerate CJ became the new chairman of a major business lobby on Tuesday, the federation said. Sohn Kyung-shik, 78, took office as the chairman of the Korea Employers Fe

SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended lower Tuesday with investors jittery over the pace of rate increases in the United States. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 1.51 p

SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Kim Min-seok, a surprise speed skating bronze medalist at the PyeongChang Winter Games, will be honored with the top national sports award, South Korea's Olympic committee said Tuesday. The Korean Sport and Olympic Commit