Новости за 01.03.2018

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors questioned an elder brother of former President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday in a widening probe over a corruption scandal surrounding an auto parts company linked to Lee and his family. Lee Sang-eun, the chairma

(ATTN: CORRECTS typo in dateline) SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Initial preorders in South Korea for the latest smartphones by Samsung Electronics Co. and its smaller rival LG Electronics Inc. have fallen shy of expectations, industry watchers said Thurs

MOSCOW, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Five North Korean workers have been found dead in a shipping container at a construction site in Russia's southern city of Ufa, an official said Thursday. The official of Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations told Yo

SEOUL, March 1 (Yohnhap) -- Initial preorders in South Korea for the latest smartphones by Samsung Electronics Co. and its smaller rival LG Electronics Inc. have fallen shy of expectations, industry watchers said Thursday. Samsung and LG both start

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's leading shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industry (HHI), said Thursday that it has signed a deal with a Swiss engine manufacturer to strengthen its capability in the smart ship sector, an area that promises considerab

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean carmakers will unveil new models at the upcoming Geneva International Motor Show, corporate sources said Thursday. The 88th iteration of the motor show, which officially kicks off on March 8 and runs through

BARCELONA, Spain, March 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top mobile carrier, SK Telecom Co., said Thursday that it will open a new center in Seoul to support fledgling entrepreneurs. The so-called Open Collaboration House will open its doors sometime du

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- A pro-North Korean newspaper in Japan said Thursday that the United States should create the right conditions if it wants talks with the North, claiming Pyongyang never begged for dialogue with the U.S. The possibility of

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest S9 flagship received the highest marks of any display currently on the market by global panel tester DisplayMate, industry watchers said Thursday. The U.S. company on Wednesday said the la

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tech giant LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday that it has bestowed an award of 300 million won (US$277,000) to PyeongChang Winter Olympics skeleton gold medalist Yun Sung-bin. A ceremony was held on Wednesda

March 2 1906 -- Hirobumi Ito assumes duties as Japan's first governor-general of Korea. 1960 -- A large fire breaks out at rubber factory in Busan, killing 62. 1994 -- Government reinstates 1,135 teachers fired for taking part in union activit

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. said Thursday that it has set up a dedicated unit to handle its high performance "N division," which recently unveiled a hot hatch based in the i30 small family car and Veloster coupe. South Korea's No.

By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean workers have expressed mixed feelings towards the passage of a revised bill through parliament that aims to shorten working hours, with some citing positive improvements in their work-life balance

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 3-6) WANDO, South Korea, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Two bodies were recovered Thursday from a fishing boat that capsized off the south coast a day earlier, with five other crew members still unaccounted for. The 7.93-

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's patent management system started operation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this week after undergoing a two-year development and customization process, the intellectual property office here said Thursday.

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Shilla Duty Free began partial operation of a new duty-free store at an airport on South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju on Thursday, the company said. Shilla Duty Free, owned by Hotel Shilla Co., opened the store

SEJONG, March 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's corporate watchdog said Thursday it will look into holding companies' revenue sources and other details as part of efforts to improve their management transparency. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said it h

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Kookmin Bank and other South Korean banks reported a 352.4 percent jump in their combined net profit last year, thanks to higher interest income and a decline in loan-loss provisions, data showed Thursday. Combined net p

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean cars have been awarded for their top-notch value and features by different automotive reviewers, their makers said Wednesday. Hyundai Motor's 2018 Elantra won the Best Value award in Vincentric's compac

(ATTN: UPDATES with Japan's reaction in paras 10-11) SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in strongly urged Japan to sincerely reflect on its past wrongdoings Thursday, adding that the country has no right to claim the issue of i

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- A former senior U.S. diplomat slammed the Donald Trump administration Wednesday for what he called a lack of recognition of the South Korea-U.S. alliance in the face of North Korea's growing nuclear threat. Christoph

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- Deteriorating air quality caused by rising levels of fine dust is causing a surge in sales of air purifiers and masks, local retailers said Thursday. South Korea, affected by prevailing winds from industrial areas of Chin

SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- The amount of credit card spending by foreigners more than tripled during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics at and around host cities of the games, data showed Thursday. Tallies from BC Card said the amount of credit card u

(ATTN: UPDATES with more comments, details in last four paras; ADDS byline) By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, March. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports moved up 4 percent on-year in February, with its growth slowing mainly due to fewer working days caused by

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks, additional information, background in paras 3, 8-14; ADDS photo) SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in strongly urged Japan to sincerely reflect on its past wrongdoings on Thursday, also saying