Новости за 05.03.2018

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- An Hee-jung, governor of South Chungcheong Province, has been accused of raping his female aide, a local broadcaster reported Monday, citing the alleged victim. An, 54, who ran in last year's primary in the ruling Democra

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details, additional background in paras 4-7; ADDS photo) SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un hosted a welcome dinner for South Korean President Moon Jae-in's special envoys on Monday, Seoul's presidentia

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with more information throughout) SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un hosted a welcome dinner for South Korean President Moon Jae-in's special envoys on Monday, Seoul's presidential office

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(ATTN: UPDATES with more information from 3rd para) SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in's special envoys to North Korea arrived in Pyongyang on Monday, the North's state media reported, shortly after the 10-member delegation

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief economic policymaker said Monday that government agencies need to make concerted efforts to tackle the growing trade spat which has flared up as the United States takes steps to place stiff duties on impor

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in's special envoys to North Korea arrived in Pyongyang on Monday, the North's state media reported, shortly after the 10-member delegation left for the communist state for a two-day visit.

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Russia have launched a consultative body to push for joint economic projects in various areas, including energy, shipbuilding, fishery and transportation, to create new growth drivers, a presidential committee

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SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- Lee Youn-taek, a renowned theatrical director and writer, has been placed under a temporary travel ban, police said Monday, as part of a probe into growing allegations that he sexually assaulted numerous female junior colleag

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's parliament on Monday approved a new electoral district map for the June local elections, following months of political wrangling over the number of local councilors. The months-long delay in the passage of t

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 3, 5-6) SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Monday raided the properties of two aides of former President Lee Myung-bak over their suspected involvement in bribery allegations against the ex-leader. Investi

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, March 5 (Yonhap) -- Around 900 athletes and officials for the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games have already checked in to their living quarters in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, local organizers said Monday. The PyeongChang 20

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Liberty Korea Party will soon submit a request for a parliamentary probe into GM Korea's recent decision to shut down its plant in the southwestern city of Gunsan, a party official said Monday. "After

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday. ---------------- (3rd LD) Moon's envoy says trip aimed at facilitating U.S.-N.K. denuclearization talks SEOUL -- South Korea seeks to persuade Nor

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with details) SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- Preorders for Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy S9 smartphone, which was showcased last week, are about the same as those of its predecessor or slightly lower, i

(ATTN: ADDS official's remarks, details in last 3 paras) SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- Financial authorities said Monday they will step up cooperation with the national tax agency to impose a fine on Samsung Group's ailing chairman Lee Kun-hee for alleg

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks tumbled on Monday as investor sentiment was knocked by fears of a global trade war. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock

By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new under-23 national football team head coach Kim Hak-bum said Monday he is willing to select Tottenham Hotspur attacker Son Heung-min for the upcoming Asian Games. Kim was named head co

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will gradually phase out the country's controversial "disability grade" system for handicapped people, the government said Monday. Currently, the government classifies disabled people into six classes dependin

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SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- The best player on the South Korean women's golf tour last season is now eyeing the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. Lee Jeong-eun, the 2017 Korea LPGA (KLPGA) Tour Player of the Year, said on Monday that making the Olympic te

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- More than 700,000 copies of K-pop boy band Wanna One's new album have been pre-ordered, the group's agency said Monday. YMC Entertainment said the pre-orders became available from Tuesday for the 11-strong act's second EP,

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks tumbled on Monday as investor sentiment was knocked by fears of a global trade war. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 27.1 points

(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; UPDATES with more details; ADDS photo) HWACHEON, South Korea, March 5 (Yonhap) -- K-pop singer Jung Yong-hwa of boy band CNBLUE began his mandatory military service Monday. Jung was admitted into an Army basic training cam