Новости за 13.03.2018

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. plans to expand its NAND flash memory chip line located in Xian, China, industry sources said Tuesday, to meet the rising global demand for its products. The South Korean tech giant plans to start

(ATTN: ADDS details in para last 4 paras) ASTANA, March 13 (Yonhap) -- The parliamentary leaders of South Korea and Kazakhstan on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on strengthening bilateral cooperation in politics, trade, science, cu

SEJONG, March 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief economic policymaker said Tuesday that the government will roll out a set of measures to resolve the chronic unemployment of young people. "We can't rule out the formation of an extra budget," Financ

(ATTN: UPDATES with venture minister's comments, minor edits) SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in urged the government Tuesday to quickly come up with measures to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as people and busi

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will further strengthen cooperation with Asian and African development banks, while vowing to share its development know-how with other nations, Seoul's finance ministry said Tuesday. During a meeting with Ak

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- Former major leaguer Park Byung-ho blasted a home run in his first game back with his South Korean club on Tuesday. Starting at first base and batting cleanup, Park hit a solo shot for the Nexen Heroes in their 5-4 win o

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's former nuclear envoys on Tuesday emphasized North Korea's full declaration of its nuclear arsenal and the international community's thorough verification as key to future negotiations on its denuclearization.

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- Successful talks between Seoul and Pyongyang, and Washington and Pyongyang, would have a positive impact on the South Korean economy by weakening geopolitical risks, the central bank chief said Tuesday. In the recent tha

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- A joint TV documentary on South Korea's UNESCO heritage "haenyeo" has been sold to the global documentary provider National Geographic channel for its broadcast, a state-run agency, which had financed the program, said Tuesd

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, March 13 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean para athletes have been named among six finalists for the top Paralympic Games award, the organizers unveiled Tuesday. Nordic skier Sin Eui-hyun and visually-impaired alpine skier Yan

SUWON, South Korea, March 13 (Yonhap) -- A highly-touted rookie pitcher made a solid impression in his first preseason game for his Korea Baseball Organzation (KBO) club on Tuesday. The Samsung Lions started right-hander Yang Chang-sub in the presea

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., a sister company of Hyundai Motor Co., said Tuesday it will invest over 2 trillion won (US$1.9 billion) in research and development activities in 2018. For this year, Kia has earmarked a total of 2.069

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and Japanese civic activists vowed solidarity to maintain Japan's pacifist constitution and peace efforts on the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday. In a joint declaration adopted at their meeting in Seoul, they we

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will face Honduras, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bolivia and Senegal for their World Cup tune-up matches in May and June, the national football governing body announced Tuesday. The Korea Football Association (KFA)

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 5-11) SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean novelist Han Kang, who won the Man Booker International Prize in 2016, has again been longlisted for the British literary award of world authority. Han's "The White Boo

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- The overall number of hospitals, medical equipment and patients treated in South Korea exceeded other major economies in the past five years, data showed Tuesday. The findings are based on information collected from 2011

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks edged up Tuesday as a positive outlook for the global semiconductor market pushed up tech shares. The local currency lost ground against the U.S. dollar for the first t

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SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks edged up Tuesday as a positive outlook for the global semiconductor market pushed up tech shares. The local currency lost ground against the U.S. dollar for the first time in three trading days. The b

(ATTN: UPDATES with game results at bottom) GWANGJU, March 13 (Yonhap) -- To begin his team's title defense in South Korean baseball, Kia Tigers' manager Kim Ki-tai won't mess around. Kim announced on Tuesday that his two aces, Hector Noesi and Ya

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, March 13 (Yonhap) -- Ticket sales for the PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games have surpassed more than 320,000, a record for the most tickets sold at a Winter Paralympics, the organizers of the multisport event said Tuesday.

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run utility firm said Tuesday it has completed the construction of the nation's largest energy storage system (ESS) to manage the electric grid for a solar power station on the southeastern coast. Th

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- BG Muhn, an artist and professor at Georgetown University, published a book on North Korean art Tuesday -- a subject few people dare to study due to limited access to the reclusive country -- through thorough

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States will meet later this week to discuss details on their planned summits with North Korea, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-w

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- The chief of Kumho Tire Co. on Tuesday urged its unyielding union to come to the negotiating table for earnest dialogue so all sides can find a way to keep the company afloat. The appeal was made as the March 31 dateline