Новости за 24.03.2018

(ATTN: ADDS more results from para 16, photo) By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- The Nexen Heroes rallied to defeat the Hanwha Eagles 6-3 at home on the Opening Day of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Saturday. The Heroes erased a

(ATTN: ADDS comments) By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- Ex-major league right-hander Esmil Rogers beat his former Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) team to open the new season on Saturday. The Dominican pitcher for the Nexen Heroes tossed

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- Ex-major league right-hander Esmil Rogers beat his former Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) team to open the new season on Saturday. The Dominican pitcher for the Nexen Heroes tossed 6 2/3 solid innings ag

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- The Nexen Heroes rallied to defeat the Hanwha Eagles 6-3 at home on the Opening Day of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on Saturday. The Heroes erased a 2-1 deficit in a three-run fourth inning at Goc

(ATTN: UPDATES with Seoul's reponse in paras 9-10; ADDS dateline) WASHINGTON/SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. is "very close" to resolving a trade row with South Korea, hinting at an announcement next w

HANOI, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in dropped by a no-frills rice noodle restaurant in Hanoi for breakfast on Saturday to mingle with ordinary Vietnamese citizens on the last leg of his three-day state visit there. Moon, ac

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- Kang Baek-ho, the first overall pick in last year's Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) rookie draft, hit the first home run of the league's 2018 season on Saturday. The 18-year-old left fielder for the KT W

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- Foreign baseball players in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) often say the baseball world can be small. They end up facing their former U.S. minor league teammates or even find themselves on the same KBO

SEJONG, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's loss-making public institutions posted a combined deficit of nearly 10 trillion won (US$9.3 billion) over the past five years, due mainly to unprofitable overseas energy-development projects, a parliamentary r

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with press briefing in Beijing by South Korean advance team; CHANGES dateline) BEIJING/SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's art troupe will perform together with North Korean artists in one of the two rare concerts slate

March 25 1929 -- Gyeongseong University, founded in 1924 by Japan, graduates its first students. After the end of World War II, the university was closed in 1946, and was later merged with other colleges into Seoul National University. 19

HANOI, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in headed for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Saturday, ending his three-day state visit to Hanoi aimed at boosting his country's bilateral trade and cooperation with Vietnam. Moon was set

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with final round robin standings) SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will face the United States in the playoffs at the ongoing World Women's Curling Championships in Canada. South Korea, a su

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with press briefing in Beijing by South Korean advance team; CHANGES dateline) BEIJING/SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's art troupe will perform together with North Korean artists in one of the two rare concerts slate

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details from 4th para and file photo) SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has accepted South Korea's proposal to hold high-level talks on March 29 to discuss the date and agenda items for an inter-Korean summit slated for

SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has accepted South Korea's proposal to hold high-level talks on March 29 to discuss the date and agenda items for an inter-Korean summit slated for late April, the Ministry of Unification said Saturday. On Th

SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- The wife of arrested former President Lee Myung-bak will likely be questioned by prosecutors next week, at the earliest, amid growing suspicion that she was involved in her husband's alleged bribery and embezzlement, sources

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SEJONG, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean people's overseas direct purchases of Chinese electronic devices more than doubled last year from the previous year on rising demand for cheaper and better products, customs data showed Saturday. A total of

SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean advance team for an art troupe's performances in Pyongyang early next month will return home Saturday, wrapping up its three-day visit to North Korea to check venues of the performances. During their stay

SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares are expected to move in a tight range next week as investors remain cautious due to growing concerns over trade protectionism by major economies. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSP

Another one bites the dust Former President Lee Myung-bak was placed behind bars Friday for a pre-trial detention by prosecutors investigating him for multiple corruption and criminal charges in a rare back-to-back arrest of presidents for wrongdo

Demographic crisis : Effective policies needed for swiftly aging society Latest data is raising serious concerns about Korea's swiftly aging population. A Statistics Korea report released this week showed that for the first time the elderly o

Pre-emptive responses : BOK must consider household debt before following Fed on raising rate Korea's base rate is now lower than the Federal Reserve's for the first time in 10 years and seven months. The Fed raised a range of its base rates by a

SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on March 24. Korean-language dailies -- Trump trade war threat sends world markets plunging (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Markets plunge over fears of U.S.-