Новости за 25.03.2018

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from President Moon in paras 16-17) By Byun Duk-kun ABU DHABI, March 25 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in appeared Sunday to have gotten what he came here for: a change to what he earlier acknowledged as a secret agreement

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional remarks from the two leaders, more details in paras 9-16; TRIMS) ABU DHABI, March 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan agreed Sunday to upgrade thei

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS more info throughout) MOKPO, March 25 (Yonhap) -- A passenger ship carrying 163 people became stuck on rocks in waters off South Korea's southwestern coast Sunday, but all on board were rescued, the Coast Guard said

By Byun Duk-kun ABU DHABI, March 25 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in appeared Sunday to have gotten what he came here for: a change to what he earlier acknowledged as a secret agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that could jeopardize the sa

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout) SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade minister said Sunday that Seoul and Washington have effectively reached a settlement on revising the free trade agreement (FTA) and steel tariff issues. "

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from leaders of South Korea, UAE in paras 6-10) ABU DHABI, March 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan agreed Sunday to upgrade their countries' relatio

(ATTN: ADDS more details in 4-5 paras) SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea battled yet another day of thick fine dust on Sunday, with alarming levels of pollution spurring related authorities to take emergency measures. The Ministry of Environ

MOKPO, March 25 (Yonhap) -- A passenger ship carrying around 190 people became stuck on rocks in the waters off South Korea's southwestern coast Sunday, with six people sustaining mild injuries, the Coast Guard said. The liner with 187 passengers a

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korean diplomatic missions have denounced the latest adoption of a resolution by the United Nations condemning North Korea's human rights situation, accusing it of being an attempt to "tarnish the image" of the regime

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade minister said Sunday that Seoul and Washington have effectively reached an understanding on revising the free trade agreement (FTA) and steel tariffs. "Agreement on the bilateral FTA and steel issues

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- The unionized workers of South Korea's STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. said Sunday they will stage a strike starting this week to protest the company's planned restructuring program. Starting Monday 8:00 a.m., the union

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boyband Shinhwa on Sunday wished the best of luck and success for a planned performance by a group of their fellow artists in North Korea slated for late this week. The six-member K-pop band made their stat

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- The gap in the turnover rates between workers employed by big businesses and by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) reached a record-high level in 2017, official data showed Sunday, due mainly to differences in working condi

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- "Burning," a South Korean mystery thriller made by international award-winning filmmaker Lee Chang-dong, is being mentioned as a possible selection as either an in competition or out of competition title at the Cannes Film F

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- International air passenger traffic rose a solid 5.1 percent in February, helped by South Korea's hosting of the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, official data showed Sunday. A total of 6.86 million passengers used inte

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean cars currently make up 3 percent of the Chinese market, the central bank said in a report on Sunday, claiming that local carmakers should target smaller cities in China currently experiencing growth in purchasin

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's research and development (R&D) investment is centered on a handful of big companies, with fewer businesses engaging in large-scale funding, a local think tank said Sunday. The report by state-run Korea Inst

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea blasted the South Korean military on Sunday for acting against the conciliatory mood developing on the Korean Peninsula, saying that the South is engaging in military maneuvers against Pyongyang. The North c

(ATTN: CHANGES headline and lead; UPDATES with prosecution's announced schedule to question Lee in 5th para) SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors are expected to resume questioning of former President Lee Myung-bak early this week, in what will

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean funds for overseas stock investment have continued to attract money this year thanks to strong bourses in Vietnam, Brazil and other emerging markets, data showed Sunday. The net money inflow into overseas eq

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Sunday it has carried out a joint study with Ewha Womans University on extending the life of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays by finding the cause of "degradation" for blue lights.

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- The holding company of South Korea's fifth largest family-run conglomerate will hold its first non-deal roadshow (NDR) after its launch to strengthen its investor relations, corporate sources said Sunday. Lotte Corp. sai

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- The international baseball governing body has announced the qualification system for the sport at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The Switzerland-based World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced Saturday (

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- Former South Chungcheong Gov. An Hee-jung is set to be arraigned by a Seoul court early this week over sex assault charges in a scandal that caused his ouster from office early this month. The Seoul Western District Cou

SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's key stock index had its biggest fall in more than six years on Friday in the wake of a brewing trade war between the United States and China, data showed Sunday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Ind