Новости за 04.04.2018

INCHEON, April 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean volleyball star Kim Yeon-koung said Wednesday she is mulling over her future options, as her contract with a Chinese club expires next month. Kim returned home after helping Shanghai Guohua Life to finish

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with program cancellation; CHANGES headline) SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and U.S. marines have called off a massive combined amphibious landing exercise this week due to adverse weather, the combined command annou

(ATTN: REPLACES first photo) SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) made a public apology on Wednesday for its involvement in past administrations' scheme to blacklist left-leaning artists and deny them state support. "Under th

[https://youtu.be/_oa2TgNyX8Q] SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- Producer Na Young-seok spoke at a press conference for the new tvN reality show "Little House in the Forest" in Seoul on Wednesday. The new weekly program -- like his successful "Youn's

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) made a public apology on Wednesday for its involvement in past administrations' scheme to blacklist left-leaning artists and deny them state support. "Under the two past governments, the KO

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. ---------------- (LEAD) Presidential office urges legal revision to enable constitutional change SEOUL -- The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- There is no sparks-flying romance, hand-wringing suspense, adrenaline-pumping action or breathtaking landscapes. Even the producer, Na Young-seok, warned that TV viewers might fall asleep while watching his n

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies listed on the country's stock market for venture firms and startups reported a net loss in 2017, the bourse operator said Wednesday. The smaller companies on the Korea New Exchange (KONEX) market l

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- The government will work to accommodate an additional 200,000 young students in all-day after-school day care centers this year, President Moon Jae-in promised Wednesday, a move partly aimed at supporting working mothers and

By Chang Dong-woo SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- The first quarter of 2018 was not short of blockbusters for YG Entertainment, South Korea's third-largest music label-entertainment agency. The company's junior boy band iKON hit a massive home run with "Lo

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and U.S. marines plan to stage a massive combined amphibious landing exercise off the southern coast of the peninsula this week in a show of the allies' force, defense officials said Wednesday. They kicked of

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed lower for a third consecutive session on Wednesday due to massive blue-chip selling amid growing concerns over a full-blown trade war between the United States an

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES with more details, additional information in paras 3-7) SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- The Elders, an international organization of global leaders, has expressed its support for South Korea and President Moon Jae-in's effo

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By Hwang Doo-hyong SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is struggling to reduce the use of plastic bags and containers and develop alternatives as China announced it will halt the import of plastic waste products, observers here said Wednesday.

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed lower for a third consecutive session on Wednesday due to massive blue-chip selling amid growing concerns over a full-blown trade war between the United States and China, analysts said. The Korean w

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- The number of paralyzed patients has increased by more than 25 percent over the past five years, with 1 in 3 in their 70s or older, data showed Wednesday. The data compiled by the National Health Insurance Service showed

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- BusinessKorea, Korea's first English business publication, said it appointed Yu Kun-ha, a former editor-in-chief of the Korea Herald, as its new president and CEO on Wednesday. Yu joined the Korea Herald in 1982 and serve

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SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- Wednesday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange. Daesang 25,800 DN 600 SKNetworks 5,610 DN 80 ORION Holdings 26,900 DN 1,600 KIS

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SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- The government said Wednesday that it will open a trauma center this week in Seoul as part of efforts to help victims of major disasters. The trauma center, located at the National Center for Mental Health in eastern Seou

(ATTN: ADDS operators' remarks in last 3 paras) SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's cryptocurrency exchange operators reaped huge profits in 2017 on the back of the national frenzy over digital money, data showed Wednesday. The annual turnov