Новости за 15.04.2018

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The nation's top baseball league surpassed 1 million in attendance on Sunday, while enjoying a slight annual increase in the total number of fans. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said its 10 clubs have drawn 1,049,

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean destroyer carrying elite naval troops arrived in waters off Ghana on Sunday on a mission to help rescue three nationals who were kidnapped last month, military sources said. The South Koreans were abducted

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- Working-level officials from the two Koreas discussed establishing a telephone hotline between the two countries' leaders on Saturday ahead of their historic summit set for later this month, according to Seoul's presidential

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- Working-level officials from the two Koreas discussed establishing a telephone hotline between the two countries' leaders on Saturday ahead of their historic summit set for later this month, according to Seoul's presidential

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout, photo) SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The second daughter of the chairman of Korean Air Lines Co. returned home from an overseas trip on Sunday amid controversy over claims that she hurled water into the face of an adverti

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has chosen "Peace, a new start" as a slogan for the upcoming inter-Korean summit, which will be held in late April, the presidential office said Sunday. The slogan signifies the journey that the two Koreas wi

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has chosen "Peace, a new start" as a slogan for the upcoming inter-Korean summit, which will be held in late April, the presidential office said Sunday. The slogan signifies the journey that the two Koreas w

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The head of South Korea's presidential committee for economic cooperation with northern countries returned home Sunday from his three-day visit to China, where he promoted Seoul's vision of expanding ties with neighbors in t

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- A local business lobby said on Sunday the possible disclosure of Samsung Electronics Co.'s workplace environmental assessment report, which was demanded by former workers due to health concerns, should be limited so as to pr

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be marking the birthday of its late founder on Sunday without provocations ahead of its planned summit talks with South Korea and the United States. Kim Il-sung's birthday, which falls on April 15

April 16 1906 -- An express train from the southeastern port city of Busan travels 450 kilometers to Seoul in 11 hours, a record speed for that era. In 2004, the nation's new high-speed Korea Train Express, or KTX, covered that distance in

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in pledged Sunday to find the truth about the deadly sinking of the Sewol ferry, on the eve of the fourth anniversary of one of the nation's worst maritime disasters. The ship capsized in waters off t

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 4 paras) SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) on Sunday urged the prosecution to thoroughly investigate the ruling Democratic Party (DP)'s alleged involvement in online opinion riggin

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SEJONG, April 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's corporate watchdog said Sunday that it has levied a total of 15.7 billion won (US$14.7 million) in fines on 26 cement manufacturers for cartel activities. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said the ready-mad

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems Co. said Sunday it has acquired a transformer plant in the U.S. owned by its sister company, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., seeking to tap deeper into the North American market and brace for

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) on Sunday urged the prosecution to thoroughly investigate the ruling Democratic Party (DP)'s alleged involvement in online opinion rigging. Three DP party members allegedly

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo left for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday for a four-day visit to discuss ways to strengthen military cooperation. Song is expected to focus on follow-up measures to a

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The number of people newly applying for unemployment benefits reached a record high during the first quarter of this year, government data showed Sunday, amid concerns over a sharp increase in the minimum wage causing employ

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- Seoul city plans to inject 281.9 billion won (US$263.9 million) over the next three years to better protect existing public facilities from earthquakes. The city government on Sunday announced the plan to increase the p

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc. said Sunday it will start global sales of the 2018 editions of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs, which are equipped with its artificial-intelligence (AI) platform DeepThinQ this week. The South

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The overseas businesses of South Korea's main bourse operator Korea Exchange (KRX) have become "white elephants" amid consecutive annual losses, industry watchers said Sunday. According to the bourse operator's annual re

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- U.S. automobile giant General Motors Co. hinted at possible willingness to withdraw the planned debt-for-equity swap for GM Korea Co., in an apparent bid to induce the state creditor to pump more cash into the financially-tr

(ATTN: ADDS Song's meeting with Ri Su-yong at bottom) SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met with a Chinese official leading an art troupe to Pyongyang and exchanged views on "important matters of mutual concern," the Nort

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met with a Chinese official leading an art troupe to Pyongyang and exchanged views on "important matters of mutual concern," the North's state-run media reported on Sunday. Kim met So