Новости за 16.04.2018

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(ATTN: INCORPORATES story slugged election watchdog-FSS chief) SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- Financial Supervisory Service Gov. Kim Ki-sik offered to resign Monday after the country's election watchdog concluded that the former legislator breached the l

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SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- The National Election Commission (NEC) has concluded that Financial Supervisory Service Gov. Kim Ki-sik breached the law when he made a donation to an association of lawmakers to which he belonged in 2016 when he was a Natio

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(ATTN: ADDS more remarks in paras 13-15) SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) decided Monday to expel two members involved in an online opinion rigging scandal amid fears that the scandal could negatively affect its preparation

(ATTN: ADDS Cho's suspension from current job in 2nd para; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- Korean Air Lines Co., said Monday that it has temporarily suspended one of its executives -- the daughter of the company's chairman -- for her a

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 10-12) SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) decided Monday to expel two members involved in an online opinion rigging scandal amid fears that the scandal could negatively affect its preparations f

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's football governing body said Monday that it has decided to allow event organizers to cancel matches when fine dust advisories or warnings are issued. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said it has notifi

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday. ---------------- USFK command to relocate to Pyeongtaek in summer: sources SEOUL -- The Yongsan era of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) will draw to a

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- A couple of reigning Olympic archery champions will represent South Korea at this year's Asian Games. Chang Hye-jin, a double gold medalist at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Games, and Kim Woo-jin, a member of the gold m

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean short film "Exemplary Citizen" has been chosen for Critics' Week, Cannes' sidebar dedicated to first and second films, the film's local distributor said Monday. The directorial debut of Kim Cheol-hwi, the 1

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday highlighted its 45-year-long ties with Iran and defended Tehran's stance toward a nuclear deal with major powers that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to scrap. The move is seen as an attem

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday highlighted its 45-year-long ties with Iran and defended Tehran's stance toward a nuclear deal with major powers that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to scrap. The move is seen as an atte

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean baseball player was warned by the league office on Monday over his use of foul language on the field. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said it issued a "stern warning" to the Hanwha Eagles outfielder

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- Former President Park Geun-hye on Monday gave up appealing her 24-year prison sentence, but an appeals trial will still be held as the prosecution filed an appeal of its own, court officials said Monday. Park submitted a

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said Monday it has extended its inspection into Samsung Securities over the brokerage's "fat-finger" dividend chaos that shocked the country. The inspection had been completed on T

(ATTN: ADDS photo; more info in paras 11-14) SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) decided Monday to expel two members involved in an online opinion rigging scandal amid fears that the scandal could negatively affect its prepara

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- A special prosecution team on Monday requested a court warrant to arrest a former senior prosecutor on the charge of abuse of power in a sexual misconduct probe. The special probe team filed for the writ against Ahn

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks edged up slightly Monday as investors took to the sidelines amid lingering geopolitical concerns over Syria and ahead of the corporate earnings season. The Korean won

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon pledged Monday that the government of President Moon Jae-in will do its utmost to make South Korea a safer place to live in, speaking at a memorial service for the people killed in a 2014 ferry sin

ANSAN/SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea held a nationwide memorial service on Monday for the victims of a tragic ferry sinking in 2014 that took more than 300 lives in one of the country's worst maritime disasters. More than 5,000 mourners c

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SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks edged up slightly Monday as investors took to the sidelines amid lingering geopolitical concerns over Syria and ahead of the corporate earnings season. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar. The

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Catholic Church on Monday issued a statement calling for the upcoming historic inter-Korean summit to bring an end to confrontation and conflict on the Korean Peninsula. The Catholic Bishops' Conference of