Новости за 29.04.2018

SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in had a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday in the wake of the inter-Korean summit and shared a common understanding that they need to have trilateral economic cooperation w

SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will push for inter-Korean Red Cross talks as soon as possible to arrange a reunion of families separated since the 1950-1953 Korean War, Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon said Sunday. The leaders of the t

(ATTN: UPDATES with details; ADDS photos) SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has promised to close down his country's nuclear test site next month and to invite outside experts and journalists to witness its dismantling, Seoul

SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea appointed a Samsung Electronics executive as its new ambassador to Vietnam on Sunday as part of a reshuffle of 19 ambassadors and four consul generals. Kim Do-hyun, an executive of Samsung Electronics and fo

(ATTN: UPDATES with Seoul presidential office's briefing) SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in offered to broker a dialogue between North Korea and Japan, relaying both sides' willingness to improve ties to each other, the pr

SEJONG, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's official average land prices rose 0.99 percent in the first quarter of the year from a year earlier, government data showed Sunday. The rise in land prices came from growing demand as parts of government

SEJONG, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's transportation ministry said Sunday it is reviewing a set of measures to prepare a potentially full-fledged implementation of cross-border economic projects. Last Friday, at the historic inter-Korean summi

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SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his gratitude to President Moon Jae-in on Sunday for addressing the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by the North during last week's inter-Korean summit. Moon and Abe had

SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States have agreed to closely consult for the success of the upcoming U.S.-North Korea summit and the resolution of the North Korean nuclear standoff, the foreign ministry said

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SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state firms increased hiring last year, but the yearly gain slowed for the second straight year, government data showed Sunday. According to the data, 338 state firms newly hired 22,553 people last year, up

(ATTN: Adds more details in last 6 paras) SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday that North Korea has offered to close down its nuclear test site in Punggye-ri in May. During a live broadcast deliver

SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned two South Korean cosmetics makers and one pharmaceutical company for their violation of proper manufacturing procedures. According to the FDA website Sunday, the Ame

SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday that North Korea has offered to close down its nuclear test site in Punggye-ri in May. During a live broadcast delivered by President Moon Jae-in's chief press s

Washington/Seoul, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo and his U.S. counterpart James N. Mattis have confirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula during a phone conversation, Pentagon

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(ATTN: ADDS more info) SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump have agreed to push for an early summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and closely coordinate to ensure the upcom

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SEJONG, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Retail sales in South Korea jumped 9.4 percent in March compared with a year ago on the back of upbeat sales at both online and brick-and-mortar stores, government data showed Sunday. Sales of 13 major online stores and

SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- SK Lubricants Co., a unit of the country's top oil refiner SK Innovation Co., is seeking to beef up its overseas presence through joint ventures (JVs) with global refiners, industry sources said Sunday. SK Lubricants is

SEJONG, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Nonregular workers in South Korea have seen their wages rise nearly 30 percent over the past decade, but the increase has almost been offset by inflation, data showed Sunday. The gross monthly wages of temporary workers

SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Stock loans in South Korea reached a fresh high last week on rising hopes for the easing of the so-called Korea discount ahead of a landmark inter-Korean summit, data showed Sunday. The amount of outstanding margin loans