Новости за 30.04.2018

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- A senior diplomat will visit Singapore and Indonesia this week to discuss South Korea's cooperation with Southeast Asian nations, the foreign ministry here said Monday. Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam will be visitin

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- SK Innovation Co., South Korea's leading refiner, said Monday it will buy back 1 trillion won (US$934.5 million) worth of its own shares to enhance shareholder value. The firm's shareholders approved the plan to buy 5.2

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in lead, from para 4) SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's top chemicals firm, said Monday that its first-quarter net profit edged up 0.8 percent from a year earlier helped by brisk sales in its basic mat

SEJONG, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the country's customs office said Monday that founding family members of Korea Air Lines Co. are likely to be interrogated over their alleged smuggling. The office has been investigating allegations that fa

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Elliott Advisors Ltd., a unit of U.S. activist hedge fund Elliott Management Corp., on Monday stuck to its holding company proposal for Hyundai Motor Group, welcoming the carmaker's latest treasury stock cancellation plan.

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- A group of oxen is described in clear dots, lines, shapes and planes. As the figures are so abstract and simplified, some gallerygoers might be left scratching their heads as they try to figure out what they

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The following are the major cultural and tourist festivals to be held in South Korea in May. * Hampyeong Butterfly Festival When: April 27-May 7 Where: Hampyeong Expo Park Hampyeong, South Jeolla Province becom

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's electricity consumption grew at the fastest pace among member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, data showed Monday. The country's per capita electricity consumption came t

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder has been sued by the ex-husband of his South Korean fiancee for allegedly having an affair with her and destroying their marriage, court sources said Monday. The ex-husband, who

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- A giant digital ad celebrating legendary South Korean singer Cho Yong-pil's 50th anniversary has been put up in the heart of New York City's Times Square. An association of Cho's three fan clubs said Monday it raised mon

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at the bottom) SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended higher Monday due to improved investment sentiment following last week's historic summit between the leaders of South and North Korea. The local currency gain

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- For years, veteran South Korean golfer Yang Yong-eun had been hearing whispers that he was finished. After all, his last professional victory came all the way back in 2010, and he turned 46 in January this year. Skeptics had

HWASEONG, South Korea, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The skeletal remains of a man found early this month in a septic tank at a coating plant south of Seoul appear to be those of a Philippine man in his early 30s who is believed to have been murdered by a compa

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- A Chinese company has invested $2 million in South Korean musicals for the first time, a Korean musical production firm said Monday. New Contents Company (NCC), a subsidiary of the Korean online shopping mall Interpark,

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's pro football league is seeing more red cards this season, which officials point out could be due to the video assistant referee (VAR) system. Data from the K League on Monday showed that there have so far

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional information in last 4 paras) SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Monday called for swift efforts to have the outcome of his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ratified by the parliament

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul city government will seek to co-host next year's annual national sports competition with Pyongyang as part of efforts to boost all-around exchanges with North Korea, officials said Monday. Mayor Park Won-soon p

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 6-9) SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- General Motors Co.'s Chief Financial Officer Chuck Stevens said the agreement reached last week by the carmaker's South Korean unit will lay the foundation for a turnaround next year, GM Ko

By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Imported carmakers are expected to claim a 20 percent market share of South Korea's passenger vehicle market in the next few years due to growing demand, the chief of a local automobile association said Mon

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's top chemicals firm, said Monday that its first-quarter net profit edged up 0.8 percent from a year earlier. Net profit reached 552.7 billion won (US$517.7 million) in the January-March period,

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul appellate court on Monday retained the 20-year prison term for a teenager charged with kidnapping and killing an eight-year-old girl, while reducing her accomplice's life sentence to 13 years. The Seoul High Cour

SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended higher Monday due to improved investment sentiment following last week's historic summit between the leaders of South and North Korea. The local currency gained against the greenback. The benchm

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks, additional information in last para; ADDS photos) SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Monday called for swift efforts to have the outcome of his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ra

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