Новости за 26.05.2018

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The leaders of South and North Korea held a second summit, Seoul's presidential office said Saturday. Cheong Wa Dae said South Korean President Moon Jae-in met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the truce village of

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(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 8-9, photo) SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- Candidate registration for next month's local elections in South Korea has closed, with the competition ratio standing slightly higher than a record low ratio registered years earlie

BEIJING/SHANGHAI, May 26 (Yonhap) -- A top aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was spotted at a Beijing airport on Saturday taking a flight to Pyongyang, raising speculations of another summit between North Korea and China in the near future. K

PAJU, South Korea, May 26 (Yonhap) -- Red Bull Salzburg's South Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan said Saturday he believes a solid performance at the 2018 FIFA World Cup will lead him to get more attention from other clubs. Hwang had an impressive se

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification minister called for the need to resolve any challenges through dialogue on Saturday, apparently referring to a recent setback in efforts for the North and the United States to hold a summit to discuss

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean journalism scholar on Saturday said it's time to consider allowing Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire, to open a branch office in North Korea. Kim Chang-ryong, a professor at Inje University, sai

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- Retail oil prices in South Korea rose for a fifth consecutive week in line with a hike in global crude oil prices, data showed Saturday. The average gasoline price nationwide was 1,590.1 won (US$1.41) per liter in the four

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- Candidate registration for next month's local elections in South Korea has closed, with the competition ratio standing slightly higher than a record low ratio registered years earlier, the nation's election watchdog said Satur

VIENNA, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has told visiting South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon that the United Nations body will be ready to verify North Korea's denuclearization if relevant countries re

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- A member of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) has been appointed to the head of the powerful General Political Bureau of North Korea's armed forces, raising speculation that it might be aimed at strengthening the ruling party'

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The office of President Moon Jae-in Saturday welcomed the resumption of talks between the United States and North Korea for discussions on a bilateral summit. Moon's spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom said that South Korea regards th

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- An inventory overhang of South Korean manufacturers deepened in the first quarter, according to government data Saturday, signaling a fragile recovery of the nation's economy. Manufacturers' inventories rose 10.4 percent

(ATTN: ADDS Trump's Twitter message in paras 4-5) WASHINGTON/SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday his planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could still take place June 12, after canceling the summit a day ea

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares are expected to find little upward momentum next week due to increased uncertainties following the cancellation of the U.S.-North Korea summit and growing protectionism tendencies by the world's No. 1 econo

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Slamming on the brakes North Korea on Thursday claimed to have demolished its nuclear test site at Punggye-ri, from which tremors traveled metaphorically around the world through six detonations of nuclear devices over the last 12 years. Explosion

Setback to detente : US, North Korea should build mutual trust U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to cancel the planned June 12 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has dealt a setback to the pursuit of the North's denuclearization an

Door not closed yet : Accepting demands for complete denuclearization is only way to summit US President Donald Trump has canceled his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un scheduled for June 12 in Singapore. More precisely, the summit has

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on May 26. Korean-language dailies -- Trump says N. Korea summit may still happen (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Trump says may meet N. Korea's Kim on June 12

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain

(ATTN: UPDATES with reactions from White House, Pentagon, other details) WASHINGTON/SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday his planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could still take place June 12, after cancel

WASHINGTON, May 25 (Yonhap) -- The United States will be ready if a canceled summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un happens on June 12 as originally planned, the White House said Friday. Trump canceled the meeting

WASHINGTON, May 25 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States agreed to work together to create conditions for dialogue with North Korea amid a canceled summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong

WASHINGTON, May 25 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday that a canceled summit between the United States and North Korea could be back on if the two sides reach an agreement. U.S. President Donald Trump said a day earlier that