Новости за 12.07.2018

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- Three reporters were found to have leaked an embargoed government press release containing measures on how to curb cryptocurrency speculation early this year, an official said Thursday. On Jan. 15, the Office for Governme

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies have enjoyed improvement in their credit ratings over the past few years, but growing economic uncertainties could halt that momentum, Standard & Poor's said Thursday. "Korean corporate credit quali

(ATTN: CHANGES headline and lead, figures throughout) SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- Sales of imported commercial vehicles rose 5.5 percent in the January-June period from a year earlier on solid demand growth, a local automobile association said Thursday

(ATTN: UPDATES with regulator's ruling in first 2 paras; CHANGES headline) SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- The financial regulator said Thursday it has concluded that a 2015 accounting breach by Samsung BioLogics Co. was intentional and the biopharmaceuti

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- Supporters of sexual minorities will hold their controversial annual festival in downtown Seoul over the weekend, heralding a sharp confrontation with Christian and conservative groups that are strongly opposed to it. Th

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 4, 10-13) SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- Ahn Cheol-soo, a former candidate for the Seoul mayorship, said Thursday he will leave the political scene for a while following his party's crushing defeat in last month's local e

BEIJING, July 12 (Yonhap) -- A senior North Korean official in charge of the country's international relations apparently met with Chinese government officials in Beijing on Thursday on his way back home after a Cuba visit. Ri Su-yong, vice chairma

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed higher Thursday after tumbling the previous session over the trade dispute between the United States and China. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- K-pop idol rock band F.T. Island will release a new record this month before throwing two days of concerts in August, their management agency said Thursday. "F.T. Island will come back in July and host their concert '2018

(ATTN: ADDS company's 2018 sales target and union's partial strike in last 2 paras) SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co.'s union on Thursday called on the U.S. government to exclude Korean carmakers from its plan to impose 25 percent tariffs o

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KEPCO E&C 22,150 DN 200 HYUNDAIHOMESHOP 111,500 DN 500 HALLA HOLDINGS 42,400 UP 150 HYUNDAI ROTEM 25,300 DN 600 LGELECTRONICS 75,200 DN 1,400 Huchems 30,650 DN 400 DAEWOON

S&T MOTIV 31,350 DN 300 HyundaiElev 79,400 UP 300 Hanon Systems 10,300 UP 100 SK 269,000 UP 5,500 DAEKYO 7,540 UP 40 GKL 25,350 UP 100 Handsom

LS 71,600 DN 1,000 GC Corp 195,000 UP 500 GS E&C 44,850 DN 850 LotteChilsung 1,463,000 UP 20,000 Ottogi 844,000 UP 11,000 IlyangPharm 32,550 UP 100 Daeduc

SAMYANGHOLDINGS 111,000 UP 2,500 ShinhanGroup 44,050 DN 500 ORION Holdings 25,900 DN 200 KISWire 25,950 UP 200 LotteFood 896,000 UP 54,000 NEXENTIRE 10,400 UP 200 CHONGKU

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- Thursday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange. SBC 20,200 UP 50 Hyundai M&F INS 34,200 DN 300 TaekwangInd 1,445,000 DN 2,000 TON

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- Jang Hyun-seung, a former member of K-pop boy band Beast, will enlist in the military later this month, his management agency said Thursday. The 29-year-old original Beast member, who left the group in 2016, will enter mi

(ATTN: UPDATES with Seoul's position in paras 6-8; ADDS photo) SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Thursday its negotiators will meet with U.S. officials next week in a bid to narrow differences over the sharing of the cost of maintaining Amer

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Roman Catholic community is moving to notify the Vatican after a misandrist posted an anti-Catholic message showing an image of a mangled communion wafer, the local Catholic body said Thursday. An unident

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- Ahn Cheol-soo, a former candidate for the Seoul mayorship, said Thursday he will leave the political scene for a while following his party's crushing defeat in last month's local elections. Ahn of the minor opposition Bar

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- A planned trip by the head of a presidential panel this week has nothing to do with the Seoul government's preparations to resume inter-Korean economic cooperation, a unification ministry official said Thursday. The minis

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl band TWICE's 2017 single "Heart Shaker" surpassed the 200 million view mark on YouTube, becoming the group's fifth song to achieve the feat, their management agency said Thursday. The music video of "Heart Shake

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- The body of a man who apparently committed suicide amid a probe into alleged sexual abuse of a YouTube celebrity has been found in a river east of Seoul, police said Thursday. A search has been underway since Monday for

A dicey declaration President Moon Jae-in has suddenly dealt a new card to help revitalize the stagnant denuclearization talks between the United States and North Korea. In an interview with a Singaporean media outlet shortly before embarking on h

Truth about defection case Government should launch independent probe The Moon Jae-in government should make sincere efforts to lay bare the truth about the controversial 2016 defection of 12 North Korean restaurant workers to South Korea. Such e