Новости за 23.07.2018

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- A key system for South Korea's nuclear power reactors underwent an earthquake resistance test on Monday, its developer said. Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. carried out the test on its Man-Machine Interface Sys

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's banking sector vowed Monday to hire 3,100 more workers in the second half of this year and push for diverse social projects as part of a broader effort to fulfill their social responsibilities. "Banks are pl

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's biggest chemical company by sales, said Monday it will invest 2.8 trillion won (US$2.4 billion) to expand its local naphtha cracking center (NCC) and polyolefin (PO) plant by 2021. The company

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The recent appointment of a former South Korean consul general in Shanghai to a senior position at the National Intelligence Service is aimed at utilizing his negotiating experiences in North Korea's denuclearization process,

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- A new TV series starring two heartthrobs will kick off its eight-week run on Monday to expose the reality of the medical service sector coming being driven by the capitalist logic of profit making. The investigative drama

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- SsangYong Motor Co. said Monday its net losses widened in the second quarter from a year earlier on weak demand for its vehicles. Net losses for the three-month period that ended on June 30 stood at 5.38 billion won (US$4

(ATTN: UPDATES with order) SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Heavy Industries Co., the world's third-biggest shipbuilder by sales, swung to a net loss in the second quarter from a year earlier on increased costs and one-off losses, the shipbuilder sa

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and Germany will hold their inaugural "strategic dialogue" this week in accordance with a bilateral summit deal last year, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung

(ATTN: ADDS South Korea's steel exports to China in fourth para) SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- China's commerce ministry said Monday it will launch an anti-dumping investigation into certain steel products imported from South Korea, Japan, the European

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world's biggest shipbuilder by sales, said Monday that it has shifted to a net loss in the second quarter from a year earlier due to higher thick steel plate prices and one-off costs. Hyu

SEJONG, July 23 (Yonhap) -- A regional customs office on Monday sought an arrest warrant for a former vice president of Korean Air Lines Co. over smuggling and tax evasion allegations, sources said. Cho Hyun-ah, the eldest daughter of Hanjin Group

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details of suicide note) SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- A prominent opposition lawmaker, long known for his clean and reformist image, jumped to his death Monday amid an investigation into allegations that he accepted illega

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The U.N. children's agency on Monday stressed the need to expand humanitarian assistance for North Korea during an annual policy consultation meeting with South Korea. Shahida Azfar, deputy director of UNICEF, pointed out

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details; RECASTS headline) SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Prominent novelist Choi In-hun, whose fiction delved into the ideological conflicts, existential angst and decadent politics in modern Korea, died of cancer on Monday. He w

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with Moon's remarks) SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in expressed condolences Monday over the deaths of soldiers killed in last week's Marine Corps helicopter crash, pledging to uncover the cause of the crash an

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Heavy Industries Co., the world's third-biggest shipbuilder by sales, swung to a net loss in the second quarter from a year earlier on increased costs and one-off losses, the shipbuilder said Monday. The company sa

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks fell Monday as investors fretted over intensifying trade tension between the United States and China, led by losses in tech heavyweights, analysts said. The Korean won r

(ATTN: ADDS first-half results in last para) SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- POSCO, the world's fifth-biggest steelmaker by output, said Monday its second-quarter net profit jumped 20 percent from a year earlier on equity gains from overseas affiliates.

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SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Monday mourned the death of Rep. Roh Hoe-chan of the minor opposition Justice Party, recalling that he and Roh worked together to make South Korea a more progressive society. Roh, 61, the party's

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in vowed Monday to care more actively for small business owners and other self-employed people amid growing complaints from them in the wake of a minimum wage hike. Moon said he will create a new presid

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- POSCO, the world's fifth-biggest steelmaker by output, said Monday its second-quarter net profit jumped 20 percent from a year earlier on equity gains from overseas affiliates. In the April-June period, net profit jumped

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks fell Monday as investors fretted over intensifying trade tension between the United States and China, led by losses in tech heavyweights, analysts said. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar. The

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