Новости за 24.07.2018

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Leeteuk, the leader of boy band Super Junior underwent surgery on Tuesday due to acute cholecystitis, the group's agency Label SJ said. The singer was admitted to a local hospital at 5 a.m. on Tuesday after suffering a sev

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Leeteuk, the leader of boy band Super Junior underwent surgery on Tuesday due to acute cholecystitis, the group's agency Label SJ said. The singer was admitted to a local hospital at 5 a.m. on Tuesday after suffering a se

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- SK Engineering and Construction (SK E&C) said Tuesday that it has formed a crisis management team to respond to a deadly flood in Laos that affected a dam it built in the country. The company said its President Ahn Jae-hy

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's leading retail conglomerates have submitted their bids for the operating rights for a duty-free shop at Gimpo International Airport, industry sources said Tuesday. The four firms -- Lotte Group, Hotel Shilla

(ATTN: UPDATES with reasons behind decline in net profit) SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's biggest chemical company by sales, said Tuesday that its second-quarter net profit fell 16.4 percent from a year earlier due to the streng

DAEGU, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The daily high temperature in the southwestern county of Yeongcheon exceeded 40 C Tuesday amid prolonged scorching heat across the nation, the local weather agency said. "The daily high was recorded at 40.3 C in Sillyeong

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The government said Tuesday that it will provide an additional 6 billion won (US$5.3 million) to city and provincial governments to help cope with the extremely hot weather that has affected South Korea over the past two week

(ATTN: UPDATES with comments by chief financial officer) SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's biggest chemical company by sales, said Tuesday that its second-quarter net profit fell 16.4 percent from a year earlier. Net profit re

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's four major financial holding firms reported solid profits in the first half, thanks to a modest gain in interest income, industry data showed Tuesday. The combined net profit of KB Financial, Shinhan Financ

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday. ----------------- (2nd LD) Samsung, victims agree to accept upcoming mediation on work-related illness SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics Co. and the adv

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government plans to develop various types of advanced medical equipment, such as prosthetic limbs powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and machines that use virtual reality (VR), by 2023. Under the pla

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification minister expressed optimism Tuesday over the possibility of formally ending the Korean War "within this year," saying relevant consultations involving the two Koreas and the United States are current

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in appointed the new chief of police on Tuesday. Min Gab-ryong was formally appointed the head of the National Policy Agency in a ceremony at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, hours after the Natio

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks advanced Tuesday as investors bought shares with robust growth prospects in the earnings season, analysts said. The Korean won weakened against the U.S. dollar. The

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SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Rising American R&B singer Khalid will perform his first concert in South Korea in October, the show's organizer said Tuesday. The winner of the 2018 Billboard Music Awards in the Top New Artist category is scheduled to h

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's biggest chemical company by sales, said Tuesday that its second-quarter net profit fell 16.4 percent from a year earlier. Net profit reached 493.3 billion won (US$434 million) in the April-June

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Shinhan Financial Group Co., a major South Korean banking group, said Tuesday its net profit fell 5 percent in the first half from a year earlier due to a one-off factor. First-half net profit stood at 1.79 trillion won (

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks advanced Tuesday as investors bought shares with robust growth prospects in the earnings season, analysts said. The Korean won weakened against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Pric

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Nearly 4 out of 10 South Koreans have plans to take time off this summer, a poll showed Tuesday. According to the survey of some 5,000 people by the Korea Transport Institute (KOTI), 36.1 percent of the respondents said t

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