Новости за 08.08.2018

(ATTN: CHANGES police station where the complaint will be filed in para 2; ADDS info in paras 5-7) SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- A group of BMW owners will file a complaint with police this week seeking a criminal investigation into top officials at the l

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS info in paras 1-2, 4-5) SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- South and North Korea agreed to devise pest control measures during working-level meetings followed by a joint inspection of forests in the North, the unification m

PAJU, South Korea, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean football forwards who played at this year's FIFA World Cup said Wednesday they'll use that experience to help their country defend the Asian Games gold medal. Hwang Hee-chan and Lee Seung-woo s

PAJU, South Korea, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean football forwards who played at this year's FIFA World Cup said Wednesday they'll use that experience to help their country defend the Asian Games gold medal. Hwang Hee-chan and Lee Seung-woo

SUWON, South Korea, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Hur Jae, head coach of the South Korean men's basketball team, has the privilege of coaching both of his sons in pursuit of an Asian Games gold medal this month, but he insists he doesn't treat his boys, Heo Ung a

SUWON, South Korea, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- China and Iran will be the toughest opponents for South Korea in its Asian Games title defense in men's basketball, the team's head coach said Wednesday. "We believe China and Iran will be really strong, and w

SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon met with U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris on Wednesday and discussed ways to strengthen the two countries' alliance, North Korea and other issues of cooperation, his office said. Lee welcomed Harris

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- New fantasy romance "Familiar Wife" on cable channel tvN made a strong debut on the weekly TV chart, taking the No. 4 spot in its first week on air, data showed Wednesday. Featuring Ji Sung and Han Ji-in as

(ATTN: UPDATES in last 2 paras with S. Korea considering sending experts to BMW headquarters) SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- A group of BMW owners will file a complaint with police this week seeking a criminal investigation into top officials at the local

SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Netmarble Games, South Korea's No. 1 mobile game developer and publisher, said Wednesday that its second-quarter operating income decreased 40.8 percent on-year. Operating income came to 62.2 billion won (US$55.5 million)

SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- CJ Cheiljedang Corp., South Korea's leading food manufacturer, said Wednesday its net profit surged 18-fold in the second quarter of this year from a year earlier, driven by proceeds from the sale of its healthcare unit.

The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. ----------------- Samsung Electronics to invest 180 tln won over next 3 years SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it plans to invest

POHANG, South Korea, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- A man has turned himself in at a police station in the southeastern city of Pohang following his 4.56 million won (US$4,049) heist at a bank outlet, police said Wednesday. The 37-year-old man surrendered to po

SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- A group of BMW owners will file a complaint with police this week seeking a criminal investigation into top officials at the local unit of the German carmaker over a recent series of fires in vehicles, a law firm representing

By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday declared that it will make investments worth a whopping 180 trillion won (US$160 billion) over the next three years, seeking to effectively overcome various challenges t

SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Top-charting K-pop girl band TWICE will perform at a prominent Tokyo fashion festival next month ahead of the release of their first Japanese album, the group's management agency said Wednesday. The group has been invited

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed mildly higher Wednesday as foreign investors scooped up large-cap shares, offsetting a massive selling spree by institutions amid eased tension over trade friction

SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- An inter-Korean workers' football match will kick off at Seoul's Sangam World Cup Stadium on Saturday, with about 30,000 citizens and laborers from both South and North Korea in attendance, organizers said Wednesday. The r

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(ATTN: CHANGES photo) SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is moving to complete an investigation into the cause of fires in BMW vehicles within this year, while considering adopting punitive damages against carmakers that fail to meet safety requir

SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- Ruling and opposition parties agreed Wednesday to pass a bill to allow nonfiancial companies to increase their stakes in Internet-only banks at an extraordinary parliamentary session in August. The agreement came one day a

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 8 paras; REPLACES photo) SEJONG, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's government plans to increase its spending for convenience facilities and social safety infrastructure as part of an ongoing effort to boost quality of life a

SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is moving to complete an investigation into the cause of fires in BMW vehicles within this year, while considering adopting punitive damages against carmakers that fail to meet safety requirements, the transport mi

SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed mildly higher Wednesday as foreign investors scooped up large-cap shares, offsetting a massive selling spree by institutions amid eased tension over trade friction. The South Korean won gained ground

By Joo Kyung-don JINCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- When people think of taekwondo, most will imagine two athletes going head-to-head trading kicks and punches. However, sparring, or "kyorugi" in Korean, is not the only way that the Korean-