Новости за 23.08.2018

JAKARTA, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- Defending champion South Korea suffered its first loss in women's volleyball at the 18th Asian Games on Thursday, falling to China in straight sets. China, world No. 1, took care of South Korea 3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-16)

SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- Ahn Cheol-soo, a former candidate for the Seoul mayorship, will leave for Munich next week, his aides said Thursday, following his defeat in the June local elections. Last month, Ahn of the minor opposition Bareunmirae Pa

JAKARTA, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea captured two gold medals in artistic gymnastics at the 18th Asian Games on Thursday, its first two titles from the sport here. Kim Han-sol won the first of the two in the men's floor exercise at JIExpo, with

JAKARTA, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean swimmer Kim Hye-jin was assaulted by a Chinese athlete during her training in Jakarta for the 18th Asian Games, officials here said Thursday. The Korean Olympic & Sport Committee (KSOC) said Kim was physica

PALEMBANG, Indonesia, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shooter Shin Hyun-soo said Thursday that his failure in Olympic selection trials led him to win a gold medal at the 18th Asian Games. Shin earned a thrilling victory over Shardul Vihan of Indi

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 4 paras, photo) PALEMBANG, Indonesia, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shooter Shin Hyun-woo won a gold medal in the men's double trap competition at the 18th Asian Games on Thursday. Shin scored 74 points to finish fir

JAKARTA, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean gymnast Yeo Seo-jeong won gold in the women's vault at the 18th Asian Games on Thursday, giving the country its second title from the sport on the day. Yeo scored 14.387 points for her first career gold med

JAKARTA, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea secured both gold and silver medals in the men's individual recurve archery at the 18th Asian Games on Thursday. World No. 1 Kim Woo-jin and second-ranked Lee Woo-seok both won their semifinal matches at GBK

(ATTN: ADDS photo; UPDATES 4th para; ADDS details from 5th para) JAKARTA, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean taekwondo fighter Lee Dae-hoon won a gold medal in the men's 68-kilogram division at the 18th Asian Games on Thursday. Lee defeated Amirmoha

JAKARTA, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea and South Korea took gold and silver medals in the same men's weightlifting event at the 18th Asian Games on Thursday. Choe Jon-wi of North Korea finished first in the men's 77-kilogram class with a total of

SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- Two homegrown coaches will join Paulo Bento's backroom staff for South Korea, the national football governing body said Thursday. The Korea Football Association said Choi Tae-wook and Michael Kim will assist Bento in hel

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 9-11) SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Thursday called for all-out efforts to minimize damage from an approaching typhoon and measures to ensure the safety of separated families from the two Ko

(ATTN: RECASTS dateline; ADDS more details throughout) SEOUL/SOKCHO, South Korea, Aug. 23 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry said Thursday that it has no plan yet to change the schedule of an inter-Korean family reunion e

SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- Female poet Choi Young-mi on Thursday pledged to fight back after the disgraced senior poet Ko Un filed a damage suit over the sexual abuse accusations she made against him. The 85-year-old Ko, who has often been mentione

SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will provide Congo with US$500,000 cash aid in a bid to help its fight against an Ebola outbreak, a government ministry here said Thursday. The humanitarian assistance will be delivered through the World Healt

SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Thursday it will provide Laos with support for the reconstruction of areas devastated by flash floods caused by a dam collapse last month. The announcement came as Seoul is wrapping up a monthlong emergen

DANDONG, China, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- An inter-Korean forum scheduled to be held in the city of Dandong, in China's northeastern province Liaoning, on Thursday was canceled due to objection from Chinese police apparently wary of international sanctions o

SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top carmaker, Hyundai Motor Co., on Thursday unveiled the facelifted Avante compact sedan, incorporating changes made to the sheet metal and the interior. The carmaker said it will release the New Avante on

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 8, 10-12) SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government said Thursday it has been preparing emergency measures to minimize damage from Typhoon Soulik, which battered the southwestern region earlier in

SEJONG, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to issue state bonds worth about 5.6 trillion won (US$4.9 billion) in September, the finance ministry said Thursday. According to the ministry, the government seeks to sell 1.2 trillion won in three-yea

SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai-AUTRON, an electronic control unit developer, on Thursday said it has signed an initial pact with U.S. software firm Wind River to jointly develop software platforms for future vehicles. In the memorandum of unde

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; ADDS updates throughout) JEJU ISLAND/SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- Typhoon Soulik crashed into South Korea's southernmost island of Jeju on Thursday and is forecast to hit the capital city the following morning, weather authorit

(ATTN: ADDS info in paras 11-12) SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Thursday called for all-out efforts to minimize damage from an approaching typhoon and measures to ensure the safety of separated families from the two Koreas set to

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares on Thursday ended higher as foreigners bought large-cap stocks amid ongoing trade talks between the United States and China. The won fell against the dollar. The benchmark

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 5 paras) SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon said Thursday that the government will propose the largest job creation-centered budget next year that will benefit both the public and private sectors, as