Новости за 29.08.2018

By Yoo Jee-ho JAKARTA, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea collected four medals out of four weight divisions on the first day of judo events at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday, led by gold medals from a pair of Olympic runners-up.

(ATTN: ADDS details; CHANGES photo) By Yoo Jee-ho JAKARTA, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean judoka An Ba-ul won his first career Asian Games gold medal on Wednesday. An, world No. 7, defeated the 18th-ranked Joshiro Maruyama of Japan by an ippon

By Yoo Jee-ho JAKARTA, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- Defending champion South Korea reached the semifinals in women's volleyball on Wednesday with a straight-set victory over Indonesia. Kim Yeon-koung paced the attack with 18 points as South Korea defeated

(ATTN: ADDS more info from 4th para; photo) CIBINONG, Indonesia, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea defeated Vietnam 3-1 to reach the men's football final at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday. Lee Seung-woo grabbed a brace at Pakansari Stadium i

CIBINONG, Indonesia, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea defeated Vietnam 3-1 to reach the men's football final at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday. Lee Seung-woo grabbed a brace at Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong, south of Jakarta, on Wednesday to put

By Yoo Jee-ho JAKARTA, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean judoka An Ba-ul won his first career Asian Games gold medal on Wednesday. An, world No. 7, defeated the 18th-ranked Joshiro Maruyama of Japan by an ippon at Jakarta Convention Center Plenary

(ATTN; ADDS details; CHANGES photo) JAKARTA, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean track cyclist Park Sang-hoon raced to the gold medal in the men's individual pursuit at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday. Park defeated Ryo Chikatani of Japan in the tw

MOSCOW, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- A new top Russian envoy has arrived in South Korea, diplomatic sources said Wednesday. Andrei Kulik, who served as director of Russian foreign ministry's first Asia department, arrived in Seoul last week to replace Ambas

(ATTN: ADDS details, photo) PUNCAK, Indonesia, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean paragliders topped the women's team cross country event at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday to claim their first gold medal. The team of Baek Jin-hee, Jang Woo-young

JAKARTA, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean track cyclist Park Sang-hoon raced to the gold medal in the men's individual pursuit at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday. Park defeated Ryo Chikatani of Japan in the two-man final at Jakarta International

(ATTN: UPDATES with comments by Doosan Heavy official) SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., the world's leading desalination plant builder, said Wednesday that it has sold its entire 10.55 percent stake in Doosan Bobc

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., the world's leading desalination plant builder, said Wednesday that it has sold its entire 10.55 percent stake in Doosan Bobcat Inc. for 368.1 billion won (US$331 million). Doos

(ATTN: UPDATES with S. Korea's protest message in paras 7-9) SEOUL/BEIJING, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea scrambled Air Force jets Wednesday to counter a Chinese military plane flying in the country's air defense domain without notice, defense autho

(ATTN: UPDATES with China's response in paras 7-9; CHANGES dateline) SEOUL/BEIJING, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea scrambled Air Force jets Wednesday to counter a Chinese military plane flying in the country's air defense domain without notice, defen

SHANGHAI, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- China's tourism authorities decided Wednesday to allow travel agencies in Jiangsu Province, eastern China, to resume group tours to South Korea, in yet another step by Beijing toward the normalization of Chinese visitors'

SEJONG, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's corporate watchdog said Wednesday that his agency will listen to the business circle's concerns over a proposed fair trade law revision. Last week, the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said in a pro

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday tapped an incumbent justice of the Constitutional Court as its new chief. Yoo Nam-seok, 61, was designated the new president of the Constitutional Court, the presidential office Cheong W

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has proposed establishing a working-level hotline with China on the security and safety of South Korean nationals residing or visiting there, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday. The two sides also agreed

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies are pessimistic about overall business conditions for next month amid the ongoing trade dispute between Washington and Beijing, and sluggish domestic consumption, data showed Wednesday. The business

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; ADDS more details in paras 2, 4; photo) SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- Hundreds of young people thronged a major job fair for banks and financial firms on Wednesday to boost their chances of employment ahead of the industry's official

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- SK Global Chemical Co. said Wednesday it has developed a new plastic material that can be used on cars that is lighter than existing products currently on the market. The South Korean chemical firm said the new high cryst

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed higher Wednesday as investors continued to scoop up undervalued shares, analysts said. The Korean won closed lower against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Kore

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean startup ecosystem lacks policy backing compared to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which has recently risen as a hub for new businesses, a report showed Wednesday. According to the report by the Korea Int

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- Infringements on the right to life have been on the rise in North Korea since 2010, a private group monitoring the North's human rights record said Wednesday. According to the Seoul-based Database Center for North Korean

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