Новости за 11.09.2018

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 12-15; ADDS photo) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- The new U.S. special envoy on North Korea said Tuesday it's important to maintain the momentum of dialogue with North Korea despite some difficultie

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Tuesday voiced optimism for three-way economic cooperation involving the two Koreas and Russia amid Seoul's stepped-up diplomacy to facilitate Pyongyang's denucleariz

SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top pro baseball league on Tuesday set an annual salary cap of US$1 million on new foreign players. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said it established the hard cap to curb teams' spending on imports

SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's government on Tuesday submitted a motion for the parliamentary ratification of the April inter-Korean summit declaration to secure bipartisan support for its enforcement ahead of another summit slated for next

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Tuesday expressed his expectation for Mongolia's cooperation on Seoul's proposal to build an East Asian railway community aimed at promoting multilateral exchanges, t

PAJU, South Korea, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp.'s Niro electric vehicle is one of the best options on the market for drivers wanting to save the environment and cut back on transportation-related outlays. Over a 100-kilometer-long course t

SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- AlphaBit Cryptocurrency Exchange (ABCC), a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, said Tuesday it will proactively push its expansion into the South Korean market. Last month, the exchange entered the Seoul market by o

SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator said Tuesday it has launched a promotional road show in Vietnam to attract companies there to go public on the Seoul bourse. The Korea Exchange (KRX), along with Shinhan Bank, one of South K

SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- Police said Tuesday they have summoned Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho to appear for questioning over allegations that he used company money to pay for security services at his home. Cho has been asked to appear at the S

SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- Young North Koreans staged a torchlight procession in Pyongyang on Monday night to celebrate the North's 70th birthday, displaying words like "economic construction," the North's media reported Tuesday. The Korean Centra

(ATTN: ADDS comments on GM's South Korean unit in last 3 paras) SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- The head of the state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) said Tuesday that the KDB is in no hurry to sell Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. and will focus o

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday. ------------------ BOK calls for monitoring of 'kimchi premium' in cryptocurrency SEOUL -- Major cryptocurrencies could be traded with a massive

SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- French automaker Renault S.A. plans to sell its popular Master truck in South Korea beginning next month, its local unit said Tuesday, in the first move to break into the commercial vehicle market dominated by vehicles made

SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- Google Inc. said Tuesday that it will roll out artificial intelligence (AI) embedded smart speakers in South Korea next week in its latest move to tap into the burgeoning local high-tech appliance market. The smart speak

SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- Net assets of South Korea's investment funds decreased in August amid concerns over financial instability in Turkey, data showed Tuesday. The net assets of local investment funds inched down 1.6 percent on-month to 561.2

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks retreated Tuesday as investors remained guarded over lingering trade tension between the United States and China and rising uncertainties in emerging markets. The Korea

SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Tuesday it has decided to postpone high-level talks with France this week on the North Korean nuclear issue. The announcement came just a day after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release

By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- "The Negotiation," a suspenseful crime thriller starring Son Ye-jin and Hyunbin, tells the story of a police negotiator who strives to save two hostages from a notorious international arms dealer based in Ban

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(ATTN: UPDATES with comment from CHA chief in 5th para) SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- South and North Korea will resume their joint excavation of the site of an ancient palace in the North's border town of Kaesong late this month, Seoul's cultural herit

(ATTN: UPDATES with coordination on liasion office in last 6 paras) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- The new U.S. special envoy on North Korea said Tuesday it's important to maintain the momentum of dialogue with North Korea despite some d

SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- The head of the state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) said Tuesday that the KDB is in no hurry to sell Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. and will focus on boosting the corporate value of the builder. The fate of Da

SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- An international forum on the water industry opened in Seoul on Tuesday as part of South Korea's "economy diplomacy" drive. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is hosting the annual Korea International Water Industry Confere

SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks retreated Tuesday as investors remain guarded over lingering trade tension between the United States and China, and rising uncertainties in emerging markets. The Korean won firmed against the greenback.

SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- Major cryptocurrencies could be traded with a massive premium in the South Korean market, central bank officials here said Tuesday, calling for careful monitoring of prices. Earlier this year, such digital assets as Bitc