Новости за 03.10.2018

SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- South and North Korea are expected to discuss ways to implement the agreement reached at the latest meeting between their leaders, including a trip by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to the South, Seoul's point man on North Ko

SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama paid tribute Wednesday to the Koreans killed by the U.S. atomic bombings of two Japanese cities in 1945 and apologized for his country's failure to compensate surviving victims and

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 5-7) SEJONG, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust regulator on Wednesday ordered Linde Plc and Praxair AG -- the world's No.2 and No.3 industrial gas suppliers, respectively -- to sell assets if they want to go

SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. said Wednesday their combined sales in Europe are likely to exceed 1 million vehicles this year. The top two automakers of South Korea sold a combined 715,050 cars in Eu

SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- Nine members of a civic group devoted to inter-Korean cooperation will join South Korea's delegation to visit North Korea this week for a joint event to mark the 11th anniversary of the second inter-Korean summit in 2007, the

SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- The number of hacking attempts against South Korea's ministry handling North Korea affairs has jumped sharply over the past three years, government data showed Wednesday. The Ministry of Unification came under a total of 1

SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers will start South Korean left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin in their first postseason game of 2018. The Dodgers announced Tuesday (local time) that Ryu will get the ball in Game 1 of the National League Divisi

(ATTN: ADDS more details, photo) SEJONG, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- Standard & Poor's said Wednesday that it has maintained its rating on South Korea at the third-highest level of "AA," citing the country's reduced geopolitical risks and sound economic fundam

SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- Colorado Rockies' South Korean reliever Oh Seung-hwan threw a scoreless outing in his major league postseason debut, helping his club reach the next stage in dramatic fashion. Oh threw 1 2/3 shutout innings as the Rockies

SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's plan to phase out nuclear reactors will increase its electricity purchase cost by 11 percent by 2030, a government report showed on Wednesday. Since taking office in May last year, President Moon Jae-in has p

SEJONG, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- Standard & Poor's, a global rating agency, said Wednesday that it has decided to maintain its rating on South Korea at "AA" due to eased tensions involving North Korea and the country's sound economic fundamentals. The ra

Oct. 4 1935 -- South Korea's first sound film "Chunhyangjeon" premieres at a Seoul theater. 1950 -- The American Forces Korean Network (AFKN) radio starts broadcasting. 2007 -- South Korea and North Korea announce the "Declaration of

SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- An increasing number of South Koreans have canceled their savings accounts and insurance schemes before maturity, industry data showed Wednesday, in a sign that more people are feeling the pinch from an apparently slowing econ

(ATTN: ADDS photos; CHANGES photo) By Song Sang-ho CHEORWON, South Korea, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- After a 15-minute bumpy ride along a dusty, hilly path inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), dozens of South Korean troops in full gear disembarked near a gri

SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- Super Typhoon Kong-rey is expected to affect southern parts of South Korea this weekend, the weather agency said Wednesday. As of 9 a.m., this year's 25th typhoon was traveling northwest at a speed of 18 kilometers per ho

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By Song Sang-ho CHEORWON, South Korea, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- After a 15-minute bumpy ride along a dusty, hilly path inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), dozens of South Korean troops in full gear disembarked near a grisly site of intense battles during t

SEJONG, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust regulator on Wednesday ordered Linde Plc and Praxair AG -- the world's No.2 and No.3 industrial gas suppliers, respectively -- to sell assets if they want to go ahead with their proposed merger. In

By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun said Tuesday he will make his first trip to Pyongyang this weekend since being appointed to lead denuclearization negotiations with the regime.

SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon requested the international community's support Wednesday for efforts to bring lasting peace and co-prosperity to the peninsula, as Koreans marked National Foundation Day. He said th

SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Oilbank Co. said Wednesday that it has signed a long-term contract with a Mexican state-owned firm to supply gasoline. Under the deal with PMI, the trading arm of Mexican state-owned Pemex, the South Korean oil ref

SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- The ratio of household debt to gross domestic product (GDP) in South Korea increased at the fastest clip after China and Hong Kong despite a series of tightened lending rules, data showed on Wednesday. According to the dat

SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean money market funds (MMFs) have suffered huge capital outflow due to growing worries over a financial crisis in Turkey, data showed Wednesday. The MMFs had a combined 91.27 trillion won (US$81.5 billion) under

SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Oct. 3 Korean-language dailies -- Gov't to keep official defining age for 'senior citizens' at 65 (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- S. Korea faces deepening wo

SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) –- Accumulated peer-to-peer (P2P) loans in South Korea are estimated at over 4 trillion won (US$3.57 billion) as of the end of August, data showed on Wednesday. P2P lending refers to a new type of loan extended to individuals