Новости за 04.10.2018

(ATTN: RECASTS video message from Busan mayor in 5th para; ADDS YouTube videos) By Shim Sun-ah BUSAN, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) kicked off its 23rd edition in the southern South Korean city of Busan on Thursday,

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES with DP chief's meeting with Kim Yong-nam in paras 13-14) SEOUL/PYONGYANG, Oct. 4 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- A group of South Korean government officials, politicians and civic and religious leaders visited North Ko

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with opening) By Shim Sun-ah BUSAN, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) kicked off its 23rd edition in the southern South Korean city of Busan on Thursday, seeking a "new leap forward" after nearl

SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- Hotel Shilla Co. is expected to post upbeat earnings in the latter half of this year on strong performances by its duty-free stores and hotels, analysts said Thursday. The hotel unit of Samsung Group was expected to have a

BUSAN, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- "Beautiful Days," the opener of this year's Busan International Film Festival, is about a North Korean defector who works at a bar in South Korea and her hidden secrets that finally come to light as her grown-up son visits her

SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean national baseball team manager Sun Dong-yol on Thursday defended his selection of an underperforming player for the Asian Games, saying he "absolutely made the right choice." After weeks of silence, Sun finall

SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- The poet Heo Su-kyoung has died of gastric cancer in Germany where she had been studying archaeology for the past 26 years, her publishing agency said Thursday. She was 54. Heo passed away at around 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday

SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's top chemicals company, said Thursday that it has been tapped as a supplier of electric vehicle batteries to German carmaker Volkswagen. "We plan to supply electric vehicle batteries" to Volkswag

By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- Before the start of the UL International Crown, an LPGA match play competition being held in South Korea, U.S. veteran Cristie Kerr said she thought South Korean players would have all the pressure on their sh

By Park Boram SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- After 11 years at the forefront of the K-pop scene as a member of girl band Girls' Generation, Yuri released her first solo album on Thursday, finally making her teenage dream come true. "Today is the first

(ATTN: ADDS schedule change in para 8) By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- Host South Korea captured both of its matches to open an LPGA international team competition on Thursday. South Korea earned four points from two four-ball matches o

SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- The United States topped other countries in the number of import regulations applied to South Korean goods in the third quarter, a local trade association said Thursday. In the July-September period, 25 countries imposed

(ATTN: UPDATES with Hyundai Motor Group's donation in paras 2-3, minor edits; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- Two major South Korean companies on Thursday joined international efforts to help support Indonesia, which was hit by a deadly earthqu

SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- A government panel proposed Thursday that conscientious objectors fulfill their mandatory military service obligation through alternative forms of service, such as work at fire stations or prisons for a period of 27 months or

(ATTN: ADDS other results in paras 22-28, comments; FIXES scoring format in para 6) By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- Host South Korea captured both of its matches to open an LPGA international team competition on Thursday. South Korea ea

By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- Typhoon Kong-rey, expected to affect parts of South Korea on the weekend, has forced schedule changes at an ongoing LPGA match play event on the west coast. Following the conclusion of the first day of the

SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean resident of Indonesia, who went missing after a powerful earthquake last week, was found dead Thursday, Seoul's foreign ministry said. The man, who lived in Bali, had traveled to the central island of Sulawe

SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tech firm LG Electronics Inc. has showcased a new smartwatch alongside its signature LG V40 ThinQ smartphone in the United States, industry sources in Seoul said Thursday. The company's first hybrid smartwatch

SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co.'s brand value rose 3 percent this year to US$13.5 billion, helped by its investments in future mobility and efforts to enhance its brand image, the company said Thursday. In the Best Global Brands 2018,

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 6 paras) SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief economic policymaker said Thursday that the government will establish a market for long-dated Treasurys in order to meet rising fiscal spending. "In order to secure

(ATTN: ADDS more info in para 4) SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- Tracked vehicles and other equipment for a new U.S. unit on a 9-month rotational mission here will arrive in South Korea next week, the U.S. Eighth Army said Thursday. The equipment from t

By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- Host South Korea captured both of its matches to open an LPGA international team competition on Thursday. South Korea earned four points from two four-ball matches on Day 1 of the UL International Crown at

SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- More than half of South Korea's small and medium businesses are willing to participate in inter-Korean economic cooperation projects, a poll showed Thursday. The survey by the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business

SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean national baseball manager Sun Dong-yol on Thursday insisted he went through a fair process in assembling his Asian Games team earlier this year, responding to mounting allegations of corruption behind the scenes.

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed sharply lower Thursday as foreigners offloaded local shares for the fourth consecutive session. The South Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmar