Новости за 14.10.2018

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- Nearly 35,000 South Korean-owned Facebook accounts are believed to have been hit by a data leak following the hacking of the U.S.-based online social media company last month, the nation's communications watchdog said Sunday.

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- Former South Korean football player Jang Hack-yong has been arrested for a match-fixing attempt, an official from the national pro football governing body said Sunday. According to the K League official, Jang met a player

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- An international fleet review on the southern resort island of Jeju concluded its five-day campaign on Sunday, South Korea's Navy said. Some 10,000 troops from 12 countries and naval representatives from 46 countries att

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout) SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's jobless numbers in the third quarter surpassed the 1 million mark for the first time since the country struggled with the fallout of the Asian financial crisis

PAJU, South Korea, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's rising center back Kim Min-jae said Sunday he is in no rush to take a starting spot on the national football team. Kim, a defender with S. Korean pro football champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, is

By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- You may see the smiling face of Chun In-gee on her Instagram page, but the South Korean LPGA golfer will tell you those pictures only show a small part of her life story -- a story that includes her struggles

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- A pro-Pyongyang website on Sunday slammed the United States for issuing warnings related to a North Korea-backed hacking group, saying such action is "childish, nasty and a vicious slander." Uriminzokkiri, the North's ext

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's government is considering a move to lower the fuel tax rate to alleviate cost pressures felt by small businesses and ordinary people, official sources said Sunday. The temporary move expected to be announced

(ATTN: ADDS comments, photos) By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- Crowd favorite Chun In-gee captured her first LPGA title in two years at home Sunday. Chun won the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship at 16-under 272 at Sky 72 Golf Club's Ocea

By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- She didn't get the result she was hoping for on Sunday, but Park Sung-hyun, world No. 1 in women's golf, still wrapped up her two-week stretch on home soil with a good dose of confidence. Park finished ti

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's precision machinery deficit reached US$15.5 billion in 2017, highlighting the country's heavy reliance on foreign-made technology products, a local think tank said Sunday. According to Hyundai Research Insti

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout) By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- Crowd favorite Chun In-gee captured her first LPGA title in two years at home Sunday. Chun won the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship at 16-under 272 at Sky 72 Golf Club's Oc

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is considering an option to downgrade economy-related numbers for 2019 to reflect various uncertainties, the country's finance minister said Sunday. Kim Dong-yeon, who is in Bali, Indonesia, to take part in th

(ATTN: CHANGES throughout with updated info; ADDS photo) SEOUL/NEW DELHI, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- The bodies of five South Korean climbers and four local guides have all been recovered, a day after they were found dead on a Himalayan mountain in Nepal, lo

By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- Crowd favorite Chun In-gee captured her first LPGA title in two years at home Sunday. Chun won the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship at 16-under 272 at Sky 72 Golf Club's Ocean Course, adjacent to Incheon I

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- SK Telecom Co., South Korea's biggest wireless services provider, said Sunday its network-aggregation technology standard has obtained an approval from the telecommunications standardization body 3GPP. SK Telecom's n

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea leads other countries in information technology and manufacturing but lags behind in environment protection and corporate innovation, a local think tank report said Sunday. In the status report for 2018 relea

(ATTN: CHANGES paras 5-7 with updated info) SEOUL/NEW DELHI, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- Efforts to recover the bodies of five South Korean climbers and four local guides continued Sunday, a day after they were found dead on a Himalayan mountain in Nepal, off

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- A majority of South Korean manufacturing companies expect the country's business conditions to deteriorate in the fourth quarter, a local poll showed Sunday. According to the survey of 591 manufacturers conducted by the K

(ATTN: CHANGES lead; ADDS finance minister's comment, details in paras 2-4) SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will announce a set of measures later this month to help generate new jobs as it views the country's employment as being "at a critical

SEJONG, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top economic policymaker called on global ratings agencies to reflect the latest developments in inter-Korean relations when evaluating Seoul's credit standing, the finance ministry here said Sunday. It sai

(ATTN: CHANGES paras 3-4 with updated info) SEOUL/NEW DELHI, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- Efforts to recover the bodies of five South Korean climbers and four local guides continued Sunday, a day after they were found dead on a Himalayan mountain in Nepal, off

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's leading food delivery app Baedal Minjok, or Baemin for short, said Sunday it began services for single-member households to meet their growing demands. If they order food through Baemin services, consumers n

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc. said Sunday that its latest V40 ThinQ flagship smartphone will come with a price tag of 1.04 million won (US$917) in the domestic market. The company said it will take preorders from Wednesday through

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- Mini car sales in South Korea fell to a 10-year low last month due to lower demand and reduced tax benefits, local carmakers' sales data showed Sunday. In September, sales of mini cars plunged to 8,627 units, the lowest