Новости за 17.10.2018

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- K-pop sensation BTS' repackaged album "Love Yourself: Answer" ranked at No. 31 on the Billboard's main albums chart, data showed Wednesday. Previously taking No. 25, the album has now been on the Billboard 200 for seven w

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- K-pop sensation BTS' repackaged album "Love Yourself: Answer" ranked at No. 31 on the Billboard's main albums chart, data showed Wednesday. Previously taking No. 25, the album has now been on the Billboard 200 for seven

INCHEON, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Vietnam's South Korean football coach Park Hang-seo returned to his homeland on Wednesday with his players to train for a regional tournament. Park, who manages Vietnam's under-23 and senior national football teams, arr

By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Park Ji-hyun and her friends knew they were among the lucky ones when they bought tickets for South Korea's friendly football match against Uruguay. "We had to wait until refunded tickets were on sale,

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- The new television series "Matrimonial Chaos" showed a strong performance, despite some critical reviews about localization, by landing at No. 2 in its debut week on the weekly TV chart, data showed Wednesday. The KBS rom

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- After years of toiling near the bottom of the standings in South Korean baseball, the Hanwha Eagles will finally get their taste of the postseason this week. The Eagles will host the Nexen Heroes in Game 1 of the best-of-

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will continue to enforce international sanctions on North Korea, but it also believes that improved inter-Korean ties can contribute to the North's denuclearization, Seoul's top envoy to Washington said Tuesd

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. envoy for North Korea met with his Russian counterparts Tuesday to ensure full coordination on efforts to dismantle the North's nuclear weapons program, the State Department said. Stephen Biegun, U.S. specia

PARIS, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in headed to Italy on Tuesday after his four-day visit to France as part of his Europe tour seeking to expand bilateral relations and rally support for peace efforts with North Korea. He ar

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 4-9) PARIS, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The leaders of South Korea and UNESCO agreed Tuesday to promote reconciliation between the divided Koreas partly through increased assistance for North Korea in education and ot

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said there is progress on dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program, although it remains a difficult issue. Mattis told reporters traveling with him to Vietnam Monday that th

By Joo Kyung-don CHEONAN, South Korea, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea were half successful with their new lineup against Panama on Tuesday, a match that highlighted the team's need to improve the pace of their game. South Korea blew a two-goal

By Joo Kyung-don CHEONAN, South Korea, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- In his national team return on Tuesday, South Korean goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo made his first start for head coach Paulo Bento in an up-and-down game that ended in a 2-2 draw against Panama.

By Joo Kyung-don CHEONAN, South Korea, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean left back Park Joo-ho scored his international debut goal in his 38th game for the national football team on Tuesday. Park scored South Korea's opening goal in his team's 2-2

(ATTN: ADDS comments at bottom) By Joo Kyung-don CHEONAN, South Korea, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min on Tuesday collected an assist in his final match for South Korea this year, wrapping up his tight international schedu

(ATTN: ADDS comments at bottom) SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The Nexen Heroes won South Korean baseball's wild card game at home on Tuesday, knocking off the defending champions Kia Tigers 10-6 in an action-packed showdown. The Heroes pounded out 11

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- In Major League Baseball, the analytics community has challenged the claim that pitching and defense win championships. But on Tuesday in the South Korean league's wild card game, subpar pitching and sloppy defense sent t

By Joo Kyung-don CHEONAN, South Korea, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football coach Paulo Bento lamented his side's lack of pace on offense after playing to a 2-2 draw with Panama on Tuesday. South Korea, 55th in the latest FIFA rankings, blew

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from President Moon, more information, additional background in paras 3-9) PARIS, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe agreed Tuesday to further expand their coun

ROME, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in asked the Vatican on Tuesday to begin engaging North Korea and to support denuclearization efforts in an article contributed to a daily newspaper in the Holy See. Moon plans to meet Pope

PARIS, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The leaders of South Korea and UNESCO agreed Tuesday to promote reconciliation between the divided Koreas partly through increased assistance for North Korea in education and other areas. In a meeting held in Paris, South

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout) SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The Nexen Heroes won South Korean baseball's wild card game at home on Tuesday, knocking off the defending champions Kia Tigers 10-6 in an action-packed showdown. The Heroes pounded out 11

By Joo Kyung-don CHEONAN, South Korea, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Panama's interim football coach Gary Stempel said Tuesday he is satisfied that his team played an "entertaining game" against South Korea. Panama, 70th in the latest FIFA rankings, held 55

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- A security secretary for South Korean President Moon Jae-in recently traveled to the United States to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, a presidential official said Tuesday. Choi Jong-kun, the secretar

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The Nexen Heroes won South Korean baseball's wild card game at home on Tuesday, knocking off the defending champions Kia Tigers 10-6 in an action-packed showdown. The Heroes pounded out 11 hits at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seou