Новости за 23.02.2016

(ATTN: CHANGES slug, headline, lead; ADDS Seoul's match in paras 16-20, photo) By Joo Kyung-don JEONJU/SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean champion Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors edged FC Tokyo 2-1, while FC Seoul blanked Thai champion Buriram United 6-

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Tuesday strongly denounced the upcoming joint military exercise between Seoul and Washington, warning a "pre-emptive strike" against any attempt to collapse the Kim Jong-un regime. South Korea and the Unite

(ATTN: CHANGES slug, headline, lead; ADDS Seoul's match in paras 16-20, photo) By Joo Kyung-don JEONJU/SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean champion Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors edged FC Tokyo 2-1, while FC Seoul blanked Thai champion Buriram United 6-

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Tuesday strongly denounced the upcoming joint military exercise between Seoul and Washington, warning a "pre-emptive strike" against any attempt to collapse the Kim Jong-un regime. South Korea and the Unite

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Tuesday strongly denounced the upcoming joint military exercise between Seoul and Washington, warning a "pre-emptive strike" against any attempt to collapse the Kim Jong-un regime. South Korea and the Unite

By Joo Kyung-don JEONJU/SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean champion Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors edged FC Tokyo 2-1 in their Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League opener Tuesday, making a good start toward their season goal of winning two

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By Joo Kyung-don JEONJU/SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean champion Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors edged FC Tokyo 2-1 in their Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League opener Tuesday, making a good start toward their season goal of winning two

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SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Concerned voices over South Korea's second-largest umbrella labor union have been rising as the nation's top court recently lowered the barriers for a branch group of an industrial union to break off as an independent company

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Concerned voices over South Korea's second-largest umbrella labor union have been rising as the nation's top court recently lowered the barriers for a branch group of an industrial union to break off as an independent company

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean R&B singer-songwriter Dean will be the first Asian artist to join "Spotify House," a main at global music festival South by Southwest, his star label Universal Music Korea said on Tuesday. The Korean heartth

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean R&B singer-songwriter Dean will be the first Asian artist to join "Spotify House," a main at global music festival South by Southwest, his star label Universal Music Korea said on Tuesday. The Korean heartth

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last three paras) SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have postponed the launch of formal talks on deploying a high-tech U.S. missile defense system, THAAD, on the peninsula amid speculation th

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's main opposition party kicked off a filibuster during a parliamentary session Tuesday, in protest against an assembly speaker's decision to put a long-stalled anti-terrorism bill to a vote. Earlier, National

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye called on government officials Tuesday to accelerate efforts to eradicate unnecessary regulations hampering business activities, stressing creative venture ideas should not be dragged down by such inte

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's main opposition party kicked off a filibuster during a parliamentary session Tuesday, in protest against an assembly speaker's decision to put a long-stalled anti-terrorism bill to a vote. Earlier, National

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last three paras) SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have postponed the launch of formal talks on deploying a high-tech U.S. missile defense system, THAAD, on the peninsula amid speculation th

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye called on government officials Tuesday to accelerate efforts to eradicate unnecessary regulations hampering business activities, stressing creative venture ideas should not be dragged down by such inte

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office said Tuesday that South Korea will protect the lives of its people and enhance national security from threats posed by North Korea. The government "would firmly respond to North Korea's reckless pr

(ATTN: ADDS Chinese player's comments in paras 16-19) SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Lee Se-dol, a top-class Go player from South Korea, is known for his exceptional strategy and skills at the ancient board game, but at the same time, he is also known for

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's mobile carrier KT Corp. said Tuesday it has opened a hologram performance theater "K-live Sentosa" in Singapore, to provide visitors with a chance to experience the Korean culture wave of hallyu. The hologra

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- An exhibition designed to increase South Korea's national brand awareness opened in Seoul on Tuesday. The non-governmental organization Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK) and Yonhap News Agency are co-hosting the "N

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office said Tuesday that South Korea will protect the lives of its people and enhance national security from threats posed by North Korea. The government "would firmly respond to North Korea's reckless pr

(ATTN: ADDS Chinese player's comments in paras 16-19) SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Lee Se-dol, a top-class Go player from South Korea, is known for his exceptional strategy and skills at the ancient board game, but at the same time, he is also known for