Новости за 17.05.2016

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Iran signed an agreement Tuesday to jointly tackle their environmental issues, further expanding their bilateral cooperation to social issues in the latest sign of their improving relations. A memorandum of

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's veterans affairs once again rejected the ruling and opposition parties' calls on Tuesday to require all attendees to join in the singing of a controversial protest song symbolizing a bloody pro-democ

TOKYO, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Trade ministers of South Korea and Japan agreed Tuesday to cooperate on expanding their countries' bilateral trade that will include efforts to remove technical barriers to trade and jointly develop new growth engines and over

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Another South Korean woman forced into sex slavery for Japanese soldiers during World War II has died, reducing the number of surviving victims to 43, a civic activist group said Tuesday. Kong Jeom-yeop died earlier in the

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Heavy Industries Co., one of South Korea's three largest shipbuilders, will likely submit its self-rescue plan this week that is widely expected to include a massive layoff of workers and sales of its assets, informed

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Major South Korean law firms, including industry leader Kim & Chang, are under a tax investigation, the country's tax office said Tuesday. The National Tax Service said it has confiscated accounting books and tax related d

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- The environment ministry said Tuesday it has banned the sale of seven chemical products which contain substances such as one used in the production of humidifier disinfectants cited for causing death and injury. The minist

(ATTN: ADDS congratulatory message from culture minister in paras 16-17) By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean fiction writer Han Kang, who won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for her novel "The Vegetarian," said on Monday th

(ATTN: UPDATES with results of British test on vehicle emissions in April at bottom) SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean lawyer said Tuesday that he is seeking to file a class-action lawsuit against Nissan Korea Co., the local unit of the Japanes

(ATTN: RAISES KCNA report higher; ADDS remarks by China's foreign ministry, details in first 8 paras; AMENDS headline) BEIJING/SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's ceremonial head of state, Kim Yong-nam, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, en route to

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- A senior government official confirmed Tuesday a media report that North Korea has tapped Ri Yong-ho as its new foreign minister, an appointment some analysts see as a sign that Pyongyang is pushing to improve ties with the ou

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 2-8) SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean author Han Kang has been receiving renewed attention in the local book market Tuesday on news that her novel "The Vegetarian" won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize. O

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday urged North Korea to take a path toward change and reform, saying that the communist state would gain development opportunities should it renounce its nuclear program. During her remarks

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea began constructing a new batch of its Chang Bogo-class combat submarine with the goal of deploying it by the 2020's, the government said Tuesday. The ceremony to lay the keels of the submarines, a formal proces

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean actress Ko A-sung, teen star in blockbuster flick "The Host," has been cast in the new season of a Japanese hit television series, her talent agency revealed on Tuesday. In the upcoming fourth season of TBS'

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Two major foreign banks in South Korea suffered declines in their first-quarter profit due to a lack of growth drivers and declining net interest margins, the companies said Tuesday. In the three months ending March 31, S

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 8-10) SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Justice Minister Kim Hyun-woong hinted Tuesday that the prosecution will expand its high-profile probe into the humidifier sterilizer tragedy to see if there was any wrongdoing committed u

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Even as he remains under an Olympic ban because of his doping history, South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan said Tuesday he is hopeful the situation will change for the better. "I believe things will work out fine, and I am

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Jo Young-nam, a legendary South Korean singer from the 1970s who is also known to be a prolific painter, may have taken credit for hundreds of paintings that were actually created by his assistant, prosecutors said Tuesday.

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday. ---------------- Justice minister says prosecution will expand humidifier sterilizer probe SEOUL -- Justice Minister Kim Hyun-woong hinted Tuesday

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Former National Assembly Speaker Kim Jai-son died Tuesday of old age, his family said. He was 92 years old. His memorial alter was set up at Asan Medical Center, they said. Kim led the National Assembly from 1988-90. S

(ATTN: UPDATES in para 4; ADDS report by N. Korea's state media in last 3 paras) BEIJING/SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's ceremonial head of state, Kim Yong-nam, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, apparently en route to some African nations, a dipl

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry said Tuesday that it is trying to confirm the whereabouts of two nationals who recently vanished while traveling near the border between China and North Korea, spawning speculations that they mig

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Some 519 companies listed on South Korea's main stock exchange posted double-digit growth in first-quarter net profit, but that has only been possible because of the weak won and declining oil prices, the Korea Exchange (KRX)

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Renault Samsung Motors Co., the local unit of French auto firm Renault S.A., will develop a 1-ton electric light commercial vehicle, a company official said Tuesday, in the latest move to jostle for a position in South Korea's