Новости за 24.06.2016

By Park Boram SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- After more than 60 years, Seymour Bernstein said he still cries when leafing through diaries he kept during his military service in the 1950-53 Korean War, revisiting the memory of wartime horrors he witnessed

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state arms procurement agency said Friday that it inked a deal with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. to conduct exploratory development work for next-generation destroyers for the Navy. The deal worth 18.1 billi

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with party-gov't emergency meeting in paras 1-8) SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- The government and ruling Saenuri Party said Friday that they will not consider revising an economic growth outlook downwards or expandi

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ---------------- (2nd LD) S. Korea going all-out to stem Brexit fallout SEOUL -- South Korea on Friday said it will use all means to stabilize the

(ATTN: UPDATES with foreign minister's remarks in last 7 paras; RECASTS quote in 4th para; ADDS photo) SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will use sanctions against North Korea until they succeed in discouraging Pyongyang's development of nuclear

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has been diverting U.N. food aid for its infants to other uses, a group of defectors from the communist state claimed Friday, stressing the need for stronger oversight over the humanitarian aid program. The No

By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial market reeled on Friday from the unexpected result from Britain's historic vote to quit the European Union, prompting policy makers and financial authorities to come up with measures t

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band INFINITE will hold a series of summer concerts at home and in Japan in August, its agency said Friday. The seven-member act will kick off the third round of its brand concert series, dubbed "That Sum

By Kim Boram SEJONG, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will likely be roiled by financial turmoil sparked by Brexit in the short term but soon regain stability in the long term, analysts here said Friday. The global financial market has been rattled

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout with reaction in business community; CHANGES headline) By Kim Kwang-tae SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's business community voiced concerns Friday about uncertainty following Britain's exit from the European Union as

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ruling and opposition parties said Friday the government must come up with a plan to minimize fallout from Britain's decision to leave the European Union. "The exit of Britain from the European Union is expe

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; ADDS another analyst's comment in 6th para and details throughout) By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares fell by more than 3 percent Friday, the biggest daily loss in over four years, with its curr

INCHEON, June 24 (Yonhap) -- The captain of a Chinese fishing boat was arrested on Friday over allegedly operating near the inter-Korean maritime border and using an illegal drug, the South Korean Coast Guard said. Coast guard officers found metham

(ATTN: UPDATES with ministry official's remarks in last para) SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will consider a bilateral free trade deal with Britain in response to its exit from the European Union, Seoul's top diplomat said Friday. Foreign Mi

SEJONG, June 24 (Yonhap) -- The Chinese market for direct trading of the South Korean won and Chinese yuan will be launched next week, the finance minister here said Friday. The won-yuan direct trading market will start operation in Shanghai on Mon

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 8-13; ADDS photo) By Park Boram SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's latest test of its Musudan mid-range missile indicates that the country is capable of firing a missile with a range of 3,500 kilometers, Sou

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(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 7 paras) SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- The advanced U.S. missile defense system THAAD is believed to be capable of intercepting North Korea's intermediate-range ballistic missiles if it is deployed in South Korea, Seoul's de

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will consider a bilateral free trade deal with Britain in response to its exit from the European Union, Seoul's top diplomat said Friday. Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se told lawmakers during a session of the pa

(ATTN: CHANGES headlines, lead; ADDS FSC chairman's comments in paras 5-6) SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares fell by more than 3 percent Friday, the biggest daily loss of the year, with its currency sinking by the most in five years to t

By Kim Deok-hyun BEIJING, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho on Friday said Seoul will "swiftly and firmly" take measures to deal with volatility in financial markets if necessary as Britain voted to leave the European Union.

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, ADDS more info throughout) SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday said it will use all means to stabilize the local financial market following the unexpected result of the historic British referendum to leave the Eur

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean trot singer Hong Jin-young will cover a hit Chinese song from the 1970s, the singer's agency said Friday. The 30-year-old diva will sing "The Moon Represents My Heart," a mellow ballad by Taiwanese singer Ter

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- More than 70 percent of South Korean companies in Britain said its exit from the European Union will hurt their businesses, a survey showed Friday. The survey on 31 South Korean firms in Britain by the Korea Trade-Investm

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