Новости за 01.07.2016

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Friday that the recent visit by a ranking Cuban official to North Korea and his meeting with the country's leader Kim Jong-un does not have any bearing on the ongoing efforts underway to improve ties between S

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 6 paras; ADDS photo) SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has voiced his "willingness" to develop relations between Pyongyang and Beijing in his message to Chinese President Xi Jinping, the No

By Chung Joo-won SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy band BigBang will hold an autobiographical exhibition in Seoul as the third celebratory event for its 10th anniversary, its management agency said Friday. Dubbed "BigBang10 the Exhibition

MOSCOW, July 1 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean director received the top honor for documentary films at this year's Moscow International Film Festival that closed on Thursday. "Mrs. B, A North Korean Woman" by director Yun Jero won the best documentary

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has voiced his "willingness" to develop relations between Pyongyang and Beijing in his message to Chinese President Xi Jinping, the North's state media said Friday. The North's leader delive

By Koh Byung-joon and Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Iran is "completely" complying with the latest resolution that the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) adopted in the wake of North Korea's nuclear and long-range missile tests earlier this year, Ira

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Choo Shin-soo of the Texas Rangers hit a leadoff home run in a loss to the New York Yankees. The South Korean right-fielder started the game at Yankee Stadium on Thursday (local time) with a homer off Michael Pineda, but i

A line that's too hard In the Supreme People’s Assembly on Wednesday, North Korea crowned its leader Kim Jong-un as head of the newly-established State Affairs Commission. The decision testifies to the finalization of a power structure for Kim’s r

NEW YORK, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean U.N. Ambassador Oh Joon called Thursday for stringent implementation of U.N. Security Council sanctions on North Korea, saying making its nuclear weapons development more difficult and costly is the only way t

(ATTN: ADDS details, background) By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, June 30 (Yonhap) -- The United States designated North Korea as one of the world's worst countries for human trafficking for the 14th straight year on Thursday, saying the communist natio

WASHINGTON, June 30 (Yonhap) -- The United States designated North Korea as one of the world's worst countries for human trafficking for the 14th straight year on Thursday, saying the communist nation subjects its people to forced labor at home and abr

(ATTN: ADDS details, photos) SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Former major league pitcher Michael Bowden threw a no-hitter in the top South Korean league Thursday. The right-hander for the Doosan Bears tossed the 13th no-hitter in the Korea Baseball Org

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Former major league pitcher Michael Bowden threw a no-hitter in the top South Korean league Thursday. The right-hander for the Doosan Bears tossed the 13th no-hitter in the Korea Baseball Organization's 34-year history, s

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- A former major leaguer playing in the top South Korean league has failed a doping test. The Lotte Giants in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced Thursday outfielder Jim Adduci tested positive for