Новости за 18.02.2017

(ATTN: RECAST headline, lead; ADDS details throughout) SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign minister met Russian and Chinese counterparts on Saturday on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference amid the controversy over the deployme

(ATTN: UPDATES para 4-6) KUALA LUMPUR/SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Malaysian police said Saturday they have arrested a North Korean man in connection with the recent killing of the North Korean leader's half brother amid a diplomatic feud between Malay

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Top diplomats of South Korea and Russia held bilateral talks on Saturday on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference amid the controversy over the deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system on the Korean Pen

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- China's commerce ministry said Saturday it will suspend the import of North Korean coal, apparently in response to the latest provocations made by Pyongyang. Beijing's Ministry of Commerce said the decision, which comes i

By Yoo Jee-ho SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- After being on the losing end of too many losses to count, South Korean women's hockey goalie Shin So-jung finally enjoyed an Asian Winter Games victory on Saturday. South Korea demolished Thailand

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's luge tandem Park Jin-yong and Cho Jung-myung finished 20th at an International Luge Federation (FIL) competition here on Saturday. Park and Cho had a combined time of 1 minute, 35.851 seco

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Chinese's foreign ministry said Saturday its minister, currently attending the Munich Security Conference, expressed hopes for the resumption of the six-party talks on North Korean issues. According to the ministry, Chine

By Joo Kyung-don GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's pairs figure skating teams said Saturday that an International Skating Union (ISU) competition on home ice was a big learning experience that could take them to the next level.

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean idol group BTS (Bangtan Boys) said Saturday it wants to make bigger strides and splash onto the "Billboard Hot 100" chart in the United States with their latest song "Spring Day." "My personal goal this year

By Yoo Jee-ho SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea blew out Thailand 20-0 to open the women's hockey tournament at the Asian Winter Games here Saturday, a victory that the team's coach said was "a stepping stone" before it takes on the comp

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments, photo) By Yoo Jee-ho SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea notched a historic women's hockey victory with a 20-0 rout over Thailand at the Asian Winter Games here Saturday. Captain Park Jong-ah scored Sout

(ATTN: ADDS para 4-5) KUALA LUMPUR/SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Malaysian police said Saturday they have arrested a North Korean man in connection with the recent killing of the North Korean leader's half brother amid a diplomatic feud between Malaysia

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry said Saturday it strongly denounces the latest terrorist attack in Iraq which claimed around 50 lives and injured some 60 victims. Through the statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said

(ATTN: ADDS comments, photo) By Joo Kyung-don GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Chinese figure skating tandem Sui Wenjing and Han Cong defended their pairs skating title at an International Skating Union (ISU) competition here on Saturday.

By Yoo Jee-ho SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea notched a historic women's hockey victory with a 20-0 rout over Thailand at the Asian Winter Games here Saturday. Captain Park Jong-ah scored South Korea's first three goals as part of

By Joo Kyung-don GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Chinese figure skating tandem Sui Wenjing and Han Cong defended their pairs skating title at an International Skating Union (ISU) competition here on Saturday. Sui and Han had a total se

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- The average daily use of a 100,000 won (US$86) bank check in South Korea fell to a record low last year due to increased usage of credit and mobile cards and the highest denomination of currency, central bank data showed Satu

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout with details) KUALA LUMPUR/SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Malaysian police said Saturday they have arrested a North Korean man in connection with the recent killing of the North Korean leader's half brother amid a diplomatic feu

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Veteran French freestyle skier Marie Martinod won the women's halfpipe title at an International Ski Federation (FIS) competition here on Saturday. Martinod, the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, scored 91.

(ATTN: ADDS photo) SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korean athletes competing at the Asian Winter Games here in Japan received a welcome ceremony on Saturday. A day after landing in Sapporo for the continental competition, the delegation

(ATTN: ADDS photos) By Yoo Jee-ho SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean short track speed skaters had their first on-ice training here Saturday before the Asian Winter Games. The team has been allotted just 70 minutes of ice time at Ma

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra has expressed thanks to employees of Ssangyong Motor Co. for the first business turnaround in nearly a decade. Mahindra tweeted on Thursday, "Congratulations SsangYong & Kamsahamnida

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of Samsung currently under arrest, was questioned by special prosecutors on Saturday over bribery allegations surrounding an influence-peddling scandal involving President Park Geun-hye.

By Joo Kyung-don GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean figure skater Kim Na-hyun on Saturday withdrew from an International Skating Union (ISU) competition with an injury. The ISU announced Kim has withdrawn from the women's fre

(ATTN: REWRITES headline, lead; UPDATES with news report on second autopsy, Malaysian police chief comments, new details of fourth suspect in paras throughout) KUALA LUMPUR/SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Malaysia police performed a second autopsy on the