Новости за 07.03.2017

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- Tasked with keeping South Korea's hopes alive in the World Baseball Classic (WBC), starter Woo Kyu-min instead faltered under the pressure against the Netherlands, giving up three runs on six hits, including a

SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. emerged as the world's 16th-largest company in terms of market capitalization, data showed Tuesday. According to the data compiled by Korea Exchange, Samsung's combined market cap was estimated at

SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- A lawmaker on Tuesday cautioned against some South Koreans' sympathy for the murdered half brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, recalling that he was a bad guy who killed a child for misbehaving. "There are peopl

(ATTN: ADDS details in para 4) SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- Seoul prosecutors arrested a man last month on charges of orchestrating the recording of a lurid video involving Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Kun-hee, officials said Tuesday. In Jul

SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Tuesday called on a visiting Saudi Arabian minister to work together to expand economic cooperation that has been focused mostly on the construction sector.

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in para 4-5) SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- A former interim leader of the main opposition Democratic Party said Tuesday he will leave the party this week, in an apparent bid to form an alliance of centrist politicians to chall

SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- Seoul prosecutors have arrested a man on charges of orchestrating the recording of a lurid video involving Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Kun-hee, officials said Tuesday. In July 2016, Newstapa, an online news out

(ATTN: CLARIFIES para 2) BUSAN, March 7 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Tuesday wrapped up their investigation into a political corruption scandal involving a major construction project in the southern port city of Busan, indicting a total of 24 suspects i

(ATTN: UPDATES with more comments in last 3 paras) BEIJING/SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- China on Tuesday threatened counteractions against South Korea and the U.S.' deployment of the high-tech defense system THAAD which started this week. Earlier i

BUSAN, March 7 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Tuesday wrapped up their investigation into a political corruption scandal involving a major construction project in the southern port city of Busan, indicting a total of 24 suspects including a former presiden

SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Seoul National University on preserving thousands of old books. The Bank of Korea said it plans to begin moving 2,423 books to

SEJONG, March 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run energy resource companies will move forward with their restructuring efforts this year as part of the government-led plan to streamline operations in the midst of low global oil prices, the commerce m

SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. missile defense system being deployed here is expected to enhance the capabilities of Seoul and Washington to counter Pyongyang's escalating missile threats, though it may not be a panacea, officials and experts here s

BEIJING/SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- China on Tuesday threatened counteractions against South Korea and the U.S.' deployment of the high-tech defense system THAAD which started this week. Earlier in the day, South Korea's Ministry of National Defens

SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- The deployment of the high-tech U.S. missile defense system in South Korea would be a prelude to a major geopolitical shakeup in Northeast Asia, which would pit an enhanced miliary cooperation among Seoul, Washington and Toky

(ATTN: REWRITES lead; ADDS more info throughout) SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Tuesday it launched four ballistic missiles in an exercise targeting U.S. military bases in Japan, vowing to bolster its missile capabilities in terms of quan

SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye's lawyers urged the Constitutional Court Tuesday to ignore investigation results implicating her in bribery and other misdeeds, saying they should not affect its review of her impeachment. The lawy

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will be without its regular catcher and shortstop in a crucial World Baseball Classic (WBC) game against the Netherlands on Tuesday. Manager Kim In-sik said catcher Yang Eui-ji will not start be

SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- Mnet, South Korea's cable music channel owned by CJ E&M, has decided against producing and airing its flagship singing audition show "Superstar K" this year, according to the company Tuesday. "There is no 'Superstar K' in

SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- The early start of the installation of a U.S. missile defense system in South Korea will deepen a diplomatic crisis between Seoul and Beijing, further complicating coordinated efforts to curb the North Korea's nuclear ambitio

SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- Shinhan Bank will pursue mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Asia to secure new growth engines, the lender's new chief executive said Tuesday. "We will explore M&A opportunities in the region if banks with growth potential

By Chang Dong-woo, Kim Ki-hoon SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- GFriend, a South Korean idol group, on Tuesday stressed the importance of taking on new challenges, as the team tried out a new look and feel through its fourth EP album "The Awakening." "Of

(ATTN: CORRECTS exhibition period in 2nd para) By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- When you visit a gallery, you probably expect to feel relaxed and inspired while enjoying beautiful pieces of art, not frowning at some repulsive, haunting images

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- The Netherlands will be up to the challenge when facing an unfamiliar South Korean pitcher in its first World Baseball Classic (WBC) game Tuesday, the Dutch manager said. Hours before the Netherlands was to f

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- Israel finds itself in the driver's seat after two consecutive victories in the first round of the World Baseball Classic (WBC), but its manager Jerry Weinstein said Tuesday he's not celebrating anything just ye