Новости за 04.05.2017

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SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean singer-rapper Psy's agency unveiled a teaser image of his upcoming new album on Thursday. The image uploaded on YG Entertainment's official blog showed that his eighth full-length album will feature 10 songs i

(ATTN: UPDATES with Ahn's remarks to reporters in paras 8, 10-13; ADDS photo) SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Centrist presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo Thursday promised to open his administration to two rival contenders if elected next week. In a Fa

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial authorities said Thursday they have approved Mirae Asset Life Insurance Co.'s acquisition of PCA Life Insurance Co., the local unit of Britain's largest insurer Prudential Plc. The Financial Services

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Marine Corps commander inspected front-line troops near the tense maritime border Thursday and stressed any provocations by North Korea will be met with bold retaliations. "Commander, Lt. Gen. Jun Jin-goo made

SEJONG, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Finance ministers and central bank governors of South Korea, China and Japan will hold talks to coordinate policies and strengthen cooperation in the emergence of trade protectionism, Seoul's finance ministry said Thursday.

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; ADDS more details in paras 9-12) SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry said Thursday that it was rare for North Korea to directly criticize China, one day after Pyongyang claimed that Beijing is undermini

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- A special policy committee of the Democratic Party on Thursday promised to form a national unity government if it wins the upcoming presidential election, pledging to hire and promote people based on ability instead of party af

By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, May 4 (Yonahp) -- With the presidential election five days away, South Koreans are yearning for an upright, competent and responsive leader capable of navigating the country through daunting economic and security challenges and

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Celltrion Inc., a South Korean bio-pharmaceutical firm, said Thursday that the sales for its biosimilar, Remsima, topped US$17 million in the United States during the first quarter of this year. The company said sales of th

The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ---------------- (2nd LD) Early voting for presidential election begins at 3,500 polling stations SEOUL -- Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Kim Won-soo, a South Korean career diplomat and former under-secretary general at the United Nations, is running for the top position of a global body against chemical weapons, officials said Thursday. Kim has joined the ra

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football powerhouse Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors will try to regain control of the domestic league this weekend with a rebound from stunning defeats. Jeonbuk have been one of the elite clubs in the top-tier K League

SEJONG, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's online sales continued their upbeat mode to reach a fresh record high in March amid recovering consumer sentiment, government data showed Thursday. Total online transactions reached 6.33 trillion won (US$5.58

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry said Thursday that it was rare for North Korea to directly criticize China, one day after Pyongyang claimed that Beijing is undermining their ties by implementing sanctions. North Korea's

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Centrist presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo Thursday promised to open his administration to two rival contenders if elected next week. In a Facebook post, Ahn of the center-left People's Party declared he would seek the p

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Several heads of South Korea's family-controlled conglomerates have taken advantage of a legal loophole to avoid disclosing their pay, data showed Thursday. Under existing rules, firms are required to disclose the annual sa

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest voter turnout rate in 2nd para; UPDATES with additional information in paras 8-13; RESTRUCTURES; REPLACES photos) SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans cast their ballots Thursday in advance voting

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Thursday instructed top military and diplomatic officials to maintain a thorough defense posture during the election period. During a regular meeting of min

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Sim Sang-jeung, the presidential candidate of the progressive Justice Party, pledged Thursday to overhaul the bilateral alliance with the United States if elected in the poll next week. Sim made the remark during a forum at

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Yonhap News Agency's news-sharing platform for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics has received a favorable response at a meeting of leading Asia-Pacific news agencies in Beirut. South Korea's key news wire service present

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- "Saimdang, Memoir of Colors," an anticipated high-budget TV series that has yielded weaker-than-expected results, has managed to earn a net profit thanks to strong performance overseas, according to the its production company T

(ATTN: RECASTS lead paras; UPDATES with additional information in paras 2-3, 11-12; REPLACES photos; RESTRUCTURES) SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans cast their ballots Thursday in advance voting for the presidential elect

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Cuban leader Raul Castro Ruz has voiced solidarity with North Korea in their joint front against the United States, Pyongyang's state media said Thursday. The president of the Council of State of Cuba made the remark Monday

SEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Thursday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain (