Новости за 05.05.2017

(ATTN: ADDS more info, comments from NEC and analysts) SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- A record number of South Koreans have taken part in two-day early voting until Friday, attesting to heightened voter attention to the presidential election which comes in

MOKPO, South Korea, May 5 (Yonhap) -- A diver has found a bone fragment believed to be from a human's shin near the site of a deadly ferry sinking, officials said Friday. The 34-centimeter bone was found on the country's southwestern coast near Jin

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details and background) SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea threatened Friday to launch an anti-terrorist attack against the intelligence agencies of South Korea and the United States as it accused them of plotting to kill No

(ATTN: UPDATES figures) SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- A record number of South Koreans have taken part in two-day early voting until Friday, attesting to heightened voter attention to the presidential election which comes in the wake of the ouster of a cor

SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea threatened Friday to launch an anti-terrorist attack against the intelligence agencies of South Korea and the United States as it accused them of plotting to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. North Korea's M

SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean parties bickered Friday over a cancelled news report that the maritime affairs ministry timed the recovery of the sunken ferry Sewol just before the presidential election to help front-runner Moon Jae-in. The g

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(ATTN: ADDS Chinese finance minister's absence at trilateral meeting in paras 8-11) YOKOHAMA, Japan, May 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, Japan and China vowed on Friday to fight against "all forms of protectionism" amid growing concerns of U.S. President

(ATTN: UPDATES figures in 2nd, 4th paras) SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- A record number of South Koreans have taken part in early voting in the presidential election, attesting to high voter attention, the election management office said Friday. As of

SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- The United States' latest drive to tighten sanctions against North Korea, heaps pressure on China to consider whether to use its last-resort punitive action, namely an oil embargo, to rein in the unruly ally, experts said Frida

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 3-6) SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- Police in Seoul on Friday began an investigation of a man suspected of sexually harassing the daughter of center-right presidential candidate Yoo Seong-min. Investigators questio

SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- The combined sales of security firms in South Korea rose 8.9 percent on-year to 8.95 trillion won (US$7.87 billion) last year, government data showed Friday. South Korea's market for security services is also expected to g

(ATTN: ADDS meeting between South Korea, Singapore ministers in last 2 paras, photo) YOKOHAMA, Japan, May 5 (Yonhap) -- Chief financial policymakers of South Korea, Japan and China have vowed to fight against "all forms of protectionism" amid growing

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 2 paras) SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Group is facing huge losses as its outlets in China have remained closed for about two months over Beijing's apparent retaliation against the deployment of an advanced U.S. missile de

(ATTN: UPDATES figures in 2nd, 4th paras) SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- A record number of South Koreans have taken part in early voting in the presidential election, attesting to high voter attention, the election management office said Friday. As of

SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- Police in Seoul said Friday they began an investigation into a man suspected of sexually harassing the daughter of center-right presidential candidate Yoo Seong-min. Investigators questioned the 30-year-old man who posed su

(ATTN: UPDATES figures in 2nd para) SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- A record number of South Koreans have taken part in early voting in the presidential election, attesting to high voter attention, the election management office said Friday. As of noon,

SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Group is facing huge losses as its outlets in China have remained closed for about two months over Beijing's apparent retaliation against the deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system in South Korea, according

SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea successfully launched its fourth telecommunications satellite Friday that will provide enhanced broadcasting and communications services, the ICT ministry said. The commercial satellite, named the Mugunghwa-7, l

(ATTN: REWRITES dateline, para 2; ADDS reaction from S. Korea's foreign ministry in last 3 paras) By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON/SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to pass legislation significantly tightenin

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with latest info throughout) SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's coal exports sharply declined in March compared with the amounts tallied for the previous two months, a U.N. website showed Friday, as the globa

YOKOHAMA, Japan, May 5 (Yonhap) -- Chief financial policymakers of South Korea, Japan and China have vowed to fight against "all forms of protectionism" amid growing concerns of U.S. President Donald Trump's protectionist policies. Finance ministe

SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's leader has visited military detachments on two islets off the southwest front, saying that the country is considering a plan to strike South Korea, Pyongyang's state media said Friday. Kim Jong-un inspected th

SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- A record number of South Koreans have taken part in early voting in the presidential election, attesting to high voter attention, the election management office said Friday. As of 9 a.m., 5.58 million people, or 13.15 perc

SEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- No countries have notified the United Nations of coal imports from North Korea in March by the deadline set by the global body to keep tabs on the major source of money for Pyongyang, a U.N. sanctions committee website showed F