Новости за 02.06.2017

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more comments, details) By Lee Chi-dong SINGAPORE, June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo said Friday he will clarify the new government's position on the issue of deploying THAAD in talks here wit

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign minister-designate said Friday that the victims should be at the center of any efforts to resolve the long-running dispute over Japan's wartime sexual slavery of Korean women. Kang Kyung-wha made the

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended slightly higher Friday as foreign investors scooped up large-cap stocks. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon visited a number of political elders Friday as part of a series of courtesy calls marking the start of his term. Lee, a former provincial governor and lawmaker, took office Wednesday after the Na

[https://youtu.be/HfxQFYJeJOY] SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean heartthrob Kim Soo-hyun's new action film "Real" had a special public showcase at a Seoul university on May 31. The movie about enormous secrets and conspiracies of two men

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ------------------ (2nd LD) S. Korea OKs additional civilian exchanges with N. Korea SEOUL -- South Korea's government on Friday approved an additi

(ATTN: ADDS more background in paras 5,6,12) SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's government on Friday approved an additional eight requests by local aid providers and religious groups to have contact with North Koreans over inter-Korean exchanges.

SINGAPORE, June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo said Friday he will deliver the new South Korean government's position on the issue of deploying the THAAD missile defense system in talks here with U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim M

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with new remarks, details; ADDS photo) SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- Fair Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman-designate Kim Sang-jo was grilled over his policy orientations and ethical qualifications during a

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- K-pop group Cosmic Girls, also known as WJSN, will release its first full-length album next week, according to its agency Friday. The album, titled "Happy Moment," will come out on June 7, Starship Entertainment said.

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- Nearly 4 in 10 employed South Koreans in their late 30s and 60s are interested in second jobs after retirement or are currently making preparations to that end, a poll said Friday. According to the survey of 1,213 people a

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- Sales of high-performance vehicles are on the rise in South Korea amid growing demand by consumers who want more from the cars they drive every day, industry sources said Friday. The number of performance cars sold here f

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended slightly higher Friday as foreign investors scooped up large-cap stocks. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 27.11 points, o

POSCO DAEWOO 24,250 UP 150 CJ CheilJedang 384,000 UP 3,000 DongwonF&B 258,500 DN 1,000 KEPCO KPS 53,500 DN 100 LGH&H 1,002,000 UP 7,000 LGCHEM 294,000 DN 9,000 KEPCO

UNID 48,850 DN 500 Hanchem 73,700 DN 1,500 DWS 54,700 DN 900 KumhoPetrochem 76,400 DN 900 LG Innotek 135,500 UP 4,000 KEPCO 43,450 DN 550 Samsung

DongkukStlMill 12,200 DN 100 SBC 28,900 UP 850 Hyundai M&F INS 39,400 UP 1,300 TONGYANG 2,435 DN 35 Daesang 28,200 UP 250 SKNetworks 7,180 DN 80 Woori B

Nongshim 353,000 DN 1,000 SGBC 38,550 UP 550 ChokwangLeat 40,100 DN 50 HansolTechnics 15,950 DN 150 Hyosung 166,000 DN 500 LotteConf 217,000 0 SAMKWAN

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- Friday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange. Yuhan 246,000 UP 500 SLCORP 20,250 DN 50 CJ korea express 199,500 UP 7,500 HITEJIN

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- The nation's top court has confirmed the designation of a nonprofit subsidiary of a law firm as the guardian of the founder of the country's retail giant Lotte Group, legal sources said Friday. The Supreme Court on Thursda

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(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with S. Korean minister's arrival; CHANGES headline) By Lee Chi-dong SINGAPORE June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo arrived in Singapore on Friday to attend a regional forum on North Korea's threats a

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(ATTN: UPDATES with Chinese police's press conference; ADDS photo) BEIJING, June 2 (Yonhap) -- The Chinese government on Friday called a bus fire last month that killed 10 South Korean children in China an act of arson, the South Korean Embassy in Bei

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with additional details in paras 2-8; ADDS photo) SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) --President Moon Jae-in asked former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for advice on foreign and security policies in a meeting Friday, th