Новости за 17.11.2017

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead to highlight the Chinese envoy's arrival in North Korea; UPDATES with more details, minor changes throughout) BEIJING/SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- A special envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in North Korea Frida

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean delegation led by its top diplomat left for Cuba Friday, the North's state media reported, in an apparent search of an ally amid international sanctions further isolating the communist North. "A DPRK govern

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks in New York; CHANGES dateline) NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's ruling party leader appealed to the United States Thursday to ease its pressure on Seoul to amend their bilateral free trade agreement.

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) - U.S. Department of Commerce said Friday it issued preliminary anti-dumping duties on cold-drawn mechanical tubing from South Korea and five other nations, claiming cheap imports were hurting local companies. In a statement

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and China have reached a deal on their annual fisheries agreement that will set their fishing quota in each other's exclusive waters, the Seoul government said Friday. The agreement was reached at the 17th rou

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Like other tough-as-nails athletes, South Korean short track speed skater Kim A-lang wears her battle scar proudly. And that scar isn't in a place you'd expect to see on a speed skater, such as the knees, ankles or back.

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Former South Korean handball player Hong Jeong-ho has won a seat on the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) Athlete Committee, the sports ministry here said Friday. The appointment was made at the anti-doping regulator's bo

By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The United Nations Command (UNC) said Friday it's conducting a "thorough investigation" into the recent use of firearms by North Korean soldiers at the truce village of Panmunjom but many are skeptical about

(ATTN: UPDATES with relay results in paras 7-12) By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stars moved on to the next stage with relative ease at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Cup Short Track Speed Skating on home ice Friday

(ATTN: CHANGES slug, article to correct that Jun's resignation is yet to be official) SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors will question Jun Byung-hun, the senior presidential secretary for political affairs, on Monday as a suspect in a bribery cas

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Artist Jun Myung-ja never forgets the night when she first witnessed the natural wonder of an aurora in Iceland in 1995. She felt as if God gave her a new sense of purpose in life. "I felt like God opened

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Woori Bank, South Korea's No. 3 retail lender, said Friday it will announce candidates for the bank's new chief executive job next week, without publicly taking applications for the post. The decision to skip receiving a

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed slightly lower Friday as institutions and retail investors dumped local stocks offsetting a buying spree by foreign traders. The South Korean won extended its ral

Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP) 1-year TB 1.800 1.804 -0.4 3-year TB 2.174 2.171 +0.3 10-year TB 2.569 2.564 +0.5 2-ye

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Former Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Pascal Lamy expressed concerns over increased threats posed by the United States' protectionism. He said the U.S. is also attempting to disturb the WTO's trade dis

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed slightly lower Friday as institutions and retail investors dumped local stocks offsetting a buying spree by foreign traders. The South Korean won extended its rally against the U.S. dollar. The

LGCHEM 408,500 UP 3,000 KEPCO E&C 17,800 DN 300 HYUNDAIHOMESHOP 124,000 DN 2,000 HALLA HOLDINGS 65,800 DN 300 HYUNDAI ROTEM 19,250 DN 100 LGELECTRONICS 92,600 UP 400 Huchems

HyundaiElev 54,800 DN 900 Hanon Systems 13,100 DN 200 SK 300,000 UP 3,000 DAEKYO 8,060 DN 20 GKL 31,600 DN 1,700 Handsome 29,700 DN 150 COWAY

LotteFood 568,000 DN 3,000 NEXENTIRE 12,100 0 CHONGKUNDANG 132,500 DN 4,000 KCC 394,500 DN 9,000 HankookShellOil 397,000 UP 500 KwangdongPharm 8,810 DN 180 DongahT

DOOSAN 127,000 DN 500 DaelimInd 82,600 DN 100 HANKOOK TIRE WORLDWI DE18950 DN200 KiaMtr 33,850 DN 350 SBC 30,800 DN 300 Hyundai M&F INS 44,150 UP 150

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Friday's closing prices (KRW) of KOSPI 200 stocks traded on the main Korea Stock Exchange. Woori Bank 15,850 DN 550 HANAFINANCIALGR 46,300 DN 1,300 Kyungbang 14,000 DN 200 SAMYANGH

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details and background throughout) SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Friday they raided the main headquarters of South Korean conglomerate Hyosung Group in western Seoul over alleged management of secret funds.

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SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports reached the annual US$500 billion mark at the fastest pace ever this year, thanks mainly to strong sales in memory chips and petrochemical products, the trade ministry said Friday. The total shipment