Новости за 20.11.2017

(ATTN: COMBINES with another story slugged "China envoy-NK "; ADDS details throughout) SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- China's special envoy to Pyongyang returned to Beijing on Monday, ending his four-day visit, while it was immediately unknown whether he

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- China's special envoy to Pyongyang returned to Beijing on Monday, ending his four-day visit, while it was immediately unknown whether he met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Song Tao, the head of the International Lia

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SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's agricultural ministry said Monday it confirmed a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza (AI) in wild bird droppings in the southern part of the country. The latest discovery came a day after the AI viru

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- The North Korean soldier who was severely injured while defecting to the South last week started spontaneously breathing on his own, but still remains unconscious, officials said Monday. The soldier was shot five or six t

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- KT&G Corp. South Korea's leading cigarette maker, on Monday officially began selling its new tobacco-heating device, amid growing popularity of heat-not-burn (HNB) products in the country. The new product, dubbed lil, hea

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Duty Free, South Korea's No. 1 duty-free operator, has submitted a bid to renew its license to run a store in Seoul, authorities said Monday, amid growing hopes for a return of Chinese tourists. Lotte Duty Free appl

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- A parliamentary committee failed Monday to adopt a report on the outcome of its confirmation hearing on the venture minister nominee due to opposition parties' objections, thereby passing the decision on his fate to President

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to outpace U.S.-based Intel Corp. in terms of sales this year and emerge as the world's No. 1 chipmaker, data showed Monday. According to the data compiled by industry tracker IC Insigh

By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors head coach Choi Kang-hee said Tuesday his club's priority for the 2018 season is to win the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League. Choi, 58, won the Coach of the Year

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- Young guns in South Korean baseball said Monday they hope to build on their learning experience from a recent regional tournament. South Korea finished runner-up to Japan at the inaugural Asia Professional Baseball Champi

DAEJEON, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean science institute said Monday that it will send industrial gamma-ray computerized tomography (CT) machines to four African nations as part of its ongoing effort to support nuclear technologies in other countr

By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors midfielder Lee Jae-sung said Monday he still has to make improvements even after earning the top player honors for the 2017 K League Classic season. Lee won the MVP award at the K

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- Actor Song Joong-ki will host the 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards' Hong Kong show next month, organizers said Monday, his first public appearance after getting married. The 9th edition of MAMA, one of South Korea's largest y

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 5, 7-8) SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is conducting a rare inspection of a key military organ due to its "impure attitude" and has punished its top officials, South Korea's spy agency said Monday. During its

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will pay its final technical visit to PyeongChang this week ahead of the start of the 2018 Winter Olympics in the South Korean host city, South Korean organizers said Monday. The o

(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; ADDS Chinese foreign ministry's comment on Kang's visit in 5-6th para) SEOUL/BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top diplomat will hold a meeting with her Chinese counterpart this week to make preparations for an upcomi

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout; ADDS photo; UPDATES throughout with more info) SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is conducting a rare inspection of a key military organ due to its "impure attitude" and has punished its top officials, South Korea's spy

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has exported more than US$100 million worth of animations to American and European markets this year, the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) said Monday, in a positive sign of market expansion amid strained eco

SEJONG, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- The state tax agency has been allegedly involved in a number of abuse of power cases for political purposes in the previous conservative governments, a panel said Monday. A task force assigned to carry out sweeping refor

(ATTN: ADDS photo, comments, details from para 8) SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean national baseball team returned home from Tokyo on Monday, after the young squad finished runner-up to Japan at a new regional tournament. South Korea lost t

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday. ---------------- Ruling camp reiterates vow to establish agency probing corruption involving senior officials SEOUL -- The ruling party and the gov

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at the bottom) SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended lower Monday as institutional investors dumped major tech stocks to lock in recent gains, analysts said. The Korean won lost against the U.S. dollar. The b

(ATTN: ADDS comments in 6th para; CHANGES photo) By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) -- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors midfielder Lee Jae-sung was voted the MVP of the top South Korean professional football league Monday. The 25-year-old garnered 69

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