Новости за 27.11.2017

(ATTN: ADDS S. Korean foreign ministry's comments in paras 8-9, caption) SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- Russia is ready to cooperate with South Korea to peacefully resolve regional issues involving North Korea, Russia's top envoy on North Korean nuclear i

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Kang Jung-ho has been released by his Dominican Winter League club, sources said Monday, casting another cloud over his once-promising career marred by a drunk driving conviction. Sources clos

ULSAN, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean veteran midfielder Yeom Ki-hun said Monday he still has hopes of playing with younger teammates at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with an upcoming regional tournament to serve as a chance to prove his skills. At 34

ULSAN, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean veteran midfielder Yeom Ki-hun said Monday he still has hopes of playing with younger teammates at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with an upcoming regional tournament to serve as a chance to prove his skills. At 3

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- The ICT ministry said Monday that it will construct models to predict how the fourth industrial revolution would change software jobs in the future. The Ministry of Science and ICT said the revolution is radically shiftin

ULSAN, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean striker Kim Shin-wook said Monday he is ready to show his own colors at the upcoming regional tournament to prove himself as a worthy attacking partner to Son Heung-min on the national team. Kim is one of 24

ULSAN, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea national football coach Shin Tae-yong said Monday his team will try to find ways to attack without their talisman Son Heung-min at the upcoming regional tournament. Shin called up 24 players for the East Asian

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- With the clock ticking down until next year's Winter Olympic Games at home, South Korean curlers remained unsure on Monday just where they'd be training after the turn of the month. The South Korean men's

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign minister on Monday dismissed Chinese media's call to restrict the operations of a U.S. missile defense system here as part of efforts to settle a yearlong bilateral feud over the deployment. Kang Kyu

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- Russia is ready to cooperate with South Korea to peacefully resolve regional issues involving North Korea, Russia's top envoy on North Korean nuclear issues said Monday during a meeting with his South Korean counterpart.

GENEVA, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- Korean composer Choi Jae-hyuck won this year's Composition Prize of the Geneva International Music Competition, the organizer said Sunday, local time. The 22-year-old musician brought home the honor with Nocturne III for

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean women's national football team players said Monday they will be ready to win an upcoming regional tournament even though some key members are missing. South Korea, led by head coach Yoon Duk-yeo, will compet

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- A group of South Korean scientists has developed a remote ultrasound diagnostic system that could allow doctors to diagnose patients from far away, a local institute said Monday. The team, led by Seo Joon-ho of the Korea

SEJONG, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government said Monday it has captured three Chinese boats for fishing in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in waters off Jeju Island in violation of local regulations. The Ministry of Fisheries and Oc

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- On the verge of entering his 30s, Jun. K of boy band 2PM returned Monday with a new solo album that reflects on his 20s full of extravagance and growing pains. "It was a time of both flamboyance and pain. I was always on

MUNGYEONG, South Korea, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- Traditional Korean paper known as "hanji" from the South Korean city of Mungyeong was introduced at an academic conference of some 60 European paper specialists at the Louvre Museum in Paris last week, a city

(ATTN: ADDS bond prices at bottom) SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended lower Monday as foreigners remained net sellers for a third straight session. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock

(ATTN: RECASTS lead para; ADDS details in last 4 paras) SEJONG, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister said Monday the government plans to cope "firmly" with the Korean currency's rise against the U.S. dollar, but any intervention will com

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification minister on Monday called for the restoration of suspended inter-Korean communication channels to prevent accidental military conflicts along the tense border. Cho Myoung-gyon raised the need to

(ATTN: UPDATES with minister's apology in last 3 paras) By Lee Chi-dong PANMUNJOM, Korea, Nov. 27 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo on Monday visited the Joint Security Area (JSA) of the Panmunjom truce villag

SUWON, South Korea, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- Former San Francisco Giants infielder Hwang Jae-gyun on Monday vowed to bring his new South Korean club out of the league cellar in the new season. Hwang was formally introduced as a new member of the KT Wiz

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- The host of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games is stepping up efforts to ease accommodation concerns to attract more visitors to the sports event, the provincial government said Monday. The PyeongChang

(ATTN: CLARIFIES lead) SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Monday they questioned an opposition lawmaker over allegations that he took part in helping the former Park Geun-hye government conduct an illegal election survey using the state spy

(ATTN: UPDATES with controversy over minister's remarks, other details in paras 8-12, last 3 paras) By Lee Chi-dong PANMUNJOM, Korea, Nov. 27 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo on Monday visited the Joint Secur

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended lower Monday as foreigners remained net sellers for a third straight session. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) declined 36.52 p