Новости за 10.12.2017

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more details, information, minor changes throughout; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in has sent his chief of staff as a special envoy to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional information, more background, reports of English version of Rodong Sinmun commentary, minor changes throughout) SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea lashed out at the United States on Sunday over the possible use of a

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- K-pop sensation BTS said Sunday it hopes to conquer the main album chart of U.S. music publication Billboard following its recent explosive breakthrough in the U.S. music scene. "The remix version of 'Mic Drop' reached 28

(ATTN: CHANGES slug; UPDATES with additional information, more background in paras 4-8) SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will add 20 North Korean organizations and 12 individuals to its sanctions blacklist, as part of its ongoing efforts to cut

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in's chief of staff has been sent to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Lebanon as a special envoy, the Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday. Im Jong-seok is scheduled to pay visits to Mohammed bin Za

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will strengthen oversight of local financial groups as part of its effort to better check the sector, the state regulator said Sunday. The Financial Services Commission (FSC) said it will set a so-called finan

(ATTN: REWRITES headline, lead; UPDATES with details at bottom) SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has announced an additional 20 North Korean firms and 12 individuals on its blacklist as part of its latest unilateral sanctions aimed at squeezing

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of doctors on Sunday staged a rally against the government's extended medicare programs, which they claimed will drive down their earnings. Some 30,000 doctors gathered in Seoul to protest "Moon Jae-in Care," wh

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will add 20 North Korean organizations and 12 individuals to its sanctions blacklist, as part of its ongoing efforts to cut off international funding for Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs, a senior official

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy is expected to expand 3.1 percent this year on the back of solid worldwide growth, a local think tank said Sunday. The forecast marks a 0.4 percentage-point increase from estimates made two months ea

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tallest building will display a giant light-emitting diode Olympic torch until the PyeongChang Olympic Games end in March, the organizing committee for the sporting event said Sunday. In an event held earli

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SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- Nonghyup Financial Group Inc. said Sunday it has agreed with Cambodia's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications to seek ways to make inroads into the Southeast Asian country. The agreement was reached between Kim Yong-hw

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean businesses will have to spend more than 12 trillion won (US$10.9 billion) annually in additional payments, and be compelled to train more employees if the government imposes a weekly 52-working hour limit, a repo

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Co. has developed an LTE-based autonomous driving technology as part of its ongoing effort to make a presence in the next-generation vehicle market, the company said Sunday. On top of its mainstay handset a

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- Foreign investors offloaded 2.12 trillion won (US$1.93 billion) worth of shares traded on South Korea's main bourse in the last two weeks, the Korea Exchange (KRX) said Sunday. The stock market operator said foreigners so

Dec. 11 1952 -- South Korea joins the International Civil Aviation Organization. 1969 -- A Korean Air passenger flight from the eastern city of Gangneung to Seoul with 51 people aboard is hijacked by North Koreans and forced to land in Pyo

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- The number of moviegoers in South Korea has surpassed 200 million this year, achieving the milestone for the fifth year in a row, data showed Sunday. The combined attendance figure from the start of January to Saturday st

By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- The top U.S. military commander in South Korea traveled to Washington, D.C. and New York last week for briefings on North Korea and the allies' defense posture, his aides said Sunday amid growing attention to

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will hold bilateral energy policy talks in Washington this week to expand cooperation in the decommissioning of old nuclear reactors, government sources said Sunday. The senior working le

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- Veterans can expect substantially improved benefits next year, with the budget in this sector witnessing a larger gain than other areas, according to officials Sunday. The government has earmarked 5.4 trillion won (US$4.9

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- Autos and Internet of Things (IoT) will lead growth in the semiconductor market going forward, a report by a global industry tracker said Sunday. According to IC Insights Inc., new growth engines will fuel advances in the

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tax and insurance burden jumped to 26 percent of the country's gross domestic product last year due to the aging population and expanded welfare policies. South Korea's individual tax and insurance premium

CHUNCHEON, South Korea, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- A forum will be held in a northeastern resort town this week to promote South Korea's convention and exhibition industry, the Korea National Tourism Organization (KNTO) said Sunday. The 2017 Korea MICE Al

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea lashed out at the United States on Sunday over the possible use of a naval blockade in the wake of its recent missile provocation, warning that it would consider such a move as a "declaration of war." The cond