Новости за 28.12.2017

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- Reigning South Korean pro baseball league MVP Yang Hyeon-jong will stay with his original club for one more season after he inked a lucrative contract on Thursday. The free agent pitcher re-signed with the Kia Tigers afte

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- Pope Francis has sent a message of encouragement to the South Korean Catholic community and other activists worldwide fighting for the abolition of capital punishment, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea said Thursday.

(ATTN: UPDATES with Japan's reaction) SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday began a two-day military exercise for the defense of Dokdo, a set of rocky islets in the East Sea to which Japan lays territorial claim. "The Navy will conduc

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's largest carmaker, said it has hired an ex-Daimler Trucks official in charge of concept vehicle and a former executive of ‎Mercedes-Benz Minibus GmbH in the latest move to strengthen competitiv

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse closed higher Thursday, the last trading session of 2017, as investors sought undervalued shares amid the rosy outlook over January's market, analysts said. The local c

Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP) 1-year TB 1.877 1.883 -0.6 3-year TB 2.134 2.150 -1.6 10-year TB 2.469 2.497 -2.8 2-year

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday began a two-day military exercise for the defense of Dokdo, a set of rocky islets in the East Sea to which Japan lays territorial claim. "The Navy will conduct the regular Dokdo defense exercise ai

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP)'s reform panel on Thursday fleshed out its much-trumpeted vision of "new conservatism," as it seeks to shake off its tainted image and start anew. The panel delineated core el

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse closed higher Thursday, the last trading session of 2017, as investors sought after undervalued shares amid the rosy outlook over January's market, analysts said. The local currency rose against the U.S.

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will draw up follow-up measures on a bilateral deal reached with Japan to address long running friction over its wartime sexual slavery of Korean women "as soon as possible," the foreign ministry said Thursday.

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea men's football coach Shin Tae-yong will attend an English Premier League (EPL) match next week to see Son Heung-min, a source from the national football governing body said Thursday. Shin will watch the match

SEOUL, Dec. 28 Yonhap) -- Sanitary pads pose no health risks to women, health authorities said Thursday, disclosing the results of their inspection of all products sold on the market. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said it has examined 666 sa

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SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- With the first Winter Olympic Games in South Korea just 43 days away, Lee Hee-beom, who leads the local organizing committee, is buoyed by the expectation that his home country will be the successful host. Lee, who has be

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- With the first Winter Olympic Games in South Korea just 43 days away, Lee Hee-beom, who leads the local organizing committee, is buoyed by the expectation that his home country will be the successful host. Lee, who has b

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(ATTN: ADDS photo, response from gov't in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- Ousted former President Park Geun-hye unilaterally ordered the shutdown of an inter-Korean industrial complex last year without proper consultations or a legitimate pro

(ATTN: RECASTS to highlight recalls are voluntary) SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. and several foreign automakers will voluntarily recall nearly one million vehicles to fix faulty parts, the transport ministry said Thursday. Hyundai M

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in promised to double support for young scientists and their research projects Thursday, also vowing to nearly double government investment in independent research and development (R&D) programs. "The

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee said Thursday it will launch a fundraising campaign next month as part of its efforts to offset carbon emissions from the preparation and operation of

(ATTN: ADDS FTC chief's remarks in paras 6-8, photo) SEJONG, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea unveiled a series of measures Thursday aimed at promoting "fair" transactions between large firms and smaller business partners, the centerpiece of which is p

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- Lee Kee-heung, chief of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC), has lots of tasks in 2018. One obvious priority for the new year would be the nation's successful hosting of the 2018 Winter Games. In summer, he needs to s

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top court on Thursday confirmed the cancellation of part of some 100 billion won (US$93.2 million) of corporate taxes levied on U.S. private equity fund Lone Star for dividends from its former major stake in a l

SEJONG, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's public sector debt growth slowed down in 2016, and its share in the country's gross domestic product (GDP) also fell slightly, the government said Thursday. The country's public sector debt, known as D3, whi