Новости за 15.02.2018

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in called Thursday for international support to ensure inter-Korean dialogue forged by the ongoing Winter Olympics can lead to talks between North Korea and the United States. Moon made the

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Three South Korean male short track speed skaters who find themselves in the same quarterfinals group in the 1,000 meters said Thursday they will seek friendly competition on the ice. "This is the first t

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has pledged US$21.45 million to help rebuild Iraq this year, the latest instance of financial aid to the war-torn country, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. South Korea's chief delegate, Vice Foreign Ministe

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean cross-country skier Lee Chae-won on Thursday finished 51st in the women's 10km free competition at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Lee clocked a time of 28 minutes, 22.37.5 seconds in the

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korean alpine skier Kim Ryon-hyang was disqualified in her Winter Olympic Games debut in South Korea on Thursday. Kim competed in the women's giant slalom event at Yongpyong Alpine Centre in Pyeo

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- EXO, Girl's Generation and other top K-pop stars will stage a joint concert in Dubai in April, organizers said Thursday. The SM Town Live World Tour VI in Dubai will be held at Autism Rocks Arena on April 6 and will also

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- K-pop star Taeyang of boy band Big Bang will be enlisted next month, just weeks after his marriage, his management agency announced Thursday. The 30-year-old will begin training at a local boot camp on March 12, becoming

By Kim Boram GANGNEUNG, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korean figure skating pairs team of Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik on Thursday established new personal best scores at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. In the free skating held at the Gangneung Ice Are

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The puck used in Korea's historic first goal in Olympic hockey is going to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, an official with the competition's organizing committee said Thursday. Martin

By Kang Yoon-seung GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Speed skater Park Seung-hi, who finished her Olympic career on ice this week, expressed gratitude to fans for their support on Thursday. "I would like to express deep gratitude for the

Feb. 16 1942 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is born. He took power after his father Kim Il-sung, founder of the communist country, died in 1994. 1945 -- Poet Yoon Dong-ju dies in a prison in Japan at the age of 29. Born in Manchuria,

(ATTN: UPDATES lead paras with departure; CHANGES headline; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- More than two dozen North Korean taekwondo performers returned home Thursday following a rare show tour in South Korea organized to mark the PyeongChang

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's lone Nordic combined skier Park Je-un expressed regret Thursday that he failed to overcome his nerves during his first Winter Olympics performance. Park finished 46th among 47 competitors

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 5-9; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Six out of ten South Koreans think the two Koreas should hold another round of bilateral summit talks, a poll showed Thursday, amid an inter-Korean rapprochement driven b

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- U.S. journalist Joshua Cooper Ramo has issued an apology over his controversial reference to Japan as Korea's development model during the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Appearing on U.S. television

By Kang Yoon-seung GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korean short track speed skaters continued their training Thursday, the eve of Lunar New Year's Day. "We are busy preparing for the competition," North Korean skater Choe Un-song

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Six out of ten South Koreans think the two Koreas should hold another round of bilateral summit talks, a poll showed Thursday, amid an inter-Korean rapprochement driven by the Olympic Games currently under way in PyeongChang.

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean men's hockey forward Michael Swift is hoping familiarity will breed confidence when his team faces Canada at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics this weekend. Born in Canada, Swift

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Thursday extended Lunar New Year's greetings to Chinese citizens and wished for a successful Winter Olympics in Beijing in 2022. "I imagine you must be delighted with the good performances of Chin

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Traffic sharply surged on South Korea's expressways nationwide Thursday, the start of the four-day Lunar New Year holiday period. Hundreds of thousands of cars are leaving Seoul and nearby Gyeonggi Province, and bus termi

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- A former Samsung Group vice chairman appeared at a Seoul prosecution office Thursday for questioning over alleged bribery involving former President Lee Myung-bak. Lee Hak-soo, 72, is under investigation over his involve

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- More than two dozen North Korean taekwondo performers will return home Thursday after a rare show tour in South Korea organized to mark the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the authorities in Seoul said. The 28-member team pl

Tough on trade U.S. President Donald Trump is ratcheting up his rhetoric against his country's trade partners. On Monday, Trump said he would push for a "reciprocal tax" targeting South Korea, China and Japan, citing the large trade surpluses they

No tolerance on corruption Korea should establish rule of law firmly Former President Park Geun-hye may face harsh punishment for her alleged involvement in a massive corruption case after a Seoul court sentenced her longtime friend Choi Soon-sil

Gunsan plant closure Self-rescue efforts should come first; Shutdown may be a warning of wider crisis General Motors said Tuesday it would shut down its South Korean operation GM Korea's plant in Gunsan, one of its four factories in Korea, by the