Новости за 16.02.2018

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) – The South Korean men's hockey team has been lauded for its strong efforts in a hard-fought loss to the Czech Republic in Thursday's game. But ask defenseman Lee Don-ku how he feels about tha

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- A day after his players got off to a solid start in the men's Olympic hockey tournament, South Korea head coach Jim Paek on Friday demanded "the same intensity" from his squad. South Korea,

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Traffic remained heavy on major expressways Friday as people continued to go out to celebrate the ongoing Lunar New Year holiday, authorities here said. Major roads were congested with cars as people headed home after vis

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 4 paras) By Joo Kyung-don PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Yun Sung-bin won the gold medal in the men's skeleton event at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games on Friday. Yun won the gold med

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea defeated Switzerland in women's curling at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Friday for its second victory of the round robin preliminary. In their match at the Gangneung Curling Center, the

(ATTN: CLARIFIES 2nd, 9th para; ADDS more info in last 3 paras) SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon on Friday called on North Korea to accept South Korea's proposal to arrange a reunion event for families separated by the 1

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean cross-country skier Kim Magnus on Friday finished 45th in the men's 15km free cross-country event at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Kim Magnus clocked a time of 36 minutes, 39 seconds in

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- The number of people giving donations to charity dropped sharply over the last six years, government data showed Friday. According to Statistics Korea, 26.7 percent of people polled in 2017 said they gave donations in the

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 3-7) SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co.'s compact crossover Tucson and the Rio subcompact by sister brand Kia Motors Corp. received recognition as the most dependable cars in their classes by J.D. P

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Big companies in South Korea are expected to fully repay bank loans this year, a report showed Friday, thanks to their ample cash reserves and fund-raising via the debt market. The report by the state-run Korea Developme

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- The commandant of South Korea's Marine Corps inspected the defense posture at two of the front-line islands near North Korea on Friday. Lt. Gen. Jun Jin-goo visited Maldo and Udo. Jin checked troops' readiness for wintert

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- The sole athlete from Ghana at the PyeongChang Winter Games on Friday thanked his Korean financial backer and supporters for making his dream of competing at the Olympics come true. Skeleton slider Akwa

(ATTN: UPDATES 4th para) PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's sole female alpine skier at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics said Friday she is expecting to make friends during her stay in South Korea. Kim Ryon-hyang, who comp

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Incessant nagging from parents about marriage and jobs is the most stressful part of the Lunar New Year holiday for singles, when families typically gather to pay respects to their ancestors, according to a survey Friday.

By Kim Boram GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean figure skating star Cha Jun-hwan broke his personal best score in the short program at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Friday, becoming the first South Korean man to capture a ti

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Grace Lee, the top line center for the joint Korean women's hockey team, may be only 18 years old, but she understands there is much more to team chemistry than what the numbers on the stat she

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 12, 14) By Joo Kyung-don PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Yun Sung-bin on Friday proved that he is the true No. 1 skeleton slider in the world by winning the gold medal at the PyeongChang Wi

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's sole female alpine skier at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics said Friday she is expecting to make friends during her stay in South Korea. Kim Ryon-hyang, who competes in the women's alpine

SEJONG/SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's farm minister said Friday that the country will maintain the highest level of bird flu quarantine regime during the PyeongChang Winter Games. In a teleconference with government officials, Minister of

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon on Friday called on North Korea to accept South Korea's proposal to arrange a reunion event for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War. "Both the South and the North should feel

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- After watching his pupil's gold medal run at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, South Korean skeleton head coach Lee Yong said Friday, Yun Sung-bin will rule the men's skeleton world for the next 10 year

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- A British member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) involved in an altercation with an Olympic security guard has apologized for his actions and left the country, the organization's spokesman said

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Latvian star skeleton slider Martin Dukurs on Friday expressed disappointment in his performance at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, where he failed to clinch a medal. The reigning skeleton world champi

(ATTN: ADDS comments in last 4 paras) By Joo Kyung-don PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Yun Sung-bin won the gold medal in the men's skeleton event at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games on Friday. Yun won the gold meda

By Joo Kyung-don and Chang Dong-woo PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean skeleton slider Yun Sung-bin said Friday he is happy to have achieved his dream by winning gold at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. Yun became the