Новости за 20.04.2018

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in last 3 paras; ADDS photo) SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military said Friday the inter-Korean summit talks next week may lead the two Koreas to let their guards down along the heavily fortified border. The

SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's under-19 national football team lost 4-1 to Mexico in an international tournament at home on Friday. South Korea's second match at the 2018 Suwon JS Cup ended in defeat after they went down to 10 players at

(ATTN: UPDATES with collapse of negotiations in 2nd para; ADDS details throughout) SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- GM Korea Co., the South Korean unit of General Motors Co., said it will hold a board meeting on Friday to make a decision on whether to file

SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- The board of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. decided Friday to keep the company's current head in post for three more years, a company official said. Jung Sung-leep is set to be formally appointed the compan

(ATTN: UPDATES with new info in paras 3-4) SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- Opposition parties on Friday stepped up calls for an independent counsel probe into a burgeoning opinion rigging scandal involving an influential blogger with alleged ties to a rul

By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- Bright, colorful neon lightings beam upbeat illumination into the dark gallery space. Just by looking at the captivating optical illusion of infinity, it is hard to imagine that the artist is conveying a gri

SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military said Friday the inter-Korean summit talks next week may lead the two Koreas to let their guards down along the heavily-fortified border. The South's President Moon Jae-in is scheduled to meet with h

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional info) BEIJING, April 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and China on Friday held their first high-level economic cooperation meeting in two years following an improvement of bilateral ties damaged by a diplomatic feud over a U.S

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 12-14) SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- Opposition parties on Friday stepped up calls for an independent counsel probe into a burgeoning opinion rigging scandal involving an influential blogger with alleged ties to a ruling p

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS photo) SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in welcomed six new foreign ambassadors to his country Friday. The six new ambassadors, including Antoine Azzam of Lebanon, presented their cred

SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- A club in the nation's top baseball league was fined on Friday over its attempt to steal signs. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) slapped the LG Twins with a fine of 20 million won (US$18,720), citing a league rule t

SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- Shinhan Financial Group Co., a major South Korean banking group, said Friday its net profit fell 14 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier due to a one-off factor. First-quarter net profit stood at 857.5 billio

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details, additional information in paras 3-5, 7-8) SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and North Korea on Friday set up a telephone line between their leaders, enabling direct dialogue between South Korean President Moon J

(ATTN: RECASTS para 2; ADDS details in para 7) SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party on Friday made an urgent plea for the passage of a revision to the referendum act, a step required for a plebiscite on a constitutional revision, wi

SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- SsangYong Motor Co. said Friday its net losses deepened in the first quarter due to a sharp decline in demand for its vehicles. Net losses widened to 34.24 billion won (US$320 million) for the three months ending March

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's main bourse ended lower Friday as foreign investors moved to lock in profits from gains made in previous sessions amid a downbeat outlook over the semiconductor market. The

SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry approved Friday the use of a state fund to cover 1.6 billion won (US$1.49 million) in expenditures for a South Korean art troupe's performances in North Korea earlier this month. The go

SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and North Korea on Friday set up a telephone line between their leaders, enabling direct dialogue between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who are also set to meet in person

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SEJONG, April 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's corporate watchdog chief plans to meet heads of the country's top 10 conglomerates, such as Samsung and Hyundai Motor, next month to hear their efforts to improve murky governance structures, sources said Frid

SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's main bourse ended lower Friday as foreign investors moved to lock in profits from gains made in previous sessions amid a downbeat outlook over the semiconductor market. The Korean won weakened against the U.S.

SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party on Friday made an urgent plea for the passage of a revision to the referendum act, a step required for a plebiscite on a constitutional revision, with the political deadline for its promulgation j

SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- Hana Financial Group Inc., a major South Korean banking group, said Friday its net profit jumped 36.4 percent from a year earlier in the first quarter thanks to higher interest income. First-quarter net profit stood at

SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean biopharmaceutical firm Celltrion Inc. said Friday it has won an approval from an Australian regulator for the sale of its biosimilar drug Truxima. The Therapeutic Goods Administration accepted Celltrion's ap