Новости за 20.06.2018

(ATTN: UPDATES with Kim's meeting with Xi; CHANGES headline) BEIJING, June 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met again with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday before he wrapped up a two-day visit to Beijing, China's state media rep

(ATTN: ADDS updates on team's return and comments in paras 5-6) SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- A group of South Korean government officials and civilians visited the North Korea border town of Kaesong on Wednesday for the second day in a row to work on re

By Joo Kyung-don SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia, June 20 (Yonhap) -- Trying to rise from their opening match loss to Sweden, South Korea on Monday conducted their first tactical training for the upcoming match against Mexico behind closed doors. South

(ATTN: UPDATES lead paras with Kim's departure; CHANGES headline) BEIJING, June 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un left China on Wednesday after a two-day stay in which he held talks with President Xi Jinping. Kim headed back to Pyongy

By Joo Kyung-don SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia, June 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean defensive midfielder Jung Woo-young said Wednesday that other Asian teams' winning performances at the 2018 FIFA World Cup gives stimulations to his team. Although Saudi

BEIJING, June 20 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- China will link easing or removing sanctions on North Korea with progress in denuclearization, a Chinese government official said Wednesday, as the North's leader Kim Jong-un made another visit to Beijing

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 4 paras) SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, said Wednesday it lost 35 billion won (US$31.5 million) worth of cryptocurrencies in a hacking attack, highlighting concerns

SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court ordered a former chief of the state intelligence agency Wednesday to pay a former progressive party lawmaker 20 million won (US$18,000) in damages for the agency defaming her as part of its election-meddling ope

By Joo Kyung-don SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia, June 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea attacker Lee Seung-woo said Wednesday he will put his personal honor aside for his team's victory against Mexico at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Lee played as a second half sub

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. ---------------- (LEAD) S. Koreans visit Kaesong to prepare for liaison office SEOUL -- A group of South Korean government officials and civili

SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's refugee rights activists held a rally in Seoul on Wednesday, calling on the government not to discriminate against foreign refugees arriving here. The rally was organized by the Center for Refugee Rights in

(ATTN: ADDS timetable in 6th para) SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- A group of South Korean government officials and civilians crossed into the North Korea border town of Kaesong Wednesday for the second day in a row to work on repairs for a liaison office

(ATTN: UPDATES with Kim's visit to infrastructure firm in paras 5-8; CHANGES headline) BEIJING, June 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un began the second day of his trip to China on Wednesday by touring a farming science center in Beijing a

SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is taking part in the first global United Nations space summit of the 21st century to discuss global cooperation in the future of space activities, the government said Wednesday. The two-day meeting in Vienna,

SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- Thanks to small, independent publishing houses devoted to translating world literature into the American market, Korean literature and writers will have greater chances of success in the U.S. market going forward, a senior ed

INCHEON, June 20 (Yonhap) -- A local court on Wednesday sentenced the captain of a Chinese fishing boat to one year and six months in prison for operating illegally in South Korea's western territorial waters in April. The Incheon District Court al

(ATTN: CORRECTS minor detail in the lead; ADDS bond yields at the bottom) SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed higher Wednesday after tumbling for five consecutive sessions as foreign investors scooped up large-cap shares despite pers

SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- Prosecution investigators raided offices of the Fair Trade Commission on Wednesday as part of an investigation into allegations that former senior officials of the anti-trust watchdog landed jobs they were not supposed to aft

SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- The minor opposition Party for Democracy and Peace said Wednesday it will hold an early leadership election to cope with the aftermath of its dismal performance in the recent national elections. Party members decided to

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(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 4-5, 17) SEJONG, June 20 (Yonhap) -- Further reform of South Korea's family-controlled business groups is necessary, and a level-playing field should be created for smaller companies, a Paris-based international organ

(ATTN: ADDS more remarks, background in last 4 paras) SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- Recent peace moves involving North Korea are not enough to ease geopolitical risks on the Korean Peninsula and to push up South Korea's sovereign rating, an analyst at M

SEJONG, June 20 (Yonhap) -- Further reform of South Korea's family-controlled business groups is necessary, and a level-playing field should be created for smaller companies, a Paris-based international organization said Wednesday. In its latest re

By Kim Kwang-tae SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Group, the world's fifth-largest auto-making conglomerate by sales, said Wednesday that it has signed a multi-year patent cross-licensing deal with Audi AG on a broad range of fuel cell electri

SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed higher Wednesday after tumbling for six consecutive sessions as foreign investors scooped up large-cap shares despite persistent fears over a trade friction between the United States and China. The