Новости за 11.07.2018

(ATTN: ADDS photo) NEW DELHI, July 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Singapore on Wednesday for a three-day state visit that will include a meeting with his Singaporean counterpart and a summit with Prime Minister Lee Hsien

SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- The top U.N. relief official said Wednesday he sees "clear evidence of humanitarian need" in North Korea during his rare trip to the North. U.N. humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock arrived in Pyongyang on Monday and met with

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with changes throughout to highlight Moon's arrival in Singapore) NEW DELHI, July 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Singapore on Wednesday for a three-day state visit that will include

By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea looks likely to miss its growth target of 3 percent this year as sluggish local consumption and slowing exports could drag down its economy, experts here said Wednesday. The government has ma

SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- About 50 subcontractors of major shipbuilders held a rally on Wednesday, calling for the government to thoroughly investigate the heavy-handed business practices of local shipyards. The subcontractors of Daewoo Shipbuild

SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- The local Catholic community expressed outrage Wednesday after a member of a radical anti-male women's group openly damaged a sacramental wafer, known as the Body of Christ, with a message lashing out the religion for oppress

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 2 paras) SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Wednesday called for boosting domestic tourism, saying it is one of the most efficient ways to create jobs and revitalize regional economies. "Deficits

SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Wednesday that the Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon annually hosted by its capital Pyongyang has been recognized by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS). Its 30th compe

SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Group on Wednesday asked the government to allow its senior management to visit North Korea next month to mark the anniversary of the death of its former chairman, company officials said. The memorial service for

SEJONG, July 11 (Yonhap) -- The education ministry has concluded that the son of Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho gained illicit admission to a local university, and has demanded the school cancel his admission and graduation, officials said Wednesday.

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; ADDS more info) SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's presidential panel on economic cooperation with North Korea and Eurasia will visit the North this week to attend a forum arranged by Russia on three-country

SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Wednesday that seven of its tech companies inked memorandums of understanding with their Indian counterparts -- a move that could help local firms make inroads into the one of fastest-growing markets in the w

(ATTN: ADDS photo, bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed lower Wednesday to end a three-day winning streak after the United States announced its plan to impose additional tariffs on Chinese products, analysts sai

SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- General Mills Inc. on Wednesday apologized for an insect found in its Haagen-Dazs ice cream last month after a consumer posted a complaint about the issue online. The apology was made two days after one of its consumers u

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SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- The ratio of renewable energy in South Korea's total power generation surpassed 6 percent for the first time in April, as the government cut back on operations at coal-fired power plants and expanded support for clean sources

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 5-6; FIXES spelling in 7th para) SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Song Young-moo on Wednesday appointed an Air Force colonel to lead an independent one-month probe into alleged wrongdoing by a key mili

(ATTN: UPDATES headline and throughout) SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- The growing population of multicultural students and children in South Korea constitutes a valuable national asset, Minister of Gender Equality and Family Chung Hyun-back said during a

SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- A group of secondary school students in Seoul on Wednesday asked the city's education office to support their plan to visit North Korea for discussions on various inter-Korean cooperation projects. The group, which consis

SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade ministry said Wednesday it will get ready for a full-blown trade war between the United States and China after Washington ramped up its pressure on Beijing with a fresh set of items subject to punitive tar

(ATTN: UPDATES with industry ministry's outlook in the last two paras) SEJONG, July 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's jobless rate fell slightly in June due to a rise in employment in the health care, public service and financial sectors, but the number of

SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed lower Wednesday to end a three-day winning streak after the United States announced its plan to impose additional tariffs on Chinese products, analysts said. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dol

SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's major refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co. submitted an application Wednesday to be listed on the country's main stock market, the bourse operator said. As part of preparatory steps to go public on the KOSPI market,

(ATTN: ADDS movement of LKP's headquarters in last two paras) YEONGJONGDO, South Korea, July 11 (Yonhap) -- Hong Joon-pyo, the former chief of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP), left for the United States on Wednesday following his party's

SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Song Young-moo on Wednesday appointed an Air Force colonel to lead an independent one-month probe into alleged wrongdoing by a key military unit. Col. Jeon Ik-soo, the judge advocate general, will spearhea