Новости за 18.09.2018

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's nuclear safety agency said Tuesday that it has ordered three local companies to recall mattresses and pillows that have been found to emit higher-than-permissible levels of radon gas, a radioactive substance.

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with additional remarks from the leaders of South and North Korea, changes throughout; RESTRUCTURES; REPLACES photo) By Byun Duk-kun SEOUL/PYONGYANG, Sept. 18 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Ki

(ATTN: UPDATES with capture; CHANGES headline, photo) DAEJEON, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- A puma was caught Tuesday hours after escaping from an enclosure at a South Korean zoo. Zookeepers at Daejeon O-World in the city some 160 kilometers south of Seou

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with reports of the summit, more information, minor changes in paras 2-15; ADDS photo) By Byun Duk-kun SEOUL/PYONGYANG, Sept. 18 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for effort

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's propaganda scribes claim the communist nation is a great nuclear weapons power that can crush the United States at any moment. But its leader Kim Jong-un humbly acknowledged that, despite nuclear bombs, the Nor

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- The first ladies of the two Koreas visited a children's hospital and a music college in downtown Pyongyang together on Tuesday while their husbands sat down for a historic summit. Kim Jung-sook, wife of South Korean Pres

(ATTN: UPDATES with details) DAEJEON, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- A puma escaped from an enclosure at a zoo in Daejeon, some 160 kilometers south of Seoul, on Tuesday, zoo officials said. They found at around 4:50 p.m. that the puma had disappeared and i

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Tuesday it will provide the Philippines with US$300,000 in cash, as the country has suffered huge typhoon damages. The emergency humanitarian assistance came amid reports that the death toll from Typhoon

DAEJEON, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- A puma escaped from an enclosure at a zoo in Daejeon, some 160 kilometers south of Seoul, on Tuesday, zoo officials said. The puma ran away at around 5:10 p.m., and authorities are still searching for the animal, they

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday. ---------------- (News Focus) Will N. Korea make additional denuclearization moves beyond rhetoric? SEOUL -- With South Korea keen on salvaging stal

BUSAN, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Tuesday that its three research stations have been registered in an international monitoring system for oceans in a move to join efforts to help address global warming and changes in the marine environment.

BUSAN, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Busan Metropolitan Government on Tuesday announced a list of its long-term cooperation projects with North Korea, including the connection of rail and marine transportation routes. Busan's envisioned projec

By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- With South Korea keen on salvaging stalled denuclearization talks between the United States and North Korea, all eyes are focused on whether this week's inter-Korean summit will lead to Pyongyang's more conc

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank board members voiced concerns about sluggish job growth during last month's monetary policy meeting, although inflationary pressures were eased, according to minutes from the Bank of Korea (BOK)'s

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- With peace efforts involving North Korea gaining momentum, all eyes are focused on whether the third inter-Korean summit will lead to a breakthrough in the nuclear stalemate and help spur joint economic projects. Though

(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; ADDS leader Kim's comments and photo) SEOUL/PYONGYANG, Sept. 18 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- The Paekhwawon State Guest House where South Korean President Moon Jae-in will stay during his trip to Pyongyang is known as North K

DAEGU, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- A red fire ant queen and seven other ants were discovered on a construction site in the southeastern city of Daegu, prompting officials to boost countermeasures against infestations, authorities here said Tuesday. The An

CHEONGJU, South Korea, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- Savama-DCI, a nongovernmental organization in Mali, has been selected as the winner of the 2018 UNESCO Jikji Memory of the World Prize in recognition of its efforts to preserve ancient Islamic manuscripts fro

(ATTN: UPDATES with more information in paras 3-6) By Byun Duk-kun SEOUL/PYONGYANG, Sept. 18 (Yonhap-Joint Press Corps) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held their first round of talks Tuesday in a historic su

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean businesspeople who had operated factories at the now-shuttered Kaesong complex said Tuesday they will prepare for a possible resumption of operations at the joint factory park as South Korean President Moon Jae-

(ATTN: UPDATES with quotes in last 4 paras) SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un welcomed South Korean President Moon Jae-in to Pyongyang on Tuesday in an elaborate airport ceremony featuring a cheek-to-cheek embrace, goose-step

(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with remarks from leaders of two Koreas; Minor edits) By Byun Duk-kun SEOUL/PYONGYANG, Sept. 18 (Yonhap-Joint Press Corps) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in voiced hope for progress in his

(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; UPDATES with more details, additional information in paras 5-6) By Byun Duk-kun SEOUL/PYONGYANG, Sept. 18 (Yonhap-Joint Press Corps) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held their first r

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed higher Tuesday, as hopes for China's stimulus plans partly eclipsed concerns over escalating global trade disputes, analysts said. The Korean won rose against th

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