Новости за 07.11.2018

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's presidential office said Wednesday it has tested the radiation level of the pine mushrooms sent by North Korea and confirmed they are safe to eat before giving them as gifts to separated families. North Korea

(ATTN: UPDATES with vice health minister's comments in paras 6-9) SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South and North Korea agreed on Wednesday to launch a pilot program within this year to exchange information on contagious diseases as they move to expand coop

(ATTN: ADDS prime minister's remarks in paras 11-12) SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's presidential office said Wednesday the leaders of South Korea and Japan are expected to skip summit talks when they attend regional forums later this month am

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- The main cause of engine fires in BMW cars turned out to be faulty exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valves, not EGR coolers and pipes as claimed by the German carmaker, a local investigation's interim findings showed Wednesday.

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS more info in paras 2-5) SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South and North Korea agreed on Wednesday to launch a pilot program within this year to exchange information on contagious diseases as they move to expand cooperatio

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with player's absence and lineup changes) By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Bears' slugger Kim Jae-hwan will miss a South Korean baseball championship series game on Wednesday after suf

By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Bears' slugger Kim Jae-hwan is questionable for a South Korean baseball championship series game on Wednesday after suffering an oblique injury during batting practice. The Bears said Kim complained

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- The financial regulator on Wednesday approved a plan by Woori Bank to turn itself into a holding company as the lender seeks to bolster its competitiveness in non-banking businesses. The approval by the Financial Services

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. ----------------- Pompeo, N.K. official meeting postponed: State Department WASHINGTON -- This week's planned meeting between

(ATTN: ADDS comments in 5th para) SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will face Australia, Cambodia and Chinese Taipei in the qualifying stage for the continental under-23 football tournament next year. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- The local comedy-drama film "Intimate Strangers" has surpassed 2 million in admissions at theaters around the country. The movie starring Yoo Hae-jin, Cho Jin-woong and Lee Seo-jin added 179,130 views to its seven-day cumu

By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Ahead of a South Korean baseball championship series game in the western coastal city of Incheon on Wednesday, grey and dusty skies blanketed the surrounding areas. Players from both the home team, SK Wyve

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will face Australia, Cambodia and Chinese Taipei in the qualifying stage for the continental under-23 football tournament next year. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Wednesday held the draw ceremony fo

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended lower Wednesday as investors moved to the sidelines on geopolitical concerns over the delay of the high-level talks between Washington and Pyongyang.

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top game publisher Nexon Korea Corp. said Wednesday it has rolled out a new massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), "Moonlight Blade," in three Asian countries. The new MMORPG for computers w

(ATTN: UPDATES with view on possible impact on inter-Korean ties in paras 17-20) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean officials remained relatively optimistic Wednesday about denuclearization talks between North Korea and the United

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DAEJEON, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Russia have agreed to boost technology cooperation on safety and decommissioning of nuclear reactors, Seoul's nuclear institute said Wednesday. The consensus was reached in a meeting between the Korea Ene

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; ADDS photo, byline; CHANGES headline) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean officials remained relatively optimistic Wednesday about denuclearization talks between North Korea and the United St

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended lower Wednesday as investors moved to the sidelines on geopolitical concerns over the delay of the high-level talks between Washington and Pyongyang. The South Korean currency strengthened against the

PAJU, South Korea, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean border city of Paju said Wednesday it is seeking to open the first branch of Pyongyang's famous cold noodles restaurant Okryukwan in the city. To that end, the city, just north of Seoul, said

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is pushing to build a large-scale water park at Mount Kumgang on the east coast and trying to attract foreign investment into the project. The website of the North's Kumgangsan International Travel Company post

(ATTN: ADDS Yang's remarks in 3rd para; CHANGES photo) SUWON, South Korea, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Police detained the head of a local online storage service company Wednesday over multiple alleged assaults and violent acts toward his employees. Police

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- Mercedes-Benz Korea said Wednesday it has expanded its research and development (R&D) center in Seoul, making it into the German carmaker's Asian hub for developing autonomous and connected vehicles. The Mercedes-Benz R&D

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