March 19, 2014
The Korean daily media headlines and humor
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Here are The Korea Post notice, humor from Korean-language economic dailies and a roundup of important headlines from all major Korean-language dailies, TV and other news media this morning:
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Lee Kyung-sik
Publisher-Chairman
Korea Post Media
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The Korea Post notice:
Is your National Day coming up soon? Or is the Head of State of your country visiting Korea soon?
You may have the portrait painting of your Head of State painted by a famed Korean portrait artist who has painted the portraits of President George W. Bush, President Lee Myung-bak at Cheong Wa Dae, President Park Chung-Hee, the then First Lady Park Geun-hye and various other most important persons of Korea and the world.
Please visit the following sites of The Korea Post Internet for sample paintings.
Please directly call Chairman Lee of The Korea Post at 010-5201-1740 for immediate contact with the artists.
Scroll down to the bottom for more paintings, or click:
http://koreapost.koreafree.co.kr/board/index.html?id=artgallery&no=3
http://koreapost.koreafree.co.kr/board/index.html?id=artgallery&no=11
http://koreapost.koreafree.co.kr/board/index.html?id=artgallery&no=1
▲ President Park Geun-hye (right) shakes hands with President Xi Jinping of China
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Humor from Korean economic dailies:
Seoul Kyungje
Man goes down the street and sees hanging leaflet on the top of the pole.
Man walks around, but could not read what is written there.
Somehow he gets to the top and reads: "Caution - Painted".
Hankuk Kyungje
Marketing
An old lady answered the door, only to be confronted by a well-dressed young man carrying a vacuum cleaner.
“Good morning,” said the young man. “If I could take a couple of minutes of your time, I’d like to demonstrate the latest high-powered vacuum cleaner.”
“Go away!” said the old lady. “I’m broke and haven’t got any money!”
“Just a minute!” he said. “If this cleaner does not remove all traces of this horse manure from your carpet, I’ll personally eat the remainer.”
And he empted a bag of horse manure onto her hallway carpet.
The old lady stepped back. “Well let me get you a fork, because they cut off my electricity!”
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KBS (http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/)
S. Korea Approves First Foreign-Owned Casino
The government has approved a foreign casino to open in South Korea for the first time. With the casino -- strategically located near Incheon International Airport on Yeongjong Island -- Korea may be eyeing to be someday named among East Asia's gambling cities such as Macau.
S. Korea Urges Japan to Take Actions to Resolve Comfort Women Issue
South Korea has called on Japan to take specific actions to resolve the issue of Japan’s sexual slavery during World War Two.
'Deregulation is Most Powerful Economic Policy'
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Hyun Oh-seok said deregulation is the government's most powerful economic policy.
Gov't to Place Policy Priority on S. Korea-China FTA Talks
KOSPI Ends Higher on Eased Ukraine Woes
Casino to Help Generate 890 Bln Won in Annual Tourism Revenue
Civic Fertilizer Aid to North Must be Discussed with Gov't
Koreas Hold First Talks on Dispute Arbitration for Gaesong Complex
S. Korea Dismisses N. Korean Criticism
N. Korea Ambassador Walks out of UN Hearing in Protest
US Navy SEALs Seize N. Korean-Flagged Tanker that Fled from Libya
US Presses N. Korea to First Show Commitment to Denuclearization
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Yonhap (http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr)
Data analysis finds far more political postings by cyber command
The ongoing probe into the cyber command's online smear campaign has discovered nearly twice as many political writings as those announced in an interim investigation result, a government source said Wednesday, citing a big data analysis result.
S. Korea's producer prices slide for 17th month in Feb.
South Korea's producer prices fell for the 17 month in a row in February due to a drop in raw material prices, including crude oil, and strong local currency, the central bank said Wednesday.
Obama hosts event to set war veterans' record straight
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday presented the Medal of Honor to two dozen war veterans in what he called a historic ceremony to correct the official record on their valor.
PM calls for ways to prevent overseas transfer of meteorites
Prime Minister Chung Hong-won instructed officials Tuesday to devise ways to prevent recently discovered meteorites from being taken out of the country to better preserv..
Prosecution not to apply anti-communist law in evidence forgery scandal: source
South Korean prosecutors plan not to apply the country's strict anti-communist law against two people allegedly involved in the forgery of key evidence in an espionage c..
Catholic Church becomes first religious entity to report donations to tax office
South Korea's Catholic Church said Tuesday that it reported donations made to two of its dioceses to the tax office, becoming the first religious entity in the country to do so.
Creditors to inject additional cash into STX Group's shipbuilding arm this week
Creditors have decided to provide additional liquidity to the cash-strapped shipbuilding unit of ailing STX Group in a move to help it overcome a cash crunch, bank officials said Tuesday.
POSCO develops LNG mass storage tank
POSCO, South Korea's biggest steelmaker, said Tuesday that it has developed a LNG storage tank in collaboration with Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) that reduces the need for storage space on vessels.
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The Korea Herald (http://www.koreaherald.com)
Crimea crisis could impact Seoul’s diplomacy
Concerns are rising over the possible ramifications of the deepening Crimean crisis on South Korea’s diplomacy and secu...
Major discovery bolsters Big Bang theory of universe
Waves of gravity that rippled through space right after the Big Bang have b...
Korea approves first foreign casino operator
The Korean government on Tuesday gave the green light to a foreign consortium wishing to open a...
USIM-embedded Samsung Gear 2 to be released
Samsung Electronics and SK Telecom are said to be in discussions to release a new standalone va...
New uncertainty about missing Malaysian jet
Officials have revealed a new timeline suggesting the final voice transmission from ...
Forgery in defense indus...
It is common knowledge that the defense industry around the world is vulnerable to corruptio...
Abe should do more
It is still difficult to predict how soon and in what way South Korea and Japan could mend t...
Separatist movements worldwide
As Crimea voted overwhelmingly in favor of splitting from Ukraine and seeks to join Russia, secession movements in other European countries are likely to be affected by the referendum result. Italians...
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The Korea Times (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr)
Stalling bill hurts Korea's credibility
Politics, currently in a severe state of paralysis, is putting the nation’s international credibility at risk. President Park Geun-hye pleaded with the National Assembly, Tuesday, to pass a revision bill on the Law on Protection...
Accidents trip expat cyclists legally