March 20, 2014
The Korean daily media headlines and humor
Thursday, March 20, 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.
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▲ President Park Geun-hye (right) shakes hands with President Xi Jinping of China
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Humor from Korean economic dailies:
Seoul Kyungje
The President was awakened one night by an urgent call from a four-star general.
"Mr. President," said the general, barely able to contain himself, "there's good news & bad news."
The President said, "Let me have the bad news first."
"The bad news, sir, is that we've been invaded by creatures from another planet."
"Gosh, and the good news?"
"The good news is that they eat reporters and pee oil."
Hankuk Kyungje
Completely Bared Chicken
The parrot’s foul mouth is driving the man nuts.
The guy is so mad that he throws the bird into the freezer.
For the first few seconds there is a terrible din. Then it suddenly gets very quiet. After a couple of minutes of silence, he is so worried that he opens up the freezer door.
The bird meekly steps out and says, “Awfully sorry about the trouble I gave you.”
The man was amazed at the transformation that has come over the parrot.
Then the bird says, “By the way, what did the chicken do?”
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KBS (http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/)
NSC Standing Committee Discusses Trilateral Summit
The standing committee of the National Security Council (NSC) met Wednesday amid media reports about a possible
trilateral summit among South Korea, the U.S. and Japan next week.
Health Insurance to File Suit Against Tobacco Makers
The National Health Insurance is mulling filing a lawsuit against tobacco manufacturers as early as mid-April.
Park to Hold Meeting on Regulatory Reforms
President Park Geun-hye will chair a meeting Thursday to discuss ways to remove unnecessary regulations on business activities.
The meeting between the government and civilian sectors will be broadcast live and attended by about 100 people, including ministers and about 50 self-employed businessmen and corporate executives.
S. Korea's Public Sector Debt Tops Record 900Tln Won
Gov't to Boost Support for Medical Equipment Industry
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
Wu Visiting N. Korea to Discuss Reopening 6-way Talks
US Fed Chair Hints at Raising Short-term Rate in Mid-2015
'S. Korea, US, Japan Coordinating Views on Holding 3-way Summit'
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Yonhap (http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr)
U.S. taper to have 'limited' impact on Korea: finance ministry
The U.S. move to further scale back its monthly bond purchases is within an expected range and that its impact on the Korean economy will be "limited," a senior finance ministry official said Thursday.
S. Korean pitcher Yoon to begin U.S. season in minors
South Korean pitcher Yoon Suk-min will begin his first U.S. season in the minors.
Ranking NIS agent to be summoned for evidence forgery
A ranking South Korean intelligence official will soon be summoned by prosecutors to face questioning over his alleged involvement in forging evidence, including Chinese..
First court hearing of Tong Yang Group chief scheduled for next week
A local court will hold the first hearing next week for the head of the financially troubled Tong Yang Group who is accused of fraudulently issuing and selling financial..
KMI in 6th trial for mobile carrier license
KMI, a telecom firm seeking to become South Korea's fourth local mobile carrier, applied for a business license for the sixth time on Wednesday, hoping to start services..
SK Chemicals teams up with Sanofi Pasteur to develop vaccine
SK Chemicals Co., a petrochemical unit of South Korea's third-largest conglomerate SK Group, said Wednesday that it has signed a deal with global vaccine maker Sanofi Pa..
NIS agent detained for faking evidence in espionage case
A South Korean intelligence agent was formally detained Wednesday on charges of forging Chinese government documents used to frame a North Korean defector for espionage,..
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The Korea Herald (http://www.koreaherald.com)
Prospects grow for 3-way talks with U.S., Japan
The prospect of a summit among the leaders of South Korea, the U.S. and Japan at the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit is...
FSS official involved in loan scam
Police said Wednesday that they believed a financial watchdog official was implicated in a mass...
Crimeans attack Ukrainian navy after first casualties
Pro-Russian protesters stormed Ukraine’s naval headquarters in Cr...
Dreaming ‘the ultimate hallyu’
Investing in a country’s image abroad can be a costly wager. While it requires a well-coordina...
World anxious about Putin’s next move
With Crimea in Russia’s pocket, the world anxiously awaits Vladimir Putin’s next move. B...
Super shareholders’ day
One abnormal corporate practice in Korea is that many listed companies hold their annual mee...
Korea as gambling hub
The Korean government has taken a cautious first step toward opening the domestic casino mar...
Per capita health care spending tops 1 million won
South Koreans spent an average of more than 1 million won ($930) on medical treatment last year, according to data released Tuesday. The National Health Insurance Service said that some 50 million pub...
Cyber security becomes crucial for business
Protecting personal information has become one of the most important factors in determining cor...
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The Korea Times (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr)
BOK nominee hints at tight debt control
The nominee for governor of the central bank hinted Wednesday that he will manage monetary policy to bring household debt under stricter control. In a National Assembly confirmation hearing, Bank of Korea (BOK) governor nominee ...
Government cautious on Crimea