April, 20 2015
The Korean daily media headlines and humor
Monday, April 20, 2015
Your Excellency:
Here are The Korea Post notices, humor from a generous former Asian ambassador and a Korean business daily as well as a roundup of important headlines from all major Korean-language dailies, TV and other news media this morning:
Lee Kyung-sik
Publisher-Chairman
Korea Post Media
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The Korea Post news:
At Ansan Culture Plaza on May 1-3, 2015
Ansan City hosts International Street Drama Festival
The Ansan City, some 26 miles southwest of Seoul, hosts the 2015 Ansan International Street Drama Festival (AISDF) at the Ansan Culture Plaza on May 1-3, 2015 in a three-day run on the theme of ‘City in Action!’ which is also a slogan for the event.
A total of 61 works will be presented during the Festival, namely 48 from Korea and 13 from nine foreign countries.
The AISDF poses a substantial contrast with conventional street drama festivals in the fact that it attempts to produce new works created through a harmonious merger between the intrinsic artistic value of the street dramas and regional features of Ansan.
Among the 12 official entries are six Korean works and the remaining six entries from a number of different countries, namely France, Australia, the Netherlands and Portugal.
The Korean works consist of (1) AnNyeong (literally, “Hi!”) created by Creative Group NoNI, (2) Falling As I Lean Against the Wall, (3) Living The Good Life by Ambiguous Dance Company, (4) Pyro Art Work by HWARANG Art Pyrotechnics (5) ‘Donkey Shadow Trial’ by Art-Factory Comma And and (6) Tempest by THEATRE HADDANGSE. Among the six Korean works, the opening work is AnNyeong.
Among the foreign works, the opening entry is one from France named Envolee created by Aerosculpture Group. Others include the Megaphone Project by the Megaphone Project from Australia, The Poet on the Street from the Netherlands and the Remaining People from Portugal.
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A scene from Envolee created by Aerosculpture Group of France.
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Today’s humor:
Humor from a generous former Asian ambassador
Doctor Johnny
A young doctor Johnny moved out to Victoria to replace a doctor who was retiring.
The older doctor suggested that the young one accompany him on his rounds, so the community could become used to a new doctor.
At the first house a woman complains, "I've been a little sick to my stomach."
The older doctor says, "Well, you've probably been overdoing the fresh fruit. Cut back on the amount you've been eating and see if that does the trick?"
As they left, the younger doctor Johnny said, "You didn't even examine that woman? How'd you come to the diagnosis so quickly?"
"I didn't have to. You noticed I dropped my stethoscope on the floor in there? When I bent over to pick it up, I noticed a half dozen banana peels in the trash.
That was what probably was making her sick."
The younger doctor Johnny said "Pretty clever. If you don't mind, I think I'll try that at the next house."
Arriving at the next house, they spent several minutes talking with a younger woman.
She said that she just didn't have the energy she once did and said, "I'm feeling terribly run down lately."
"You've probably been doing too much for the Church," the younger doctor Johnny told her. "Perhaps you should cut back a bit and see if that helps."
As they left, the elder doctor said, "I know that woman well. Your diagnosis is most certainly correct, she's very active in the church, but how did you arrive at it?"
"I did what you did at the last house. I dropped my stethoscope and, when I bent down to retrieve it, I noticed the priest under the bed.
(Editor’s note: Thank you, Generous Former Ambassador of Asia!!! I am hoping that some kind-hearted former/incumbent colleagues of yours would also kindly contribute.)
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Hankuk Kyungje
Drink in Lunch Box
After an exhausting weekend, the mother woke up Monday morning and speedily packed lunch for her eight-year-old son.
When she got home from work late that day, her son handed her a note from his teacher, requesting the mother to see her.
“What’s this all about?” she asked sternly. Opening his lunch box, her son showed her the drink she had given him that morning.
It was a can of beer.
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KBS (http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/)
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Full Two Koreas at Loggerheads over Gaeseong Wage Demands
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President Park Geun-hye Visits Peru
Park Meets Colombian Veterans of Korean War
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Minister Voices Hope on Inter-Korean Ties After April
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Spanish City Names New Sports Complex as Korean Taekwondo Master
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2 KBS Documentaries Honored at NY TV and
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New Anti-Superbug Drug Approved by Health Authorities
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Pyeongchang Committee Forms Overseas Advisory Group
S. Korea Takes Down Russia 2-0 in Women's Football Friendly
S. Korea Defeats Russia in Women's Football Friendly
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Yonhap (http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr)
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The Korea Times (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr)
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Chosun Ilbo (http://english.chosun.com)
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Conflict Marks 1st Anniversary of Ferry Disaster
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Paternity Leave on the Rise3 Korean Films Invited to Cannes
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Hankyoreh Shinmoon (http://english.hani.co.kr)
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JoongAng Ilbo (conservative): (http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/)
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Philip Morris hopes to raise volume of exports
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Fine for New Year day rant
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Maeil Kyungje (neutral-oriented conservative, economic/business): (http://news.mk.co.kr/english/)
Aides to late bizman Sung to be summoned for probe into bribery list
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The Kyunghyang Shinmoon (http://english.khan.co.kr/)
Tragedy] Even the Heavens Cried: A Wave of Mourners in the Rain Remembering the Sorrow and Anger
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[Editorial] Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo Should No Longer Disgrace the Prime Minister Position
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[Editorial]One Year Anniversary of the Sewol Tragedy: The Disaster Is 'Ongoing'
Jo Eun-hwa, Heo Da-yun, Nam Hyeon-cheol, Bak Yeong-in, Yang Seung-jin, Go Chang-seok, Gwon Jae-geun, Gwon Hyeok-gyu, Yi Yeong-suk...We call the names of those w···
'I Will Tolerate No One' President Park Warns of an 'Investigation Storm' Covering the Present with the Past
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[One Year after the Sewol - Insensitiveness] Even Afterwards, the Country Was Nowhere to Be Seen
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[One Year after the Sewol: Anger] Government Talks of Money, but Not the Truth
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[Editorial] Kim Moo-sung's Cowardly Attempt to Distract the Public with an 'Investigation on Presidential Election Funds'
As the scandal of the Sung Wan-jong list spreads to an issue concerning Park Geun-hye's election funds in the 2012 presidential election, Saenuri Party leader ···
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The Korea Economic Daily (http://english.hankyung.com/)
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AJU Business Daily (http://eng.ajunews.com/korea)
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Popera singer Lim Hyung-joo donates 57 million won, joins donors' club
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Audi Volkswagen emerges as No. 3 car seller in South Korea
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IMF lowers 2015 growth forecast for South Korea's economy to 3.3%
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S. Korea's electric car market likely to expand 5-fold until 2016
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S. Korea's share of global TV market grows in 2014: research firm
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ETNEWS (http://english.etnews.com/)
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