Aug. 20, 2015
The Korean daily media headlines and humor
Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015
Your Excellency:
Here are The Korea Post notices, humor from Korean business daily and 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
P.S.: 1. To see the desired site, press down the Control key and click the blue URL of the media.
2. If received by a person other than the intended recipient, please kindly convey the mail to His/Her Excellency.
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The Korea Post notices:
Finally, it is Tomorrow, Gyeongju Silk Road Culture Festival (a one-night-two-day tour) on 21-22 August 2015.
Cloudy skies and scattered rain are forecast for the beginning day with a high of 27 degrees and a low of 23 degrees. The Festival will take place rain or shine.
HYANGDAN HOUSE IN YANGDONG FOLK VILLAGE IN GYEONGJU?One of the biggest traditional Korean tile-roofed houses of the nobility in the Joseon Dynasty. It is located at the entrance of the Yangdong Folk Village in Gyeongju City. Hyangdan was built in 1543 and was designated as the 412th Treasure on Nov. 14, 1964. Hyangdan was the house of Governor Yi Eon-jeok of the Gyeongsang Province during the Joseon Dynasty. Yi had the house built for his younger brother, Yi Eon-jeok, who looked after his ageing mother in his place because he could devote himself to serving the King. Hyangdan, therefore, stands for good brotherly relations, filial piety for parents and loyalty to the king. Yangdong Village was designated as the 189th Important Folk Relic on Dec. 20, 1984 as an upper class community. Hyangdan is one of the main tourist destinations for the ambassadors and spouses during their visit to Gyeongju on the occasion of the Gyeongju Silk Road Expo on Friday 21, August 2015.
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Invitation to Gyeongju Silk Road Culture Expo
Story and photos on Yangdong Folk Village: /news/view.html?section=162&category=182&no=1019
Story and photos on famed Buddhist Monk Hyecho: /news/view.html?section=162&category=182&no=1020
Earlier in May this year, over 60 ambassadors and other senior diplomats attended the prelude event ‘Gyeongju Student Silk Road Festival’ when the drama featured the “Love Story of Silla Princess and Iranian Prince.’ The Main Gyeongsu Silk Road Culture Expo (unlike the prelude student event) has many interesting programs extremely attractive to the Ambassadors and Madams.
As in the case of the previous (student) festival, deluxe KTX Train will be used between Seoul and Gyeongju.
A formal letter of Invitation will be faxed and emailed to Your Excellency today.
Just in case of our possible transmission failure, our contact phone numbers are:
Regular phones: 2298-1745/6, 2298-1740/2
Mobile phones: Ms. Kim at 010-3388-1682 (Korean), David Chung at 010-3481-1101 (English) or Chairman Lee at 010-5201-1740.
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Use the 2015 Namyangju Slow Life Festival to introduce your delicious food
Namyangju City, on the eastern outskirts of Seoul, hosts the 2015 Namyangju Slow Life Planet International Festival on October 8-17, 2015 in a 10-day run, which is an extended Festival from the successful Namyangju Slow Food Fair which the City hosted in 2013. The Korea Post, a principal supporter, covers the Festival with all its five media units in the following three months and throughout the 10-day period. Related URLs are as follows:
http://www.slowlifeplanet.org/english/Introduction of Festival/Invitation Message
As a prominent event of the Festival, the Organizing Committee has a special exhibition program of the food materials (durable ones) and cooking utensils of the different countries, including the following:
1. Rice, wheat and corn from different countries
2. Representative bread of all the countries of the world, including Northern India, Pakistan, Middle East Countries, Germany, Israel, North America, Europe, Italy, Turkey, Scotland, North America and Europe.`
3. Spices and condiments from different countries (such as Coriander of Vietnam, Lemon grass of Thailand, Basil of Italy, Saffron of India and Spain, Turmeric of India, Oregano of the Mediterranean countries, Allspice, bay leaves, Tarragon, Thyme, Close and Star anise).
4. Tableware (such as spoons, bowls, dishes, plates, tablecloth, aprons)
5. Cooking utensils such as cutting boards, knives, cooking pots, pans, cheese-grinder, pasta-making tools)
6. High-resolution photo images of the above for showing at the event site and publication by the five media units of The Korea Post for the three consecutive months.
7. Videos introducing the culture and tourism-related aspects of each country
For participation and further details, please call 010-3388-1682 (Korean), 010-3481-01101 (English) or 5201-1740 (Chairman Lee). Regular phones are: 2298-1740/2, 1745/6. Fax 2298-9506.
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Today’s humor:
Hankuk Kyungje
Witty Trevino
Lee Trevino, a Mexican-American, who attained his fame as a legendary golfer, had worked his way up from shoe shining and caddying.
Now retired, the erstwhile champion was one day mowing his front yard lawn.
A lady driving by in a Cadillac stopped in front of his house and asked, “what do you charge for that work?”
Well-known for his biting wit, the man said, “Well, I don’t get in cash. The lady in this house lets me sleep with her.”
The woman hurriedly sped off.
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KBS (http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/)
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84 Flights Returned over 5 Years
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Antiterrorism Drill Held at Subway Station in Seoul
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Iron Pots from Baekje Period Found in Iksan
Young Korean Traditional Musicians to
12th Jarasum Int'l Jazz Festival to
Postech Professor Becomes First S. Korean to Receive APEC Science Award
S. Korean Scientists Produce Breakthrough in Dream Material
Korean Scientists Find Micro-RNA Link to Nicotine Addiction
S. Korea Defeats Iran 13-0 in AFC U-19 Women's Championship
IOC President Arrives in S. Korea
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Yonhap (http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr)
Park to attend China's celebrations of 70th anniversary of end of WWII
President Park Geun-hye will make a three-day visit to China next month to attend its celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, a senior official said Thursday.
S. Korea sends letter to U.N. on N. Korea's mine attack
South Korea has informed the U.N. Security Council of the details of a recent land mine explosion blamed on North Korea, a Foreign Ministry official said Thursday.
Major shipbuilders dip to yearly lows amid dim outlook
South Korea's major shipbuilders, led by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., traded at yearly lows on Thursday as investors increasingly fret over their business outlook, analysts said.
Health ministry to deploy another medical helicopter
South Korea's health ministry said Thursday it will deploy one more special helicopter equipped with state-of-the-art medical instruments in line with its efforts to expand welfare services in isolated areas.
Parliament to hold disciplinary committee on lawmaker over alleged sexual assault
The National Assembly will convene its disciplinary committee Thursday to review a sitting lawmaker -- formerly affiliated with the ruling party -- accused of sexual assault.
S. Korea sends letter to U.N. on N. Korea's mine at..
S. Korea explains N.K. mine blasts to U.N. Securi..
N. Korea conducts engine test at rocket launch site: 38 No..
Park balances U.S., China in diplomacy, Japan still challe..
BOK governor underscores structural reform for growth
Major shipbuilders dip to yearly lows amid dim outlook
Health ministry to deploy another medical helicopter
Stock turnover dips as market turns volatile
Seoul shares open lower on telecom, chemical losses
Girls' Generation to make cameo on U.S. show
Korean book picked as children's book of year by U.S. illu..
Japan hints at not backing S. Korean candidate in FIFA ele..
S. Korean surfer comes down with apparent virus in Rio Oly..
Samsung heir meets IOC chief over 2018 Winter Olympics
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The Korea Times (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr)
CJ Group holds funeral for Lee Maeng-hee
CJ Group held the honorary chairman Lee Maeng-hee's funeral earlier today at a group building in central Seoul.
Trainer indicted for allegedly forcing girls to smoke marijuana
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Man booked over camera under female colleague's desk
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Another Lotte unit under tax audit
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Unconventional cake shop emerges as hotspot
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N. Korea publishes 4 major newspapers in color
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SPO album shortlisted for Gramophone Award
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Underwater inspection to salvage Sewol begins
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Opposition claims NIS spied on citizens
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IOC chief satisfied with PyeongChang progress
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The Korea Herald (http://www.koreaherald.com)
Park to visit China for WWII event: Blue House
President Park Geun-hye will visit China for a three-day trip to attend celebrations to mark the end of World War II ear...
S. Korea sends letter to U.N. on N. Korea's mine attack
South Korea has informed the U.N. Security Council of the details of a recent land mine...
Blue House leak furor rekindled
A former presidential secretary reportedly claimed Wednesday that it was President Park Geun-hy...
Drinking significant factor in domestic violence in South Korea
When Lee Tae-ho, a social worker at the National Child Protection Agency, last year visited a 7...
Two lawmakers face uproar over kids' employm...
A number of lawmakers are facing increasing pressure on allegations that they influenced sought-after wor...
Preventing crisis
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Worse than useless
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Camarata seeks young singers for kids’ choir
The Camarata Children's Choir performs at the Chungdong First Methodist Church in central Seoul...
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DongA Ilbo (http://english.donga.com)
Uighurs emerge as suspect of Bangkok terror
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Simulation shows party-list system won`t work with current Assembly seats
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Samsung TV targets 10th straight year of global No. 1
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Kang Jung-ho hits 10th homer, commits major error at 9th inning
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Abe likely to visit China on World War II anniversary
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Controversies over N. Korean leader’s call for ‘highest-level’ talks
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N. Korean leader shows willingness to hold inter-Korean summit
U.S. military base in Yongsan bans civilian drones, model aircrafts
Japanese police on 14-year manhunt for cruel murderer
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Chosun Ilbo (http://english.chosun.com)
Most Part-Time Workers Suffer Abuse at Work
Young people who are making ends meet doing part-time jobs commonly suffer abuse at work, a straw poll suggests. Job portal website Albamon polled 612 part-time workers and found that seven out of 10 suffered abuse at work. >> Full Text
N. Korea 'Preparing to Launch Short-Range Missile'
North Korea is preparing to launch a short-range missile, government sources here said Wednesday. "We have detected preparations for short-range missile launches in both the western and eastern parts of North Korea," a government official said. "We cannot rule out the possibility of a launch within the next few days." >> Full Text
Strong Currents Hamper Ferry Salvage
Chinese divers on Wednesday began the process of raising the ferry that sank off the southwest coast in April last year. The salvage operation started 281 days after the end of search and rescue operations, with nine passengers still officially missing. >> Full Text
Merged KEB-Hana Bank to Open on Sept. 1
Used Car Market Blossoms
More Young Women Mull Military Careers
Japan Deletes Webpage on Colonial Rule
2 Koreas Agree 5% Wage Hike for Kaesong Workers
2 Koreas Invited to Russian Economic Forum
Pyongyang to Host U-15 Football Tournament
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Hankyoreh Shinmoon (http://english.hani.co.kr)
Despite icy relations, South and North agree to Kaesong wage increase
Two sides reach an amicable compromise, with South having stuck to principle and North having won raise
North and South Korea ended six months of conflict with an agreement this week on a wage increase at the Kaesong Industrial Complex. The agreement is noteworthy for coming at a time when inter-Korean relations are otherwise in a downward spiral, with a recent mine blast at the Demilitarized Zone prompting both sides to resume propaganda broadcasts for the first time in eleven years.
[Interview] Expert: improved inter-Korean relations the key to prosperity
“The security environment in Northeast Asia is rapidly changing as the US responds to the rise of China with its rebalance to Asia and Japan moves to rearm. For South Korea to deal effectively with these difficult circumstances, the key is to improve relations and increase cooperation with North Korea,” said, senior analyst with the Sejong Institute. During the administration of Roh Moo-hyun, Lee was a policy maker in the areas of inter-Korean relations, foreign affairs, and security, serving as the Unification Minister and the secretary general for the National Security Council (NSC). .
Chinese currency devaluation spurring foreign capital flight from S. Korea
With China’s surprise devaluation of the yuan and hints of an interest rate hike in the US increasing financial uncertainty among emerging economies, the flight of foreign capital from the South Korean financial market is accelerating. .
Pres. Park reportedly says reunification “could come tomorrow”
President Park Geun-hye said reunification between North and South Korea “could happen tomorrow” during a discussion last month with the Presidential Committee for Unification Preparation (PCUP), sources reported. Her remarks were read by some as alluding to a possible reunification following some kind of “collapse” in the North. .
[Analysis] With no long-term diplomatic plan, S. Korea to remain a shrimp among whales
Northeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean are becoming a vast chess board for international politics. Great powers such as the US, China, Japan, and Russia are making strategic diplomatic moves on that board as part of their long-term plans, which look decades into the future. At stake in this game are each country’s hegemony and national interest. Despite claims that South Korea has been upgraded from a shrimp surrounded by whales to a dolphin-like medium power, .
Pres. Park comes out with harsher criticism of N. Korea for mine attack
On Aug. 17, South Korean President Park Geun-hye denounced mines that exploded in the DMZ as a “deadly provocation” by North Korea. Her criticism of the mine attack was much sharper than it had been in the address she delivered on Liberation Day, Aug. 15. .
Sources: N. Korea says no to dialogue with Park administration
Just after South Korean President Park Geun-hye made a string of proposals for talks with North Korea to exchange lists of names for reunions of the families divided by the Korean War, sources said on Aug. 17 that North Korean officials told the group accompanying Lee Hee-ho to North Korea early this month that the North would not engage in dialogue with the Park administration
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JoongAng Ilbo (conservative): (http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/)
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NPAD vows to boot out its bad reps
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Allegations renew debate over law school, bar exam
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U.S. sees hope for Korea-Japan ties
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Maeil Kyungje (neutral-oriented conservative, economic/business): (http://news.mk.co.kr/english/)
Gov’t and ruling party set budget at $3bn for 2016
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Samsung invests in Israeli start-up to produce instant-charging battery
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Gov’t to cut nominal GDP growth outlook to 4.3%
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Samsung cements top position in global TV market
Samsung Electronics expanded its global presence in TV sales and shipments in the second quarter from the first quarter, getting closer to maintaining the world’s num.. ...08.19 17:35
RND PLUSE to launch 3-dimensional touch screens
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Google Campus Seoul marks first 100 days
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Ruling party says will call Lotte chief as witness for parliamentary audit
The ruling Saenuri Party expressed its intention to call Shin Dong-bin, chairman of Lotte Group as a witness of the parliamentary inspection of administration, as the .. ...08.19 11:16
Rival parties seeking to modify corruption act
Calling are rising within political circles that the so-called Kim Young-ran Act, a bill to ban illegal solicitation and to prevent public officials from getting caugh.. ...08.19 11:11
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The Kyunghyang Shinmoon (http://english.khan.co.kr/)
[Exclusive] Yonsei University Professors Try to Go Play Golf Riding Military Aircraft during Ulchi Exercise ?
Yonsei University professors had planned an exclusive workshop which involved flying on an Air Force aircraft to the South Gyeongsang Province as part of···
[Editorial] Policy for Stronger Control over Universities Pushed Professor to His Death
A professor at Pusan National University jumped to his death revealing how seriously the government had infringed the autonomy of national universities. The nat···
Diplomatic Battle in Northeast Asia Enters New Phase: South Korea Faces a Series of Tests
The diplomatic battle in Northeast Asia has entered a new stage. With Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's statement on the seventieth anniversary of the end o···
North Korea Fights Back with 'Loudspeakers' toward the South
The North Korean military has resumed loudspeaker broadcasts toward the South after eleven years in response to the South's loudspeaker broadcast toward the No···
[Editorial] President Park's Dangerous Perception Revealed in Her National Liberation Day Speech
The 70th National Liberation Day ceremony was louder than ever. The government designated August 14 as a temporary national holiday and guaranteed citizens a th···
President Park's Speech on the 70th Anniversary of National Liberation: A Mix of Criticism and Dialogue with No Solution?
President Park Geun-hye did not suggest anything special or present any diplomatic solutions to North Korea or Japan in her congratulatory address on Aug···
President Park Grants Special Pardon on Liberation Day with Sketchy National Unity, as She Breaks Her Own Principle
President Park Geun-hye held an extraordinary cabinet meeting yesterday, granting special pardons to 6,527 Koreans including 14 businesspeople. Mr. Chey Tae-won···
[70 Years after Division-Future of South and North Korea] Different Economy, Different Mindset-SK and NK Will Become ‘Two Different Countries’
Korea, be it South or North, was liberated on the same day 70 years ago. Although the peninsula was divided by the 38 degree latitude line behind barbed fences,···
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The Korea Economic Daily (http://english.hankyung.com/)
Lotte Group to Pursue IPOs of Other Units Like 7Eleven and Lotteria
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No. of Auto Recalls Forecast to Pass 1 Mil. Units This Year
The number of cars recalled during the first eight months of this year totaled 850,000 units, a level similar to last year’s total, according to the Korea Transportation Safety Authority. The number of auto recalls for the January-August period of this year totaled 849,149 units, including 745,829 ...
Samsung Electronics Unveils Premium USB Flash Drive
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Cheil Worldwide Forms Partnership with Mirriad
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Hyundai Mobis Inks 22 Bil. Won Supply Deal with Peugeot-Citroen
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AJU Business Daily (http://eng.ajunews.com/korea)
Biological agent attack drill in Seoul, South Korea
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Fall semester starts
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Funerals for CJ Group honorary chairman Lee Maeng-hee to be held in Seoul Aug. 20
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Ex-Japanese PM kneels before monument for Korean independence fighters during colonial period
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama kneels before a monument in memory of Korean independence fighters tortured to death during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula (1910-1945) …
South Korea's economy is showing modest improvements, central bank says
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South Korea keeps base rate at 1.5% for 2nd month
South Korea's central bank Thursday kept its benchmark interest rate for August at a record low of 1.5 percent for the second consecutive month. In June, the Bank of Korea (BOK) slashed the ba…
Ex-Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama pays homage at former colonial prison in Seoul
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama lays a bunch of flowers in front of a cell, where independence fighter Yu Gwan-sun was imprisoned during the Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsul…
Heat wave in South Korea abates
Two women walk through a gourd tunnel in the Sky Park, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Tuesday, a day before "malbok," the last of the three hottest periods of the summer on the lunar calendar. The heat wave that gri…
Hollywood star Liam Neeson to play Gen. MacArthur in film on 1950 Incheon Landing operation
Hollywood star Liam Neeson will play Gen. Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) in a film on a successful landing in Incheon, South Korea, during the Korean War (1950-1953) that will open in South Korean cine…
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ETNEWS (http://english.etnews.com/)
SK Corporation Is Investing $38.9 Billion Into Extending 2 Semiconductor Lines And Others In Correspondence To Superiority In Competition Against China…There Will Be Huge Expected Effect In Downstrea
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Dongbu HiTek’s Operating Profit In First Half Increases 315%
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