Oct. 26, 2015
The Korean daily media headlines and humor
Monday, Oct. 26, 2015
Your Excellency:
Here are 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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A round-up of the latest news published by the Korean media:
KBS (http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/)
N. Korean Red Cross Willing to Discuss Holding Regular Reunions
North Korea's Red Cross says it plans to consult with its South Korean counterpart about holding regular reunions and allowing letter exchanges between...
Family Reunions Under Way
N. Korean Reunion Participants Promote Regime
Abductees among Participants of Inter-Korean Family Reunion
S. Korea's Economic Outlook Quickly Worsens
Park Names Former MBC Reporter as New Spokesman
Park to Deliver Speech at National Assembly Tuesday
Remains of US Soldier Returned to Family 65 Years after Death
S. Korea's Economic Outlook Quickly Worsens
Incheon Free Economic Zone to Attract Auto, Aircraft, Robot Firms
Finance Minister: 3.1% Growth Unlikely This Year
N. Korean Red Cross Willing to Discuss Holding Regular Reunions
S. Korea Fires Warnings Shots on N. Korean Patrol Boat
Family Reunions Under Way
NHK: S. Korean, Japanese Foreign Ministers to Meet before Bilateral Summit
Twitter CEO to Give Away 3rd of his Shares to Employees
KBS Traditional Music Orchestra Performs at UN Headquarters
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Yonhap (http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr)
Park's approval rating edges down amid history textbook row
President Park Geun-hye's job approval rating edged down on the back of controversy over the government's decision to adopt a single set of history textbooks for middle and high school students, a poll showed Monday.
S. Korea seeks partnership with Jamaica on infrastructure
South Korea said Monday it wants the country's firms to participate in Jamaica's major infrastructure projects.
S. Korea's households save more despite record low interest rates
South Korean households are continuing to set aside more cash than before, data showed Monday, even though they can now expect less interest on their savings with the base rate staying at a record low.
Anti-Japanese Korean independence hero remembered in China
Representatives of a South Korean civic group on Monday paid their respects to a revered Korean independence hero who assassinated a prominent Japanese colonial leader more than a century ago in China.
First foreigner shortlisted for director of Seoul art museum
A former director of a Spanish art museum has become the first foreigner to be shortlisted to direct South Korea's National Museum of Contemporary Art (NMCA), sources said Monday.
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The Korea Herald (http://www.koreaherald.com)
North Korean patrol ship violates NLL
A North Korean patrol ship crossed the maritime border into the South on Saturday during a beefed-up crackdown on Chines...
Major hotels probed for price-fixing
Korea’s state watchdog launched an investigation into an alleged price-fixing practice by the ...
Abductee, mother reunited in N.K.
MOUNT GEUMGANGSAN, North Korea -- Despite more than 40 years of separation, it took Jeong Geon-...
Refugees part of Korea’s history
With risks and challenges faced by refugees across the world having become one of the greatest ...
Kerry: Israel to take steps to calm holy sit...
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday that Israel had agreed on steps to calm tensions over Jeru...
Mired in debt again
We are dumbfounded to hear that trillions of won in taxpayers’ money has to be poured into ...
Export blues
The third-quarter economic growth data released by the Bank of Korea last Friday had both go...
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The Korea Times (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr)
US strikes down T-50 exports to Uzbekistan
The U.S. government has refused to allow Korea to export $400 million worth of indigenous supersonic training jets to Uzbekistan, sources said Sunday. The denial of permission is another blow to Korea’s program to develop itsow...
Fighter jets soar over military expo
The Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition shows off South Korea’s as well as global...
Volvo, Ford, FCA, Hyundai to recall 10,197 cars in S. Korea
Volvo, Ford and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will recall 10,197 cars sold in South Korea for safety-related mechanical defects, the transportation ministry...
Special police team to handle crimes involving Vietnamese
The National Policy Agency (NPA) said Sunday that it will open a Vietnamese Desk dedicated to handling crimes involving Vietnamese nationals in Korea.
Navy fires warning shots at NK patrol boat
South Korea fired warning shots at a North Korean patrol boat that crossed the maritime border in the Yellow Sea, Saturday, the military announced on Sunday.
Konglish slogan
As John Burton, a Korea Times columnist, pointed out last week, Seoul has ended up with three unattractive finalists from its year-long campaign to find a new...
Ruling party swayed by President
The ruling Saenuri Party is finding it increasingly difficult to voice opinions that differ to tho...
UN findings on Samsung lack clear evidence
Preliminary United Nations observations about the effects of hazardous substances on the health of...
Park appoints ex-journalist as presidential spokesman
President Park Geun-hye has appointed JeongYeon-guk, a former journalist, as presidential spokesm...
Dispute on childcare budget gets working parents in trouble
Working parents with young children are preparing for the temporary shutdown of 7,000 private daycare centers across the country later this week in protest of...
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DongAIlbo (http://english.donga.com)
Lydia Ko becomes youngest golfer to win 10 LPGA titles
Lydia Ko (18) has reclaimed No. 1 spot in the global rankings. At the fourth round of the LPGA Fubon Taiwan Championship which took place at Miramar Country Club (par 72) in Taipei, Taiwan on Saturday, Ko garnered one...
Anti-Korea graffiti on monuments for Korean laborers forced by Japan
Some of the memorial monuments for Korean labor slaves who died while working in the Miike Coal Mine in Fukuoka Prefecture were `attacked` by a graffitist who is presumably a rightist Japanese. The monuments have been...
1 juror gives 1/10 to the winner of the Chopin piano competition
Most of the judges gave nine or 10 out of 10 points, but one gave one alone. The “scorecard” of the 17th Chopin International Piano Competition was released on its website on Friday (local time). It shows the votes in...
Mattingly says goodbye to Dodgers
Manager Don Mattingly (photo) declared a separation from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday. Mattingly was expected to come back for the next year season after the division series against the New York Mets. However,...
Korea wins International Astronomy Olympiad in Russia
Korea has won the overall title at the International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO) in two straight years. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning announced on Friday that Korean students won two gold, one silver,...
‘Korea-China-Japan summit to be regularized anew from next year’
The Japanese daily Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported on Friday that agreement will be reached at the (upcoming) Korea- China-Japan summit to hold next year’s summit in Japan, and to regularize the three-country summit anew,...
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ChosunIlbo (http://english.chosun.com)
U.S. Blocks Korean Trainer Jet Sale to Uzbekistan
Korea may have to scrap the lucrative sale of T-50 trainer jets to Uzbekistan due to U.S. opposition. Korea Aerospace Industries had been in negotiations with the Uzbek government to sell 12 T-50s, but the U.S. government opposes the deal. >> Full Text
Park to Meet Abe After All
President Park Geun-hye will finally sit down face to face with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ahead of the trilateral summit between Korea, China and Japan on Nov. 1. It remains to be seen whether their meeting will break the impasse between Seoul and Tokyo over Japan's historical revisionism. >> Full Text
Sportswear Makes Fashion Comeback
Sportswear is making a comeback as a fashion statement among young women. This is mainly due to an exercise boom. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism surveyed 9,000 people last year and found that the proportion of women who work out at least once a week rose from 40 percent in 2012 to 52 percent last year. >> Full Text
Private Spending in Highest Increase in 5 Years
Hyundai's Latest Compact Sedan Hits 10,000 Mark in Monthly Sales
Former Google Chief to Visit Korea
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HankyorehShinmoon (http://english.hani.co.kr)
US government claims millions in interest earned off S. Korean defense contributions
South Korean government implying that the issue will be put off until next negotiations in 2019
Community Bank, which has earned interest estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars from depositing massive savings from the South Korea-US defense contribution fund, was officially confirmed by Washington to be “property of the US Defense Department.”
Teachers warn of refusal to comply with state-issued textbooks
Teachers’ groups are warning of disobedience campaigns and “battles” as the Park Geun-hye administration pushes ahead with a plan to designate official state history textbooks for middle and high schools. .
A journey through abandoned temples on the banks of the Namhan River
Alongside the section of the Namhan River flowing from Yeoju to Wonju and on to Chungju, there are a number of abandoned temples basking in the autumn sunlight. These are both places to rest and essential sites for travelers. The splendor of the old temple plots is enhanced by the bleak ruins of buildings that remain there. .
After another tearful farewell, divided families sing “Let’s Meet Again”
The passengers stuck their hands out the windows of the bus as it prepared to take them back to their homes in the North. Their family members who were returning South hovered around the bus reaching out plaintively. People in their late eighties chased after the bus, pounding on it and knocking on the windows. The time had come to let go of their hands, yet they seemed unable to. Once the bus left, the hands were empty. .
Latest poll shows a sharper turn against state-issued history textbooks
The tide of public opinion is swiftly turning against state designation of Korean history textbooks.Support for the measure has been shrinking as scholars, politicians, and civil society have quickly rallied against it in the wake of the Education Ministry’s administrative notice on the upcoming introduction of a designation system on Oct. 12. A major factor in the changing attitudes is a shift toward opposition from greater Seoul area residents and unaffiliated moderates who had previously been lukewarm or undecided on the textbook matter.
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JoongAngIlbo(conservative): (http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/)
Short-lived closure in reunions’ final round
MOUNT KUMGANG - A man walked toward an elderly woman sitting in a wheelchair at the table. And as he approached, he cried out just one word: “Mother!” The two hugged and buried their heads in each other’s arms, tears streaming down their faces.…
Finance minister gloomy on economic growth
Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan indicated that Korea’s economy will have trouble achieving the government’s projected growth of 3.1 percent this year…
Pyongyang moves ahead with plans for economic zone
One of Pyongyang’s ambitious capitalist experiments has picked up speed in recent weeks since top Chinese official Liu Yunshan attended…
Turning a resort island dream into reality
JEJU - A wooden board with seven wall clocks welcomes visitors at the entrance to the first Jeju Center for Creative Economy and Innovation…
Hyundai donates to job fund
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Mong-koo has donated 15 billion won ($13.2 million) of his personal assets to the Youth Hope Fund…
Shipbuilders’ losses expected to hit 7.4 trillion won
The nation’s top three shipbuilders are expected to report about 7.4 trillion won ($6.5 billion) in losses this year, mainly due to a slump in the industry and struggles…
Nongshim opens its first bottled water plant in China
As the sales of sodas and other sugary beverages slow due to health concerns, demand for bottled water is on the rise. …
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MaeilKyungje (neutral-oriented conservative, economic/business): (http://news.mk.co.kr/english/)
Short-lived closure in reunions’ final round
MOUNT KUMGANG - A man walked toward an elderly woman sitting in a wheelchair at the table. And as he approached, he cried out just one word: “Mother!” The two hugged and buried their heads in each other’s arms, tears streaming down their faces.…
Finance minister gloomy on economic growth
Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan indicated that Korea’s economy will have trouble achieving the government’s projected growth of 3.1 percent this year…
Pyongyang moves ahead with plans for economic zone
One of Pyongyang’s ambitious capitalist experiments has picked up speed in recent weeks since top Chinese official Liu Yunshan attended…
Turning a resort island dream into reality
JEJU - A wooden board with seven wall clocks welcomes visitors at the entrance to the first Jeju Center for Creative Economy and Innovation…
Hyundai donates to job fund
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Mong-koo has donated 15 billion won ($13.2 million) of his personal assets to the Youth Hope Fund…
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The KyunghyangShinmoon(http://english.khan.co.kr/)
Grey-haired Daughter Calls out 'Dad' for the First Time at the Age of 68, 'They Say This Is the End for Us'
"Dad, they say this is the end for us. Dad..." Yi Jeong-suk (68), who had to part with her father whom she met for the first time in 65 years for only twel···
Stubborn President Only Reaffirms Her Determination to Push Ahead with State Designated Textbook
President Park Geun-hye, Saenuri Party leader Kim Moo-sung, floor leader Won Yoo-chul, New Politics Alliance for Democracy leader Moon Jae-in, and floor leader ···
[Editorial] The Government Must Clearly Tie the Knot on the Issue of Japan's Self-Defense Forces Entering North Korea
Japanese media relayed that Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani had said there was no need to get consent from South Korea when Japan's Self-Defense Forces ···
[Reunion of Separated Families] Playful Laughter Replaces the Awkwardness of the First Day, '2 Hours Is Too Short'
On October 21, the second day of the reunion of separated families, the families from the North and South both looked much more relaxed. The families, who had p···
[The 20th Reunion of Separated Families of North and South Korea] The 'Newlywed' Bride with Gray Hair Blushed Instead of Shedding Tears
The reunion of separated families of North and South Korea resumed for the first time in a year and eight months. The separated families from North and South Ko···
“Jun Ji-hyun Sunglasses' and 'Sulwhasoo' Emerge as Must-Have Items among the Chinese
The youke (Chinese tourist) are once again visiting South Korea now that the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) has died down, and they are back with a new···
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The Korea Economic Daily(http://english.hankyung.com/)
South Korea-China Railway Ferry Service May Be Launched...NDRC
The National Development and Reform Commission of China will set out to study the feasibility of building a railway ferry link between South Korea and China. If the plan materializes, Korean tourists will be able to travel to China without getting off the train to take the ferry boat. According to t...
FSC Chairman Warns again to DSME Union
Yim Jong-yong, Chairman of the Financial Services Commission, reiterated the three principles of corporate restructuring projects undertaken by financial regulators and creditor banks that they include (1) strict credit evaluation by creditor banks; (2) self-help effort as a pre-condition for govern...
Korea Ranks No. 6 in the World in Coffee Consumption
The volume of coffee bean imports will likely hit a record-high level this year, despite the continuing recession and the frozen consumer sentiment. According to export-import statistics of the Korea Customs Service released on October 25, the total volume of coffee imports for the nine-month period...
Samsung Pay Breaks 1 Mil. Mark in Subscribers
Samsung Electronics announced on October 25 that its mobile payment service Samsung Pay passed the 1-million mark in the number of cumulative subscribers in two months after launch here in Korea. According to Samsung Electronics, the number of Samsung Pay's per-day transactions rose up to 100,000 i...
Big 3 Shipyards Likely to Suffer Record High Deficits This Year
Korea's top-three shipyards are forecast to suffer record-high deficits of more than 7 trillion won this year, primarily due to the economy-wide recession and poor performance in their offshore plant business. Despite such worst-ever losses, the shipyards are mired in bad management and labor-manage...
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AJU Business Daily(http://eng.ajunews.com/korea)
Actress Goh Hyun-jeong to return to small screen with tvN drama next year
After a three-hiatus, actress Goh Hyun-jeong will return to the small screen next year with cable network tvN's drama, tentatively titled "Dear My Friends," the broadcaster said Thursday. The tele…
Actress Lee Young-ae named star of Korean historical dramas
Actress Lee Young-ae, who is known for the 2003 hit Korean television series "Daejanggeum (Jewel in the Palace)," has been named the star of Korean historical dramas by the Korean Folk Village, a Jose…
'Burberry man'
South Korean actor Lee Jong-suk poses for the camera during a photo call for the "Burberry Seoul Flagship" store in the affluent area of Cheongdam-dong in southern Seoul, last week. A wax figure of Le…
Tearful farewell after brief reunion
Lee Jeong-suk, 68, with a handkerchief, wipes the tears shed by his 88-year-old North Korean father, Lee Heung-jong, as they bid a farewell each other after the three-day reunions ended at a resort on…
Korean version of Chinese President Xi Jinping's biography published
Tuo Zhen, deputy chief of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China, delivers a congratulatory speech during a forum to mark the publication of a Korean version of Chinese President Xi…
Fine dust blankets South Korea
A woman wears a mask on Mt. Namsan in central Seoul Wednesday, as most parts of South Korea were blanketed by a layer of fine dust.
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ETNEWS(http://english.etnews.com/)
Volkswagen Confesses About Its ‘Fabrication on Exhaust Gas’ In The U...
It is been heard that Volkswagen, who confessed about its role in fabricating exhaust gas, set up ¡®Power Game¡? with South Korean Government who ...
Read the full story
NINE Introduces Package That Can Use Smartphone As Microscopes And E...
Package product that can use Smartphone as a microscope and a commercial endoscope as well is introduced. NINE (CEO Chun Sun Ho) made an announcement on the 25th that...
Read the full story
[Exclusive] Card Memberships, Mileages, And On-Site Discounts Will All...
Memberships, mileages, and on-site discount services that were only possible for regular plastic cards will also be possible for Samsung Pay by end of this year. Because ...
Read the full story
Early Responses About iPhone 6S Are Not As Positive As iPhone 6
Although iPhone 6S was released, overall atmosphere and responses towards it are not as popular as iPhone 6. Some are predicting that sales volume of iPhone 6S will fall short of that of iPhone 6 due to its expensive price, and there are also many opinions that we need to give it a little bit of time since it is still early and activation of cellphones ...
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Invitation to Korean Folk Religious Rite, Dance Festival
Your Excellency:
I am pleased to inform Your Excellency that Chairperson Lee Eun-sook of the Asian Traditional Seonghwang-gut Research Foundation (ATSRF) and Director Kim Bong-shik of the Ansan Art Center in Ansan City, cordially invite Your Excellency and Madam to the 9th annual Traditional Korean Folk Religious Rite and Dance Festival on Friday October 23, 2015 at the Ansan Art Center in the Ansan City, some 26 miles southwest of Seoul.
/news/view.html?section=162&category=182&no=1079
The traditional Korean folk religious rite dates back to the Era of Dangun Wamggep, the legendary progenitor and first ruler of the Korean nation 4,348 years ago, and has grown into a very popular traidtional Korean indigenous religious
service with a total of 200,000 practioners, some of whom have been officially designated as the Human Cultural Asset of Korea by the Central Government. /news/view.html?section=162&category=182&no=1092
Background: Korean people from olden times have been suffering from all kinds of misfortune and hardships and traditional Korean folk religious (shaman) music and dances relieved them of such mental and physical trauma and agonies. The rites were a great source of relief as the Gut rite prayed for good luck and peace for the people and the nation.
Repertoire: Sapura (Village Shrine Exorcism), Bonhyangsan-geori (rite for Home Village Deities), Chunaeng-jeon (Spring Nightingale Rite), Seonghwang-geori (Village Deity Rite), Jeseok-geori (rite for Korean Progenitor King Dangun), Gyobang Sword Dance, Dodang-sori (song), and SinjangDaegam-geori (rite for Zodiac Animal Generals and Excellencies), and finally the main Seonghwang-geori (Local Deity Rite).
Deluxe 28-seat Limousine buses have been reserved for a comfortable trip and a luncheon will be hosted for the guests by the Director of the Ansan Art Center and Chairperson Lee at the Art Center Banquet Hall. Details of the schedule follow:
1000 hours, Friday 23 October 2015: Meet at Grand Hyatt Hotel (water fountain site)1000-1130 hours: Move from Grand Hyatt Seoul to Ansan City by deluxe Limousine buses.
1130-1200 hours: Meet with the mayor and other government and civic leaders of Ansan City.
1200-1330 hours: Attend luncheon hosted by Director of the Art Center and Chairperson Lee.
1400-1700 hours: Watch various traditional Korean folk religious (shaman) rites and dances.
1700-1830 hours: Move back to Seoul arriving at Grand Hyatt Seoul at 6:30 p.m.
Very Respectfully Yours
/s/
Lee Kyung-sik
Publisher-Chairman
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