The Korean daily media headlines and humor

The Korean daily media headlines and humor

Monday, Nov. 2, 2015

Your Excellency:

Here areThe Korea Post notice, roundup of important headlines from all major Korean-language dailies, TV and other news media of Korea this morning:

Lee Kyung-sik

Publisher-Chairman

Korea Post Media

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The Korea Post Notices:

The Tour of Pohang for the Excellencies is Thursday 12 November

Has Your Excellency made reservation for the Tour of the Pohang City, a Cruise Boat Ride around the Coast as well as the Handong Global University? The Mayor of the Pohang City will attend the luncheon and representatives of POSCO and a number of other important organizations in Pohang.

For reservation, please contact: Ms. Kim at 010-3388-1682 (Korean), David Chung at 010-3381-1101 (English), Bobbie Kim at 010-9100-9112 (English), or Chairman Lee at 010-5201-1740. Regular phones: 2298-1740/2, 1745/6. Fax 2298-9506.

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A round-up of the latest news published by the Korean media:

KBS (http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/)

Seoul, Tokyo to Accelerate Discussions to Resolve Sex Slavery Issue

At a bilateral summit at Seoul's presidential office Monday, President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed to accelerate discussions to...

French President Hollande to Visit S. Korea

S. Korea Extends Recession-Driven Current Account Surplus

Seoul, Tokyo to Accelerate Discussions to Resolve Sex Slavery Issue

S. Korea Could Resume Kimchi Exports to China This Year

Justice Party, Progressive Groups to Merge

Local Government Debt Increases by 2 Trln Won

Gov't Stimulus Boosted Q3 Growth by up to 1%

S. Korea Extends Recession-Driven Current Account Surplus

Gov't Approves Visit to N. Korean Excavation Site by S. Korean Lawmakers

N. Korean Tunnel Excavation Hints at Nuclear Test

Inter-Korean Football Friendly Held in Pyongyang

French President Hollande to Visit S. Korea

S. Koreans Work Second Longest Hours in OECD

Russian Airliner with 224 Crashes in Egypt's Sinai

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Yonhap (http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr)

Park holds first bilateral talks with Abe

President Park Geun-hye began crucial talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday that could set the tone for bilateral relations in the coming years.

The talks -- the first between leaders of the two neighbors in more than three years -- came as Park hosted a trilateral summit with Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday.

Tottenham's Son Heung-min back on nat'l team for Nov. World Cup qualifiers

Tottenham Hotspurs' attacker Son Heung-min is back on the South Korean men's national football team for two upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

SK Telecom to buy top cable TV provider

SK Telecom Co., South Korea's top mobile carrier, said Monday it will acquire the country's biggest provider of cable channels and Internet TV as part of a push into the media platform business.

Yonhap News TV most-watched news channel for 3rd month

Yonhap News TV has remained the most-watched news channel in South Korea for the third straight month, Nielsen data showed Monday.

S. Korea, U.S. to begin ministerial talks on defense issues

Defense ministers of South Korea and the United States were to hold their annual talks Monday to discuss a range of defense issues, including how to handle North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats.

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The Korea Herald (http://www.koreaherald.com)

Park, Abe agree to speed up comfort women talks

The leaders of South Korea and Japan held their first-ever summit on Monday and agreed to accelerate the ongoing negotia...

Trilateral summit spurs cooperation momentum

The trilateral summit among South Korea, China and Japan on Sunday helped create the much-nee...

Carter emphasizes South Korea support, visits buffer zone

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter called on North Korea to shrink and eventually eliminate its ...

Exports log worst fall in six years

Korea’s exports recorded $43.47 billion in October, down 15.8 percent from a year earlier to...

Abe in Seoul amid frosty ties

After years of bitter ties between Seoul and Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived at Seongna...

Expanding China ties

A flurry of summit meets are taking place in Seoul, starting with a meeting between Presiden...

Not just another logo

“I.Seoul.U” was proclaimed as the new city brand for the Korean capital last Wednesday eve...

Japan unveils futuristic cars in motor show

The biannual Tokyo Motor Show, one of the world’s top five automotive fairs, has been the perf...

‘Gain life’s wisdom from King Sejong, nature’

Whenever people find themselves in trouble, in conflict or in depression, Lee Bae-yong, the pre...

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The Korea Times (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr)

Yang Hyun-suk sees bright future in K-pop in global market

Yang Hyun-suk, chief executive officer of Korea’s leading record company YG Entertainment and a former member of the boy band SeoTaiji and Boys, is undoubtedly one of the most important figures in the Korean music industry.

'S. Korea, U.S. sign conditions-based Operational Control Transition Plan' 

[Breaking] 'S. Korea, U.S. sign conditions-based Operational Control Transition Plan'

[Breaking] Park stresses 'healing painful past' in Seoul-Tokyo summit 

President Park-Geun-hye emphasized the need to resolve the issue of "comfort women" in a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Seoul, Monday. 

Korea no. 2 in average working hours among OECD nations 

Korea has the second-highest average number of working hours among the 34 member states of the OEC... 

Leaders vow to resume NK nuclear talks 

The leaders of South Korea, Japan and China agreed Sunday to make joint efforts to resume the long...  Three-way free trade talks to gain momentum

One Korea, for a better future 

Since President Park Geun-hye shed light on her unification vision in January 2014, calls have bee...

Court recognizes 'no-fault' divorce for the first time 

A court has granted a divorce to a man who was responsible for the breakup of his marriage by cheating on his wife, overturning the lower court’s ruling. 

SeungMyung-ho named chairman of Korea Times 

HankookIlbo Chairman SeungMyung-ho, 59, was named chairman of The Korea Times, Sunday.

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DongAIlbo (http://english.donga.com)

Korean rice, samgyetang set to be exported to China

Korean rice and samgyetang (chicken soup with ginseng), which have not been exported to China due to Beijing’s strict quarantine, are set to make it to the world’s most populous country. The Agriculture, Food and Rural... 

Profile pictures with pets become popular

Is it a special affection towards pets or just a new culture now? More and more people go to a photo studio to take profile pictures or make a picture book with their pets. Lee Da-gyeong, a 23-year-old female, has a...

Pres. Park meets Chinese premier and Japanese PM in Seoul

President Park Geun-hye chose National Museum of Contemporary Art (Seoul branch) to have a banquet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and China’s Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday. The reason was known that the place,...

Russian passenger jet crashes in Egypt

Questions are swirling over the cause of crash of the Russian passenger jet, KGL 9268, which went down the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt on Saturday. Soon after the accident, the Islam militant group ISIS claimed that “We...

Defeated but great manager RyuJoong-il of Samsung Lions

“Rather than a general with virtue or good luck, I want to be called as the one with wisdom,” manager RyuJoong-il of the Samsung Lions said with a smile when his team recorded “four consecutive victories” last year. ...

Japan conqueror Lee Dae-ho: where will his bat aim for next year?

Lee Dae-ho, 33, has led his team, the Softbank Hawks, two times in a row, becoming the first Korean MVP in Japan Series. After successfully completing the last season, his fans now speculate about which uniform he will...

2 Russian fighter jets approach U.S. aircraft carrier 

The story of great writers: `I write, therefore I am` 

Research team finds a way to mass produce Dutch coffee

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ChosunIlbo (http://english.chosun.com)

3-Way Summit 'Restores Regional Cooperation'

No contentious issues were discussed at a largely ceremonial summit of the leaders of Korea, China and Japan at Cheong WaDae on Sunday. The value of the meeting was that it took place at all, for the first time in over three years. >> Full Text

More Retirees Open Small Restaurants

The number of new restaurants opened by people in their 20s to 40s is dwindling but those run by people over 50 are mushrooming as the economy staggers along. Restaurants started by retired baby boomers more than doubled over the last 15 years. >> Full Text

Beer Exports Surge

Exports of Korean beer are posting double-digit growth even as shipments of other products are steadily declining. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Korea exported 89,488 tons of beer to some 50 countries from January to September, up 14.9 percent compared to the same period last year. >> Full Text

Exports Take Worst Plunge in 6 Years

Cherished Boys Tend to Leave Household Chores to Wife

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HankyorehShinmoon (http://english.hani.co.kr)

Asia Future Forum asks, “What is the purpose of economic growth?”

At Hankyoreh-sponsored forum in Seoul, experts call for a framework broader than the growth-focused Washington Consensus

“What is the purpose of economic growth? How does it relate to happiness? It’s time for us to start asking these questions.”This was the message delivered at the 2015 Asia Future Forum by Robert Skidelsky, a professor emeritus at Britain’s Warwick University who has earned world renown carrying on in the footsteps of the great economist John Maynard Keynes.

Almost 400 professors sign statement opposing state history textbooks

Around 380 Seoul National University professors signed a recent statement opposing state issuance of history textbooks.The statement, which was released on Oct. 28, included signatures from 372 professors at 23 universities, representing not only the humanities, social sciences, and education but also engineering, medicine, and agriculture and life sciences. Also on the list were ten professors emeriti, including former National Institute of Korean History directors Lee Tae-jin and Jung Ok-ja and inaugural Northeast Asian History Foundation chairperson Kim Yong-duk. .

[Analysis] Upcoming S. Korea-Japan summit…any progress?

For President Park Geun-hye, the summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Nov. 2 must feel a little like eating crow. With Abe showing no signs of yielding on the issue of the so-called comfort women, who served as sex slaves for the imperial Japanese army - the most divisive issue in South Korea’s relations with Japan - Park finds herself with no choice but to hold a summit. .

S. Korea, China and Japan to hold first trilateral summit in 3.5 years

A sixth trilateral summit among South Korea, Japan, and China will take place on Nov. 1 at the Blue House’s Yeongbingwan guest house, the Blue House announced on Oct. 28.The summit will be attended by South Korean President Park Geun-hye, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. .

Workers soccer game one more example of increased inter-Korean cooperation

After the first reunions of families divided by the Korean War in 20 months went off without a hitch, engagement between North and South Korea is increasing in the civic sector, with an inter-Korean workers’ soccer game taking place in Pyongyang after a gap of eight years.

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JoongAngIlbo(conservative): (http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/)

First trilateral summit in 3 years

Leaders of Korea, Japan and China agreed Sunday to restore trilateral cooperation and improve bilateral relations for the sake of peace and prosperity in the region, but failed to make tangible progress on the issue of Japan’s attitude toward its wartime history. President Park Geun-hye, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met Sunday…

Biggest fall in Korean exports since Aug. 2009

Korea’s exports in October saw the year’s largest drop in major products, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Sunday…

SK Telecom will buy cable firm

SK Telecom is jumping into the broadcast market by acquiring the nation’s largest cable television operator, CJ HelloVision, industry sources said Sunday.…

SK execs donate their own cash for jobs fund

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won is donating 6 billion won ($5.3 million) of his personal assets to a public fund helping young people find jobs, the conglomerate said Sunday.…

Apple TV matures into a more useful product

It turns out that Apple’s streaming-TV box - named Apple TV - isn’t just for streaming anymore. Its latest incarnation, which ships this week…

Park meets Li; both vow to promote FTA

Leaders of Korea and China agreed Saturday to try to ratify a bilateral free-trade agreement before the end of the year and to cooperate further on integrating…

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MaeilKyungje (neutral-oriented conservative, economic/business): (http://news.mk.co.kr/english/)

3 leaders adopt joint statement for peaceful cooperation in Northeast Asia

South Korean President Park Geun-hye had the sixth trilateral summit with her Japanese and Chinese counterparts, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Premier Li Keqiang, at the presidential office on Sunday, and the leaders adopted the joint statement among the three countries for peaceful cooperation in Northeast Asia.

S. Korea’s exports in October fall most in 6 years

South Korea’s exports serving as the driving force of the nation’s economic growth dropped at the sharpest pace in October in six ...

Wearables could one day replace smartphones: industry experts

Wearable devices will become common once they become so indispensable that people will have to “turn around” and head back home to ...

Mixed views on drone industry

Self-flying drones were a hot topic of discussion at the 16th World Knowledge Forum hosted by the Maeil Business Newspaper last ...

Schmidt hints at paying “Google Tax” based on OECD rules

Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Alphabet Inc., the new parent company of Google Inc., hinted that the company may pay the ...

Korean food giant SPC Group lays out aggressive global expansion plan

SPC Group Co., South Korea’s leading specialty food and bakery company, aims to boost sales to 20 trillion won ($17.5 billion) by ...

SK Telecom to buy CJ HelloVision for $878 mn

South Korea’s leading wireless carrier SK Telecom Co. is expected to take over CJ HelloVision Co., the nation’s largest cable ...

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The KyunghyangShinmoon(http://english.khan.co.kr/)

[Editorial] "I.SEOUL.U" Embarrassing Hangeul, English, and the Citizens of Seoul

On Wednesday, the city of Seoul selected "I.SEOUL.U" as the new slogan to replace the existing "Hi Seoul." The city proudly presented the new slogan claimin···

Ten More Patients Suffer from Mysterious Disease at Konkuk University

In just a day, ten more patients have shown symptoms of respiratory illness and fever after entering the building of the College of Animal Bioscience and Techno···

Seeking to Restore Relations at the First Summit in 3 Years: May End up Empty Handed Due to Differences on Comfort Women Issue

President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have agreed to attend a summit on November 2 for the first time since they both took office. Expe···

Cheong WaDae Concerned of Suffering Damages from Conflicts between the U.S. and China

Cheong WaDae and the South Korean government find themselves in a difficult situation concerning the South China Sea issue. So far, Cheong WaDae had manage···

President Park Declares a History Textbook War on the People

On October 27, President Park Geun-hye said, "Restoring history education to a normal state is a natural task and a mission of our generation," in her speech ···

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The Korea Economic Daily(http://english.hankyung.com/)

Industrial Output Rises 2.4% in September...Largest Increment in 54 Months

September industrial output increased by the largest increment for the first time in 54 months due to policy measures to stimulate domestic consumption, among others. The business sentiment index for manufacturers also hit a record-high level in five months. According to a report "September 2015 Ind...

LG Chem and Samsung SDI Gear up to Dominate Global Electric Car Parts Market

Korea's battery makers such as LG Chem and Samsung SDI are emerging as superpowers in the global electric car battery market. With strong technological capabilities, they are considered good partners for establishing a cooperative relationship since they are not incorporated with specific auto maker...

EAP Workshop to Be Attended by Gov't Officials from 3 Continents

The World Bank, which has held a training program for emerging country government education officers jointly with the Global HR Forum since 2009, will expand the number of trainees and its regional scope by a large margin. Claudia Costin, the Senior Director for Education at the World Bank Group, sa...

KDB to Sell off Stakes in Non-financial Firms in Stages

The stakes in non-financial service subsidiaries held by state-run banks such as Korea Development Bank, Industrial Bank of Korea, and Korea EximBank will be sold in stages for the next three years. The stakes to be sold off include those of Korea Aerospace Industries, GM Korea, Daewoo Shipbuilding ...

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AJU Business Daily(http://eng.ajunews.com/korea)

Chrysanthemums on display in central Seoul

Women walk on a path through a field of chrysanthemums in front of the City Hall in central Seoul after the opening of the 2015 chrysanthemum exhibition Thursday. The annual event will continue until …

Film on 1950 Incheon Landing operation to open in South Korea in July 2016

A film on a successful landing in Incheon, South Korea, during the Korean War (1950-1953) will open in local theaters in late July next year, its producer said Friday. Directed by Lee Jae-han, the …

Actress Lee Young-ae appointed as special envoy for UNESCO Korean Commission

Actress Lee Young-ae has been appointed as a special envoy for the UNESCO Korean Commission. The commission made the appointment Tuesday, saying that that the 44-year-old has taken the lead in maki…

Mercury drops to lowest level of season

Pedestrians bundle up against falling temperatures during the morning commuting hours at Gwanghwamun Intersection in central Seoul, Wednesday. The mercury dropped to the lowest level of the season, wi…

Fallen leaves after rainfall

A pedestrian walks on the street covered with fallen leaves in Jeong-dong, central Seoul, after a rainfall on Tuesday. In recent weeks, temperatures between day and night have ranged by as much as 10 …

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ETNEWS(http://english.etnews.com/)

Semiconductor Greatly Helps Samsung Electronics’ Performance in 3rd Qua...

Samsung Electronics had made greatest results in semiconductor department¡?s history, and exchange rate that is worth about $700 million (800 billion KRW) had h...

I Love the Fact That South Korea Is Very Passionate

With 300 South Korean and foreign CEOs and people related from startup companies in attendance, Chairman Eric Schmidt of Alphabet, which is Google¡?s hold...

LG Electronics and Yonsei University Demonstrate World’s First Multi-...

LG Electronics and Yonsei University had applied 2 x 2 multi-antennas (2 transmitter and 2 receiver antennas) technologies to their multi-antennas-based full-duplex commu...

SID Discusses about Revising Measurement Standard of TV’s Resolutions

Society for Informational Display (SID) has started discussing about revising international measuring standards for display resolution, and it seems that a controversy on 4K with ¡®RGBW¡? method that Samsung and LG have been sharply opposing each other on will take place. According to industries, SID under a direction from Chairman Joe Missouri rec...

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