May 17, 2016
TheKorean daily media headlines and humor
Tuesday,May 17, 2016
Your Excellency:
Here are The KoreaPost notices and a roundup of important headlines from all major Korean-languagedailies, TV and other news media of Korea today:
/s/
Lee Kyung-sik
Publisher-Chairman
Korea Post Media
P.S.: 1. To see the desired site, press down the Controlkey and click the blue URL of the media.
2. If received by a person other than the intendedrecipient, please kindly convey the mail to His/Her Excellency.
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"The@#$&ing old man!"
A family in the US admitted their grandfather intoa nursing home.
After sometime they visit the old man and ask,"How do you feel here?"
He replies, "It's wonderful. Everyone here isso courteous and respectful. There's a musician, 85 years old, who hasn'tplayed the violin in 20 years and everyone still calls him Maestro. There is aJudge, 95-year-old, who hasn't been on the bench in 30 years and everyone stillcalls him Your Honour! There's a dentist, 90 years old, who hasn't fixed atooth for 25 years and everyone still calls him Doc. And there's ME.
As for me, I haven't had sex in 35 years, yet theystill call me, "The @#$&ing old man!"
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The Korea Post media now has a new Vice Chairman,Mr. Choe Nam-suk.
He is an English major at Korea’s top university,the Seoul National University, who has just become the full-time Vice Chairmanof The Korea Post
His resume follows:
Name in Full: Choe Nam-Suk, Mr.
Date of Birth: January 4, 1949
Education: Seoul National University (Major:English & English Literature)
(See furtherdetails at the end of this Report.)
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Invitation to the Dano Festival and preview of 2018 WinterOlympic Games venues
Your Excellency:
The distance is becoming shorter everyday to the Dano Festival in Gangneung City on the picturesque East Coast onJune 8, 2016. We have already our invitationto Your Excellency with a solicitation to attend the most interesting Koreanfolk festival.
The schedule is as follows:
0820 hours,Wedensday 8 June 2016: Meet at Grand Hyatt Seoul (near the Water Fountain).
1500 hours:Leave Gangneung for Seoul.
(Full text of Inviation at the end ofthis Report)
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Specialnotices:
Sendyour latest Embassy news releases toTheKorea Post for publication
Your Excellency:
Send your latest press release(s) in Korean to (www.koreapost.co.kr) for immediate publication and inEnglish to korpost@chol.com.
They are published by the five media outlets of The Korea Post,including the Korean-language Internet newspaper, English website and theKorean-language newspaper (http://pdf.koreapost.co.kr/13/1301.pdf).
VeryRespectfully Yours
/s/
LeeKyung-sik
Publisher-Chairmanof The Korea Post
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IncludeThe Korea Post chairman in your Kakaotalk partner list for HOT NEWS!
Hispersonal mobile phone number is 010-5201-1740.
ChairmanLee has a lot of up-to-minute hot information to be shared with YourExcellency. Do your esteemed country a favor and bring the two greatcountries closer together using Chairman Lee Kyung-sik of The Korea Post, who owns and operates five print and Internet newsmedia, including Korean-languagewww.koreapost.co.kr, English www.koreapost.com and Korean-languagenewspaper http://pdf.koreapost.co.kr/14/1401.pdf. Use Chairman Lee and hisfive news outlets for the sake of your great country!
Manyambassadors are already Kakaotalk news sharers with Chairman Lee!
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Aquick roundup of major news stories from the Korean media today:
KBS (http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/)
HanKang Wins Man Booker Int'l Prize
Anchor: ASouth Korean author has been named the winner of this year's Man BookerInternational Prize. Han Kang received the honor at an awards ceremony inLondon on Monday for her novel," The Vegetarian," along with hertranslator Deborah Smith. Han's book beat five other finalists vying for thecoveted prize. KBS was at the awards ceremony to observe the event first-hand.
HanKang Wins Man Booker Int'l Prize
Anchor: ASouth Korean author has been named the winner of this year's Man BookerInternational Prize. Han Kang received the honor at an awards ceremony inLondon on Monday for her novel," The Vegetarian," along with her translatorDeborah Smith. Han's book beat five other finalists vying for the covetedprize. KBS was at the awards ceremony to observe the event first-hand.
S.Korean Consumers to File Class Suit against Nissan
South Koreanconsumers will file a class suit against Nissan Motor Corporation for forgingemissions tests results.
TopOffice: Veterans Affairs Ministry in Charge of Decision over Protest Anthem
Park:S. Korea to Continue to Walk the Path of Innovation
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Yonhap (http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr)
S.Korea to abolish military service exemption to cope with dwindling population
South Koreawill phase out the military's special rule that exempts natural science andengineering students from the compulsory military service in a move that takesinto account the country's dwindling population, the defense ministry saidTuesday.
S.Korean shares down 0.1 pct in late morning trades
South Koreanshares traded lower late Tuesday morning with foreign and institutionalinvestors cutting their holdings.
Over80 mln foreign travelers to visit S. Korea: report
A growingnumber of foreigners will visit South Korea in the next four years, driven by asharp rise in Chinese travelers drawn by the popularity of Korean pop culture,a report showed Tuesday.
ManBooker Int'l Prize winner Han Kang says writing book was journey for truth
South Koreanfiction writer Han Kang, who won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize forher novel "The Vegetarian," said on Monday that writing has been apainful, persistent, self-finding process.
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The KoreaHerald (http://www.koreaherald.com)
Korea,Japan, U.S. to hold missile defense drill
South Koreasaid Monday it will hold a joint missile warning exercise with the U.S. andJapan prior to this year’s bien...
Toxicchemical fears shift to other firms
Amid growingconcerns over the health risks of household chemical products, a fresh round ofsp...
Koreaorders Nissan recall over rigging
TheEnvironment Ministry said Monday that it will order a recall of Japaneseautomaker Nissan’...
Hyundaihires 2nd Bentley designer for Genesis brand
Hyundai Motorsaid Monday that it had roped in another former designer from British luxurycarm...
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The KoreaTimes (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr)
Forensicexperts -- unsung heroes who trace and solve crimes
The DaebuIsland murder has been a tough case for investigators. The body of the40-year-old victi...
Disinfectantvictims sue gov't, companies
Over 400victims of toxic humidifier disinfectants have filed a suit against thegovernment and th...
PoscoDaewoo taps deeper into Chinese market
Posco Daewoowill exhibit more than 10 items related with cosmetics, electronics andhealthcare produced by Korean companies. It will also promote the quality...
Parkloyalists losing ground after election defeat
Chung Jin-suk,floor leader of the ruling Saenuri Party, has excluded loyalists to PresidentPark ...
Foreignenvoys read out fairytales to kids
When parentswalk into a bookstore, they are surrounded by thousands of books from alldirections,...
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Dong AIlbo (http://english.donga.com)
Frenchfemale ministers vow to fight sexual harassment
Current andformer French ministers have announced a statement to condemn sexual harassmentrampant in French politics.In a state…
Jeonseprices in major cities higher than sales prices 4 years ago
Jeonse pricesfor one among five apartments in the Seoul metropolitan area and fivemetropolitan cities of Busan, Daegu, Gwangju,…
11private university law schools to cut tuition by 15%
Law schoolsacross the nation, which were criticized as being "money schools" and"schools for the privileged" due to suspicions …
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Chosun Ilbo (http://english.chosun.com)
S.Korea, Japan, U.S. to Stage Joint MissileDrill in June
South Korea, the U.S. and Japan will stage a missiledefense drill in June to practice detecting and tracking down North Koreanmissiles with Aegis vessels.
Korea Ranks Near Bottom in Global Air Quality
Korea's air quality ranks close to the bottom among 180countries. The country scored a mere 45.51 out of a maximum 100 points in termsof air quality to rank 173rd in the Environmental Performance Index by Yale andColumbia universities announced Monday
Nissan to Recall Qashqai SUVs Over EmissionsCheating
The Environment Minsitry has ordered Nissan to recall allQashqai diesel SUVs after it discovered that they are fitted with emissionscheating devices and emit about 20 times more nitrogen oxides than permitted.
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Hankyoreh Shinmoon (http://english.hani.co.kr)
Koreancinema makes a “show of strength” at Cannes Film Festival
A number ofintriguing Korean works are being screened, including “Handmaiden”, directorPark Chan-wook‘s latest
Lawyersgroup seeking interview with North Korean restaurant defectors
As debatecontinues about the circumstances surrounding the defection of a group ofemployees at a North Korean restaurant in China that the South Koreangovernment abruptly announced just before the Apr. 13 general elections,MINBYUN-Lawyers for a Democratic Society has asked South Korea’s National IntelligenceService (NIS) for an “emergency interview” with the employees.
“Shotgunlawsuits” - legitimate defense or ploy to get cash?
Case #1: Thispast February, an office worker surnamed Lee, 35, was sued for 8 million won(US$6,800) in damages by Kang We-suck, director of the film “MissionSchool.”Kang brought the lawsuit because Lee had posted four comments onlinethat were critical of Kang. In one, Lee called Kang a “psycho” for his plans tostrip naked in public to express his opposition to a large-scale parade onArmed Forces Day in Oct. 2013.
Desperateman dines and dashes, and hopes for prison time
In O. Henry’sshort story “The Cop and the Anthem,” protagonist Soapy skips out on hisrestaurant bill in the hopes of finding a police officer who will send him toprison on a cold winter day. Now he has a real-life analog in South Korea: aman who was arrested recently for eating without paying in order to go to jail.It was his sixth such offense after five bookings without detention.
Captivesof a “clean century”, the legacy of a leper colony
May 17 will bethe 100th anniversary of the opening of Sorokdo National Hospital. On May 10, aweek before the centennial, Japan accepted the final claims for compensationfrom 590 Koreans with Hansen’s disease, also called leprosy, who had beenforcibly quarantined before 1945. In contrast, the South Korean governmentcontinues to appeal a series of court orders to provide state compensation forsterilization and forced abortions after 1945, when Korea was liberated fromJapanese colonial rule. The centennial of Sorokdo National Hospital is not anoccasion for celebration, but rather for reflection on the pain of the past.Surely commemorating the occasion should start with South Korea takingresponsibility for attempting to remain pure by locking away these people.
WhiteHouse hasn’t said whether Obama will visit memorial to Koreans in Hiroshima
The WhiteHouse has yet to give a clear answer on whether US President Barack Obama plansto lay flowers at a nearby memorial monument to Korean atomic bomb victimsduring his May 27 visit to Hiroshima Peace Park.During a May 12 meeting withveterans’ group leaders to explain the purpose of Obama’s visit, NationalSecurity Advisor Susan Rice said the stop in Hiroshima was meant “to honor thememory of all who lost their lives during World War II,” National SecurityCouncil spokesperson Ned Price said.
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JoongAng Ilbo (conservative): (http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/)
Administrationrefuses to budge on Gwangju song
Thereconciliatory mood between the Park Geun-hye administration and rivalpolitical parties dissipated Monday, as the government decided to rejectliberal leaders’ demand to designate a controversial song an official anthemfor the 1980 popular uprising in Gwangju. The Ministry of Patriots and VeteransAffairs issued a press release on Monday announcing…
Korea,Japan, U.S. to hold joint missile drill
South Korea,Japan and the United States will hold their first joint missile defense drillin Hawaii next month…
Lottefounder’s mental health tested
Shin Kyuk-ho,founder of Lotte Group, checked into a hospital on Monday to have his mentalhealth examined…
LGnurtures talent from within
LG Electronicsis following in the footsteps of its rival Samsung Electronics in urgingin-house start-ups…
Hyundaihas designs on leading the luxe market
Hyundai MotorGroup has recruited another expert designer in a bid to overtake globalcarmakers with prestigious designs…
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The KyunghyangShinmoon (http://english.khan.co.kr/)
DirectorPark Chan-wook, "Didn't Expect to Be Selected by Cannes... More Worriedabout Ticket Sales than Winning an Award"
Park Chan-wook(53, photo) looked relaxed as he stepped onto the red carpet spread out beforethe Grand Theatre Lumiere on May 14 (local time). It was his third···
RestructuringMissing Three Factors: a Control Tower, the Opposition Parties and OrganizedLabor
Gim (42), aworker employed by an in-house subcontractor under the marine project divisionof Hyundai Heavy Industries, has been rotating with other workers to ···
FrankJannuzi, 'Not Right to Link Obama's Visit to Hiroshima with Historical Issuesof Imperial Japan'
Frank Jannuzi(photo), president of the Mansfield Foundation in the U.S. said on May 10(local time) that President Barack Obama's visit to Hiroshima should no···
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The KoreaEconomic Daily (http://english.hankyung.com/)
KoreanGovernment's Decision to Quit Global Resource Bids Worries the Private Sector
The Japanesegovernment announced in April that it would spend 3 trillion yen (US$27.5billion) in private-sector overseas resource development projects for the nextfive years. This is in response to financial difficulties faced byprivate-sector operators due to the plunge in primary commodities p...
Gov'tto Take Its Hands off of All Overseas Resource Development Projects
The governmentwill take its hands off of all overseas resource development projects that ithas undertaken through state-run energy enterprises such as the Korea NationalOil Corp. It will also dispose of most resource assets the energy companies ownexcept ones with a possibility of turning into p...
No.of Korea's Overseas Bank Offices Doubles to 537 in 2 Years
Korean financialservice firms' move to globalize their operations has accelerated of late. Forthe past two years, the number of bank offices opened in overseas locations hasmore than doubled. That's largely because the banks find it increasinglydifficult to earn profits within Korea due to exces...
Pricesof Corporate Bonds Issued by Hanjin and Hyundai Surge on Speculative Buying
Among thecorporate bonds issued by Hyundai Merchant Marine and Hanjin Shipping, both ofwhich are under a creditor-led debt restructuring program, the amount of thoseheld by individual investors is estimated at around 250 billion won. If thedebts of these companies are restructured through debt-t...
HMMto Make Final Negotiations on Charter Rate Cut on May 17-18
HyundaiMerchant Marine plans to invite five major foreign shipowners, includingDanaos, Jodiac and Navios, to Korea on May 17-18 at the earliest as part of aneffort to complete its negotiations for possible reduction in charter rates.During the meeting, Hyundai Merchant Marine will brief about th...
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AJUBusiness Daily (http://eng.ajunews.com/korea)
SouthKorea lifts ban on using human eggs for stem cell research
South Koreahas lifted a strict ban on the use of human eggs to extract stem cells fromcloned human embryos, a state body said Tuesday, years after a scandalinvolving dis…
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ETNEWS (http://english.etnews.com/)
Openingof WIS 2016
Hyper-connectedsociety, which is based on IoT and connects everything such as people, things,data and others, is almost near. A place where one can experiencehyper-connected society that will impr
11stStrengthens Its Competitive Edge in Mobile Shopping
11st isintroducing ¡®fingerprint recognition¡? solution as a function for mobileapplication payment to improve level of convenience of mobile ...
SouthKorean Equipment Manufacturers Pursue after Japan’s TOKKI
South Koreanbusinesses are pursuing after Japan¡?s TOKKI in organic evaporation equipmentmarket for flexible OLEDs that is being dominated by TOKKI. There...
SamsungElectronics and LG Electronics to Strengthen Their Game Conte...
SamsungElectronics and LG Electronics are focusing on expanding
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Maeil BusinessNews Korea (http://www.pulsenews.co.kr/ )
KiaMotor rolls out cars from its 4th overseas factory in Mexico
South Korea’ssecond biggest automaker Kia Motors Corp. rolled out compact sedan model Forte(also known as K3 in Korea and Cerato in some other countries) at itsproduction plant in ...
Theshameful tale of killer humidifier sterilizers
The case ofhumidifier sterilizers sold exclusively popularly in Korea from 2001 to 2011and responsible for lung ailments for ...
HanjinShipping and Hyundai Merchant Marine extend losses in 2016Q1
Unsurprisingly,South Korea’s two largest cargo carriers Hanjin Shipping Co. and HyundaiMerchant Marine Co. reported hefty ...
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The Korea Post now has a new Vice Chairman
Resume of Vice Chairman Choi Nam-sik of The Korea Post
The Korea Post continues to expand its staffstrength, and most recently welcomed Mr. Choi Nam-suk as its Vice President. Heis now second in command at The KoreaPost publishing five media units, 3 in English and 2 in the Koreanlanguage. A brief personal resume of Vice Chairman Choi follows:
Name in Full: Choe Nam-Suk (Mr.)
Date of Birth: January 4, 1949
Education: Seoul National University (Major:English & English Literature)
Military Service: Foreign Liaison Officer (1stLieutenant)
Headquarter Office, ROK Air Force
Major Social Career:
1984-1989: Account Director, Oricom Marketing, CommunicationsAgency
1990-1994: Director in Charge of Public Relations,Halla Business Group
1995-2000: Vice President, Int'l Affairs, Iksan, AdvertisingGroup
2002-2014: Executive Director, The EconomicReport, English Economic Monthly
2016: Vice Chairman, The Korea Post Media Group
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Invitation tothe Dano Festival and preview of 2018 Winter Olympic Games venues
Your Excellency:
The distance is becoming shorter everyday to the Dano Festival in Gangneung City on the picturesque East Coast onJune 8, 2016. We have already our invitationto Your Excellency with a solicitation to attend the most interesting Koreanfolk festival.
Favorable response to the invitation is muchstronger than at other festivals.
https://www.google.co.kr/search?q=dano festival korea&biw=1280&bih=900&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwidt5PAp9HMAhWDJZQKHTE6CnAQsAQINw
/news/view.html?smode=&skey=Dano&x=25&y=9§ion=161&category=181&no=1277
Please make reservation for Your Excellency andMadam in advance as it is a very, very interesting traditional Korean folkfestival.
Here is re-run of our invitation we have emailedto Your Excellency:
I am pleased to inform Your Excellency that MayorChoi Myung-hee of the Gangneung City of the Gangwon Province cordially invitesYour Excellency and Madam to the Grand Gangneung Dano Festival & Preview of2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung City on Wednesday June 8, 2016.
The Korea Post media fully covers the mostimportant event for publication by all its five media units (3 in English and 2in the Korean language).
Special Note: Each participating country will bebriefly introduced by the June 2016 issue of The Korea Post which will bedelivered to the host in advance of the day of the Tour.
The schedule is as follows:
0820 hours,Wedensday 8 June 2016: Meet at Grand Hyatt Seoul (near the Water Fountain).
0830-1130hours:Move from Seoul to the Sea Mark Hotel in Gangneung City.
1130-1138hours:Brief welcome ceremony, welcome address by Mayor Choi and return address by theDean of the visiting members of the Seoul Diplomatic Corps
1138-1140hours:Presentation of Plaque of Appreciation to the Mayor of the Gangneung City.(Plaque of Appreciation to be prepared by TheKorea Post.)
1140-1200hours:Introduction to Dano Festival and Briefing on the Preparation of the 2018Winter Olympic Games
1200-1300hours:Attend luncheon hosted by Mayor and Mrs. Choi Myung-hee
1300-1500hours:Tour of the Olympic Park, attend Dano Festival rites.
1500 hours:Leave Gangneung for Seoul.
(A slight change could occur to the scheduledepending on the traffic situation of the day.)
Very Respectfully Yours
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Lee Kyung-sik