The Korean daily media headlines and humor

TheKorean daily media headlines and humor

Thursday,May 19, 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:

Very Respectfully Yours

/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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Toavoid duplication with the National Day of Russia

Date of DanoFestival moved to Fri. Jun 10 from Wed. June 8

Your Excellency:

The date of the tour of the Gangneung Dano Festival has been moved to Friday 10 June 2016 from the previous date of June 8 to avoid duplicationwith the National Day of the Russian Federation. All the other details of theTour remain the same.

Also, TheKorea Post and the Gangneung City Government have agreed to present eachparticipating Ambassador with a prestigious Plaque of Testimonial of Dedicationto the Promotion of Relations and Cooperation with the People of Koreapresented jointly the Chairman of TheKorea Post and the Mayor of the Gangneung City?as shown below:

The new schedule of the tour of Gangnung DanoFestival follows:

0820hours, Friday 10, June 2016: Meet at Grand Hyatt Seoul (near the WaterFountain).

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.). Presentation of Plaque of Testimonial of Dedication to the Promotionof Relations with People of Korea to each participating ambassador.

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.

1500hours: Leave Gangneung for Seoul.

I would greatly appreciate it if Your Excellencywould kindly advise us of your convenience on that day. My personal phonenumber is 010-5201-1740and the regular phones 2298-1740/2.

Very Respectfully Yours

/s/

Lee Kyung-sik

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Aquick roundup of major news stories from the Korean media today:

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

SaenuriFloor Leader Calls Meeting of Senior Lawmakers

Ruling SaenuriParty Floor Leader Chung Jin-suk will meet with the party’s senior lawmakers onFriday to discuss possible options after the bloc failed to hold key meetingson Tuesday that would have launched an emergency leadership body and aninnovation committee.

S.Korea's Producer Prices Rise in April

South Korea'sproducer prices shifted to growth last month amid recent rises in prices ofglobal oil and steel products.

ParkVoices Hope for Concrete Results from S. Korea-Iran MOUS

President ParkGeun-hye says it's important to ensure that a series of memoranda ofunderstanding(MOUs) signed between South Korea and Iran during her Iranianvisit will yield concrete results to benefit the people of both nations.

SaenuriFloor Leader Calls Meeting of Senior Lawmakers

ParkVoices Hope for Concrete Results from S. Korea-Iran MOUS

SaenuriFloor Leader to Consider Options after Aborted Meetings

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

LeeSe-dol to leave S. Korean pro Go players association

South KoreanGo master Lee Se-dol, who is known for having faced Google's artificialintelligence (AI) program AlphaGo in the ancient board game, has decided towithdraw from the local professional Go players' association, apparentlyfeeling uncomfortable about how much of a cut of his prize money they take.

N.Korea waging nonsmoking campaign as Kim Jong-un not seen smoking in 2 months

North Koreahas actively launched a nonsmoking campaign and even set up research stationsacross the country to get people to stop smoking, according to North Koreanmedia reports.

S.Korea, U.S. seek to enhance cybersecurity cooperation

South Koreanand U.S. officials gathered here Thursday to discuss cooperation in thecybersecurity sector as both countries are experiencing an increase in onlinetrade.

Obamanominates Amb. Sung Kim to Philippines post

U.S. PresidentBarack Obama nominated Ambassador Sung Kim, special representative for NorthKorea policy, to be the ambassador to the Philippines, the White Houseannounced Wednesday.

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The KoreaHerald (http://www.koreaherald.com)

Distortion,politicization taint Gwangju uprising

Prime MinisterHwang Kyo-ahn -- flanked by presidential secretary Hyun Ki-hwan and othergovernment officials -- looked ...

Koreaeyes relaxed regulations on drones, self-driving vehicles

President ParkGeun-hye on Wednesday demanded drastic deregulations in new growth industrialse...

Top3 hypermarket giants slapped with record W24b fine

Korea’s topthree hypermarket chains were slapped with a combined record-high fine of 23.89bi...

‘Landmark’statues in Seoul called into question

From theiconic Statue of Liberty in Manhattan to the 3-ton bronze sculpture ChargingBull in W...

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The KoreaTimes (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr)

NaveedHussain new chief of UNHCR Korea 

Naveed SyedHussain has been appointed chief of the United Nations High Commissioner forRefugees’...

EgyptAirflight from Paris to Cairo vanishes 

An EgyptAirflight from Paris to Cairo with 69 people on board has disappeared from radar,the airline said Thursday.

Newmilitary manpower plan draws backlash 

Thegovernment’s decision to gradually abolish alternatives to serving mandatorymilitary service has triggered a backlash from science and engineeringinstit...

NKmay shift to 'charm offensive' 

North Koreamay switch to a charm offensive toward the United States after it reportedlymade Ri Yong-ho, a career diplomat, its new foreign minister this wee...

NKdischarges water from border dam without notice 

North Koreadischarged water from a dam near the border earlier this week without notifyingSouth Korea, officials said Wednesday.

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Dong AIlbo (http://english.donga.com)

Trumpwould have dialogue with N. Korean leader

The likelyU.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Tuesday he is willingto talk to North Korea's leader to try …

Genesis'second model 'G80' to be released in June

HyundaiMotor's luxurious brand Genesis will release its second model "G80"next month. The Hyundai Genesis will release its late…

MariinskyBallet Company dancer Kim Ki-min wins top prize

Ballerino KimKi-min sent a text message to his father early Wednesday morning, saying,"I won a prize." He has won top ballerino…

2US Aegis destroyers to conduct anti-submarine drill around Korean Peninsula

Two U.S.Navy’s Aegis destroyers and the South Korean Navy are set to conduct a jointmaritime drill to counter diverse forms of …

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Chosun Ilbo (http://english.chosun.com)

N.Koreans Toil for Global Clothing Labels inChina

North Korean workers are toiling for Chinese factoriesthat make clothes for global labels like Ralph Lauren and Burberry, Radio FreeAsia reported Wednesday. One of their employers is Mei Dao Garment in HebeiProvince, a source told the radio station.

Shinsegae's Mega Duty-Free Shop Opens inHeart of Seoul

Shinsegae Department Store opened a vast duty-free shopat its main store in downtown Seoul on Monday, intensifying competition for themighty Chinese tourist dollar. 

Unseasonal Summer Heat to Last ThroughWeekend

The entire nation has been hit by an early summerheatwave, which is expected to keep daytime highs at average July temperatures.The mercury soared to 31.9 degrees Celsius in Sangju, North GyeongsangProvince, 31.1 degrees in Gwangju.

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Hankyoreh Shinmoon (http://english.hani.co.kr)

Gwangjuanniversary: the final interview of a martyr for democracy

Foreigncorrespondent Bradley Martin says citizen spokesperson died knowing that“resistance meant death”　

S.Korean literature comes to the forefront with Booker Int’l win

The awardingof a Man Booker International Prize to Han Kang’s novel “The Vegetarian” isbeing cited as a major step forward in the globalization of South Koreanliterature.Kwak Hyo-hwan, a poet and secretary general for the DaesanFoundation, which supported the English translation of “The Vegetarian,” toldthe Hankyoreh in a May 17 telephone interview that the award - considered oneof the top honors in world literature alongside the Nobel Prize and PrixGoncourt

Gwangjugroups build solidarity with grassroots groups from around Asia

On the 36thanniversary of the Gwangju Massacre, attention is turning to Gwangju civicgroups are working to build solidarity with grassroots organizations and localproducers in other Asian countries.On May 17, the May 18 Memorial Foundationorganized an event at the May 18 Memorial Culture Center to collect donationsfor Asian grassroots organizations.

Questionsswirling over the conditions of defected North Korean restaurant staff

The currentcircumstances of 13 staff who entered South Korea on Apr. 7 after fleeing aNorth Korean restaurant in China are the focus of growing attention.Amidreports in the North Korean media about the death of one of them - a22-year-old surnamed Seo - the National Intelligence Service (NIS) has moved toprevent attorneys from the group MINBYUN-Lawyers for a Democratic Society frommeeting with them.

Twomore former comfort women pass away on one day

Two moreformer comfort women have passed away, leaving the total of registeredsurvivors at 42. 　TheKorean Council for the Women Drafted for Sexual Slavery by Japan and theMinistry of Gender Equality and Family announced on May 17 that former comfortwomen Gong Jeom-yeop, 96, and Lee Soo-dan, 95, had passed away of old age. Gonghad been living in Haenam, South Jeolla Province and Lee had been living inChina‘s Heilongjiang Province.

Englishmancomes to S. Korea to protest disinfectant scandal

At noon on May17, as the scorching sun beat down mercilessly, Andrew Jensen held a one-persondemonstration at the entrance to the Central Government Complex in Seoul. Heheld a sign that read, “Environment Minister out, Yoon Seong-kyu must resign!”

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JoongAng Ilbo (conservative): (http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/)

Gwangjuanthem continues to split politicians

A ceremony tocommemorate the May 18, 1980, democratic uprising took place Wednesday inGwangju, but the decades-old division between conservatives and liberalsremained unresolved. The government sponsored a ceremony to mark the 36thanniversary of the democratization movement at the May 18th National Cemeteryin Gwangju…

DividedSaenuri Party gets closer to final rupture

As the rulingSaenuri Party descends into a vicious intraparty fight, signs of a majorrestructuring…

Oxy’sforeign executives come under scrutiny

Aninvestigation into Reckitt Benckiser Korea, which produced a humidifiersterilizer that allegedly took…

Tinyelectric cars and drones get freedom to roam

Restaurantswill soon be allowed to deliver chicken meals in two-passenger compact electricvehicles…

Recallsordered of foreign cars

The governmentsaid it will punish a number of foreign automakers for recall of vehicles withsevere defects…

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

NorthKorean Journalist, "We Learned 'March for the Beloved' at Kim Il-sungUniversity, But..."

"Even inNorth Korea, the authorities will arrest you if you sing the song withoutpermission." On May 17, Joo Seong-ha, a reporter for the Dong-A Ilb···

TheRole of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs to Avoid the Division ofPublic Opinion

Expectationsof communication and cooperation between the president and the ruling andopposition party politicians following the parliamentary elections were s···

'PresidentPark Tore the Agreement on Political Cooperation '

On May 16, theMinistry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs officially decided not to have theattendees sing "March for the Beloved" in unison at the ceremony c····

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The KoreaEconomic Daily (http://english.hankyung.com/)

ChineseCentral Bank Devalues Yuan 0.48% to 4 Month Low

The People'sBank of China has brought down the yuan's value to a record low in four months.The Chinese central bank notified on May 19 the official yuan-dollar exchangerate at 6.5531 yuan per dollar, up 0.48 percent from the previous day's 6.5216yuan. With this, the value of the Chinese yuan has... 

Samsungand SK Hynix See Their DRAM Sales Decline in 2-digit Figures

As DRAM salesare falling precipitously, Korean memory chip suppliers' dominance in this areais also in peril. Although it was largely because of the global economicrecession, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, the world's top-two DRAM makers,saw their first-quarter sales decline by two-digit figu...

ChineseSteel Prices Likely Rebound in June...Hana Financial

Hana FinancialInvestment said on May 19, "Steel prices in China will likely rebound fromJune," adding, "Stocks to watch in relation to this change are POSCOand Poongsan Corp." Park Sung-bong, analyst with Hana FinancialInvestment, said, "Beginning early this month, Chinese steel prices arebeing...

7Korean Contractors to Build 6,000 Bed Hospitals in Iran

Korea's sevencompanies including Samsung C&T and Hyundai Engineering & Constructionwill build hospitals in Iran. The total volume of the projects is estimated atUS$2 billion and it may lead to an increase in sales of medical equipment andsystems from Korea. The Ministry of Health and Welfare sai...

Celltrion'sRemsima Prescriptions Surpass 80,000 in Europe

The number ofpatients who were prescribed with "Remsima," the biosimilar marketedby Korea's Celltrion for Infliximab (trade name Remicade), the drug to treatrheumatoid arthritis, has surpassed 80,000 in Europe. Celltrion Inc. said onMay 19 that the total number of European patients treated with ...

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AJUBusiness Daily (http://eng.ajunews.com/korea)

Continuedactivity at North Korea's SLBM submarine site: 38 North  

North Korea ispushing ahead with the development of a ballistic missile submarine andsubmarine-launched ballistic missiles following a series of questionabletests… 

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

SouthKorean Research Team Develops Ultra-Small Neuroimaging Device

A South Koreanresearch team has discovered an imaging device that visualizes brain activitiesin real time when a small helmet is worn. It has engrafted technologies fromsemiconductor, SW and other

LGElectronics Newly Establishes Research Institute for Self-Driving T...

LG Electronicshas established a research institute for self-driving technology to research onself-driving technology, which will be an important technology for future...

ShinwhaIntertek Extends OLED Tape Lines

ShinwhaIntertek Corporation, which is an optical film business under Hyosung Group, isextending its lines for tape for OLEDs to respond to increased supplies from...

GJMDevelops Roll-to-Roll Deposition System for OLEDs

A small SouthKorean company has developed a deposition system that

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Maeil BusinessNews Korea (http://www.pulsenews.co.kr/ )

Koreangov’t advised to seek help from U.S. authorities to bring justice to ReckittBenckiser

As consumergroups mount legal and consumer actions against Reckitt Benckiser Group plc(RB), legal experts are advising the Korean government to seek cooperation fromU.S. and U.K law ...

Koreangov’t and Nissan in faceoff over alleged cheat device on Qashqai SUVs

Auto expertstoo are divided about the finding from the South Korean government labelingNissan Motor Co. of Japan the latest ...

SamsungHeavy Industries submits self-rescue plan to KDB

Samsung HeavyIndustries Co., one of three Korean shipbuilding majors struggling in prolongedbusiness slump, handed in an ...

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VeryRespectfully Yours

/s/

LeeKyung-sik

Publisher-Chairmanof The Korea Post

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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 staff strength,and most recently welcomed Mr. Choi Nam-suk as its Vice President. He is nowsecond in command at The Korea Postpublishing five media units, 3 in English and 2 in the Korean language. A briefpersonal 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 Economic Report,English Economic Monthly

2016: Vice Chairman, The Korea Post Media Group