July 15, 2011
TheKorean daily media headlines and humor
Friday, July 15, 2016
Your Excellency:
Here are The KoreaPost notices and a roundup of important headlines from all majorKorean-language dailies, TV and other news media of Korea today:
Very Respectfully Yours
/s/
Lee Kyung-sik
Publisher-Chairman
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MeetPrime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn at the World Insect Expo
MayorLee Hyun-joon of the Yecheon County of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province cordiallyinvites Your Excellency and Madam to attend the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 YecheonWorld Insect Expo on Saturday July 30, 2016,which is attended by Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on behalf of PresidentPark Geun-hye.
Pleasescroll down to the bottom of this Headlinesfor further details and (many) more photos as well as Letter of Invitation ofMayor Lee at the bottom of this Headlines. (For registration, please call Ms.Kim Jeong-mi at 010-3388-1682 or Reporter Aaron Bae at 010-4556-6148 [English])
▲Abird’s eye view of the venue of the World Insect Expo Yecheon 2016
Aquick roundup of major news stories from the Korean news media today:
KBS (http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/)
'PatriotInterceptors Best to Defend Capital Region'
The DefenseMinistry has dismissed concerns that the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense(THAAD) battery will not cover Seoul and the capital...
AssemblySpeaker Repeats Calls for Constitutional Revision
NationalAssembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun has repeated calls for a constitutionalrevision, saying that it is a historical task that must be fulfilled...
PresidentPark Begins Official Schedule at ASEM Summit in Mongolia
Partiesto Hold Assembly Q&A Session on THAAD
GermanyRejects New N. Korean Ambassador
Pres.Park Urges Stop to Unnecessary THAAD Disputes
S.Korea, US Conducting Pacific Thunder Search-and-Rescue Drill
ParkCalls for Ending Political Debate over THAAD
Parkto Not Hold Summits with Li, Abe during ASEM
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Yonhap(http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr)
Maryland'sKorean-American first lady receives leadership award
Maryland'sKorean-American first lady, Yumi Hogan, received a leadership award for herefforts to foster better relations between Asian nations and her state, heraides said Thursday.
Seniorprosecutor arrested over suspicious stock dealings
Prosecutors onThursday arrested a senior prosecutor who has come under public scrutiny oversuspicious stock transactions.
Magnitude2.8 earthquake hits waters off S. Korea's southeast coast
South Korea'sweather agency said Thursday it has detected a magnitude 2.8 earthquake inwaters off the southeastern industrial city of Ulsan.
Parkarrives in Mongolia for summit diplomacy
President ParkGeun-hye arrived in Mongolia on Thursday, setting in motion her summitdiplomacy aimed at firming up international cooperation to deal with NorthKorea's nuclear ambitions and a rising wave of trade protectionism.
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The KoreaHerald (http://www.koreaherald.com)
Governmenttakes on THAAD health rumors
The DefenseMinistry on Thursday addressed ongoing rumors that the deployment of theTerminal High Altitude Area Defense...
BOKslashes growth outlook to 2.7%
South Korea'scentral bank on Thursday revised down its growth outlook for Asia'sfourth-larges...
Line,Kakao ignite Korea’s character market boom
South Koreanshave recently been in frenzy over characters created by two rival mobilemessen...
Assembly’sresearch body says THAAD may need parliamentary approval
The researchbody under the South Korean National Assembly said on Thursday that the latestdec..
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The KoreaTimes (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr)
PokemonGo hunters crowd Sokcho
The popularityof “Pokemon Go” is exploding in North America and Oceania, drawing anxiousanticipa...
'Descendantsof the Sun' set lets down visitors
Taebaek citygovernment has nearly completed rebuilding the location film set of KBSblockbuster d...
NatureRepublic's in-flight facial mist takes off
Koreancosmetics firm Nature Republic launched an in-flight facial mist - “RealSqueeze Aloe Vera ...
BOKpaints bleaker outlook
The Bank ofKorea (BOK) cut its economic growth outlook for this year to 2.7 percent from2.8 perc...
Policeraid online communities over Samsung chief's death rumor
Police areinvestigating popular Korean online communities to find who started a rumorlast month ...
Seoulto strengthen multicultural policy
SINGAPORE -Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon said he will beef up policies to promotemulticulturalism, t...
Prosecutoradmits to lying about stock deal
Seniorprosecutor Jin Kyung-joon apologized for having lied about how he profittedfrom trading of Nexon shares as he turned himself in to the prosecutionThu...
MaestroChung Myung-whun questioned over alleged defamation
Maestro ChungMyung-whun, former director of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO), wasquestione...
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DongAIlbo (http://english.donga.com)
Germanyrejects new North Korean envoy designate
Ri Si Hong,the North Korean ambassador to Germany who was summoned to Pyongyang, could notreturn home, as Berlin has rejected N…
Koreanclassics, folktales to be translated into different languages
A sick personwho turned into a skate, a Confucian scholar who returned after wandering afairyland as a Taoist hermit, a man who…
VWKorea likely to face 9 mil. penalty for emissions rigging
It has beenreported that the Ministry of Environment of Korea is reviewing a punitivemeasure to slap Audi Volkswagen Korea with…
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ChosunIlbo (http://english.chosun.com)
Falling Birthrate Will Force College Closures
The falling birthrate is starting to manifest itself infalling student numbers at universities and colleges, which will need to adaptto smaller classes and raise their game. Korea has 386 colleges anduniversities.
Locals Protest as THAAD Battery LocationConfirmed
Korea and the U.S. on Wednesday confirmed that they havechosen Seongju in southern Korea as the site for a Terminal High-Altitude AreaDefense battery.
Samsung to Unveil New Galaxy Note Next Month
Samsung will unveil the large Galaxy Note 7 smartphone onAug. 2 in New York. The Note 7 is a flagship smart device with a stylus pitchedsomewhere between a tablet and a phone, and Samsung hopes it will propel salesin the second half of this year.
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HanKyoRehShinmoon (http://english.hani.co.kr)
[Reportage]Seongju’s farmers worry that THAAD will threaten their livelihoods
Letter writtenin blood is just one expression of outrage after Seongju was selected withoutconsultation with locals
[Newsanalysis] Defense Ministry pushes ahead with THAAD, though it can’t protect thecapital area
On July 13,the Ministry of National Defense announced that Seongju, North GyeongsangProvince, has been selected as the site where the THAAD battery will bedeployed.
THAADlocation formally announced, and won’t protect the Seoul area
On July 13,South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense announced that Seongju County inNorth Gyeongsang Province had been chosen as the site for the THAAD missiledefense system.
[Analysis]Response on South China Sea ruling shows S. Korea’s fragile position
On July 13,the South Korean government made known its official response to the ruling fromthe Permanent Court of Arbitration regarding the territorial dispute in theSouth China Sea, a dispute that began on January 22, 2013, with a lawsuit filedby the government of the Philippines.
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JoongAngIlbo(conservative) (http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/)
PAC revealed to media to allay fears of Thaadradar
In an attempt to alleviate continued public concern overelectromagnetic waves emitted from the Terminal High Altitude Area Defensesystem (Thaad) system, the Ministry of National Defense
BOK cuts 2016 growth forecast to 2.7 percent
The Bank of Korea (BOK) cut its 2016 growth forecast forthe economy to 2.7 percent from 2.8 percent…
Electricity use rising with high temperatures
Korea’s daily electricity consumption for this summer isexpected to reach more than 80 million kilowatts…
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The KyungHyangShinmoon(http://english.khan.co.kr/)
["Let's Go to the Holy Land of PokemonGo!" Buses to Sokcho Sold Out
"Are you by any chance playing Pokemon Go? Can youtell us how to install the game?" A couple approached the reporter playingPokemon Go at the Sokcho Beach ···
[THAAD to Be Placed in Seongju] The U.S.Completes Its Missile Defense, but South Korea Has More to Lose
On July 13, U.S. and South Korean authorities announcedtheir final decision to place the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)system in Seongju, Gyeongs···
[THAAD to Be Placed in Seongju,Gyeongsangbuk-do] ROK-US to Make the Announcement Next Week: Seongju Residentsto Stage Rally on July 13
On July 12, it was revealed that South Korea and the U.S.had practically decided to place the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense(THAAD) system in Seongsan-ri···
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The KoreaEconomic Daily (http://english.hankyung.com/)
Samsung's Galaxy S7 Series Overtakes AppleiPhone in the U.S. Market
Samsung Electronics' Galaxy 7 series has overtaken theApple iPhone in the United States market. On July 13, SamMobile, an onlinecommunity of Samsung mobile device users, said that the market share ofSamsung's Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge in the U.S. market for the three-month periodbetween March and Ma...
Bank of Korea Keeps Interest Rate Unchangedin July Meeting
The Bank of Korea kept the benchmark interest rateunchanged in July. The central bank decided this on July 14 in a monetarypolicy committee meeting presided over by the Governor Lee Ju-yeol. Earlierlast month, the committee had decided to cut the rate by 0.25 percentage pointfrom 1.50 percent to...
47% of Survey Respondents Say They Will Go onVacation This Summer
Almost a half of people in Korea will go on a vacationthis summer, with the amount of average per-person spending estimated at254,000 won. According to the Korea Culture & Tourism Institute in a surveyon 1,379 adult respondents, the ratio of persons who said they plan to take thevacation in the ...
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AJU BusinessDaily(http://eng.ajunews.com/korea)
Prosecutorsseek warrant to arrest LotteHomeshopping C…
A glitteringLotte Group building is under construction in southern Seoul. Prosecutorssought an arrest warrant Thursday for the head of Lotte H…
Policeround up more than 70 for dangerous street racin…
[YouTube] Morethan 70 people including doctors and accountants have been rounded up forhabitual street racing on highways with McLaren, BMW M6 and other high…
HyundaiMerchant allowed to join global shipping allian…
[Courtesy ofHyundai Merchant] South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine has been allowed tojoin a global shipping alliance, paving the way for its rehabilitatio…
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ETNEWS(http://english.etnews.com/)
KT to Install 10,000 Sockets to ChargeElectric Vehicles in Metropoli...
KT is going to install 10,000 sockets (telecommunicationpoint) for charging electric vehicles in Seoul and major metropolitan areas.These sockets will be composed of ...
Samsung and LG to Push Forward Release Datesof Their New-Application ...
Samsung and LG are going to push forward release dates ofGalaxy
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MaeilBusinessNewsKorea (http://www.pulsenews.co.kr/ )
SamsungSerif TV available at Museum of Modern Art in New York
SamsungElectronics Co.’s high-end Serif TV is now available at Museum of Modern Art(MoMA), one of the landmark places in New ...
HyundaiMerchant Marine joins 2M shipping alliance
HyundaiMerchant Marine Co., South Korea’s second-largest container carrier, would bejoining the world’s largest shipping ...
Koreanson national quest for rare hunting zone ahead of release of Pokemon Go
Sokcho, apopular vacation destination in northeastern coast in South Korea, is packedthese days even before the summer holiday ...
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Mayor Lee Hyun-joon of the YecheonCounty cordially invites all the ambassadors, spouses
YecheonCounty government hosts World Insect Expo Yecheon 2016
Locatedat the foot of 1,430-meter high Mt. Sobaek in southeastern part of Korea,Yecheon County has been preserving clean environment with thick foreststhroughout the region. Capitalizing on this clean and eco-friendly environment,the Yecheon County government initiated programs of researching and developingindustrial insects by establishing an industrial insect research institute in1998 ahead of other local autonomous governments. Based on researchachievements, resources and experiences accumulated for a decade, the Countyauthority hosted the first insect expo in 2007 and the Insect Bio Expo in 2012when it showcased as many as 330,000 insects of 100 species, such as honeybees, osmiacornifrons, dynastid beetles, dorcushopeis and protaetiabrevitarsis.(Please scroll down to the bottom for the Mayor’sLetter of Invitation at the bottom of this Report.)
▲Abird’s eye view of the venue of the World Insect Expo Yecheon 2016
Acknowledgingachievements and programs, the then Ministry of Knowledge Economy (nowintegrated into the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy) designated theCounty as the special zone of insect industry in 2009. Encouraged by thedesignation, the municipal government has been concentrating efforts ondeveloping and commercializing insects as well as development of eco-friendlyagriculture. It also built the ecology institute of insects and a butterflyobservation park.
Havinggrown as the home of insects, the Yecheon County government will hold the WorldInsect Expo Yecheon 2016 for 17 days from July 30th (Saturday) to August 15th(Monday), 2016 organized by Yecheon Insect Expo Organizing Committee under thetheme of ‘Smart Future Together with Insects’. The expo is designed to showcasethe mysterious world of insects and vision of insect industry through a largevariety of things to see, experience and enjoy at diverseeco-edutainment-oriented programs of exhibitions, festivals and events. Theexpo facilities will be consisted of six major spaces, including the insecttheme hall, insect experiencing hall, insect industry hall, Fabre’s garden,insect ecosystem park and bio-industry exhibition hall.
▲EcologicalExperience Hall
Asthe world’s largest insect exposition, programs and events of the World InsectExpo Yecheon 2016 will include special exhibition of edible insects, rareinsects and endangered insects, insect cooking contests, insect food cookingshow, experience of insect foods, children’s cartoon contest with live drawingshow of Kim Pung, a popular webtoonist, eco-friendly painting contest ofchildren, and operation of insect-featuring 3D video show, using thesefacilities. Symposiums on insects and insect industry will also take placeduring the Expo.
Theinsect theme hall will provide visitors with a chance of reevaluating inherentvalue and features of insects, and exploring future life by presentingpotentiality of insect industry. It will introduce the interesting world ofwaterside insects that fiercely struggle for existence, forest insects thatbuild environment, and smart insects in cities. It will also deliver necessityof the insect industry that emerges as an alternative for preventingdestruction of environment and shortage of resources by highlighting insectsthat help man and keep ecosystemic relations with mankind. At the same time,the hall will display value of insects as sustainable future alternativeresources, and world situation and vision of edible insect industry andinsect-driven eco-friendly agriculture, as well as future technologies thatleverage capabilities of super insects, such as biotechnology, green technologyand robot technology.
Inother halls, including insect experiencing hall, insect industry hall, Fabre’sgarden, insect ecosystem park and bio-industry exhibition hall, they arouseinterest in insects, showcase performance and technologies related with insectindustry, provide information on inherent features of insects, and publicizethat creative agriculture is a vital industry and future growth engine throughsymposiums and workshops. Among programs and events, particularly noteworthyones are the first and premium insect food contest, insect food cooking andtalk show taken part by prominent chefs from Korea, Japan and Bulgaria, andinternational symposium on insect bioindustry.
Asthe venue of the World Insect Expo Yecheon 2016, Yecheon County has a number oftourist attractions, including the Yongmun-sa, a Buddhist temple with historyof over 1,100 years, a 600-year old pine tree named Seoksongryeong, andGeumdangsil Traditional Village. The Yongmun-sa Temple has several nationaltreasures including the Daejangjeon, the oldest wooden building in Korea, andMokbuljwasang, a wooden Buddhist statue. The old pine tree, Seoksongryeong, isunique in that it pays tax to the municipal government as the owner of a largearea of land. The Geumdangsil Traditional Village is preserving manytraditional Korean houses and shrines of ancient aristocrats including a99-roomed house of Lee Yuin, a high-level government official in the JoseonDynasty. Most of these ancient buildings are designated as cultural assets.Another cultural asset in the Village is a dolmen of the Bronze Age.
▲InsectBio Expo Yecheon 2012
▲Panoramicview of Yecheon World Insect Expo 2012
▲Accreditedby International Congress of Entomology (ICE)
Invitationto the 2016 Yecheon World Insect Expo
Iam pleased to inform Your Excellency that Mayor Lee Hyun-joon of the YecheonCounty of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province cordially invite Your Excellency and Madamto attend the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Yecheon World Insect Expo onSaturday July 30, 2016, which is attended by Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn onbehalf of President Park Geun-hye. Please visit:/news/view.html?section=161&category=181&no=1303for details of the Expo.
Theitinerary of the Tour is as follows:
1330hours Saturday 30, 2016: Meet at Grand Hyatt Seoul (near the Water Fountain).
1330-1630hours: Move by Limousine Buses to Main Venue of the Inspect Expo.
1630-1700hours: Visit the Main Theme Hall of the Expo, Amusement Park, IndustrialPavilion, and the Parblue Garden.
1700-1715hours: Move to the Dinner Banquette Hall of the Yecheon Wedding Hall.
1715-1815hours: Attend Dinner hosted by Mayor and Mrs. Lee Hyun-joon.
1830-1900hours: Attend the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Yecheon World Insect Expo.
1900-2200hours: Move back to Seoul arriving at Grand Hayatt Seoul.
VeryRespectfully Yours
/s/
LeeKyung-sik
Publisher-Chairman
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