The Korean daily media headlines and humor

TheKorean daily media headlines and humor

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Your Excellency:

Here are The KoreaPost notices and around up 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

Korea Post Media

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

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

Source:Gov't to Announce Alternative THAAD Location After Chuseok

The governmentis expected to announce its decision on an alternative location to deploy aU.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense(THAAD) battery after the three-dayChuseok holiday beginning Wednesday next week.

UNSCIssues Statement Condemning N. Korean Missile Launches

Anchor: Theinternational community has issued a condemnation of North Korea's latestballistic missile launches earlier this week. The UN Security...

Parkin Laos for ASEAN Gatherings, S. Korea-US Summit 

President ParkGeun-hye is now in Laos after wrapping up her schedule at the Group of 20Summit in the Chinese city of Hangzhou. Seoul's...

Source:Gov't to Announce Alternative THAAD Location After Chuseok

UNSCIssues Statement Condemning N. Korean Missile Launches

Parkin Laos for ASEAN Gatherings, S. Korea-US Summit

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

U.S.welcomes S. Korea's law on N. Korea's human rights

The U.S. StateDepartment said Tuesday it welcomes South Korea's law aimed at improving NorthKorea's human rights situation, declaring that the North's human rights re...

Electriccharging point at gas station starts operation in Jeju 

An electriccar charging facility installed at a gas station started operation on Wednesdayfor the first time in South Korea as part of the government's efforts to expand...

Investor-ownedhospitals can create 19,000 jobs: report 

A think tankhere on Wednesday urged the revision of government regulations that prohibitprivate investment in large hospitals, claiming investor-owned hospitals couldhelp...

U.N.Security Council adopts statement condemning N.K. missile launches

The U.N.Security Council on Tuesday strongly condemned North Korea's latest ballisticmissile tests as a "grave violation" of U.N. resolutions in anunusually swift m...

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

HanjinGroup to inject W100b into shipping unit

Near-bankruptHanjin Shipping looks set to get an injection of 100 billion won ($90.5million) from its parent group, al...

Park,Obama stress China's role on N.K. nukes, sanctions

The leaders ofSouth Korea and the United States on Tuesday stresse...

Korean-Americansfavor Clinton

Korean-Americanvoters in the US appear to strongly favor Hilary Clinton over Donald Trump for...

TheInvestor introduces AI journalism

The Investor,the online English-language business news portal by Herald Corp., beganproviding...

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

HanjinShipping fate murky despite W100 billion aid pledge 

Hanjin Groupsaid Tuesday that it will provide the troubled Hanjin Shipping with 100 billionwon, ...

Morenuke tests likely after US election 

North Korea isexpected to perform more nuclear and missile tests after the U.S. presidentialelection in November to gain an edge in negotiations, according ... 

Cultwatcher advises how to avoid cults 

Korea has abizarrely high number of self-proclaimed messiahs, and they may usesophisticated dece...

FourKorean universities in world's top 100 

Four Koreanuniversities have been named in the world’s top 100. 

Foreignmartial artists disappear from Cheongju competition 

Nine foreignathletes are allegedly on the run in Korea after disappearing from aninternational m... 

Courtrulings ignite feuds among doctors 

Conflicts aredeepening among doctors specializing in different fields, following recentcourt rul... 

KT&Gwill avoid anti-graft law fallout: Nomura 

Korea’s newanti-corruption law will not cool KT&G’s growth momentum, Nomura FinancialInvestment ...

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DongA Ilbo (http://english.donga.com)

N. Korea's missile warheads with more precision

It was confirmed that North Korea’s three Rodong medium-range ballisticmissiles (MRBM) launched on Monday were equipped with imp…

A hit movie leads to tentative opening of royal tomb

Amid the popularity of the movie "The Last Princess," which hasso far garnered 5.5 million moviegoers, the tomb of the late Prin…

Hanwha Non-life Insurance receives 'A-' and 'a-‘ by AMBest

Hanwha Non-life Insurance Co., Ltd. announced on Tuesday that it hasacquired credit ratings of "A―" and "a―" for financialsound…

Obama’s friendly gesture to Laos amid tensions with China

Faced with strong opposition by Chinese President Xi Jinping about the U.S.decision to base Terminal High Altitude Area Defense …

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

Young Korean Jobseekers Turn to Gulf Airlines

Young Koreans looking for work as airline cabin staffincreasingly set their sights on Persian Gulf airlines. Qatar Airways has hiredaround 200 Korean flight attendants over the last two years.

Kim Jong-un Calls for More 'Miraculous' NukeDevelopment

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Monday called forcontinued nuclear weapons development after watching three ballistic missilesbeing fired into the East Sea. 

Gov't Urges Employers to Give Workers ExtraDays Off for Chuseok

The government is urging employers to give workers twoextra days off during the Chuseok or Korean Thanksgiving in an increasinglydesperate bid to boost private consumption. 

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

Concernsrising that Hyundai Merchant Marine may be another financial black hole

With HanjinShipping’s financial difficulties landing it in corporate rehabilitation (courtreceivership), Hyundai Merchant Marine posted an operating deficit of more than400 billion won (US$361.93 m..

Ministryslashes 2017 budget for former comfort women

The 2017 budgetfor supporting former comfort women was set at over 1.1 billion won (US$1million) less than this year’s budget. Opposition parties criticized theMinistry of Gender Equality and Fami...

Institutevows to consult with public about commercial cultivation of GM crops

On Sept. 5,South Korea’s Rural Development Administration (RDA), which is located in theInnovation City in North Jeolla Province, held an informational forum about thecurrent state of research into...

Directorworking to raise funds to finish film about Gwangju Uprising

He will bealways indebted to Gwangju. The memory of a female high school student ridingaround in a car and appealing to the people of Gwangju over a loudspeaker onthe last morning of the uprising i..

AmidHanjin Shipping crisis, employees threatened on land, at sea

Employees atHanjin Shipping are facing threats and dangers around the world in the wake ofthe company’s placement under corporate rehabilitation procedures (courtreceivership). According to Hanjin..

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

Parkoffers equal treatment to North Koreans

President ParkGeun-hye issued a message to the people of North Korea on Tuesday, saying theywould be guaranteed equal opportunities after unification.

Park made thecomment in a joint press conference following a summit with U.S. PresidentBarack Obama in Vientiane, Laos.

The meeting,originally scheduled for today, took place Tuesday after the American leadercanceled a meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who had publiclycalled Obama a “son of a bitch.”…  .

Emergencycash raised to help out in Hanjin’s crisis

Hanjin Groupis ponying up 100 billion won ($90.37 million) to support ailing shipper HanjinShipping…

Moneytrail emerges in probe of top prosecutor

The Ministryof Justice announced Tuesday that it ordered senior prosecutor Kim Hyung-joonto transfer to…

Thinktank: Economy still slow

The Koreaneconomy remains sluggish except for the real-estate market, where constructioninvestment…

Cowaysets its sights on Malaysian expansion

Coway unveiledits vision for growth Monday as it celebrated the 10th anniversary of itsMalaysia unit…

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

Xi Jinping Warns President Park About PlacingTHAAD Missiles

Chinese President Xi Jinping openly opposed the placementof the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system on the KoreanPeninsula before President Par···

Additional Punishment on "Masked"Violent Protests

From now on, if a person wears a mask to conceal hisidentity and takes part in a violent demonstration, he will be subject toadditional punishment in court. ···

“Stubborn” Politics, President AppointsMinisters Kim Jae-soo and Cho Yoon-sun

President Park Geun-hye went ahead and appointedministerial nominees Kim Jae-soo and Cho Yoon-sun to head the Ministry ofAgriculture, Food and Rural Affairs a···

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

1H2016 Consumer Spending Overseas Hits Record High Level...BOK

The amount ofmoney spent by households overseas in the first half of this year increased 10percent from the same period last year, hitting a record-high level. This is afar cry from domestic consumer spending that has stagnated for years. Accordingto the Bank of Korea on September 6, the balance... 

SandsGroup Wants to Invest 5-20 Tril. Won in Casino Resort in Busan

"The bestlocation for Sands Group to invest in is Busan. We are willing to move in assoon as investment conditions are met." George Tanasijevich, CEO of MarinaBay Sands Pte. Ltd., said this on September 3 at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel inan interview with the Korea Economic Daily.He added, "Our p...

A30-story Twin Tower to Be Erected in East Seoul Express Bus Terminal

A plan tobuild a 30-story twin tower on the site of East Seoul Bus Terminal in Seoul'sGueui-dong will likely be accelerated. It has been five years since HanjinHeavy Industries, the owner of the express bus terminal, submitted a renovationplan with the Seoul metropolitan city government in 2011....

POSCOSteps up Effort to Increase Presence in Vietnam

POSCO isstepping up its group-wide effort to establish a clearer profile in theVietnamese market. At present, POSCO is running a total of 12 local subsidiariesand two offices there. Since 1992, POSCO has invested about US$2 billion inVietnam. In May 2015, POSCO set up its regional headquarters ...

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AJU BusinessDaily (http://eng.ajunews.com/korea)

Shinsegaeunveils South Korea's largest one-stop shopping and resort complex

South Korea'sleading department store franchise Shinsegae waits for a gala ceremony thisweek to open Starfield that could be listed in the Guinness World Records asthe world's single largest shopping mall. The complex large enough to …

Biddingwar intensifies to acquire lucrative kitchen ap…

A race toacquire Tongyang Magic, a lucrative kitchen appliance maker, has intensifiedamong potential buyers including South Korea's fo…

Shinsegaeunveils South Korea's largest one-stop shoppi…

Invited guestsinspect Starfield Hanam ahead of the official opening of the mega shoppingcomplex near Seoul. [Photo & video by Park Sae-jin] South Korea's l…

Hanjinagrees on $90.5 mln fund to ease troubled cargo …

Bowing tostrong government pressure, the parent group of South Korea's Hanjin Shippingagreed Tuesday on an em…

LG'snews smartphone V20 will be unveiled this week

South Korea'sLG Electronics will unveil its new premium smartphone, V20, this week that willrun on Google's new Android mobile operating sy…

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

HanjinGroup pledges new funding to normalize Hanjin Shipping sea operation

South Korea’sHanjin Group agreed on Tuesday to cough up additional rescue fund of up to 100billion won ($90.5 million) that would include 40 billion won out of the pocketof group ...

LGChem to push to merge with LG Life Sciences

South Korea’schemical and battery firm LG Chem would push to merge with LG Life Sciences, abiopharmaceutical unit of LG ...

Samsung’sGalaxy Note7 recall raises hype about aftermath of premium phones

SamsungElectronics Co.’s pledge to recall all Galaxy Note7 phones after some of thedevices caught fire has put a spotlight on ...

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