September 08, 2016
TheKorean daily media headlines and humor
Thursday, September 8, 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/)
Seoul,Tokyo Vow United Response to N. Korea’s Provocations
President ParkGeun-hye met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday in Vientianeon the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) meetings.
US Blames N. Korea for Necessitating THAAD
A key White Houseofficial says Washington may reconsider a plan to deploy THAAD interceptors inSouth Korea if North Korea gives up its nuclear and missile programs.
Rio Paralympics Kick Off
The 2016 Paralympic Gameskicked off on Wednesday with an opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium in Riode Janeiro.
ParkStresses State Welfare System Customized for Individuals' Needs
S.Korea-Japan Summit to Open Wednesday in Laos
MinorOpposition Chief Calls for Inter-Korean Summit, Constitutional Revision
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Yonhap (http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr)
Trumpcalls N. Korea 'potential catastrophe'
U.S.Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said North Korea is a"potential catastrophe" and a "big problem" as he expressedconcern about the communist nation...
Obama,Park focus on THAAD during summit: White House
The planneddeployment of the THAAD missile defense system to South Korea was a key topicof talks between U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President ParkG...
Parkurges ASEAN to show int'l resolve against N.K. nukes through 'words, actions'
President ParkGeun-hye revved up her diplomacy Wednesday to thwart North Korea's nuclearambitions, urging the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to oppo...
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The KoreaHerald (http://www.koreaherald.com)
Park,Abe discuss NK provocations, bilateral ties
President ParkGeun-hye on Wednesday called for closer cooperation with Japan in counteringNorth Korea's provocations ...
Koreanpopulation surpasses 50 million
South Korea’spopulation reached more than 50 million for the first time last year, according...
LG'sV20 targets audiophiles, camera enthusiasts
LG Electronicsunveiled its new premium large-size smartphone V20 equipped with high-end audio...
Controversy-riddenBusan film fest to open next month as scheduled
BusanInternational Film Festival, Asia’s largest film fest which has for the pasttwo years ...
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The KoreaTimes (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr)
Obamapledges 'extended deterrence' for South Korea
VIENTIANE,Laos - U.S. President Barack Obama has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to“extended deterrence” for South Korea against North Korea’s evolving ...
Ryuvows to improve athletes' welfare
Ryu Seung-min,the table tennis gold medalist at the 2004 Athens Olympics, recalled thatwinning ...
Four-dayweapons exhibition kicks off
The nation’sbiggest exhibition of weaponry kicked off Wednesday for a four-day run at theKINTEX ...
Populationtops 50 million
The country’stotal population surpassed 50 million for the first time last year, however,the number of young people is decreasing notably, according to the ...
[MySeoul Story] Walking on Dullegil, best way to experience Seoul
The best wayto experience Seoul may be to take a walk - actually, a series of long walks.One can...
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DongA Ilbo (http://english.donga.com)
U.S.launches ICBMs as warning against N. Korea
When SouthKorean President Park Geun-hye had a summit with her U.S. counterpart BarackObama on Tuesday on the sideline of a G20…
Spiderexpert hopes to build Korea's first spider museum
"Thenumber of spider samples I have collected in the past 25 years has reached150,000. I have a dream to set up a decent spider…
ThreeKingdoms relics discovered near ‘Acha Fortress’
Relics fromthe Three Kingdoms period of Korea, including drainage facility from Shilla andearthenware from Goguryeo, have been …
Choovows to improve economy, avoids response on THAAD deployment
The mainopposition Minjoo Party of Korea on Wednesday appointed its lawmaker and formerFinance Minister Kim Jin-pyo as chairman…-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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)
Scudor Nodong? Experts puzzle over N. Korean missile launch
Ballisticmissile fired on Sept. 5 may be sign of technological advances, lead-up tonuclear warhead
[Editorial]No headway on Korean issues at Russia, China summits
Despite SouthKorea-Russia and US-China summits in Vladivostok and Hangzhou this week, noprogress was made on either the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)antimissile system or North Korean nuclear issues.
North’sSLBM could be deployed earlier than expected
US analyst,researchers suggest submarine-launched missile could be declared ready tofurther political aims
[Editorial]Pres. Park needs to kick-start int’l cooperation at upcoming forum and summits
President ParkGeun-hye will be in Russia, China and Laos between Sept. 2 and 8 to attend theEastern Economic Forum (EEF), a G20 summit and an ASEAN summit. Apart fromNorth Korea, these meetings will be attended by the main countries involved inthe issues on the Korean Peninsula.
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JoongAng Ilbo (conservative) (http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/)
Censusfor 2015 portrays older and lonelier Korea
Korea’spopulation is still rising, but it is aging rapidly and single households aregrowing at an alarming rate.
Those are some of the results of a census byStatistics Korea carried out last year.
UNSecurity Council takes issue with North tests
The UNSecurity Council condemned North Korea’s launching of three intermediate-rangeballistic missiles…
Parkand Abe hold talks in Laos
President ParkGeun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a bilateral summit inVientiane…
NewiPhone may take the jack out of the box
When Appleshows off its latest iPhone this week, it will answer a question it hasn’t had toaddress in years…
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The KyungHyangShinmoon (http://english.khan.co.kr/)
Everyday 13.6 Children Are Abandoned Due toAbusive Parents and Poverty
Bak (7) was entrusted to a welfare facility in Uijeongbu,Gyeonggi-do early this year. His father abandoned him after losing his job,divorcing his wife, and···
[Trust in the Judicial System Crumbles]
"Sponsored" Prosecutor Makes a Fool of theProsecutors' Self-Reforms, More Support for Reforms Led by OutsidersTheProsecutors' Office released self-reform measures after a string of corruptprosecutors were involved in alleged bribery to prevent similar incidents, but···
[After the THAAD Decision] [South Korea-ChinaSummit] Xi Jinping Warns President Park About Placing THAAD Missiles
Chinese President Xi Jinping openly opposed the placementof the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system on the KoreanPeninsula before President Par··
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The KoreaEconomic Daily (http://english.hankyung.com/)
No.of Single Households Surpasses 5 Mil. in 2015 Census
According to arecent census taken late last year, the share of one-person households in totalhas tripled for the past 25 years. The National Statistical Office said onSeptember 7, the total number of households in Korea as of November 1, 2015 was19,560,603, up 8.9 percent from five years ago whe...
Sumitomoand Toray Invest Aggressively in EV Battery Materials Capacities in Korea
Large Japanesematerials companies like Sumitomo Chemical and Toray Industries are rushing toinvest aggressively in Korea to expand their capacities for electric vehiclebattery parts. According to the Nikkei on September 7, Sumitomo decidedrecently to increase the capacity for its separators in ...
NewHannam Newtown Redevelopment Plan to Be More Eco-friendly
"HannamNewtown," the massive 1.1-million-square-meter area designated forredevelopment in the north of the Han River facing Seoul's most desirableresidential district across the river, will be transformed into a low-storyhigh-end housing zone with 13,000 households to be built. According to a ...
KoreanSteel Products Face a String of Anti-dumping Duties
Following theUnited States and India, the Vietnamese government decided to impose ananti-dumping tariff on Korean steel products, deepening the concern of theKorean steel industry. Given that Korea's steel exports to Vietnam arerelatively low, the Vietnamese government's latest decision may not ...
KBAutoTech at Risk of Facing International Suits
The laborunion of KB AutoTech, a specialist in the production of car air-conditionersand heaters, continues a strike for more than 60 days and ...
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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/)
LGElectronics unpackages V20 in Seoul and San Francisco
South Korea’sLG Electronics Inc. unpackaged the V20 in Seoul and San Francisco on Wednesdayin the latest series in premium V lineup in what it claimed to have the bestpossible ...
U.S.court grants Hanjin Shipping temporary bankruptcy protection in U.S.
South Korea’sHanjin Shipping Co. was granted a provisional U.S court protection fromcreditors so that its vessels can dock ...
Dong-ASocio Holdings posts strong earnings in Q2 on booming sales of affiliates
South Korea’sDong-A Socio Holdings Co. recorded best-ever sales in the second quarter thisyear thanks to an impressive ...
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