Thursday, May 13, 2021
Round-up of important news from major Korean dailies and international media today
The Korea Post ( http://www.koreapost.com/ )
Rise and rise of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu of Nigeria, a noted business leader, public figure
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, is a Nigerian politician, business leader and public figure with a dominant influence in political, economic and social arena of Africa’s largest economy and democracy. In this special report conducted by Korean Post, profiles the rise and rise of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu within Nigeria’s political and socioeconomic space, asserts that the politician from Abia state, South East Nigeria still has a pivotal role to play in the emerging politics of 2023.
The question on the lips of several pundits is whether Senator Kalu will throw his hat in the ring to run for the Presidency as the top job becomes vacant in 2023. With hordes of Senator Kalu’s supporters across 36 states of Nigeria and Diaspora strategizing on possible Orji Uzor Kalu challenge for Presidency 2023 ahead of the big race.
Call to leadership:
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Chief Whip of Nigeria’s Senate is a dynamic, focused, and result-oriented leader that delivering on his remits, whenever opportunities beckon. Ahead of the 2023 election, political pundits and observers of Nigerian political environment believes that he may yet play a lead role as the country’s democracy consolidates.
Nigeria is the biggest economy in Africa boasting $448 billion in GDP
The Federal Republic of Nigeria is the biggest economy in Africa boasting its US$448 billion GDP (2019). According to Korean Ambassador Kim Young-chae in Nigeria, the country’s estimated population of about 200 million is also the largest in the African continent. In this respect, he said, Nigeria is known as the ‘Giant of Africa.’ Nigeria is also well known as a conspicuously friendly country with Korea in Africa, and won a very praise from President Moon Jae-in. On May 4, 2018 at the time of a meeting with new Korean ambassadors to overseas missions, President Moon said, “I am particularly grateful to Nigeria and the members of the Korean Embassy there for their unreserved effort made for the release of kidnapped Korean crew in Ghana.”
Nigeria is known to produce 2.1 million barrels of crude oil a day from its territory, which is more than four times the size of the Korean Peninsula. It is blessed with 37 billion barrels of crude oil reserves and 190.4 trillion square feet of natural gas reserves, placing Nigeria at 11th and 10th in the world respectively.
"KOVIFA seeks co-prosperity in Korea and Vietnam at the private level"
"Korea-Vietnam Friendship Association (KOVIFA) is a private organization established in 2002 that seeks international friendship and co-prosperity between the two countries at the private level," said Choi Young-joo, chairman of the association.
Choi, the third chairman of KOVIFA, said in a recent interview with The Korea Post media, "In terms of political system, Korea has a democratic system and Vietnam adopts a socialist system. Because of the different systems, there is no right contact route at the private level between the two countries. However, KOVIFA has been playing such a role faithfully.”
KOVIFA is composed of former Korean ambassadors to Vietnam and businessmen, but the Vietnam-Korea Friendship Association consists of incumbent lawmakers and the minister-level chairman of the Chamber of Commerce," said Choi, who also serves as chairman & CEO of PANKO Corp., a global apparel manufacturer operating factories in Vietnam.
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KBS ( http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/ )
Moon to Deliver Special Address to Mark 4 Years in Presidency
President Moon Jae-in will make a special public address on Monday to mark the passage of four of his five years in office.
Presidential spokesperson Park Kyung-mee said in a media briefing on Friday that Moon will look back on his presidency during the speech set to begin at 11 a.m. He will also present his key policy directives for the final year of his single term.
The address, slated to be 20 minutes long, is expected to include his plans on how to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, achieve economic recovery and make the country an inclusive first mover.
Attention will be paid to whether Moon will disclose measures for resuming inter-Korean dialogue as well as talks between the U.S. and North Korea ahead of his first summit with U.S. President Joe Biden on May 21..
Moon Promises Stricter Carbon Reduction; China, India Reluctant to Join Biden Initiative
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday that his country will provide a more rigorous target for reducing carbon emissions. In a climate summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden, the South Korean president also promised that his government will no longer finance the construction of coal power plants overseas. However, some of the world’s biggest emitters are still reluctant to join Biden’s climate initiative.
President Moon Jae-in has announced that South Korea will boost its original target for carbon emission reduction.
Moon made the announcement on Thursday during a virtual climate summit of 40 world leaders hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden.
Top Diplomats from S. Korea, US, Japan Discuss N. Korea Policy Coordination
The top diplomats from South Korea, the U.S. and Japan held trilateral talks on the sidelines of a Group of Seven(G7) ministerial meeting in London, where they agreed to enhance coordination on the peace process involving North Korea. Seoul and Tokyo then held a separate bilateral meeting, where the ministers confirmed their differences on historical disputes and Japan's planned radioactive water release into the sea.
South Korea's Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong on Wednesday agreed with his U.S. and Japanese counterparts to enhance coordination on Washington's new North Korea policy.
The agreement between Chung, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi came on the sidelines of the Group of Seven(G7) Foreign and Development Ministers' Meeting in London.
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Yonhap ( http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr )
S. Korea, Israel ink FTA; cars, auto parts among major beneficiaries
South Korea and Israel on Wednesday signed a free trade agreement (FTA) centered on broadening economic ties, a move that could help Asia's No. 4 economy speed up exports of cars and auto parts.
Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee officially signed the pact with her Israeli counterpart Amir Peretz during a ceremony in Seoul, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
The two sides struck the deal in 2019, three years after they launched negotiations.
"The FTA with Israel will not just center on lowering tariffs or improving the business environment, but it will also serve as a solid platform that builds foundations for their economic growth by speeding up cooperation in advanced industries," Yoo said.
South Korea is the first Asian country to have a free trade pact with Israel, which is expected to help Asia's No. 4 economy enjoy advantages over other neighbors, including China and Japan.
U.S. alliance with S. Korea key deterrent to N. Korean threats: defense official
A strong alliance between South Korea and the United States is key to deterring threats posed by China and North Korea, a U.S. defense official said Wednesday.
Leonor Tomero, deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear and missile defense policy, said North Korea continues to advance its nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capabilities that are designed to strike the U.S. mainland.
"North Korea continues its unlawful production of nuclear weapons and ballistic missile capabilities in direct violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions," she said in a written testimony submitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee for a hearing on the day.
"North Korea's nuclear capabilities constitute a significant and evolving threat to our allies and its tested ICBMs are designed to strike anywhere within the continental United States," she said..
N.K. leader attends art performance
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) talks to Jo Yong-won (L), secretary for organizational affairs of the central committee of the Workers' Party, as they watch a performance given by the art groups of servicemen's families from large combined units of the Korean People's Army at the Mansudae Art Theatre in Pyongyang on May 5, 2021, in this photo captured from the North's Korean Central Television the next day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution)
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The Korea Herald ( http://www.koreaherald.com )
US spy chief visits Seoul ahead of Moon-Biden summit next week
US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines arrived in Seoul on Wednesday, ahead of next week’s summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and US President Joe Biden.
According to diplomatic sources, the US spy chief is expected to tour the Demilitarized Zone, including the border village of Panmunjom, on Thursday.
Discussions are also reportedly underway for her to meet with Moon and his national security adviser, Suh Hoon. Seoul’s presidential office declined to confirm the meeting.
Haines was coming from Tokyo, where she held bilateral and trilateral meetings with Park Jie-won, head of South Korea’s National Intelligence Service, and Hiroaki Takizawa, Japan’s Cabinet intelligence director, on Tuesday and Wednesday to exchange views on North Korea and other regional issues.
S. Korea, US to talk security amid new NK policy
Senior defense officials of South Korea and the US will hold a two-day dialogue on Korean Peninsula issues as the Biden administration seeks to engage North Korea with a new policy it recently revealed after a monthslong review.
The biannual talks, which began Wednesday US time in Washington, DC, are expected to address ways the two allies can coordinate their approach to Pyongyang.
Biden’s policy on North Korea, which many see as striking a middle ground between Trump’s “grand bargain” and Obama’s “strategic patience” approaches, aims to explore diplomacy with the regime and make “practical progress” on the denuclearization front, according to the White House.
British royal offers to sell access to Putin: report
Queen Elizabeth's cousin, Prince Michael of Kent, has been caught offering investors access to the Kremlin in exchange for personal gain, according to a Sunday Times and Channel 4 investigation.
The embarassing claims come at a time of disastrous relations between London and Moscow, notably after the 2018 poisoning of a former Russian spy in England.
Prince Michael told undercover reporters posing as investors from South Korea in a virtual meeting that for 10,000 (11,500 euros) a day he could make "confidential" representations to Russian President Vladimir Putin's entourage.
Channel 4's Dispatches programme and the weekly newspaper set up a fake South Korean gold company -- House of Haedong.
The prince said he could also give the company a royal endorsement in a recorded speech for $200,000 dollars (164,000 euros), with his Kensington Palace home as a backdrop.
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The Korea Times ( http://www.koreatimes.co.kr )
North Korea unlikely to respond to US vaccine offer
The U.S. is making efforts to facilitate talks with North Korea with an offering of COVID-19 vaccines, but the probability of Pyongyang accepting this offer seems to be low, given the Kim Jong-un regime's ignoring of humanitarian aid offers and its strict quarantine policy.
Experts said Wednesday the U.S. move can be interpreted as a tactic of showing various benefits available to the North if it joins the party, in the wake of the Joe Biden administration's new North Korea policy. However, they have expressed doubts whether the North will find the vaccine offer attractive, as the regime seeks to be on equal footing with Washington and has not been acting desperate for vaccines.
On Tuesday, CNN reported that the U.S. is open to sharing coronavirus vaccines and other humanitarian assistance to help North Korea, citing sources familiar with internal discussions.
Biden says nearly half of world leaders asking for US vaccine help
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that almost half the world's leaders have contacted him, asking for US help in obtaining Covid-19 vaccines.
"Every country in the world is now looking at us to provide for their lack of capacity to produce and/or have vaccines," Biden said in a virtual meeting with US state governors.
"I literally have, virtually 40 percent of the world leaders calling and asking, can we help them," Biden said. "We're going to try."
The US leader did not say which countries he was referring to. However, there is a growing international clamor for sharing the enormous US surplus in vaccines, including in hard-hit India.
Biden pledged last month to distribute 60 million AstraZeneca doses, with India expected to be a recipient. Earlier, the White House said it was loaning four million AstraZeneca doses to neighboring Mexico and Canada.
Hate crime charges sought in Georgia spa shootings
Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty and file hate crime charges against the man accused of shooting dead eight people, including six women of Asian origin, in attacks on three spas in the southern U.S. state of Georgia.
Robert Aaron Long, 22, was indicted by a grand jury in Georgia's Fulton County on Tuesday for the murders of four women in a March 16 attack on two spas in the city of Atlanta.
Long, of Woodstock, Georgia, is facing separate charges related to an attack on a spa in Cherokee County the same day that left another four people dead.
The deaths of six women of Asian origin further stoked fears in an Asian-American population already alarmed by a surge in hate crimes during the coronavirus pandemic.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said she planned to seek the death penalty against Long, who is white.
Willis also said she would file hate crime charges against Long.
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HanKyoReh Shinmun ( http://english.hani.co.kr )
N. Korea "well received" US offer to explain its new N. Korea policy
North Korea has reportedly said it "well received" the US offer to explain the outcome of its North Korea policy review, according to South Korean media.
The proposal, if true, paves the foundation for a more formal invitation that the US will extend through diplomatic channels within the next few days.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki unveiled the framework for a new North Korea policy on April 30, "a calibrated, practical approach" that is open to diplomacy, with the future aim of complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
It is also said that the US government may disclose more terms of its policy, but not before Pyongyang has been briefed.
White House summons Samsung day before S. Korea-US summit
The White House is summoning back Samsung Electronics and other global semiconductor companies for a meeting ahead of a South Korea-US summit scheduled for May 21.
It is to be the Joe Biden administration’s second meeting on semiconductor measures at the White House after another one held last month. Observers predict it will apply even more investment pressure on Samsung Electronics and other major companies.
Bloomberg reported Monday that US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo had invited several semiconductor, finished automobile and information technology companies to take part in a May 20 video summit on the semiconductor situation. The businesses invited included Samsung Electronics, the Taiwanese company TSMC, Google, Amazon, General Motors and Ford.
Moon mentions “crisis” 33 times, “overcome” 23 times in his speech marking 4 years in office
A large portion of South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s address Monday to mark four years in office, and his subsequent press conference, was devoted to emphasizing his achievements during his term so far and noting that he had successfully navigated numerous crises since taking office.
Indeed, the word for “crisis” came up 33 times in the address and press conference that day, while the words for “overcome” and “recover” appeared 23 times.
His emphasis appeared to signal his determination to regain momentum in his governance, touting his past “victories over crisis” in response to critics recently accusing him of incompetence and a lack of capabilities ahead of his fourth anniversary in office.
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Chosun Ilbo ( http://english.chosun.com )
Calls for Incentives as Vaccine Uptake Remains Low
The government is hoping to speed up coronavirus vaccination despite a string of setbacks and its failure to secure sufficient vaccines in time.
The current modest goal is to inoculate 13 million of Korea's 58 million population in the first half of the year, but uptake has been poor amid fears of side effects from the vaccines, and calls are growing to offer incentives for people to take the jab.
Health authorities say there were only 19,631 reports of side effects or a mere 0.47 percent of all 4.18 million vaccine doses administered as of Sunday morning.
The reporting rate dropped from 1.81 percent in the first week of vaccinations (Feb. 26-March 6) to 0.12 percent in the ninth week (April 25-May 1), but fears linger.
Currently, the government pays for all medical costs if a causal relationship is found between vaccination and death or illness.
Moon Marks 4th Year in Office
President Moon Jae-in delivered a special address to mark his fourth year in office at 11:00 a.m. Monday.
In the televised speech, Moon reflected on the past four years and explained how he plans to govern in his final year in office.
He touched on all the major issues including COVID-19 vaccinations, economic recovery and skyrocketing real estate prices. He then took questions from reporters, only 20 of whom were admitted due to coronavirus restrictions.
Moon promised to focus "all efforts" on solving these issues in a "steady and cautious" way, adding that the remaining year is as important as the last four.
He claimed the end of the coronavirus epidemic is "in sight" as the government is speeding up vaccinations and vowed it will do its best to achieve four percent economic growth this year.
N.Korea Slams Biden's New Approach to Diplomacy
North Korea has lashed out at President Joe Biden, warning the U.S. will face a "very grave situation," after the White House announced the broad outlines of its plan for diplomacy with Pyongyang.
The statement, issued Sunday by a senior North Korean diplomat, was the country's first official reaction to the Biden administration's just-completed North Korea policy review, which expresses an openness to talks with the nuclear-armed country.
Kwon Jong-gun, director general of the Department of U.S. Affairs of the North’s Foreign Ministry, dismissed the U.S. approach as a "spurious signboard for covering up its hostile acts" against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the country's official name.
"Now that... the keynote of the U.S. new [North Korea] policy has become clear, we will be compelled to press for corresponding measures, and with time the U.S. will find itself in a very grave situation," Kwon said, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency.
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The Dong-A Ilbo ( http://english.donga.com/ )
Pres. Moon Jae-in criticizes sending of anti-North Korea leaflets
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday publicly criticized the sending of anti-North Korean leaflets to North Korea, saying such activities “throw cold water on inter-Korean relations.” This is the first time that President Moon mentioned sending of anti-North Korean leaflets by civic groups in South Korea. It appears President Moon made the remarks in response to the recently released statement by Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which called anti-North Korea leaflets an “intolerable provocation” and warned of “corresponding action.” However, with the Biden administration promoting a campaign for the free flow of information to North Korea, experts point out Seoul and Washington are not in agreement over the anti-Pyongyang leaflet issue. President Moon will hold his first summit talks with U.S. President Joe Biden on June 21.
US official: N. Korea may use nuclear and biochemical weapons
An official of the U.S. Department of Defense reported that North Korea may use weapons of mass destruction (WMD), such as nuclear or biochemical weapons, in case of emergencies on the Korean Peninsula, in which case the preparation of the ROK-U.S. Combined Forces will be required.
“North Korea's continued pursuit of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons jeopardizes international stability and weakens the global nonproliferation regime,” Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Jennifer Walsh stressed in a statement delivered prior to the Tuesday (local time) hearing of the subcommittee on military intelligence and special operations under the House Committee on Armed Services. She claims that it is in violation of the U.N. Security Council’s resolution and a threat to the U.S. forces, as well as other allies and partners.
Biden takes a firm stance on N. Korean nuclear issue
The Joe Biden administration of the U.S. suggested on Friday (local time) a new framework for North Korea policy, which looks for a practical approach of imposing sanctions and continuing on with diplomacy, while maintaining the goal of complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. As a response, North Korea put pressure on both South Korea and the U.S. on Sunday through warnings made in three occasions by Kim Yo Jong, first vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, a foreign ministry spokesperson, and a director for the U.S. of the foreign ministry. Some believe that it may be difficult to have inter-Korean talks in the near future.
Biden’s press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday (local time) after confirming the completion of the North Korea policy review, “Our policy will not focus on achieving a grand bargain, nor will it rely on strategic patience.
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The KyungHyang Shinmun ( http://english.khan.co.kr/ )
Employment Extension: The Right Direction, But Many Obstacles Ahead
President Moon Jae-in said, “It is time we begin reviewing the extension of employment.” On Tuesday, the president received a report from the Ministry of Employment and Labor and instructed the ministry to extend the economic activities of senior citizens in response to the rapidly decreasing productive population (ages 15-64). This drew attention to the Japanese “continuing-employment policy,” which the government announced it would review beginning 2022 last September. This policy obligates companies to extend the employment of its workers to a certain age even after the legal retirement age of sixty, giving companies the option to choose from re-hiring the worker, extending the retirement age, or abolishing the retirement age altogether. The government does not legally stipulate the extension of the retirement age or impose penalties, but encourages companies to delay retirement by adjusting government support. The government also hopes this will encourage companies to input more of the elderly workforce in industrial worksites. The president personally raised the issue of extending employment, a sensitive issue to all generations, as a national problem.
Biden Narrowly Ahead in U.S. Election: His Tasks and Policies on the Korean Peninsula
Democratic candidate Joe Biden is currently ahead in the U.S. presidential election. According to the U.S. press on the morning of November 5 (local time), Biden has secured 264 of the electoral votes and is expected to have no problem obtaining the 270 votes necessary to win the election. Thus the unilateral state administration by President Donald Trump, which had given the world a hard time the last four years, is likely to make an exit. During the campaign, Biden put a distance between himself and Trump’s “America first,” anti-globalization, protective trade, and anti-immigration policies and pledged to restore a liberal international order. We expect Biden to return the U.S. to normalcy according to the wishes of the international community.
The first task Biden will have to tackle is switching Trump’s foreign policy. The key issue would be putting an end to the America-first policy.
What the Radical Reshuffle of Foreign Affairs Officials in North Korea Is Saying
There appear to be some dramatic changes in North Korean officials overseeing foreign affairs. Recently, the domestic and international press have reported that Ri Su-yong, a veteran in North Korea’s foreign affairs and a member of the Political Bureau of the Workers’ Party of Korea, who served as the party’s vice chairman in charge of foreign affairs, has been removed from all his positions, and that Ri Yong-ho, the North Korean foreign minister who had overseen the North’s strategy against the United States during the Kim Jong-un era, has stepped down from his position after four years. Reportedly, Ri Son-gwon, chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland has been appointed to succeed Ri Yong-ho. On January 19, multiple diplomatic sources conveyed that North Korea notified the foreign embassies in North Korea of the changes in its foreign affairs staff last week. The South Korean government said, “We need to further confirm the details,” but it believes that the latest reports are likely to be true. Attention is on the changes in North Korea’s foreign affairs representatives, which suggests a shift in North Korea’s foreign policy.
It is a significant change that North Korea simultaneously replaced Ri Su-yong, a veteran diplomat and a party vice chairman (foreign affairs), and Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho, an undisputable U.S. specialist, in the plenary meeting of the party at the end of last year.
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Maeil Business News Korea ( http://www.pulsenews.co.kr/ )
Bank Islam issues RM700mil sukuk under RM10bil sukuk Murabahah issuance
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd has today issued the third tranche of RM700 million subordinated sukuk under its RM10 billion Sukuk Murabahah programme.
This is the second sukuk issuance by Bank Islam this year.
Bank Islam said the sukuk was redeemable at its full nominal value upon maturity, available with a call option on its fifth anniversary.
RAM Rating Services Bhd has reaffirmed a final long-term rating of `A1/stable` and `AA3/stable` to the subordinated sukuk and the earlier senior Sukuk Murabahah respectively.
Bank Islam chief executive officer Mohd Muazzam Mohamed said the RM10 billion sukuk had seen the tranche of RM300 million on November 7, 2018, followed by the second tranche of RM400 million on March 26 this year.
EU firms optimistic about Việt Nam’s business climate in 2021
The latest Business Climate Index (BCI) unveiled by the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Việt Nam on Wednesday indicated that EU companies in Việt Nam ended 2020 with an overall optimistic view about the country`s business climate.
The BCI picked up six points in the fourth quarter of 2020 to reach 63.6 percentage points for the whole year, the highest since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The index stood at a record low of 27 percentage points in the first quarter of last year, following the first wave of COVID-19 in Việt Nam.
The BCI steadily grew throughout the year as the result of Việt Nam’s successful containment of the novel coronavirus and the enforcement of the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) which took effect in August.
Government considers additional support policies for industrial sector
The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) said it had advised the Government to implement a number of policies to support Việt Nam`s industrial sector, especially the support industry.
"The ministry is in the process of reviewing and amending Government Decree 68 on the development roadmap of the industrial sector 2016-2025 and development strategy for textiles and footwear," said Nguyễn Hữu Thành, deputy head of MPI`s Department of Industrial Economy.
In the meantime, measures have been taken to aid domestic businesses, boost demand and mitigate the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since the initial outbreak of the novel coronavirus, a large number of Việt Nam`s industries have been hit hard as raw material supply was severely disrupted due to strict measures imposed to limit the spread of the virus.
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