The Korean daily media headlines and humor

They are also invited to toll the Peace Bell of the World which was made with the expended bullets and shells donated by many countries of the world where there have been conflicts as a token of expression of hopes for peace in the world.

Nestled between the town of Hwacheon and the mountains, the Hwacheon River is not only covered by a thick layer of ice, but also by thousands of festival participants.
Ambassadors and families are invited to attend the Festival on Friday January 17, 2014.

Ambassadors and senior diplomats are invited with their spouses and families to attend the Festival on Thursday January 17, 2014. Individual invitation has already been transmitted to the Ambassadors and the senior diplomats. In the event of our transmission failure, please contact Ms. Kim Jeong-mi at Tel 2298-1740/2, 010-3388-1682 or edt@koreapost.com. English-speaking callers please contact David Chung at the same number and email address.
(Further details and photos are at the end of this Headlines.)

This morning we have the wonderful Facebook share of His Excellency former Ambassador Mustafa Kamal of Bangladesh in Seoul:

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Dr. Sang-Ki Hahn's African wise-sayings:

The baby that refuses its mother’s breast will never be full.
- A Kenyan proverb

The wandering child does not see the body of his dead mother (before it is buried).
-A Ghanaian proverb

If the foreigner does not go back to his home, he is despised called a slave.
-A Ghanaian proverb

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Humor from Korean-language economic dailies this morning:

Seoul Kyungje

The world is divided into two groups. There are those who know, and those who don't know. Those who know are no problem.
Those who don't know are also in two groups.
One is those who don't know and know they don't know. Well, they can learn.
But then, there are those who don't know, and don't know they don't know.
And they become unit managers.

Hankuk Kyungje
Discovering America
A geography teacher stands in front of a map of the world.
“Now, Tommy,” the teacher asked, “can you tell me where in the world America is placed on this map?”
Tommy walked up to the map and showed America to the teacher.
“Jane,” said the teacher, “can you tell me the name of the person who discovered America?”
“Tommy did it!” Jane replied.
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KBS (http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/)

'Park Will Explore Possibilities for India's Nuclear Project'
The Indian government says President Park Geun-hye will discuss possibilities for South Korea’s participation in India’s nuclear project during her state visit to India this week.S. Korea Urges Japan to Withdraw Claims over Dokdo in Teacher's Manual
Seoul has urged Tokyo to immediately withdraw claims over Korea's easternmost Dokdo islets in its teaching guidelines.

Organ Donation on the Rise in S. Korea
Anchor: More than one million South Koreans are signed up to donate their organs, a record figure for the country. But that’s only two percent of the population and a fraction of the donor bases in advanced countries such as the U.S. and France. Our Kim Soyon reports.

Sex Slavery Victim’s Memoir Published in English, Chinese
The education office of South Gyeongsang Province has published the memoir of a Korean victim of Japan’s wartime sex slavery in English and Chinese.

'S. Korea, US, China Need to Hold Contingency Talks on N. Korea'
Anchor: With the summary execution of Kim Jong-un’s uncle, Jang Song-thaek, the South Korean government is more concerned about sudden changes in North Korea.

S. Korea, US to Hold Annual Tabletop Nuclear Deterrence Exercise
South Korea and the United States will soon begin a tabletop exercise (TTX) on shaping deterrence strategies to counter North Korea’s nuclear threats.

Gov't to Build More Nuclear Plants
South Korea will build more nuclear power plants to boost the share of nuclear power in the energy supply from 26 to 29 percent by 2035.

Samsung Group to Invest 50 Tln Won in 2014
Samsung Group plans to invest around 50 trillion won this year.
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Yonhap (http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr)

Japan, China heat up diplomacy in D.C. over Abe's Yasukuni visit
Top Japanese and Chinese envoys are engaged in what is seen as a diplomatic game in the U.S. capital over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine.

S. Korea's jobless rate rises to 3 pct in Dec.
South Korea's jobless rate rose in December from a month earlier, but job creation remained strong, raising hopes that labor market conditions might be improving, a government report showed Wednesday.

Six-year jail term sought for CJ chairman
Prosecutors on Tuesday sought a six-year prison term for food and entertainment conglomerate CJ Group chairman for alleged corporate crimes.

Rail union leaders voluntarily appear for questioning
Leaders of a rail union wanted by police for leading last month's intensive strike voluntarily turned themselves in to police for questioning Tuesday.
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The Korea Herald (http://www.koreaherald.com)

U.S. reinforcements target N.K., China
The U.S. is reinforcing its military strength on the Korean Peninsula in an apparent move to better cope with potential...

News ListHyundai Amco, Engineering to merge after tax audit
Hyundai Amco and Hyundai Engineering, Hyundai Motor Group’s two construction arms, are expecte...

Saenuri warns DP against election alliances
Ruling Saenuri Party chairman Rep. Hwang Woo-yea on Tuesday warned the opposition parties of fo...

SC Bank Korea chief may depart over setbacks
Richard Hill, the chief executive of Standard Chartered Bank Korea, will likely step down from ...

Six-year jail term sought for CJ chairma...

Thai premier reiterates refusal to resig...

MLB takes formal step for big league clu...

Samsung Group to invest W50tr in 2014

Park urges Japan to honor past apologies

Corporate entertainment spending nears W...

Bader: Time to talk with China on N.K.’...

Virginia’s legislative committee OKs bi...

Seoul shares close lower amid tapering u...

Troubled college student murders former ...

Seoul to host global math meet

Majority of Koreans concerned about secu...

Prosecution raids district office over l...

Record numbers of tourists visit Korea i...

Korea to greatly expand public libraries...
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The Korea Times (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr)

Park says `no handshake with Abe'
President Park Geun-hye has fired a broadside against Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, pressing him to stop being a hypocrite. It may not look out of the ordinary, considering the two neighbors’ frosty relations, but one thing s...

NK's former royal chef: Jang's womanizing got him killed
North Korea’s former leader’s royal chef argued the real reason behind the execution of Jang Song-thaek was his conspicuous womanizing, sources said, Tuesday.

What's wrong with Audi? 
Audi Volkswagen Korea (AVK) has been fined 1.1 billion won for replacing elements of its cars’ emi... 

Macquarie to appeal Gwangju ruling  
A subsidiary of the Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund (MKIF) said Tuesday it will appeal a high ... 

'Coffee dehydration' belief debunked  
A British researcher has purportedly debunked the traditional belief that coffee dehydrates the hu...

'Unification offers new impetus'  
Rep. Hwang Woo-yea, chairman of the ruling Saenuri Party, said Tuesday that unification between th... 

Truce sought in Samsung family feud  
Lee Maeng-hee, the eldest son of the late Samsung Group founder Lee Byung-chull, Tuesday withdrew ... 

Nicole leaving KARA 
Popular K-pop girl group KARA is facing a critical juncture as a popular member is calling it quit... 

Biz heavyweights to flock to Davos 
Singer-rapper Psy, an icon of the Korean wave and also an example of the creative economy, will pe... 

'Korean Broadway' project flops 
The Sejong Center for the Performing Arts has belatedly admitted to giving up its three-year-old p... 

KORAIL union leaders appear before police  
The leaders of the union at the Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) were questioned by police Tuesday fo... 

Amazon eyes Korea's online market 
Amazon.com is expected to increase efforts to enter the Korean market, according to industry sourc...
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Dong A (http://english.donga.com)

Gov`t to materialize DMZ world peace park plan
The demilitarized zone world peace park that President Park Geun-hye is promoting aggressively will likely be created into a nature-preserving ecological park. The government plans to make it into a park that traverses...

‘Democratic Party to draft bill on N. Korea`s human rights at party level’
In his New Year’s press conference at the National Assembly on Monday, main opposition Democratic Party Chairman Kim Han-gil said, “We will strive to achieve political innovation that can overcome outdated way of...

China discloses records on atrocities written by Japanese soldiers
"I felt deeply sorry for children, but I had to kill them, crying with tears in my eyes." China has released a string of records that demonstrate atrocities committed by the Japanese military during the Sino-China War,...

Leaks of personal information ruin confidence in digital economy 
Concerns of many have become a reality. More than 100 million sets of personal data were leaked from a financial institution. An employee of an outsourcing company illegally collected client data from Nonghyup Card (25 million sets), KB Kookmin Card, (53 million sets) and Lotte Card (26 million sets) in October 2012, June 2013 and December 201..

A Harvard graduate turns into start-up entrepreneur in Korea 
"Last year, Oxford English Dictionary picked `selfie (a self-portrait photograph) ` as the word of the year for 2013. The term means just the same as `selca,` which has been a buzzword for the last 10 years in Korea. Do you now understand why I set up a start-up firm in Korea?..

Pres. Park wishes to meet N. Korean leader if necessary 
As for the possibility of North Korea’s provocation against South Korea, South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday that “the situation has become so unpredictable that (the government) will put top priority on strengthening our security posture and protecting the people,” adding that the government will “sternly respond to (North Korea’s) provocation and this cannot be clearer.”
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Chosun Ilbo (http://english.chosun.com)

U.K. in Teletubbies Talks with N.Korea
North Korean officials are negotiating with the BBC to broadcast the surreal hit children's TV series "Teletubbies," the Daily Mail reported Sunday. "The Teletubbies are in the running because the four characters... do not have any dialogue," the daily wrote.

Key Obama Aide Tipped as Envoy to Korea
Mark Lippert, a key aide to U.S. President Barack Obama and chief of staff to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, is a strong candidate to succeed outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Sung Kim. Kim is set to become a deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asia and Pacific affairs.

Fruit and Veg to Beat the Winter Chill
Many people suffer from cold and flu in winter, but the right kinds of fruit, vegetables and tea can help restore your energy. Here nutritionist Moon In-young shares tips to make tasty energy boosters with them.

U.S. Journalist Claims to Have Been Expelled from Russia
A U.S. journalist and author critical of President Vladimir Putin has claimed that he has been barred from Russia, a move that has echoes of the Cold War and could strain...

Target Confirms Point-of-Sale Attacks
U.S. retail giant Target, whose stores were hit in a cyber attack in December, now says that the malicious software used for the theft of millions of credit card data was copying...

Anti-Government Protesters Camp in Bangkok
Anti-government protesters gathered by the thousands for a second day in Thailand's capital, Bangkok, as part of their plan to shut down the city and oust current Prime Minister...

Taiwan in Tough Fight to Join Regional Trade Blocs
Taiwan is mounting a campaign to join two key Asia-Pacific trade blocs. To stay competitive economically, it wants a place in the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership and Asia's 16-member Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. However, Taiwan's old rival, China, is likely to forbid membership in both..

France's Hollande Sets Out Reforms, Stonewalls on Private Life
President Fran?ois Hollande brushed away questions about an alleged affair with an actress on Tuesday and unveiled moves to ease company taxes, cut labor charges and trim France's high public spending to revive a stagnant economy...
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Hankyoreh (http://english.hani.co.kr)

With growing number of orphans, care center barely hangs on
Swelling number of abandoned children have to live with poor heat, boiled groundwater and an uncertain future
The wind whipped through the foothills of Mt. Guryong, cutting like a knife. The chill penetrated the living room and corridors, where the heating didn’t reach. Parts of the ceiling were tattered and torn. Kangnam Children’s Home, the center in Seoul’s Gaepo neighborhood where children go to live after being abandoned by their parents in the “baby box,” was a bleak place.
Report: US and China officials discussed contingencies for North Korea
In 2009, when the health of then-North Korean leader Kim Jong-il was failing, the US and China discussed contingencies that might arise in case of a sudden change in North Korea, according to a report.
According to a report titled “China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues,” published recently by the US Congressional Research Service (CRS), US official Kurt Campbell, when asked in Oct. 2009 whether the US and China had discussed contingencies in North Korea, acknowledged that they had discussed “every” aspect of this.

British activist shaves his head in support of Korean rail workers
“My head will be a bit cold, but my heart is warm,” shouted Karlson Lingwood, Executive Council Member for the UK’s National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), after shaving his head.
During the day on Jan. 9, a head-shaving event took place in front of the South Korean Embassy in London, England. With the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) planning to hold its third general strike on Jan. 18, Lingwood shaved his hair to show his solidarity with groups opposing the privatization of the Korean railroads.

A British transport worker shaves his head in support of Korean rail workers
staff reporter “My head will be a bit cold, but my heart is warm,” shouted Karlson Lingwood, Executive Council Member for the UK’s National Union of Rail, Mari...

[Editorial] Desperate measures are needed for the pathetic Democratic Party
At a press conference on Jan. 13, Democratic Party leader Kim Han-gil promised that the party would set aside old ways of thinking and acting and start political reforms, even i...

Smartphone date
A photo taken by Hankyoreh photographer Kim Jeong-hyo showing couples on dates playing with their smartphones. In South Korea some couples use their smartphones to communicate e...

Korea’s third Catholic Cardinal
Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, (right) the Archbishop of Seoul who was recently named one of 19 new cardinals by Pope Francis, shakes hands while receiving congratulations from Cardinal ...

Report: US and China officials discussed contingencies for North Korea
Washington correspondent In 2009, when the health of then-North Korean leader Kim Jong-il was failing, the US and China discussed contingencies that might arise ...
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Joong Ang (conservative): (http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/)

Chaebol lay out investment, jobs plans for 2014
Samsung Group is expected to invest around 50 trillion won ($47.2 billion) this year, its largest annual total investment ever said Lee Sang-hoon, Samsung Electronics’ chief financial officer (CFO), after a meeting yesterday of 30 large corporations’ CEOs.Lee told reporters after the meeting…

Park gives Abe stern advice on past apologies
President Park Geun-hye urged Japanese leaders to honor their predecessors’ apologies for colonial rule and other past misdeeds in an interview with CNN…

Korail strike leaders leave refuges and surrender
Union leaders facing arrest for leading last month’s railway strike turned themselves in to police yesterday for questioning, surrendering after hours of scuffles between union…

Open primary system is proposed
Saenuri Party Chairman Hwang Woo-yea proposed the idea of an open primary to both the ruling and opposition parties as a solution for money-for-nomination…

Committee in Virginia passes bill on East Sea
A legislative committee for the U.S. State of Virginia’s Senate unanimously passed a bill Monday to describe the body of water between Korea and Japan as both the East Sea…

Taped conversation is played at treason trial
“A war could break out at any moment, and I have received three orders,” says a voice on a tape that allegedly relates to a plot to overthrow the South Korean government…

Korea responds angrily to Dokdo provocations
The Korean government swiftly criticized Tokyo’s declaration yesterday that it would revise teaching guidelines to stipulate that the Dokdo islets in the East Sea…

Medical groups disagree over strike
The Korean Hospital Association, a 1,500-member lobbying group for the heads of major hospitals, said yesterday it will not take part in any nationwide…

Group documents crimes of North
For years, activists and the international community have condemned the human rights abuses prevalent in North Korea, but according to Lee Jung-hoon…

Public servants increase, but inefficiency an issue
The number of civil servants in Korea is expected to exceed one million this year, hitting a record high, according to the Ministry of Security and Public Administration…

Yeom from a long line of Catholics
The family history of Seoul Archbishop Yeom Soo-jung, a cardinal-to-be, reflects Korea’s past during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) when the Roman Catholic Church…

Realtors’ phones ringing in the new year
The long dormant Korean real estate market is showing signs of recovery, owing to a handful of government stimulus measures…

Samsung’s status with analysts shows some slippage
The Samsung Electronics slump that wiped out $28 billion of market value in six weeks will deepen as Apple and Chinese rivals take market share in handsets…
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Edaily (http://eng.edaily.co.kr/Stock/)

US the closing price]The U.S. Dow Jones Index, 115.92p( 0.71%) slightly up.
The U.S. Dow Jones Index Closing (At 2014.01.14) The Dow closed at 16,373.86p, slightly up 115.92p( 0.71%...

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[Closed] Domestic rate of return of final bid closed. 3-year government bond up 1bp.
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[Closed]Dollar-won 1,059.10won, slightly up 2.40won( 0.23%)
15:02, Korean won closed at 1,059.10won per dallar slightly up 2.40( 0.23%) from previous day. [table] currently market of won dollar ...
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Maeil Kyungje (neutral-oriented conservative, economic/business): (http://news.mk.co.kr/english/)

S. Korean men on paternity leave to be paid more
South Korean men are forecast to be entitled to receive the entire ordinary wage in the first month of their paternity leave as early as from this year. Men on a paternity leave are also expected to be paid 60 percent of their benchmark salary from their third month of leave, up from the current 40 percent.In addition, corporations that hire women who took a break from working due to childcare will be given significantly larger incentives, while worki...

KCC announces plan to remove ads on state-run broadcaster KBS by 2019
“Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) will no longer run advertising by 2019,” said the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) chairman Lee Gyung-jae Tuesday.

Ruling Saenuri Party leader suggests introduction of open primary law
Rep. Hwang Woo-yea, chairman of the ruling Saenuri Party, made a formal suggestion to the main opposition Democratic Party for the introduction of “open primary” of involving ordinary citizens in choosing party candidates in the upcoming local elections on June 4.

Export prices sink to 70-month low in December
South Korea’s export prices retreated to the lowest in five years and 10 months in December 2013 on the country’s currency appreciation.

Tong Yang Group chief put behind bars
The head of Tong Yang Group Hyun Jae-hyun was detained with an arrest warrant issued by the court on charges of malpractice in issuing commercial papers (CPs).

One of Seven Wonders of Winter' for a 22-day run

Hwacheon Mountain Trout Ice Festival opens Jan. 4

Named one of the 'even Wonders of Winter' by CNN and Lonely Planet, the Hwacheon Sancheoneo (Mountain Trout) Ice Festival is probably the most famous winter event in Korea. During the month of January every year, more than 1,000,000 people swarm Hwacheon in Gangwon province hoping to catch mountain trout bare-hand or ice fishing.
(Mayor Chung Gap-cheol invites the ambassadors and families to attend the Festival on Friday 17, 2014.)

▲'Ice breaker'

▲Left: Amb. Murad Ali of Pakistan 'shakes hands with' former Prime Minister Han Seung-Soo who had visited the Peace Dam and Peace Bell. Right: Visiting foreign VIP guests do the same with one of the Nobel prize winners who had visited the venue.

▲Ambassadors and madams toll the Peace Bell in supplication for the peace of the world.

▲From left: Ambassadors Andonov of Bulgaria and Ali Nafti of Tunisia. novelist Lee Oisoo, Minister Counsellor Branko Marjanac of Serbia, Chairman Lee KS of The Korea Post, Mrs. Lee KS, Prof. Suh Bo-Hyuk of Seoul National University and Prof. Lee Na-mi of Myongji University in Seoul.

▲1.4 million persons reportedly visited Hwacheon Mountain Trout Festival last year having their fill of the joys of the winter--ice-fishing mountain trouts and treating their eyes to the colorful lanterns of the angels at the Seondeung Candle Light Festival that takes place in the night.

▲Who said Hwacheon offers only ice-fishing? You can land mountain trouts also from the water standing on the river bank (top left). Koreans, expats, young and old, all enjoy various events of the Festival.

▲Left: Visitors pass through the colorfully lit ice tunnel. Right: You can also enjoy a 'sky ride' down the river.

The 2014 Mountain Trout Festival and Winter Ice-Snow Fantasia (one of the 'Seven Winter Wonders of the World') start on Jan. 4, 2014 at the Hwacheon County of Gangwon Province some 79.3 miles northeast of Seoul.

So called by CNN and Lonely Planet, the Hwacheon Sancheoneo (Mountain Trout) Ice Festival this year is expected to draw an estimated 1.5 million Korean and internatioal visitors.

Recently designated by the Central Government bas the 'Best Festival of the Republic of Korea,' the Hwacheon Mountain Trout Festival offers visitors a rare chance of catching mountain trouts through ice holes and bare-hand.

This year, the organizers expected that the 'fishermen' from around the world, as well as from within Korea, will be able to catch many more trouts than in any previous year as the river is literally 'full of trouts.'

The organizers also have a special VIP package which offers the important Korean and international visitors with an opportunity to rice an 'Ice Breaker' steel boat from the town of Hwacheon to the famous Peace Dam cutting through the thick-frozen surface of the scenic Paroho Lake.

The VIP guests are also offered an opportunity to toll the Peace Bell of the World, shake hands with the Nobel Laurates (former President Mikhail Gorbachev of Russia, the late former President Kim Dae-jung, Rigoberta Menchu Tum of Guatemala, Jose Ramos Horta of Indonesia,  Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh, Dalai Lama of Tibet, Elizateth Willians of the United Kingdom, Desmond Mpilo Tutu of Soouth Africa, and the noted figures of many other countries of the world), and a visit to the 'Water Museum of the Republic of Korea managed by K-Water.

They are also invited to toll the Peace Bell of the World which was made with the expended bullets and shells donated by many countries of the world where there have been conflicts as a token of expression of hopes for peace in the world.

Nestled between the town of Hwacheon and the mountains, the Hwacheon River is not only covered by a thick layer of ice, but also by thousands of festival participants.

The Hwacheon Mountain Trout Ice Festival will be taking place in Hwacheon County in Gangwon-do province on Jan. 4-26, 2014. This virtually untouched region is known as the first area in Korea that freezes over in winter, and the river is covered with a thick layer of ice.

Visitors can try out ice fishing, and those who are feeling brave can try to catch mountain trout with their bare hands. Along with fun activities and performances, there is also an exhibition of ice sculptures that usually take 20 weeks to prepare. Visitors can sample raw and grilled mountain trout, both of which are delicious.

A foreign visitor said: “Unlike some Korean festivals I have been to, there is a lot to do at this festival. You can ride an ATV or go kart on the ice, go sledding, ice skating, push a metal cart on the ice, or do some regular reel fishing.”

The events that are most popular are ice fishing and bare-handed fishing. For the ice fishing, you are provided with a hole in the ice and a bag for putting your catch for 10,000 won of which you get 10,000-won Love Gift, money you can spend around the festival grounds on food and souvenirs. “If you aren’t Korean, make sure to head to the foreigner only section. It is not only less crowded, but there is English-speaking help and you are given a free fishing pole,” said the foreign visitor.

When you get on the ice, pick a hole, let out enough line to get your lure to the bottom of the river. Then, quickly flick your wrist upwards and let it float back to the bottom. Some persistence is required, he stressed.

Hwacheon is considered a “clean region” where mountain trouts and otters live. Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival is opened in every January under the slogan of “Unfrozen Hearts, Unforgettable Memories” at Hwacheon that has geographical features of the fastest ice freezing in the country because of cold valley wind and clean water.

This is a unique theme experience festival full with good shows and 40 or about various experience programs, such as ice sledding, snow sledding, snow sculpture and ice soccer, Sancheoneo experience programs combined with the image of Hwacheon that has clean natural environment with the first grade clean water in Bukhangang (river) for catching Sancheoneo by hand, Sancheoneo fishing on the ice to catch the fish easily and enjoy the fishing by everybody, breaking the ice with 40cm thickness and above and looking at Sancheoneo in the deep water for your exciting play available for experiencing at Hwacheon only and heart-warm memory in winter.

Winter Sancheoneo! Sancheoneo Fishing! To mention about ice fishing, you need to catch at least one Sancheoneo. It is an elegant fish underneath ice out of comparison to the other fishes due to moderate size and beautiful shape.

Sancheoneo is hard to catch as it is rare but everyone can catch one or two Sancheoneo at Hwacheon with somewhat good luck and knack since 32 or 3 tons of fresh Sancheoneo are being put just under the fishing place every day for visitors for Sancheoneo festival. It is just the reason why a child or young girl without fishing experience is indulged in Sancheoneo ice fishing.

A recent poster introducing some of the events at the Hwacheon Mountain Trout
Festival on January 4-26, 2014. Ambassadors and senior diplomats are invited with
Their spouses and families to attend the Festival on Thursday January 17, 2014.
Individual invitation has already been transmitted to the Ambassadors and the senior
Diplomats. In the event of our transmission failure, please contact Ms. Kim Jeong-mi

At Tel 2298-1740/2, 010-3388-1682 or edt@koreapost.com. English-speaking callers
Please call David Chung at the same number and email address.-------------------------------------------