June 29, 2015

The Korean daily media headlines and humor

Monday, June 29, 2015

Your Excellency:

Here are The Korea Post notices, humor from Korean business daily and a roundup of important headlines from all major Korean-language dailies, TV and other news media this morning:

Lee Kyung-sik

Publisher-Chairman

Korea Post Media

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Proudly introduce the traditional foods of your country:

I am pleased to inform Your Excellency that The Korea Post is publishing a Special Report in all its five media units (two in Korean and three in English) to introduce the regular food table of each country.

This is in preparation for the Grand Exhibition of Food Tables of the World to be shown to over half a million people expected to visit the 2015 Namyangju Slow Life Planet Festival on October 8-17, 2015.

Please email to edt@koreapost.com a copy of the regular Food Table of your country for publication in The Korea Post and also at the Exhibition Center of the 2015 Namyangju Festival for a duration of 10 days.

In Korea, the table normally consists of a bowl of rice, a bowl of guk (watery soup), a bowl of Jjigae (stew), a dish of roast fish, a dish of Namul (seasonal greens) and a number of other dishes (small pancakes, steamed eggs, fried bean curds, jelly, etc.). The number of bowls and dishes differ depending on the financial status of the family and on the different occasions. On such festive occasions as Seollal (Lunar New Year’s Day) and Chuseok (Autumn Full Moon Festival), the number of foods and variety are much larger than at normal time, and each has a specific food item that must not be left out, eg., Ddeokguk (rice cake soup) on the New Year’s Day and Songpyeon (stuffed small rice cake in a half-moon shape. (Please call 010-5201-1740 for further details.)

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Today’s humor:

Hankuk Kyungje

Hi-Tech Company

Since the man was the first to arrive at the high-tech company one morning, he answered the phone.

When the caller asked for someone he was in the know about technical matters, the man explained that it was before normal business hours but that he would help if he could.

“What’s your job there?” he asked. “I’m the president,” he replied. There was a pause. Then the man said, “I’ll call back later. I need to talk to someone who knows something.”

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

S. Korea Reports One More Death from MERS, No New Cases

South Korea reported another death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Sunday, but no new infections have been confirmed.

53 Passengers File Class Action Suit Against Asiana over 2013 Crash

Red Cross to Record Messages, Collect DNA of Separated Families

S. Korea Likely to Select Winner for Aerial Tanker Project Tuesday

Ruling Lawmaker Rejects Summons

S. Korean-Flagged Cargo Ship to Launch Operation Using North Pole Route

Labor Minister Hopes Next Year's Minimum Wage Will be Raised

N. Korea Condemns S. Korea's Sanctions on Foreign Entities with Ties to Pyongyang

S. Korea to Launch Restoration of Gyeongwon Railway Line

UN Official Warns N. Korea May See Starvation on Massive Scale

UN Chief Strongly Denounces Terrorist Attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait and France

AMPAS Invites 5 S. Koreans to Join Academy

Sexual Slavery Victim to Hold Protest in Front of Japanese Embassy in US

S. Korea Reports One More Death from MERS, No New Cases

Bus, Subway Fares in Seoul Go up

MERS: 2 More Deaths, 1 More Infection

Korean War Documentaries Premiere in UK

Fewer Tourists Visiting S. Korea

Nat'l Assessment of Educational

Monsoon Front Yet to Bring End to Prolonged Drought

Nuke Commission Greenlights Resumption of Hanbit 2 Reactor

US Expert: MERS Outbreak in Korea Can be Stopped Soon

Gwangju Universiade Village Opens Friday

An Byeong-hun Named European Tour Golfer of the Month for May

MERS Scares off World's Top Female Rhythmic Gymnast from Gwangju Universiade

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

S. Korea reports one more death from MERS with no additional case

South Korea reported an additional death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome on Sunday, bringing its death toll to 32.

However, the number of people diagnosed with the potentially deadly disease continued to stand at 182 as the country reported no additional infection case overnight, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

S. Korea vows active cooperation with AIIB over N. Korea

South Korean Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan said Monday that his government will seek active cooperation with a China-led development bank to help develop infrastructure in North Korea, although the reclusive North is not a member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

U.S. defense bill dubs N. Korea as strong cyber power

The U.S. defense budget bill for next year has singled out North Korea, along with China and Russia, as foreign powers with strong cyber capabilities.

S. Korean banks' loan delinquency rate rises in May

The delinquency rate of loans extended by South Korean banks rose in May from a month earlier due to a rise in fresh bad loans, the financial watchdog said Sunday.

S. Korea to begin preparation for disposal of spent nuclear fuel

South Korea will soon begin preparation for permanent disposal of spent nuclear fuel, the government said Monday, a move that will include what will likely be an arduous process of selecting where the highly radioactive materials will be buried.

U.S. defense bill dubs N. Korea as strong cyber power

N. Korea slams S. Korea over U.N. human rights office

N. Korea echoes threats of 'punishment' over U.N. rights o..

N. Korea threatens 'tougher' actions against U.S. human ri..

CTBT Eminent Persons urge N. Korea to stop nuclea..

QM3 keeps top spot in Europe's crossover SUV market

S. Korea vows active cooperation with AIIB over N. Korea

S. Korea's growth in last 10 years 6th highest among OECD ..

S. Korea to begin preparation for disposal of spent nuclar..

Film on inter-Korean naval clash tops 1 mln audience mark

5 S. Koreans to be added as voters for U.S. Academy Awards

Korean nuke victims denied state compensation

3 S. Korean players to attend NHL Development Camp

S. Korea launches quest for big medal haul at Unive..

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The Korea Times (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr)

NK offers condolences IS terror-hit Kuwait 

North Korea offered a message of condolence to Kuwait, Sunday, in the wake of a suicide bomb attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) in the relatively-secure... 

'Being heard' matters for reconciliation 

Optimism for a Seoul-Tokyo summit is in the air after President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime M... 

Defense chief to deliver speech for fallen sailors 

Defense Minister Han Min-koo will attend a ceremony on Monday to mark the 13th anniversary of the ... 

Exodus to Jeju increasing 

More people are moving to Jeju Island, fed up with the stresses of city life.

Summer sales may do little to revitalize Lotte World Mall 

Lotte and other major department stores launched their regular summer sales last week in an attempt to attract more customers.

Seoul, Gyeonggi allowed to use landfill site until 2025 

Incheon has agreed to extend its contract with Seoul and Gyeonggi Province to allow them to use a landfill site there until 2025. SK Lubricants looks to tackle investors' doubts 

SK Lubricants looks to tackle investors' doubts

SK Innovation’s recent failure to sell its lubricant-making affiliate, SK Lubricants, to local private equity firm MBK Partners dealt a blow to the oil refine... 

Red ginseng gains popularity amid MERS outbreak 

Red ginseng products are once again attracting keen attention from the public as more people look ... 

Some Muslim diplomats return home for Ramadan 

Fasting from sunrise to sunset for 30 days on during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar is in...

Samsung challenges Toshiba for iPhone chips 

Samsung Electronics is challenging Toshiba to supply of flash memory chips for Apple’s next iPhones - tentatively named the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6 Plus - as A... 

LG Chem develops hexagonal battery 

LG Chem has started shipping hexagon-shaped batteries to global consumer electronics firms in orde...

Small investors losing on bourse as usual 

It is no secret that small investors perform poorly in the stock market. Data shows that this year is no exception despite rising stock indices.

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The Korea Herald (http://www.koreaherald.com)

Assembly feud deepens after Park veto

Political disarray at the National Assembly persisted over the weekend as the main opposition party Sunday repeated call...

Half of confirmed MERS patients recover

South Korean health authorities announced Sunday that a total of 91 confirmed Middle East respi...

KB Financial eyes nonbanking growth

KB Financial Group chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo (right) attends the launching ceremony for the banki...

Korea to tighten mortgage monitoring

Financial regulators plan to tighten their monitoring of lenders’ mortgage issuances in a move...

The embattled whip

The governing party remained split Sunday over if it should stage a confidence vote on whip Rep. Yoo Seon...

A just ruling

Last week’s ruling by the Supreme Court to recognize basic labor rights for illegal immigra...

Reviving the economy

The Ministry of Strategy and Finance revised down key economic indicators last week when it ...

British writer brings Korean War to life

Coinciding with the 65th anniversary of the start of the Korean War (1950-53), a British journa...

Carmakers near driverless driving

Hyundai‘s autonomous driving technology demonstration (Hyundai Motor)Google’s self-driving ca...

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

2 Koreas to meet in Kaesong to discuss ex-First Lady Lee’s visit to Pyongyang

South and North Korea will have contact in Kaesong on Tuesday to discuss a visit to Pyongyang in July by former First Lady Lee Hee-ho, the wife of the late former President Kim Dae-jung. Since North Korean leader Kim... 

Military to introduce uniforms with national flag from August

Korean national flag Taegeukgi is to be attached to uniforms of all military soldiers from August. The Ministry of National Defense has sought to introduce the Korean national flag to military uniforms to raise...

Black Friday for two consecutive weeks in China

China’s Shanghai stock market plunged by over 7% on Friday, continuing the Black Friday for two consecutive weeks. Concerns are growing that Chinese stock markets, which have created a controversy over bubble, may...

U.S. says that “all three legs of the triad” should be deployed in Pacific region

Claiming that the nuclear attack by North Korea, China and Russia is the only existential threat posed to America, high-ranking officials in Washington contended that American should have strategic nuclear “triad” on...

How cool-biz style has changed in Korea

Wearing jeans at the workplace would be okay, only if they look neat (from lyrics of ‘Dance with DJ DOC’ sung by K-pop group DJ DOC). In 1997 when DJ DOC released this song, no one had imagined that an office worker...

US reassures France to end spying on French presidents

As there is signs of diplomatic row after website WikiLeaks released documents that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has spied on former French Presidents Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy as well as Francois...

Controversies over N. Korean leader’s call for ‘highest-level’ talks 

Ki Sung-yueng, Son Heung-min as promising Korean soccer players 

New year’s wishes change over time 

Samsung’s mobile phone beats Apple to top ACSI 

Actor Lee Jung-jae reported to be in a relationship with Daesang heiress 

N. Korean leader shows willingness to hold inter-Korean summit 

U.S. military base in Yongsan bans civilian drones, model aircrafts 

Japanese police on 14-year manhunt for cruel murderer

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

Young People 'Would Run if N.Korea Attacks'

Four out of 10 Seoul residents would simply flee to another country if another war breaks out on the Korean peninsula, a poll suggests. Also, more than 60 percent of Seoul residents said they have no idea what the instructions are in the event of a war. >> Full Text

UN Rights Chief Tells Abe to Meet Sex Slavery Victims

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein advised Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday to sit down and listen to the victims of imperial Japan's military sex slavery in person. >> Full Text

Hospital ERs Tighten Visiting Rules After MERS

Visitors to hospital emergency rooms will now have to fill out a log so they can be contacted if there is a risk they caught Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. The decision comes after about 40 visitors to the emergency rooms of Samsung Medical Center Seoul were infected with MERS. >> Full Text

Korea, Japan Prepare for Military Exchanges

The N. Korean Firm That Dodges Int'l Sanctions

Half of Residents Feel Seoul Is Unsafe

Seoul Among Top 10 Cities for Entrepreneurs

Apple Set to Launch Smartwatch in Korea

Luxury Brands in Rare Move to Slash Prices

Another Victim of Japanese Sex Slavery Dies

Park Joon-hyung Release Pre-Wedding Photos

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

On sexual morality, major changes in South Korean judiciary

South Korea’s top two judicial institutions, the Supreme Court and Constitutional Court, have been undergoing a major shift in their attitudes on issues related to marriage, family, and sexual morality.With the Constitutional Court having previously abolished the criminalization of adultery, 2015 could mark a major change in the judiciary’s approach to family and sexual morality issues if the Supreme Court adopts the principle of no-fault divorce.

[Cine feature] Big names of Korean cinema to return behind the lens

Since the beginning of the year, foreign releases?Hollywood blockbusters in particular?have dominated South Korean box office quite aggressively. Since the February release of Kingsman: The Secret Service, foreign films’ domination have continued through the unfailing success of western films such as Fast & Furious 7, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mad Max: Fury Road and Jurassic World in May alone, foreign films took an overwhelming market share of 68.5%. .

US State Department cites human rights issues in S. Korean military and labor

An annual human rights report released on June 25 by the US State Department cited violence in the military and restrictions on political involvement by government employees and teachers as problem areas for South Korea. The department’s Human Rights Report for South Korea rated it as a country that generally respects human rights, but included the two new areas in addition to previous concerns about the National Security Law.“ .

33 members of teachers’ union indicted for pushing against government

Prosecutors indicted 33 teachers recently for posting messages on the Blue House website calling for a school walkout by other teachers for the stripping of the legal status of the Korean Teachers’ and Education Workers’ Union (KTU) and demanding the resignation of President Park Geun-hye for her mishandling over the Sewol crisis. The KTU called the en masse indictment, which included its own current and former staff, an “arbitrary enforcement of the law” and “repudiation of freedom of expression.” .

After 10 year struggle, Migrants’ Trade Union wins official status

Even undocumented migrant laborers can establish and join labor unions, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday. The decision was made 10 years after migrant laborers first filed the lawsuit and eight years after they appealed to the Supreme Court. On June 25, the full bench of the Supreme Court (with Justice Kwon Sun-il presiding) upheld the decision of an appeal court ruled in favor of the Seoul-Gyeonggi-Incheon Migrants’ Trade Union, .

Former first lady could visit North Korea and meet Kim Jong-un

The North and South Korean sides are scheduled to meet at Kaesong on June 30 to discuss plans for Lee Hee-ho to visit North Korea. Lee is the widow of former president Kim Dae-jung (in office 1998-2003) and the chair of the Kim Dae-jung Peace Center.“Five South Koreans including director of the Kim Dae-jung Peace Center and former Culture Minister Kim Seong-jae and Secretary-General Yun Cheol-gu will be visiting Kaesong at 10 am on June 30 to meet with North Koreans including Korean Asia-Pacific Peace Committee Vice Chair Maeng Kyong-il,” .

Pres. Park vetoes parliamentary amendment, and tongue-lashes her own party

President Park Geun-hye vetoed a bipartisan plan calling for reconsideration of an amendment to the National Assembly Act on June 25.She also let fly with a harsh denunciation of the National Assembly and political parties on both sides during a Cabinet meeting at the Blue House same day. She made no mention of dismay or apology for poor handling of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak. .

UN High Commissioner says Shinzo Abe should meet with former comfort women

A top UN human rights official recommended on June 25 for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to meet with survivors to resolve the issue of Japan’s responsibility for the drafting of comfort women. U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein arrived in South Korea on June 23 to attend the opening ceremony for a UN office for North Korean human rights in Seoul.

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

Galaxy Grand Max is a hit because of its price

Smartphone makers rely on their flagship models, with the latest features and highest prices, to be their biggest sellers.When Samsung’s much-anticipated Galaxy S6 series came out on April 10, many expected it to be the brand’s top-selling phone for months. But in the first week of May…

MERS revealed flaws in systems

When Korea’s first Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) patient was confirmed positive on May 20, the country knew little about the potentially fatal virus…

Koreans tie the knot but won’t sign the papers

After dating her college sweetheart for more than a decade, a 34-year-old office worker thought it was time to finally tie the knot…

Innovation, engagement synonymous at LGKang Dong-ho, a researcher at LG Electronics, thought it would be great if he could print out photos from his smartphone instantly…

In corner office, an agent of change

With a range of new technologies integrated in areas such as Big Data and the Internet of Things, injecting novel, disruptive ideas into products…

War between Saenuri, Blue House rages on

Conflict between the Blue House and Saenuri floor leader Yoo Seong-min deepened over the weekend with ruling party lawmakers loyal to President Park Geun-hye…

Pyongyang fumes at Seoul’s unilateral sanctionsNorth Korea slammed the Park Geun-hye government a day after it imposed financial sanctions on seven foreign businessmen and entities for engaging…

Drive for minimum wage makes odd bedfellows

The minimum wage for next year is set to be determined today by the Minimum Wage Council. Since last week there have been demonstrations…

Ford’s newest diesel powerful, efficient

The diesel sedan market in Korea is led by the Germans - BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Volkswagen. But U.S. carmaker Ford is attempting to challenge…

California crash survivors sue Asiana

A group of Asiana Airlines passengers who survived a crash landing at San Francisco Airport two years ago is seeking compensation…

FKI pleas for tourism deregulation after MERS

In response to the sharp fall in tourism as a result of the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) outbreak, the country’s largest business lobbying…

Horseracing parks diversify offerings

Lim Jung-soo, 41-year-old office worker in Busan, visits a horse racing park two or three times a month with his wife and two daughters. He came at first because…

In Arkansas, Choi moves confidently into final

ROGERS, Ark. - Choi Na-yeon felt as if she had nothing to lose staring down her second shot on the par-5 18th hole at Pinnacle Country Club…

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Maeil Kyungje (neutral-oriented conservative, economic/business): (http://news.mk.co.kr/english/)

Ruling party floor leader says, “I would endure toward the end”

The Saenuri Party floor leader Yoo Seung-min, who is being forced into extreme amid the pro- President Park Geun-hye faction’s call to resign, is said to have express.. ...06.28 17:33

Prosecutors acquits Natural Endotech of fake ‘Baeksuho’ product sales

South Korea’s prosecutors said it acquits Natural Endotech and its CEO of alleged production and sales of fake herb products. Suwon district prosecutors office said.. ...06.28 14:27

S. Korea and Japan no progress over fish import ban

Talks between South Korea and Japan over the ban on fishery imports ended with no results as they just stuck to their positions. This elevated the possibility that t.. ...06.28 11:42

Saenuri party’s fractional feud intensifying

Tension within the ruling party is mounting over the future position of its floor leader Yoo Seung-min. Regarding Mr Yoo’s future position, the Saenuri Party policy.. ...06.28 11:13

Regulations choke growth of S. Korean healthcare industry

South Korea should come up with clear standards of the digital healthcare industry, as Apple’ ‘Healthkit’ and Google’s ‘Google Fit,’ fitness platforms collecting.. ...06.26 16:46

National Assembly stalls as Park vetoes bill

With the political deadlock caused by the exercise of veto by South Korean President Park Geun-hye, the National Assembly has stalled once again. As Moon Jae-in, lea.. ...06.26 16:26

National Assembly stalls in political strife

All of nine parliamentary standing committee meetings were cancelled Friday, following a failure to handle 60 pending bills, including one on crowd funding Thursday, a .. ...06.26 16:01

Maeil Business's 10 proposals for S. Korea to become software powerhouse

The Maeil Business Newspaper selected 10 proposals for South Korea to become a software powerhouse, based on opinions collected from readers while running a series of .. ...06.26 15:25

Samsung develops technology to double battery capacity

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics has achieved an innovative technology that doubles battery capacity for smartphones and electric vehicles. Samsung Advanced Institu.. ...06.26 10:19

Gov’t to spend $13bn to shore up economy

The government trimmed the 2015 economic growth estimate to 3.1 percent from 3.8 percent to cushion the shock from the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) outbreak.. ...06.25 17:36

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The Kyunghyang Shinmoon (http://english.khan.co.kr/)

[Editorial] President Park Rejects the National Assembly and Party Politics

Yesterday during a cabinet meeting, President Park Geun-hye vetoed the revised National Assembly Act, but the words she poured out at the lawmakers and ruling a···

"Labor Union for Illegal Foreign Workers Is Legal"

The Supreme Court ruled that foreign workers without a working visa should also be guaranteed their three basic labor rights. Thus foreign workers with the stat···

65 Years Since the Outbreak of the Korean War: 'A Race Against Time' Excavating and Identifying Remains of Soldiers

A team in charge of the excavation of remains at the Ministry of National Defense is in a race against time, because aging veterans and family members are makin···

The Calm before the Storm: Veto of the National Assembly Act

On June 24, the political circle was restless all day as news of President Park Geun-hye's impending veto on the amendment of the National Assembly Act spread.···

[MERS Crisis] From the Transportation of Patients to Assisting Nurses, How Outsourcing Fueled the MERS Outbreak

On June 14, tensions rose high at Samsung Medical Center when an employee in charge of transporting patients in the emergency room was confirmed to have the Mid···

[MERS Crisis] Forty-seventh Birthday: Officially the Face of Samsung

On June 23, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong (47) apologized for the spread of the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) at Samsung Medical Cent···

[Changes in South Korea’s Diplomatic Policy on Japan] President Park, 'Let us Help Japan Put down the Burden of the Past'

On June 22, the fiftieth anniversary of normalized diplomatic ties between South Korea and Japan, President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe···

[Special Feature on the 70th Anniversary of National Liberation: The 70 Years According to a Debate Between Kim Ho-ki and Park Tae-gyun] The Debate on the Claims Fund after the Normalization of South

It was not easy for South Korea, which had been an imperialist colony for thirty-five years, to restore its relations with imperial Japan. Unlike other colonies···

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The Korea Economic Daily (http://english.hankyung.com/)

1Q Hiring Number Rises 5.3% to 726,000 A government study said job announcement and actual hiring numbers have edged up in the first quarter of this year from a year ago. The Ministry of Employment and Labor said on June 28 that the number of new jobs announced by companies in the first quarter was 800,000, based on a sample survey on 30...

Korean Investors in Chinese Stocks Skittish about Market Outlook

Investors' confidence in the Chinese stock market has fallen to a record-low level, as the Shanghai Stock Exchange index lost 7.40 percent on June 26. The composite index fell 6.37 percent during the last week (June 21 to 26), one of the worst weeks since the 2008 global financial crisis, following ...

FKI Makes Recommendations to Lift Regulation on Near-school Hotels

The number of hotel guestrooms available in Korea has increased 21.9 percent to 89,000 in 2013 from 73,000 in 2009 while the number of incoming foreign tourists has soared 55.7 percent to 12.18 million from 7.82 million during the same period. According to the Federation of Korean Industries, the na...

PC Monitors on the Wane, TV Monitors on the Rise

A study showed that the global computer monitor market continues to contract, while the TV monitor market has been on a steady rise. Considering that the global TV monitor market is dominated by Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, the Korean companies' strategy of jumping early into the market s...

Department and Discount Sales Up for 2 Straight Months

Domestic department stores and discount stores saw their sales rise for two consecutive months, backed by the growth in sales of foods and apparels last month. According to a report "Sales Trend of Korea's Major Retail Channels for May," released by the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy on Ju...

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AJU Business Daily (http://eng.ajunews.com/korea)

14th Mise-en-scene Short Film Festival opens

Top actress Im Soo-jung poses for photographers during the opening ceremony of the 14th Mise-en-scene Short Film Festival (MSFF) at Art Nine in Sadang-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Thursday. She won Best A…

Exhibition on Korean War held in Seoul

Pedestrians look at exhibits on display at an exhibition on the Korean War (1950-1953), provocations by North Korea and the facts about North Korea near Gwanghwamun intersection in central Seoul on We…

Bus drivers in Seoul set to go on strike

A bus runs in a street near Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, Wednesday, a day before the planned strike by a union of bus drivers in the capital. The union has called for a 7.29 percent wage hike and exten…

Forum on real estate policy held in Seoul

A forum on South Korea's real estate polity gets underway at the Diamond Hall of Plaza Hotel in central Seoul on Wednesday. The 2015 Forum on Real Estate Policy was hosted by The Aju News Corporat…

Nongshim's Jjawang No. 2 best seller in S. Korea's ramyeon market in May

Nongshim Co.'s premium jjajangmyeon (noodles in black bean sauce) product Jjawang ranked second in terms of sales in South Korea's ramyeon (instant noodles) market in May, only about a month a…

Samsung Group heir apparent apologizes over spread of MERS at Samsung Medical Center

Lee Jay-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics and heir apparent to its parent Samsung Group, bows to apologize over the spread of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea at a h…

Hyundai Motor Group to build 115-story skyscraper on KEPCO site

Hyundai Motor Group Tuesday unveiled plans to build a 115-story skyscraper on the site of Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) headquarters it purchased last year. The skyscraper will incorporate aff…

Blood donation campaigns

South Korean police officers donate blood at the National Police Agency headquarters in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Monday. The police held the event to encourage more people to participate in blood donation…

This year marks 65th anniversary of Korean War

Soldiers of South Korea's 1st Infantry Division patron along a barbed wire fence near the border with North Korea, in Paju, north of Seoul, June 17. This year marks the 65th anniversary of the out…

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ETNEWS (http://english.etnews.com/)

Total Stocks Of Panels of Samsung And LG Display Are At Maximum…

There Are A Lot Of Concerns About Performance In Second Half

As large-sized LCD Displays go into situation where there is excessive supply starting this year, it is predicted that there will be a decrease in performance of Kor...

SK Telecom Improves Speed Up To 215% By Solving Interference Problem Between Small Cells…

Succeeds In Demonstrating Ultra-Low Interference Small Cell

SK Telecom was able to overcome signal interference between base stations (Small Cells) that are wirelessly accessed to low-power and improve its speed up to maximum of ...

Bluetos Releases World’s First Beacon-Based Social Networking and Commerce Application

Bluetos (CEO Lee Won Chan) announced on the 22nd that it has released world¡?s first Beacon-based platform application ¡®TOSS¡? that h...

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Ability To Send Pictures While Voice-Calling Internationally…

VoLTE Is Approaching

I’ll immediately send pictures that I took.¡± Office at Etnews¡?s headquarter, which is located in Yeongdeungpo-gu in Seoul, ...

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World Where One Is Able To Read Braille Above One’s Wrist…

Braille Smartwatch ‘Dot’ That Was Made By A Venture Capital

Korea¡?s venture capital which was established a year ago, is releasing ¡®Braille Smartwatch¡? for blind people in the latter half of thi...

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