July 3, 2015

The Korean daily media headlines and humor

Friday, July 3, 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

Prayer on Raft

After their ship was wrecked two sailors were adrift on a raft for days.

In a desperate state, one of them began to pray.

“Oh, God, I have lived a sinful life. I’ve drunk too much. I’ve lied. I’ve cheated. I’ve gambled. I’ve fooled around with many women.

I’ve done many bad things, but God, if you’ll save me, I promise…”

“Stop there!” shouted his shipmate. “I think I just spotted land.”

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

Prosecution to Indict Ex-PM, S. Gyeongsang Governor in Sung Woan-Jong Scandal

The Prosecution has decided to indict former Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo and South Gyeongsang Governor Hong Joon-pyo on charges of violating political fund regulations. The trial will proceed without detaining them in custody.

Ex-PM, Governor Deny Illicit Fund Charges

NPAD Chief: "Prosecution Declared Itself Dead"

KOTRA Index Indicates Export to Rebound in Third Quarter

2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade to Begin Friday

Saenuri Fl. Chief to Seek Swift Passage of Supplementary Budget

KOTRA Index Indicates Export to Rebound in Third Quarter

Land Ministry to Delegate Flight Security Rights to Regional Offices

IMO Chief Vows to Spread Korean Maritime Technology to the World

N. Korea Blames S. Korea for Absence of Dialogue

N. Korean Patrol Boat Violates Sea Border

Koreas Discuss Former First Lady's Visit to N. Korea

Sex Slavery Victim Calls on Japan to Properly Teach History

U.S. Assistant Secretary Frank Rose to Visit S. Korea

1,185th Wednesday Protest Held in Washington Demanding Abe's Sex Slavery Apology

Health Authorities: Too Early to Declare End of MERS Outbreak

Police to Run Int'l Center with Foreign Officers

Data: Women Slightly Outnumber Men

Schwarzenegger in Korea to Promote New

'Northern Limit Line' Draws More

New York Festivals 2015 Kicks off in Yeoju

Leap Second to be Added Wednesday

Monsoon Front Yet to Bring End to Prolonged Drought

Nuke Commission Greenlights Resumption of Hanbit 2 Reactor

2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade to Begin Friday

Song Seung-hwan Named Director for 2018 Winter Olympic Ceremonies

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

S. Korea reports additional case of MERS, no fatalities

South Korea reported an additional case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Friday, bringing the total number of people diagnosed with the disease to 184.

But no fatalities have been reported over the past three days, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare

N. Korean leader inspects new institute at technology university

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a newly built institute at a renowned technology university in Pyongyang, praising it as a cutting-edge scientific research center, the North's media said Friday.

All years since 2000 that S. Korea's government drew up extra budget plan

The following is a chronology of supplementary budgets requests made by the South Korean government since 2000 to bolster growth and cover shortfalls in tax earnings.

Govt to spread out Treasures sales to minimize impact on bond market

The finance ministry said Friday that it plans to spread out the sale of Treasures needed to cover a large portion of this year's proposed extra budget to prevent instability in the local bond market.

Seoul outlines 12 tln-won extra budget plan to prop up growth, cope with MERS

South Korea on Friday outlined an 11.8 trillion-won (US$10.5 billion) extra budget plan designed to prop up its economy that is being dragged down by weak consumption and fallout from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak.

N. Korean leader inspects new institute at technology univ..

U.S. official due in Seoul over missile defense

Park calls for unified stance on N. Korea nuclear program

China says 'no information' on reported invite of Kim Jong..

N. Korean officials abroad seek for asylum: source

Seoul shares open lower on tepid U.S. data

S. Korea reports additional case of MERS, no fatalities

KOSDAQ 772.67 UP 4.00 points (open)

KOSPI 2,107.51 UP 0.18 points (open)

Dollar opens at 1,112.5 won DN from 1,125.0 won

Gymnast soldiering on despite injury

S. Korea beats Australia in men's vol..

PM vows efforts for national reconciliation

S. Korea falls to China in women's volleybal..

S. Korea formally welcomed at athlete..

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

U.S. official due in Seoul over missile defense

A senior U.S. official will visit Korea next week for talks on missile defense and other security issues, the State Department announced Thursday.

Terminator: 'old, but not obsolete' 

Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in “Terminator Genisys,” the fifth installment of the world box offi...

'NK remains stumbling block for S. Korea-Cuba relations' 

North Korea will remain a stumbling block in South Korea’s efforts to open diplomatic relations with Cuba, according to experts Thursday.

Gov't to push medical industry globalization 

The government has pledged to take comprehensive steps to help medical institutions make inroads into foreign countries.

New MERS case reported 

A new case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was confirmed Thursday for the first time in five days. 

'I can't die without getting apology' 

Kim Bok-dong, one of the Korean survivors of sexual slavery during World War II, demanded an apolo... 

Emergency team sent to bus crash site in China 

The government has sent an emergency response team to China where 10 Koreans, mostly civil servant...

Defense industry corruption rampant 

The state-run military research institute has been caught conducting false examinations of military equipment, according to the state auditor Thursday.

Opposition calls for special probe into Sung's bribery list 

The prosecution indicted former Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo and South Gyeongsang Province Governor Hong Joon-pyo, Thursday, on charges of receiving illegal cam...

Actor probed for tearing actress' clothes 

If an actor tears the blouse of an actress during filming, can he be subject to sexual molestation charges?

Google faces business suspension in Korea 

Civic activists here said Thursday they will file a complaint with the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) on July 6 asking for a temporary halt of Google K... 

Hong, Kim clash in 'Death Note' musical 

The musical "Death Note," one of the most highly anticipated theatrical spectacles of the year, ha...

Samsung urges ISS to support C&T-Cheil deal 

Samsung said that head management at Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries joined with key decision makers at the group’s control tower - Samsung Future Strategy O...

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

Park's key allies cleared of corruption charges

The months long investigation into the high-profile graft case involving late business tycoon Sung Woan-jong and Presiden...

Herald, WWF-Korea tie up to promote sustainable lifestyle

Herald Corp. on Thursday launched a partnership with the Korean chapter of World Wide Fund for...

Korean response team sent to China over deadly bus accident

The South Korean government on Thursday sent an emergency response team to China to handle a de...

Foreign start-ups struggle for funding

As South Korea strives to become the next Asian tech hub in its “creative economy” drive, pub...

U.S., Cuba declare end of hostility

After more than a half century of hostility, the United States and Cuba declared Wednesday...

Korean to head IMO

A Korean has been elected to head the International Maritime Organization, the first time si...

Airbus wins W1.5tr bid

In a clear departure from the usual practice, the Korean government has chosen a European de...

Single parents still struggling to get child support

When Yoon Ji-hee, a 43-year-old single mother, divorced in 2010, the court had ordered her ex-h...

Startup Grind helps venture firms learn from others’ mistakes

Start-up Seoul is a new series featuring players in Korea’s emerging tech start-up scene. This...

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

Seoul officially confirm?s Koreans forced to work on Sakhalin

The South Korean government has officially confirmed for the first time that 846 Korean workers managed by Imperial Japan on Russia`s far eastern island of Sakhalin during the colonial era were forced to work for Japan.... 

Britain`s Schindler who saved 669 children from Nazis dies at 106

Nicholas Winton, often called Britain`s Schindler for his rescue of 669 Jewish children destined for Nazi concentration camps in the former Czechoslovakia, died on Wednesday at 106. His family said that he died...

Choo Shin-soo made homers in three-consecutive games

Now, it would be fair to say that Choo Shin-soo is a killer of Chen Wei-Yin. Choo (aged 33) of Texas Rangers hit yet another home run against Taiwanese pitcher Chen. A right fielder and 7th batter at a Thursday game...

Schwarzenegger, Clark visit Korea for Terminator movie promotion

I’ve been to Korea on a personal vacation, for a movie promotion and also when I was the California governor. It is pleasure to come back to Korea,” said Arnold Schwarzenegger who has returned to his iconic killing...

Park Gyeong-ri’s Toji published as 17-book cartoon collection

Toji (The Land), a novel of Park Gyeong-ri (1926~2008), was published as cartoon collection. “Based on the complete works of Toji whose errors were corrected in 2012, cartoonist Oh Se-yeong finished seven books and...

Korean court rules in favor of Samsung merger

Seoul court handed a win to Samsung over Elliot Wednesday, putting the Korean conglomerate in an advantageous position in collecting friendly votes ahead of the shareholders` meeting on July 17. People in the business...

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)

N. Korea Asks Iran for Drought Relief

North Korea has asked the Iranian Red Crescent for emergency relief after the worst drought in a century, Iran's official Islamic Republic News Agency reported Thursday. North Korean Ambassador to Iran Kang Sam-hyon asked the head of the Iranian Red Crescent for humanitarian aid on Tuesday. >> Full Text

Sex Slavery Victim Stages Protest in Washington

Kim Bok-dong, a victim of imperial Japan's military sex slavery program, protested in front of the Japanese Embassy in Washington D.C. on Wednesday. Flanked by activists, the 89-year-old braved sultry temperatures to mirror the regular Wednesday protests in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul by fellow victims. >> Full Text

Sonata Hybrid Is Korea's Greenest Car

Hyundai's hybrid version of the midsize sedan Sonata is the most environmentally friendly car in Korea. The sedan with GDI engine emits just 104 g/km of greenhouse gases. The worst polluter is Ssanyong's luxury sedan Chairman. >> Full Text

LG Headset Sales Surpass 10 Million

Korea Sees 1st New MERS Case in 4 Days

Chinese President Donates Books to SNU

Summer Universiade Gets Underway in Gwangju

Samsung Regains Lead in U.S. Smartphone Market

GM's New Spark Compact Offers Latest Tech 1,800 Paper Pandas Settle in Seoul Until July

Northern Limit Line' Hits 2 Million Viewer Mark

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

Falling oil prices plaguing exports, South Korea’s growth engine

Government now looking to expand exports beyond China, the country’s main trading partner

For decades, exports have been called the growth engine of South Korea‘s economy. While they did experience sharp drops with the effects of the 1997 foreign exchange crisis and the 2009 global financial crisis, they consistently performed strongly through 2011.After that, though, they began losing steam. Following growth of just 2.1% in 2013 and 2.3% in 2014, exports were down 5% from the year before for the first quarter, fanning concerns that the area’s energy may depleting.

In MERS outbreak, WHO took the reins from South Korea

“When the WHO suggested setting up a joint assessment team with South Korea, it was effectively announcing that it would be surveying South Korea. Even after concerns that MERS might spread to other countries after South Korea failed to stop the disease in the early stages, the government wasn’t providing enough information, so the WHO indirectly said it would look into the situation itself,” said Lee Jong-gu on July 1. .

Abe’s August statement not likely to include explicit apology

The likelihood is increasing that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not include an explicit apology for Japan’s colonial rule in the statement that he is planning to issue this August. On the evening of June 30, Shinichi Kitaoka, president of the International University of Japan and deputy chief of the Commission on a Framework for the 21st Century, appeared on a program called Premium News on BS Fuji. The council is a group of experts who are reviewing the content that will be included in Abe’s statement. .

Refugee testimony hints at slight improvement in North Korean prisons

Facing criticism from the international community, North Korea has been cutting down on cruel treatment in its prisons, some North Korean refugees said. According to the White Paper on Human Rights in North Korea 2015 based on in-depth interviews with 221 North Korean refugees, which the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU) released on July 1, torture, beatings, and other human rights abuses taking place inside North Korea’s prisons and other detention facilities remain severe. .

Arrest warrant on corruption charges sought for big-name defense mogul

A joint government team investigating defense industry corruption requested an arrest warrant for its biggest name yet on charges of weapons brokering irregularities. The warrant request for Chung Eui-sung, a 76-year-old reserve naval commander who has held a monopoly on submarine acquisition projects, comes seven months after the team was launched last November under chief prosecutor Kim Ki-dong. Chung is reported to have collected a brokerage fee of 300 billion won (US$267 million) on one project alone. .

USFK planned experiments to detect airborne benign microbes

US forces in South Korea were planning to carry out an experiment to detect benign microbes that had been released into the air, according to one analyst. Benign microbes are symbiotic microorganisms that live inside the human body, but some want the US military to make clear whether it had plans to move on to outside experiments with anthrax and other deadly pathogens. .

Additional National Security Law charge for US ambassador attacker

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) announced on June 30 that it had submitted additional National Security Law violation charges to prosecutors against the assailant responsible for a March knife attack on the US ambassador in Seoul. .

South and North meet to discuss visit by Lee Hee-ho to North Korea

On June 30, North and South Korean representatives met to discuss the schedule of Lee Hee-ho’s visit to 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. During the meeting, representatives from the center told the North Koreans that Lee hopes to visit during July. .

Test run for environmentally friendly car suspended indefinitely

A planned test run for Renault’s two-passenger electric vehicle Twizy, part of an environmentally friendly car promotion policy in Seoul, has been indefinitely suspended. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLTI) notified the city on June 29 of its conclusion that the Twizy test run could not be allowed, it was learned on June 30.

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

Bus crash in China kills 10 Korean civil servants

A bus carrying Korean government officials on a leadership training program in China skidded off a bridge and into a river Wednesday in southeastern Jilin province, leading to 11 deaths. Many of those killed were municipal and provincial officials in their 50s who spent their careers dedicated...

Samsung, LG’s second quarters not looking good

The country’s two largest tech giants, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, are forecast to post modest profits for the second quarter as sales…

Probe of Sung Wan-jong list fizzles

The investigation of the so-called Sung Wan-jong list - eight political heavyweights accused by a businessman from beyond the grave of taking his payoffs…

Hyundai Motor unveils seven new Sonatas

Hyundai Motor expanded the lineup of its all-time best selling model, the Sonata sedan, hoping to attract younger customers and overcome a recent slump in sales…

Orion is out in bidding for Tesco’s Korea operations

Private-equity firms such as MBK Partners and the Carlyle Group are among the short-listed bidders for Homeplus, a local discount retailer owned by the U.K. grocery…

GM Korea’s union plans strike on pay

A day after GM Korea revealed an ambitious goal to become the No. 1 domestic automaker in the compact segment with its Next Spark, the company’s labor union…

Shilla pushes its duty-free business bid

HDC Shilla held a “Vision Proclamation Ceremony” on Thursday, publicizing a commitment to promoting Korea’s tourist industry as part of its bid to secure a license…

Adviser hits C&T, Cheil merger terms

Samsung C&T shareholders should vote against a takeover by the Samsung affiliate Cheil Industries, the proxy adviser service Glass Lewis & Company said…

Park keeps icy distance from her own party

The chill between the Blue House and the ruling party continued Thursday amid growing speculation that President Park Geun-hye is cold-shouldering her own party over…

Floor leader’s fate riles up senior Saenuri leader

The factional schism inside the ruling party grew wider on Thursday after its chairman angrily ended a meeting with senior leaders and stormed out of the room…

Wednesday rally’ held in Washington

A “Wednesday demonstration” to demand an apology from Tokyo to the thousands of women forcibly recruited into Japanese military brothels during World War II…

KRX to get another restructuring

The government announced Thursday it will restructure the Korea Exchange (KRX), the nation’s sole securities exchange operator…

Shinhan’s Kazakhstan consumer credit arm opens

Shinhan Card has become the first Korean card company to expand into an overseas market. Shinhan said yesterday it had opened Shinhan Finance on Wednesday…

Kospi posts modest gain, Kosdaq up 1%

The benchmark Kospi nudged up 0.45 percent to close at 2,107.33 on net purchases by foreign and institutional investors…

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

3-way competition for duty free shop in Jeju

Three players are fiercely competing for one license for operating a downtown duty free shop in Jeju ahead of a final announcement on July 10, with an announcement on .. ...07.02 17:46

FM vows about $300mn support for MERS-hit tourism sector

“The South Korean government will provide the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)-affected tourism industry with around 300 billion won ($266 million) support to .. ...07.02 17:35

Hyundai Motor launches new Sonata

Hyundai Motor has begun efforts to make a counterattack against imported cars by launching the latest edition of its flagship Sonata, often dubbed as the national mids.. ...07.02 17:28

Samsung moves to attract foreign tourists

The South Korean business community has moved to make all-out efforts to revive the depressed economy. Samsung Group, one of Korea’s largest conglomerates, on Thursda.. ...07.02 17:24

S. Korea leading era of ‘micro moments’

South Korea has led the era of ‘micro moments’ in which consumers could find, see and buy something they want on smartphones, according to an analysis. Google unveil.. ...07.02 17:23

S. Korean gov’t decides to draw up supplementary budget of more than $8.9..

The South Korean government and the ruling Saenuri Party on Wednesday decided to inject money worth 15 trillion won ($13.3 billion) including supplementary budget in o.. ...07.02 14:19

Park says N. Korea could achieve economic development through support of A..

The South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Wednesday, “North Korea could achieve economic development through support of an international financial institution .. ...07.02 11:12

Hankook Chinaware head says, “we have no plan for restructuring”

Hankook Chinaware, in the aftermath of sluggish consumption, suspended its plant operations on July 1 for the first time in 72 years since its establishment. In an int.. ...07.02 10:38

Coupang found to charge $4.46 for delivery fee when customers return goods

A controversy arose once again over the so-called ‘rocket delivery’ of Coupang, a South Korean e-commerce company. The rocket delivery is a service using the company.. ...07.02 10:07

Hyundai Motor’s plan to relocate power substation is rejected

Hyundai Motor Group’s project to build its new headquarters on land in Samsung-dong purchased from Korea Electric Power Corp. has hit a snag before construction, as t.. ...07.01 17:43

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

Ten Die in a Bus Crash, Including Civil Servants on a Trip to China ?

A bus with civil servants participating in a training course organized by the Local Government Officials Development Institute (LOGODI) under the Ministr···

?[Editorial] Signs of Improvement in the White Paper on Human Rights in North Korea

?The White Paper on Human Rights in North Korea released by the Ministry of Unification yesterday included a statement that beating was gradually decreasi···

[Editorial] Is Buying Emission Allowances the Government's Solution to Greenhouse Gases?

Yesterday, the government set the national greenhouse gas reduction target, which it will present in a negotiation on the new climate system this coming Decembe···

Public Opinion in Daegu Seeks Harmony, 'The President and Yoo Seong-min Should Not Be Doing That'?

It's one p.m. on June 30, and the sight is a crosswalk in front of Bangchon Market in Dong-gu, Daegu. This is where the people in Saenuri Party floor le···

Banishing Yoo Seong-min in 2015: A Copy of the Ousting of the Four in 1971 President Park Geun-hye's attempt to get rid of Yoo Seong-min has a lot of similarities with the so-called "ousting of the four" by former President Park Chu···

The First MERS Patient Cured: No New Cases for Two Days

The first Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) patient (68, male) who had been receiving treatment in an isolation ward at the National Medical Center was mo···

'Love and Fight Back' Sexual Minorities Come out to the Square

Men who love men, women who love women, a person with the body of a man but the heart of a woman and vice versa.... People who had to remain silent because of t···

Preferential Treatment and Concentration of Special Group: Static Surrounding Career Judges who Graduated from Law School

On July 1, for the first time in the history of the judiciary branch, thirty-seven lawyers who graduated from law school will officially be appointed as judges ···

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

HDC and Hotel Shilla to Open the Era of 20 Mil. Tourists

Hyundai Development Co. chairman Chung Mong-gyu and Hotel Shilla president Lee Bu-jin joined hands with local governments to promote tourism. The HDC Shilla Duty Free Shop held an event on July 2 at Yongsan iPark Mall in downtown Seoul and formed the "K-Discovery Alliance." The HDC Shilla Duty Free ...

Hyosung to Invest 1 Tril. Won in Ulsan to Build Engineering Plastic Plant

Hyosung Group will spend 1 trillion won to build a plant for polyketone resin and an R&D center in Ulsan near the current production facility. The Ulsan city government said on July 2 that Ulsan city mayor Kim Ki-hyun and Hyosung vice chairman Lee Sang-woon signed on the same day a memorandum for po...

POSCO Achieves 800 Mil. Ton Cumulative Output in 43 Years

POSCO has reached a milestone of 800-million-ton cumulative output of steel products in 43 years since its establishment. The steel maker said this on July 2, adding that the record was broken at 7 am on June 25. The 800 million tons of steel products can be used to make 800 million mid-sized cars.P...

Samsung Electronics Leads List of Wearable Patents

Samsung Electronics has the largest number of wearable patents among global IT companies. According to a report by Boston-based new technology consulting firm Lux Research on July 1, the number of wearable-related patents registered during the period from 2010 to March 2015 totaled 41,301, with an a...

Hyundai and Kia Motors Report 3% Sales Growth in the U.S.

Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors reported a 3-percent growth in their combined U.S. sales last month. In the first half of this year, Kia Motors reported higher sales growth than Hyundai Motor. According to industry sources on July 2, Hyundai Motor Group sold 121,639 cars in the United States last month...

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

Algal bloom under bridge over Han River

Water under the Seongsan Bridge over the Han River is seen green due to algal bloom, Wednesday. Experts say the algal bloom resulted from the decreasing flow of the river and rising water temperatures…

Students experience yontan-making

Students experience "yontan" (briquet for heating)-making during the opening ceremony of a "yontan church and yontan-making experience hall" for the underprivileged, in Junggyebon-dong, Nowon-gu, nort…

Joint wedding for North Korean defectors held in Seoul

A joint wedding for those who have defected from North Korea gets underway at SK Handball Stadium in the Olympic Park, Songpa-gu, southern Seoul, Tuesday. A total of 100 couples tied the knot through the event organized by the Presidential Committee …

Let's maintain indoor air temperatures at 26 degrees Celcius!

Civic group members hold in their hands replicas of thermometers calling on people to maintain indoor air temperatures at 26 degrees Celcius or more this summer in line with the government's energ…

Preliminary contest of 2015 Miss Sexy Back held

A contestant wearing bikinis poses for photographers at a preliminary contest of the 2015 Miss Sexy Back at AX Hall in Gwangjang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Saturday. A total of 25 finalists selected wi…

K-pop mogul Park Jin-young attends g.o.d member's wedding ceremony

Park Jin-young, a K-pop mogul who heads JYP Entertainment in Seoul, answers reporters' questions, while attending veteran K-pop boy group g.o.d member Park Jun-hyung's wedding ceremony at Impe…

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…

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

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