Nov. 9, 2015
The Korean daily media headlines and humor
Monday, Nov. 9, 2015
Your Excellency:
Here areThe Korea Post notice, roundup of important headlines from all major Korean-language dailies, TV and other news media of Korea this morning:
Lee Kyung-sik
Publisher-Chairman
Korea Post Media
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Special Notice:
There are only TWO DAYS left to the interesting tour of Handong University, Pohang City, POSCO and a Deluxe Boat Cruise on Thursday November 12, 2015.
Please do not bypass this rare opportunity. Details follow:
Good news for the Excellencies and Madams attending the Pohang Tour on November 12!
For the Tour of Pohang Global University, POSCO and other interesting sites of Pohang City on Thursday 12 November 2015, the time of meeting has been changed for a more comfortable travel to 0900 hours instead of 0820 hours. The date remains the same. The new schedule is as follows:
0900 hours, November 12, 2015: Meet at KTX Seoul Station VIP Room (3rd Floor)
0945-1158 hours: Move to Pohang City by 1st Class KTX Train
1210-1225 hours: Move to Handong Global University.
1230-1253 hours: Introduction of guests, welcome address by the President of Handong University, welcome address by the Mayor of the Pohang City, return address by the Dean of the visiting Members of the Seoul Diplomatic Corps, presentation of a Plaque of Appreciation to the President of Handong U. by the Dean of the visiting members of the Diplomatic Corps (plaque prepared by The Korea Post), presentation of a memorial gift to the Dean of Diplomatic Corps, viewing of university introductory video.
1253-1340 hours: Attend luncheon co-hosted by President Chang and attended by Mayor Lee and Chairman Kwon and other important personalities of the Pohang City.
1340-1455 hours: Student performances, introduction of Handong University, Unit One program, introduction of experience by foreign students and foreign faculty members, question-answer session, introduction of Pohang City, commemorative photo-taking.
1455-1525 hours: Campus tour.
1530-1650 hours: Pohang Cruise riding.
1700-1750 hours: Visit POSCO Historical Museum.
1800-1830 hours: Move to Pohang KTX Station
1850-2125 hours: Move back to Seoul.
Contacts: Ms. Kim at 010-3388-1682 (Korean), Mr. David Chung at 010-3381-1101 (English), Chairman Lee at 010-5201-1740. Regular phones: 2298-1740/2, 1745/6. Fax 2298-9506.Very Respectfully Yours
/s/
Lee Kyung-sik
Publisher-Chairman
The Korea Post
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A round-up of the latest news published by the Korean media:
KBS (http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/)
Park to Attend G20, APEC, ASEAN Plus Three Meetings
President Park Geun-hye is slated to attend a series of high-level multilateral events in the coming weeks. With stops in Turkey, the Philippines and...
S. Korean Chipmakers Increase Share of Global Mobile DRAM Market
Rival Parties to Resume Review of Budget Proposal
Overweight Boys Twice More than Girls in S. Korea
Samsung No. 1 Smartphone Vendor in Five Regions in Q3
S. Korean Chipmakers Increase Share of Global Mobile DRAM Market
S. Korea Ranks High in Fiscal Health Among OECD Members
'Top 20 Conglomerates Have Poor Corporate Governance'
Pyongyang Rejects Seoul's Proposals for Preliminary Meetings
No Progress on Holding Inter-Korean Talks
N. Korea Lifts Gaeseong Entry Ban on S. Korean Officials
Foreign Media: Russian Plane Crash Caused by Terrorist Attack
Aviation Advisory for Korean Peninsula on Interference with GPS
NYT: Volkswagen May Offer Cash to Diesel Owners
S. Korea's Income from Foreign Students Jumps
Parkinson's Patients in S. Korea Increase 36%
S. Korea Asks Philippines for More Support on Crimes against S. Koreans
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Yonhap (http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr)
Police crackdown reduces phone fraud by 72 pct in 7 months
Telephone-based financial scams dropped from 1,200 in March to 284 in October, down 72 percent, as a result of intensive control, police said Monday.
Civilian inter-Korean exchanges on the rise: data
The number of South Koreans visiting North Korea has shot up since the two Koreas reached a deal in August to spur inter-Korean civilian exchanges, government data showed Monday.
Seoul shares start lower on shippers, tech firms
South Korean stocks started lower on Monday as investors offloaded shippers and tech firms, analysts said.
N. Korea mourns military marshal
RiUl-sol, an iconic North Korean politician and military official, has died of lung cancer, the country's state media reported Sunday.
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The Korea Herald (http://www.koreaherald.com)
Historic meet raises hopes
Many thought it might never happen: The presidents of China and Taiwan― inheritors to the Communist a...
Exposing ‘invisible’ male sex workers in South Korea
Some 10 years since South Korea enacted its antiprostitution law, new forms of sex trade have c...
Foreign Minister Yun calls out on N.Korea in Iran
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se set foot in Tehran on Saturday as Seoul’s first top diplomat in ...
Samsung tops smartphone sales in 5 major global markets
Samsung Electronics topped smartphone sales charts in five global markets in the July-September...
Hanmi emerges as darling of investors
After concluding a mega licensing deal with global pharma giant Sanofi, leading South Korean drug-maker Ha...
Ugly fight
It is not unusual for the central government and local governments to clash over policy prio...
Buying their hearts
One does not need more data and reports to ascertain how serious the youth unemployment prob...
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The Korea Times (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr)
Can humans live for 120 years?
Over the past century, humankind has made great progress in improving the quality of life and eliminating diseases. Thanks to these improvements, today the life expectancy has increased. In Korea, for example, the average male l...
S. Korea falls to Japan 5-0 to open Premier 12 baseball tournament
South Korea dropped to Japan 5-0 in the opening game of the Premier 12 baseball tournament here on Sunday. Right-hander ShoheiOtani twirled six dominant inni...
Ruling party may expel ex-spy chief
The ruling Saenuri Party will discuss whether to expel Kim Man-bok, a former director of the Natio...
Minister urges NK to learn from Iran
North Korea should learn from the recent Iranian nuclear agreement reached between the Islamic rep...
British veteran to be buried at UN memorial
The remains of a British Korean War veteran will be buried Wednesday at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery...
Heroes accept $12.85 million posting bid for Park Byung-ho
The Nexen Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said Saturday they had accepted a sealed...
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DongAIlbo (http://english.donga.com)
China, Taiwan agree to establish cross-strait hotline
It was a summit meeting without any national flag seen at the venue. They addressed each other “mister”, not president or premier. The first summit meeting held in Singapore between Chinese President Xi Jinping and...
Lawmakers from Korea and Japan hold soccer game in Yokohama
Korean and Japanese lawmakers have had a friendly soccer match to promote bilateral relations on Hiyoshi Campus of Keio University in Yokohama on Friday. The participants are 25 Korean lawmakers from the Japan-Korea...
Korea, Japan seek to add Korean Mission to Japan on UNESCO heritage
Korean and Japanese experts have selected around 300 items related to the Joseon mission to Japan such as documents containing conversations by writing and folding screens to add them to the UNESCO World Heritage. If...
Major League teams vie for Park Byeong-ho
There are reasons U.S. Major League teams have competed to recruit Park Byeong-ho of the Nexen Heroes. They give high marks to his capacity to send his hits to right, left and center as he pleases. He is different from...
Review: Kang Sue-jin’s swan song Onegin
She was elegant and sad. Kang Sue-jin, the head of the Korean National Ballet and prima ballerina of the Stuttgart Ballet, made a perfect choice ? Onegin, one of the best drama ballets in the late 20th century. She...
Lead author of state-issued history textbook quits on sexual harassment scandal
One of the two leading authors of state-published history textbooks resigned Friday, just two days after his appointment, over a sexual harassment allegation. The Committee for the Compilation of National History, which...
`Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, St. Louis are interested in Park Byung-ho,` says journalist
Shopping districts outside of Seoul enjoy significant growth
Pres. Park warns against lack of sound historical point of view
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ChosunIlbo (http://english.chosun.com)
N.Koreans Take to Social Media
North Koreans are increasingly taking to social media, be it in an official capacity to spread propaganda or to communicate with the outside world away from prying eyes. Last week, the North's official Instagram account posted photos of nation founder Kim Il-sung in hanbok or traditional Korean dress. >> Full Text
Samsung Leads Smartphone Markets Except North America
Samsung Electronics has grabbed the largest share of the smartphone market everywhere except North America. Market researcher Strategy Analytics said Samsung ranked first in the third quarter in terms of sales volume in Asia-Pacific with 23.2 million phones sold, Western Europe with 15.3 million, Eastern Europe with 6.9 million, Latin America with 11.8 million, and Middle East and Africa with 16.1 million. >> Full Text
More Women Embrace Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding is fast becoming a craze among Korean women. The bizarre fad, which originated in the U.K. in the late 19th century, is being promoted by personalities like YooSeung-ok, who regularly flash their six-packs on TV. >> Full Text
Another Puzzle in N.Korea's Game of Musical Chairs
Korea Loses to Japan in Premier 12 Opener
Jeju Air Shares Soar After Listing
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HankyorehShinmoon (http://english.hani.co.kr)
What would it mean to resolve the issue of the comfort women?
After recent summit, Shinzo Abe’s comments represent a significant change of approach to thorny issue
The “historical war” over the comfort women that has been fought by South Korea and Japan during the four years since an Aug. 2011 ruling by South Korea’s Constitutional Court can in the end be described as a struggle over how to resolve this issue.
UN review finds regression on human rights in S. Korea
The United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) expressed concerns about South Korea’s disbanding of the Unified Progressive Party in a recommendation published on Nov. 6.The recommendation comes after a review of civil liberties guarantees in the country. The number of “concerns” cited more than doubled this year to 25 from twelve in a 2006 review. .
Even for Ebola doctor, state-issued textbooks are cause for alarm
As Choi Young-mi stood in downtown Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square on Nov. 4, the day after the administration announced plans to officially go ahead with state issuance of middle and high school Korean history textbooks, she carried a sign reading, “My life would not be too much to give. For the sake of a free South Korea! -- An Ebola doctor who opposes state issuance of history textbooks.” .
[Analysis] Porn indictment at Kakao Talk sends shockwaves through IT industry
The indictment of Lee Seok-woo, 50, former president of Kakao Talk, has sent shockwaves through the entire IT industry, including internet firms and telecommunications companies. Lee is charged with having not done enough to prevent the distribution of child pornography.
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JoongAngIlbo(conservative): (http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/)
Envoy takes stand on South China Sea issue
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se cited the importance of freedom of navigation and flight in the disputed South China Sea region during an Asia?Europe Meeting (ASEM) event in Luxembourg. It was the first time Yun addressed the South China Sea issue at an international meeting amid recent maritime tension between Beijing and Washington…
Another minister offers to resign
Minister of the Interior Chong Jong-sup offered to resign Sunday, saying he didn’t want “ongoing speculation” about his future plans to get in the way of state affairs...
Chinese firm buys into Korean hotel developer
China Minsheng Investment Corp., the biggest private investor in China, will invest 180 billion won ($157 million) in Emerson Pacific, a Korean resort and hotel developer...
Philips finds its future in constant refocusing
Let’s say Mrs. A has high blood pressure. When she uses her bathroom in the morning, her records of blood pressure, pulse, blood sugar, weight and all sorts of health-related…
What’s next for company that invented electric shavers and the CD?
Philips, headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is famous for being sponsors of “PSV Eindhoven” a team Park Ji-sung and Lee Young-pyo used to play for…
In football diplomacy, Korea beats Japan 4-3
Korean and Japanese lawmakers held a friendly football match in Yokohama over the weekend, just days after the first summit…
Veteran in Pyongyang’s inner circle dies at 94North Korean state media on Sunday reported that RiUl-sol, one of Pyongyang’s highest ranking politicians, has died. …
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MaeilKyungje (neutral-oriented conservative, economic/business): (http://news.mk.co.kr/english/)
LG Chem among likely bidders for Dongbu Farm Hannong stake
In a bidding war over Dongbu Farm Hannong Co., LG Chem Ltd. is emerging as the most likely winner because its rival contender CJ ...
`3 highs` mark S.Korea-China relations: China`s envoy
The Chinese envoy stressed that South Korea-China relations are at their ‘three highs’ in terms of mutual trust, economic ...
Japan’s electronics firms stage comeback on diversified business, investment
Sony Corp., Japan’s leading manufacturer of electronics devices, is on track for a comeback after years of struggles to go back to ...
Dried-up dams in S. Korea amid prolonged drought
A persistent drought has dried up South Korea’s multipurpose dams. Of 15 multipurpose dams nationwide, nine are facing water reserve ...
Samsung Electronics tops in smartphone sales in the world’s 5 major areas
Samsung Electronics Co. rose to the world’s top smartphone seller in the five regions around the world except in North America in the third quarter of this year, a marketing research firm showed on Sunday.
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The KyunghyangShinmoon(http://english.khan.co.kr/)
[Mounting Disobedience against State Authorized History Textbook] The Conservative Right Wing Is Obsessed with ‘National Foundation of Korea in 1948’ to Wipe out the Past for Pro-Japanese Koreans
As far as the academic circle of history can see, the essence of the history textbook that is desired by the New Right, government and ruling party is the ‘nat···
O Brother, You Are Finally Home after 40 Years in Faraway Ocean
The remains of sailors on a deep-sea fishing ship, who died on the job in West African open sea in the 1970s, finally returned home after 40 years. The four you···
North Korea Blocks Entry of Two South Korean Officials from Kaesong Management Committee
On November 4, the Ministry of Unification announced that North Korea refused to allow two South Korean officials, including Choi Sang-cheol, vice chairm···
A Group Arrested for Concealing 799 Pieces of Cultural Assets
The police arrested a group of robbers and traders of cultural assets who had purchased and concealed stolen assets for over ten years with the purpose of selli···
[Editorial] We Will Clearly Remember Park Geun-hye, Kim Moo-sung, Hwang Woo-yea, Hwang Kyo-ahn, and Kim Jung-bae
By all means, the Park Geun-hye government finalized its plan to adopt state authorized history textbooks. This is an act of terrorism against democracy and the···
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The Korea Economic Daily(http://english.hankyung.com/)
Vietnam's Burgeoning Middle Class Supports Strong Consumer Spending
Vietnam's domestic consumer market has shown signs of revival of late. The markets for construction and real estate have recovered since last year, with the number of middle class families rising at a rapid pace. According to Vina Capital, a Vietnamese financial services firm, on November 8, out of ...
Pro-business Stance of Vietnamese Gov't Attracts Many Korean Companies
The biggest reason for Korean companies to shift their production bases toward Vietnam away from China is the former's price competitiveness. Thanks to low labor cost and generous tax exemption privileges, doing business in Vietnam can allow them to reduce their overall cost. If it was China a decad...
Rice Inventory Reaches 1.36 Mil. Tons as People Reduce Their Rice Consumption
The nation's inventory of rice is continuously rising as output keeps increasing while people don't eat as much rice as before. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs and the National Statistical Office on November 8, this year's rice output is expected to be 4,258,000 ton...
Chinese Chip Maker to Spend $9.4 Bil.to Build Memory Chip Plant
A Chinese semiconductor maker will build a large-scale chip plant and jump into the memory chip business in earnest. According to Xinhua News Agency on November 6, Tsinghua Unigroup, a Chinese state-run company, has decided to establish a memory chip plant within China at the cost of 60 billion yuan...
[Market Insight] Hanhwa Investment to Invest $600 Bil. Won to Buy 3 Manhattan Buildings
Hanhwa Investment & Securities will arrange deals worth 600 billion won to purchase commercial buildings in New York City, based on the judgment that the buildings would generate a stable stream of income for investors as they host a number of luxury brand stores in prime locations. Other securities...
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AJU Business Daily(http://eng.ajunews.com/korea)
People: Actress Kim Sung-ryeong
South Korean TV actress Kim Sung-ryeong poses for the camera during a charity event, part of "Love Your W" campaigns to raise public awareness of breast cancer, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Jung-gu, c…
South Korea's FX reserves rise for 2nd straight month in October: BOK
South Korea's foreign exchange reserves increased for the second consecutive month in October, the central bank said Wednesday. The country's FX reserves reached US$369.60 billion as of the…
Hanu Day celebrated
People line up to get free dishes of bulgogi with rice during an event, part of programs to mark the 2015 Hanu (beef from a breed of cattle native to South Korea) Day, at Seoul Plaza, Tuesday.Hanupr…
Banking institutions hold job fair in Seoul
Jobseekers look at a bulletin board during the 2015 Banking Services for Ordinary People and Job Fair at the Techno-Mart in Sindorim, Guro-gu, Seoul, Tuesday.
CL attends event to raise awareness of breast cancer
CL, leader of popular South Korean girl group 2NE1, poses for photographers during a charity event at the Four Seasons Hotel in Jung-gu, central Seoul, last week. The annual event is part of "Love You…
Gocheok Sky Dome ballpark to open in November
A view of the state-of-the-art Gocheok Sky Dome, a 18,076-seat ballpark with a dome-shaped roof in Gocheok, Guro-gu, Seoul. It is the first ballpark having a dome-shaped roof to open in South Korea. T…
Protest over Japanese Prime Minister Abe's visit to Seoul
South Korean protesters holding placards reading "Abe, Go back!" are blocked by police in Gwanghwamun, Jongno-gu, central Seoul, Monday. In summit talks at the presidential office of Cheong WaDaelat…
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ETNEWS(http://english.etnews.com/)
Hacking Is More Dangerous than a Missile…Quantum Cryptography Communication...
Quantum cryptography communication is the newest and most advanced cyber security technology. National Assembly, South Korean Government, and industries need...
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Seoul National University and LG Electronics Develop High-Efficient ...
South Korea¡?s research team has developed a high-efficient fan for air conditioner that was able to achieve low noise and high efficiency by imitating liv...
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Ahnlab Revels Truth about Black Mine Operation and Believes that It ...
It is predicted that groups that were responsible for cyber-attacks on South Korean financial businesses and broadcasting companies on the 20th of March of 2013 are co...
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Amazon Builds Data Center in South Korea in Early 2016
Amazon, which is a global Cloud service business, has made it official that it is building a data center in South Korea. Amazon had made an announcement through its blog on the 5th that it is establishing ¡®AWS region¡? in South Korea in early 2016. AWS Region is Amazon¡?s lingo that indicates a region where there are 2 or more...
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