Friday, July 30, 2021

 

Round-up of important news from major Korean dailies and from international media today

 

The Korea Post (http://www.koreapost.com/)
KITA Chairman Koo Ja-yeol stresses on digital transformation of the trade industry
At a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), Koo Ja-yeol, chairman of the KITA, emphasized on-site COVID- 19 responses and digital transformation of the trade industry. At the event held online on July 26, Koo, chairman of the 31st KITA and concurrently the chairman of LS Group, urged member companies to focus on field management of the trading industry, which is suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Chairman Koo said, "I visited Daejeon, Gwangju, and Busan to listen to the voices of the site since I took office, and in particular, I visited Busan, the center of export logistics, twice. This is because of the serious difficulties facing the trade industry due to the surge in sea freight." Koo said, "I will continue to visit regions to hear voices from trade sites in the second half of the year. I will continue to expand financial support for small and medium-sized exporters who are suffering from pandemics."

 

LG Energy Solution, Hyundai Motor to set up a joint battery cell plant in Indonesia

LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor Group announced on July 29 that they have signed an investment agreement with the Indonesian government to establish a 10 GWh battery cell joint venture in Indonesia. LG Energy Solution CEO Kim Jong-hyun, Hyundai Mobis CEO Cho Sung-hwan met at the headquarters of LG Energy Solution in Yeouido to sign the pact. Meanwhile, Indonesia's Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia attended the three-way investment agreement via online video on July 28. At the signing ceremony, Amb. Umar Hadi of Indonesia to Korea, Park Tae-sung, South Korea's ambassador to Indonesia, Pahala Nugraha Mansury, vice minister of Indonesia's Ministry of Public Enterprises, and Toto Nugroho, CEO of Indonesia's Battery Corporation (IBC) attended the on and offline event.

 

UAE Embassy in Seoul participates in NextRise, Seoul 2021

The United Arab Emirates participated in the “NextRise, Seoul 2021”, Global Startup exhibition, which was held at the COEX Center in Seoul, hosted by the Korea Development Bank (KDB) and the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) on June 28, 2021, in the presence of HE Kim Boo-kyum, Prime Minister of the ROK. Diplomatic missions in Seoul and Startup Companies participated in the exhibition and the UAE Embassy in Seoul participated in a special pavilion of the UAE and provided the most important information and inquires to the visitors about the investment environment in the UAE and the promotion of the expo 2020. ( Reporter Joseph Sung )

                                                                                                             

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

Vice Foreign Ministers, Nuke Envoys of S. Korea US Hold Phone Talks

Vice foreign ministers and top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States held phone talks on Thursday after the restoration of inter-Korean communications lines. According to Seoul's Foreign Ministry, the country's top nuclear envoy Noh Kyu-duk and First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun had separate phone conversations with their U.S. counterparts, Sung Kim and Wendy Sherman on Thursday. The ministry said that the two sides exchanged views on how to cooperate for substantial progress in realizing complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and establishing a lasting peace in the region. South Korea reportedly stressed continued dialogue and engagement with North Korea after the restored inter-Korean communication lines.

 

S. Korea's Business Sentiment Worsens in July

South Korean firms' business sentiment worsened this month due to a surge in COVID-19 infections and rising prices of raw materials. According to the central Bank of Korea on Friday, the business survey index(BSI) for all industries stood at 87 for July, down one from the previous month.  It marks the first drop in five months since March when it came to 83. A reading below 100 means pessimists outnumber optimists.  The BSI for manufacturers also dropped one point on-month to 97 in July, the highest since April 2011 when it marked 99. The BSI for non-manufacturers, which includes restaurants, wholesale and retail businesses, fell two points to 79. Local firms' BSI for August plunged six points on-month to 84.

 

S.Korea's FM Chung to Attend ASEAN Regional Forum Next Week

Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong will attend a series of major regional security forums led by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) next week to discuss international cooperation on COVID-19 and the economy. The Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Chung will attend four major foreign ministerial gatherings between Tuesday and Friday, starting with the Korea-ASEAN meeting and ASEAN Plus Three meeting on Tuesday. He will also take part in the East Asian Summit on Wednesday and the ASEAN Regional Forum on Friday. All events will be held virtually for the second year in a row due to the global pandemic. Chung is expected to introduce Seoul’s efforts to move forward on efforts towards a complete denuclearization and lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula and call for support from participating nations on that front.

                                                                                                                

 

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

Travel agencies struggle to survive amid protracted pandemic

For Kwon Ji-young, a 41-year-old office worker, traveling overseas has been an annual ritual that allows her to completely take a break from the heavy workload of her daily life. But since she canceled her planned 10-day trip to Austria in April last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she has only browsed photos taken during previous trips in a bid to recollect fond memories. "I don't know when I can travel overseas without virus concerns," Kwon said. "If I am fully vaccinated, I may be able to do so, but I am cautious about going abroad any time soon." The tourism industry is one of the sectors hit hardest by the pandemic as demand for overseas travel, the main source of income for travel agencies here, has dried up amid the suspension of flights and border restrictions. The pandemic has dealt a devastating blow to travel agencies in South Korea, which had already seen slow growth in sales in recent years amid diplomatic feuds with China and Japan.

 

Industrial output, retail sales grow in June amid economic recovery

South Korea's industrial output and retail sales increased in June from the previous month in the latest sign that Asia's fourth-largest economy is on a solid recovery track, data showed Friday. But the fourth wave of the pandemic is posing a threat to the country's economic recovery as the toughest-ever virus curbs may dampen improving domestic demand. Industrial output rose 1.6 percent in June from the previous month, after stayed flat in May, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. From a year earlier, it increased 6.7 percent. Production in the manufacturing and service sectors gained ground last month amid the economic recovery. Manufacturing output grew 2.3 percent on-month in June as exports of chips and autos remained robust. Service output rose 1.6 percent from a month earlier.


S. Korea reports five presumed heat-related deaths this week

At least five people are presumed to have died of heat-related illnesses this week as scorching weather continued to grip the country, health authorities said Thursday. A total of 869 people were reported to have suffered heat-related illnesses from May 20 to Wednesday, more than double the number reported the same period last year, which stood at 356, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. The number of deaths from heat illnesses was tallied at 12, including four since Sunday, compared with 11 in 2019 and nine last year. Unrelenting hot weather has continued in most parts of the country since mid-July. The weather agency earlier said the number of extreme heat days, or days with maximum temperatures of 33 C or higher, in Seoul this year is expected to exceed the normal level. Seoul experienced nine extreme heat days this year until Sunday, already surpassing the average annual of 8.7 from 1991 to 2020.
                                                                                    

 

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

Samsung profit hits 3-year high on chip boom

Samsung Electronics’ operating profit in the second quarter soared 54.3 percent on-year to reach 12.5 trillion won ($10.9 billion), its best quarterly performance since the third quarter of 2018. According to the firm’s earnings report on Thursday, sales in the April-June period increased 20.2 percent to 63.67 trillion won, the highest for any second quarter to date. The robust performance was largely driven by the semiconductor business. When broken down, the semiconductor business alone accounted for more than half of the company’s total profit, logging a 27.6 percent on-year growth in operating profit to 6.93 trillion won. Chip sales reached 22.74 trillion won in the second quarter, up 24.7 percent from a year earlier. When compared with the previous quarter, the semiconductor business’ operating profit more than doubled, while sales increased 19.6 percent.

 

Hyundai, LG collaborate to build EV battery plant in Indonesia

South Korea’s leading automaker Hyundai Motor Group and battery producer LG Energy Solution are joining forces to establish a $1.1 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Indonesia, the companies said Thursday. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indonesian government for the plant, which would produce 10 gigawatt-hours worth of NCMA (nickel, cobalt, manganese, aluminum) lithium-ion battery cells annually, enough for 150,000 electric vehicles, the firms said. For the project, Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy will establish a 50:50 joint venture. Indonesia will provide tax breaks and other incentives to support the stable operation of the envisioned plant, the firms said. The factory, to be built on a 330,000-square-meter plot of land in Karawang, near the capital of the Southeast Asian country, is to break ground in the fourth quarter of this year.

 

Relatives, spouses of employers punishable for workplace harassment from October: Labor Ministry

Close relatives and spouses of employers could face legal action for workplace bullying starting October, as the South Korean government looks to continue its work on improving workplace culture. The Ministry of Employment and Labor said Thursday that it will expand the range of people punishable for workplace bullying in accordance with the Labor Standards Act from those directly in the workplace with those harassed. At the moment, no legislative clause is in place to directly levy punishment for workplace harassment, but a legislative revision will take effect Oct. 14 that could mean fines of up to 10 million won for harassers. The revision designated some specific clauses to be determined under presidential authority. The measure that the ministry plans to implement will include spouses, directly related family members and close cousins of employers as punishable for workplace harassment. The move was proposed in consideration of how family members are involved in some small businesses, the ministry said.

 

                                                                                    

 

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

Korean Catholic Church comes under fire over allegations of priest's crimes

The Korean Catholic Church has come under fire for allegations of crimes committed by its clergymen recently, facing criticism for its poor handling of the case. Local broadcaster MBC reported that a priest, who is also the head of the Catholic Church-run SOS Children's Villages Korea, a non-government organization providing care for those children without family care, will be suspended from duty from Aug. 6 after it made public that he was recently investigated by the police in Daegu as a suspect in a sexual harassment case involving two female staff members of the organization in 2018. The facility was founded in Daegu in 1965, and later expanded its operations to Seoul and Suncheon in South Jeolla Province. Until the mid-1980s, the facility was run to support Korean War orphans but later expanded its scope to all children in need of parental care.

 

Mobile exit, pandemic consumer habits hugely benefit LG Electronics

LG Electronics reported stellar second-quarter earnings results thanks to rising demand for electronic gadgets amid the continued COVID-19 pandemic, while its decision to pull out of the money-losing handset business also helped its bottom line. LG said Thursday that operating profit surged 65.5 percent year-on-year to 1.11 trillion won for the three-month period that ended on June 30. It was the highest quarterly operating profit seen since the second quarter of 2009. Second-quarter sales also jumped 48.4 percent to a quarterly high of 17.13 trillion won, LG said in regulatory filing to the Korea Exchange (KRX). Analysts were also impressed by LG's operating profit margin of almost 10 percent during the latest quarter, marking a major turnaround. The home appliance division reported 6.8 trillion won in quarterly sales, while the division's operating profit came to 653 billion won. Demand for LG's home appliances has soared because more people are spending an increasing amount of time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Chung siblings take different steps in boosting Shinsegae's businesses

Two powerful siblings ― Shinsegae Vice Chairman Chung Yong-jin and Shinsegae Department Store President Chung Yoo-kyung ― are having one of the busiest times of their lives. The two Chungs are each taking risks to boost their businesses, but they show different characteristics in making these risks work. The older brother is more fearless than his sister. The vice chairman has invested over 4.31 trillion won ($3.76 billion) in acquiring companies in various sectors, from a sports team, to an e-commerce firm and an online fashion mall. The investment is nearly six times his company's annual operating profit. In addition, he recently obtained additional shares in Starbucks Korea, which was established jointly and previously divided into a 50/50 split between Shinsegae and Starbucks International. Chung Yong-jin is leading the company into new frontiers and taking an aggressive stance to develop businesses in almost all the areas that are in close contact with customers.

                                                                                                               

 

Chosun Ilbo (http://english.chosun.com)
Lockdown Fails to Contain Infection Surge

Coronavirus infections hit a new daily record on Wednesday despite lockdown being tightened across the country, and now even tougher restrictions loom. Lockdown was tightened in the Seoul metropolitan area on July 12 and for the rest of the country on Tuesday, but the tally of new infections has been above 1,000 a day for three weeks. For now the current restrictions will remain in place until Aug. 8. Part of the reason is that people are increasingly ignoring the rules due to lockdown fatigue and distrust of a government that has bungled the vaccination rollout. On Tuesday, 1,212 people tested positive in the capital region alone, crossing the 1,200 mark for the first time, while 611 people tested positive elsewhere, including 99 in Busan, 93 in South Gyeongsang Province, 74 each in Daejeon and Gangwon Province, and 54 in Daegu.

 

Kim Jong-un Likens N.Korea's Plight to War

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has told war veterans that the impoverished state is experiencing a "crisis similar to a war" due to the coronavirus pandemic, the official Rodong Sinmun daily said Wednesday. "We are faced with difficulties and hardship caused by the unprecedented global health crisis and prolonged lockdown no less challenging than how it was during the war," he said. The remarks came on the day of a surprise announcement that Kim agreed with President Moon Jae-in to restore overland communication lines between the two Koreas. The North Korean economy is at its worst since the deadly famine of the 1990s because it sealed its borders with China, which supplies most of its necessities, amid the pandemic. Domestic food production has plunged after heavy flooding last year and food prices have reportedly doubled in some parts of North Korea. International sanctions and a devaluation of the U.S. dollar and Chinese yuan are making matters worse.

 

Big Tech Companies to Allow Only Vaccinated Employees into U.S. Offices

Big tech companies are making it mandatory for employees in the United States to get COVID-19 vaccinations before entering campuses, as the highly infectious delta variant of the coronavirus drives a resurgence in cases. Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Facebook said on Wednesday all U.S. employees must get vaccinated to step into offices. Google is also planning to expand its vaccination drive to other countries in the coming months. According to a Deadline report, streaming giant Netflix has also implemented a policy mandating vaccinations for the cast and crew on all its U.S. productions. Apple plans to restore its mask requirement policy at most of its U.S. retail stores, both for customers and staff, even if they are vaccinated, Bloomberg News reported. Apple and Netflix did not immediately respond to requests for comments.

 

                                                                                                

 

HanKyoReh Shinmun (http://english.hani.co.kr)
Blue House denies report S. Korea, N. Korea are in talks over summit

With the 68th anniversary of the Armistice Agreement bringing up memories of the agonies of the Korean War, the announcement that day of the restoration of inter-Korean hotlines could be seen as a long-awaited rainfall after an extended drought. It’s still too early to tell, however, whether that shower will be a life-giving force that moistened the parched earth and helps peace to flower again on the peninsula or whether it will be inadequate to stave off the raging heat. Purely in technical terms, the restoration of the inter-Korean hotlines Tuesday was simply a matter of North Korea reverting to the status quo before June 9 of last year, when it unilaterally closed down all liaison channels over the scattering of propaganda leaflets by defector groups in the South. Even before the hotlines were shut down, however, inter-Korean relations had already been in rickety shape following the collapse of the second North Korea-US summit in Hanoi in February 2019.

 

Reopening direct hotline between South, North Korea should be stepping stone for normalizing inter-Korean relations

The hotlines used for inter-Korean communication were unexpectedly restored Tuesday, more than a year after they were shut down in June 2020. This is a welcome development, sending a positive signal on the prospects for improving inter-Korean relations that have long been at an impasse. It’s even more significant that this agreement to restore the hotlines was based on direct communication between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who exchanged ongoing correspondence on the matter. Hopefully, this will be an opportunity for the two sides to join forces once again to restore their own relationship and restart the Korean Peninsula peace process with improvements to North Korea-US relations. South and North Korea announced the hotlines’ restoration simultaneously at 11 am Tuesday. Shortly afterward, the South Korean Ministry of Unification and Ministry of National Defense confirmed that follow-up measures had been implemented with the direct line at Panmunjom, the inter-Korean joint liaison office communication line, and the military hotline.

 

US-China stalemate because US sees China as "imagined enemy," Chinese diplomat says

The first senior-level communication between the US and China in about four months ended without achieving much, except to reaffirm the differences in the two sides' views. This chill between Washington and Beijing appears likely to persist for some time. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported Monday that Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng, who is in charge of China's diplomacy with the US, met earlier that morning in Tianjin with US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman.

Xie was quoted as rather pointedly saying that the root cause of the deadlock in China-US relations was because "some Americans portray China as an 'imagined enemy.'" This sort of aggressive attitude recalls the "2+2" senior-level talks the two sides held in Anchorage back in March. "For quite some time, when talking about conflict with China and challenges facing the U.S., the 'Pearl Harbor moment' and the 'Sputnik moment' have been brought up by some Americans," Xie was quoted as saying.

                                                                                    

 

The Dong-A Ilbo (http://english.donga.com/)

Seoul to retrieve a quarter of Yongsan Garrison lot by early next year

South Korea will retrieve around 500,000 square meters of Yongsan Garrison, the United States Forces Korea’s base in Yongsan District, Seoul by early next year. The area in question is about a quarter of the base, 70 times the size of a football stadium. South Korean and the United States have agreed to cooperate closely on making the return of 500,000 square meters of Yongsan Garrison happen by early next year, according to the South Korean Foreign Affairs Ministry on Thursday. Ko Yun-ju, North American Affairs Bureau Director-General of South Korea, and Lt. Gen. Scott L. Pleus, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Deputy Commander, who are co-chairmen of the Status of Forces Agreement, adopted a related joint statement on Thursday. It will be the first time that a large chunk of land of Yongsan Garrison will be retrieved by South Korea.

 

American businesses put on a mask again

U.S. President Joe Biden put on a mask indoors for the first time in two months due to the spread of the Delta strain. Biden met with Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya on Wednesday at the White House, wearing a mask. He had not worn a mask since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) alleviated the mask rule in May. He observed the institution’s recommendation published on Tuesday to wear a mask indoors even after vaccination. Major businesses such as Google and Facebook as well as state governments all imposed stronger quarantine rules. The Associated Press reported that Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company will make vaccination mandatory for U.S. employees and have most of its workforce back to the offices beginning on October 18 instead of September 1 in a worldwide email. Facebook also made vaccination mandatory for employees in the U.S on the same day.

 

South and North Korea restore hotline

South and North Korea restored hotlines on Tuesday, 413 days since North Korea unilaterally severed inter-Korean communication hotline in June last year. Back then, the North blamed propaganda leaflets sent by some North Korean defectors across the border. Taking the opportunity, the South Korean presidential office Cheong Wa Dae plans to expedite the effort to improve inter-Korean ties in the final months of President Moon Jae-in’s term. South and North Korea have agreed to restore their severed communication hotlines as of 10 a.m., Tuesday,” presidential senior secretary for public communication Park Soo-hyun said on Tuesday. “The leaders of the two Koreas have exchanged letters since April to discuss improving inter-Korean relations and agreed to start by restoring severed communication hotlines.” Accordingly, the Ministry of Unification and the Ministry of Defense communicated with North Korea through the inter-Korean liaison office and the inter-Korean military communication line established in West Sea, respectively on Tuesday.

 

                                                                                                

 

The KyungHyangShinmun (http://english.khan.co.kr/)
Yoon Seok-youl and Lee Jae-myung Compete for the Lead, While Choe Jae-hyeong Passes the 5% Barrier

On July 29, survey results showed that former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl and Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung remained the top two contenders, battling in a tight race among possible presidential candidates, with the difference in their approval ratings within the margin of error. Former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea Lee Nak-yon (Lee Nak-yeon) remained in third place with his approval rating continuing its climb, while former chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection Choe Jae-hyeong stepped up to fourth place after passing the 5% barrier. The polling firm Realmeter conducted a survey of 2,058 men and women ages 18 and older nationwide. The survey on the public’s preference in future presidential candidates in the fourth week of July was commissioned by OhMyNews. According to the survey, former Prosecutor General Yoon topped the list of candidates with 27.5% of support. Governor Lee followed with 25.5%. The two men continued to engage in a close race, with only a 2.0% difference in approval ratings, which lies within the margin of error.

 

Venerable Wolju, Former President of the Jogye Order Dies

Venerable Wolju, who served as the president of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, died on July 22. He was 87 when he died, 67 years after he was ordained a Buddhist monk. The Jogye Order announced that Ven. Wolju died at 9:45 a.m. this morning at Geumsansa Temple in Gimjae, Jeollabuk-do where he taught Zen meditation. Recently, the late monk had been hospitalized at Dongguk University Ilsan Medical Center receiving treatment for pneumonia. He was moved to Geumsansa Temple early this morning where he spent his last hours. Ven. Wolju was one of the figures representing the Buddhist circle. He stressed the social participation of Buddhism and was active in a number of civic groups including the Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice. However, he was dismissed as the president of the House of Sharing, a shelter for comfort women victims in the Japanese military, last year following an incident that disclosed the misuse of donations as well as the abuse of the elderly women, casting a blot on his name.

 

UNESCO Unanimously Adopts Resolution on Japan’s Distortion of Facts on Battleship Island

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee unanimously adopted a resolution stating that Japan failed to properly convey historical facts on Korean victims of forced labor on Battleship Island (Hashima Island). On July 22, Kyodo News covered the story also mentioning that the assessment included unusually strong expressions, such as “strongly regret,” aimed at the Japanese government. According to Kyodo News, in the resolution, the World Heritage Committee, asked the Japanese government to make improvements to the Industrial Heritage Information Center in Tokyo, describing Battleship Island. Specifically, the committee pointed out that the Japanese government failed to sufficiently explain the fact that South Koreans were victims of forced labor and also failed to properly remember the victims.

 

                                                                                                

 

Maeil Business News Korea (http://www.pulsenews.co.kr/)

UPDATE: Samsung Elec capex up 36% H1, confirms best report since 2018 peak

Samsung Electronics Co.’s spending on wafer facility increased by 36.3 percent on year in the first six months to respond to a new heyday in chips and IT components, although the pace halved from a year ago in a humble gain to its own standards and compared with rigorous expansion by its chip rivals Intel and TSMC. But the South Korean tech behemoth with $100 billion in cash hoard claims to have a 10-year chip roadmap ready to sustain leadership in cutting-edge technology and plans “meaningful” M&As within the next three years to toughen its capacity in AI, 5G and automotive electronics.

 

US agrees to cooperate to first return a fourth of US forces site in Yongsan next year

The United States agreed to first return one fourth of the U.S. military’s garrison site in Yongsan spanning over 500,000 square meters in central Seoul by 2022, the Korean foreign ministry said Thursday. The agreement was reached in a phone meeting between Ko un-ju, director-general of the North American affairs bureau at the ministry, and Lt. Gen. Scott L. Pleus, deputy commander of the U.S. Forces Korea and put to a written statement. The two are representatives of the joint committee of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The South Korean government has been pressing with the return of the nearly 2 million square-meter site, one of the 12 U.S. military camps, to expedite its project to redesign the bulky space into a national park.

 

S. Korea’s three major telcos to pit for over $1 bn military network project

South Korea’s three major telecom companies will compete for at least $1 billion defense project to build a new communication network linking up every level of command. According to industry sources, SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus have completed the submission of their respective business proposals to authorities for the next-generation military-broadband convergence network (M-BcN) project on Wednesday. The project will cost a record 1.2 trillion won ($1.04 billion) which breaks down to 633.9 billion won for equipment installation and construction and the remaining for operation and maintenance. The project aims to build the country’s first advanced nationwide military network with a 10-year operation and management period.

 

                                                                                                                 

 

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