Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Round-up of important news from major Korean dailies and from international media today
The Korea Post (http://www.koreapost.com/)
‘Our Independence Day is a truly significant day approved by over 90% of our people’
Charge d’Affaires Igor Denissuk of the Republic of Ukraine in Seoul said, “The Independence Day of our country on August 24 marks a truly significant day when Ukraine declared its independence on 1 December 1991 after holding a referendum in which over 90% of voters approved it.” Speaking at an interview with The Korea Post media on the occasion of the Independence Day of Ukraine, CDA Denissuk said, “Aside from state-supported festivities, Ukrainians attend outdoor concerts, parties, and reenactments of Kyivan Rus traditions. Vyshyvankas, Ukrainian flags, and the Ukrainian coat of arms are all commonly seen on this day.” Details of the interview follow:
“Kenya tops in quality of life in Africa, 4th largest economy in Sub-Saharan area”
Ambassador Mwende Mwinzi (MBS) of the Republic of Kenya in Seoul said, “Kenya ranked the fourth largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa with a GDP of US$60 billion.” Speaking with The Korea Post media in a recent interview, the lady ambassador of the Central African country said, “The World Economic Forum’s country competitiveness report ranks Kenya number one in Africa in quality of human capital and availability of research and innovation.”
Ambassador Mwinzi discussed a wide range of topics with Publisher Lee Kyung-sik and his reportorial team at the Embassy of Kenya in Seoul in a recent interview with her at the Embassy in Seoul on Aug. 3, 2021. Details of the interview follow:
President Moon releases Vice Chairman Lee of Samsung in Liberation Day parole
Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong of Korea’s top business conglomerate, Samsung, was released on parole on August 13 on the occasion of the Liberation Day of Korea on August 15 after his internment for two years and six months on charges of involvement in “Kukjeong Nongdan” (which translates “abuse of authority, unauthorized use of state power, coercion, fraud, monopoly,” etc.). President Moon Jae-in said, “We know that there are different opinions on the release of Mr. Lee but we thought that it is appropriate to share the view that Mr. Lee’s contribution to the healthy economy of Korea is very important.” Former President Madam Park Geun-hye is in prison on similar charges. Many people are wondering what would happen in case of the government’s change in the future, and hope that the unfortunate happening would stop.
KBS (http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/)
US National Security Adviser: No Intent to Withdraw US Troops from S. Korea, Europe
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday that President Joe Biden has no intent to withdraw its troops from South Korea and Europe. Sullivan made the remark during a press briefing when asked about U.S. President Joe Biden's Monday speech in which he said that the U.S. military cannot make sacrifices where there is no national interest. Asked if Biden's comment applies to U.S.' allies as well, including South Korea, Sullivan said that the president has no intention of drawing down U.S. troops from South Korea or Europe. He added that the country has sustained a troop presence for a very long time in those regions, not in the middle of a civil war, but to deal with the potential of an external enemy and to protect its ally against that external enemy.
Moon Hosts State Dinner for Kazakh President
President Moon Jae-in hosted a state dinner for Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the presidential office on Tuesday. In a speech at the event, Moon said that since the old days, the ancestors of the two nations traded via the Silk Road and shared culture, taking a similar path of independence and economic development. He said the friendship of the two nations grew stronger through time, expressing hope that they will enhance further bilateral cooperation for friendship and progress as next year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties. In response, President Tokayev said that the two nations are friends by destiny, noting that the remains of Korean freedom fighter and general Hong Beom-do were repatriated from Kazakhstan.
Trial Begins in Oct. in Damage Suit against N. Korea Involving Settlers from Japan
A trial will begin in October in Japan concerning a compensation case lodged by Korean Japanese people who relocated to North Korea decades ago under a government program, but fled the country and returned to Japan. The five plaintiffs are suing the North Korean government for five billion won in reparations. According to Kyodo News, the Tokyo District Court will hold the first hearing on oral proceedings on October 14. On Monday, the court initiated procedures through service by public notice that will have the effect of serving judicial documents to North Korea. Under a bilateral treaty on repatriating ethnic Koreans in Japan to North Korea, many were relocated to the North between 1959 and 1984. The first vessel carrying 975 people departed from the Japanese port of Niigata in December 1959.
Yonhap (http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr)
S. Korean, Kazakh leaders agree to bolster strategic partnerships on new industries, climate, peace
The leaders of South Korea and Kazakhstan agreed during their summit talks here Tuesday to deepen and expand their "strategic partnerships" in various sectors, including those related to the fourth industrial revolution, public health, space exploration and climate. President Moon Jae-in noted that his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has become the first foreign leader to visit South Korea since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. He arrived here Monday for a two-day state visit to reciprocate Moon's trip to the Central Asian nation in April 2019. "I hope that relations between the two countries will further develop, like those of brother ones," Moon said at the outset of the Cheong Wa Dae summit.
Delta variant cases near 14,000, 1 more delta plus variant infection reported
South Korea has confirmed 3,014 more cases of four major contagious variants of the new coronavirus over the past week, including 2,594 of the highly transmissible delta variants, health authorities said Tuesday. The caseload of such infections reached 13,780 here, with the number of delta cases, first reported in India, tallied at 10,421, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The tally indicates that the delta variant is increasingly becoming the dominant strain of COVID-19 here, making it more difficult for health authorities to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. The delta variant is behind a recent spike in COVID-19 infections in Seoul and its neighboring areas, while showing signs of spreading much faster into the rest of the country.
N. Korea sees ties with China as 'fundamentally distrustful': think tank
North Korea is economically dependent on China but views their relationship as fundamentally based on distrust, a U.S. think tank said Tuesday. The Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. also said that China is unwilling to solve the North Korean issue as it views Pyongyang through the lens of competition with the United States. "Therefore, real practical cooperation between the U.S. and China on denuclearization is limited," the think tank's office of congressional relations said in a report, titled "Wilson Memo: The Unique Relationship Between China & North Korea." "On one hand, there is a chance that North Korea may be willing to denuclearize if it feels comfortable with China expanding its nuclear umbrella over North Korea. However, any agreement in this realm would clash with the ideology of juche, therefore making it unlikely," it added.
The Korea Herald (http://www.koreaherald.com)
NK views its relations with China as ‘fundamentally distrustful:’ think tank
North Korea views its ties with China as “fundamentally distrustful,” despite its economic dependence on its largest trading partner, a US think tank said Tuesday. In a report titled “Wilson Memo: The Unique Relationship Between China & North Korea,” the congressional relations office at Washington’s Woodrow Wilson Center analyzed China-North Korea relations to help US policymakers make informed policy on the North. “North Korea is relatively dependent on China, as it accounts for 80 percent of North Korea’s external trade. However, North Korea views its relationship with China as something that is fundamentally distrustful,” it said. The mistrust between Pyongyang and Beijing can be attributed mainly to the North’s ideology of “juche,” or self-reliance, and more specifically dates back to historic events such as the Minsaengdan Incident in the 1930s, a massacre of ethnic Koreans by the Chinese Communist Party, according to the report.
Korea, Kazakhstan agree to boost ties in Seoul summit
President Moon Jae-in and visiting President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan on Tuesday held summit talks and pledged to further expand the strategic partnership between the countries. The Kazakh president arrived in Seoul on Monday for a two-day state visit, becoming the first foreign leader to visit the country since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also a return visit for Moon’s visit to the Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan in 2019. “This is the first state visit since the pandemic began. Your visit shows the special friendship between the two nations,” Moon said during the summit that lasted for about an hour earlier in the day. The president again expressed gratitude to the Kazakh people for Sunday’s return of the remains of Gen. Hong Beom-do, a legendary independence fighter who led major battles against Imperial Japan. Hong died in Kazakhstan in 1943.
Compliance, chips and vaccine ‘top priority‘ for Samsung’s Lee
Samsung Group’s de facto chief Lee Jae-yong is going full speed ahead after returning to the office Tuesday, tending to tasks waiting for his attention at Samsung Electronics. On Tuesday, the first working day since his release from jail Friday, the Samsung vice chairman reported to his office at Samsung’s headquarters in Seocho, southern Seoul, early in the morning. Of all the items on his agenda, three appear to be of top priority: compliance, chips and vaccine. It was unclear whether Lee attended a monthly meeting of the external committee on Samsung’s compliance issues that was set at 2 p.m. at the Secho headquarters. While in jail, Lee vowed to continue supporting the committee’s activities, asking the committee members, including former Chief Justice Kim Ji-hyung to take responsibility.
The Korea Times (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr)
Korea, Kazakhstan agree to expand strategic partnership
President Moon Jae-in and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev agreed to expand their two countries' strategic partnership, Tuesday, in order to have bilateral ties cover new industries related to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, public healthcare and space exploration. The leaders also commemorated the return of the remains of Korean independence fighter Hong Beom-do, stressing it was a symbol of the two countries' friendship. President Tokayev is on a two-day state visit to Korea at the invitation of President Moon, and is the first foreign leader to Seoul since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tokayev, who arrived here Monday, is the first Kazakh president to travel to Korea in five years.
Moderna to increase vaccine supply to Korea in coming months
Moderna will increase its supply of COVID-19 vaccine this month and September, and make every effort to speed up the planned delivery of doses for next month, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Tuesday. The U.S. pharmaceutical company will inform the ministry about specific shipment dates and amounts by the end of the week, the ministry added. This agreement was reached during a meeting between a government delegation and Moderna officials at the drug firm's headquarters in Massachusetts, Aug. 13 (local time). The delegation, led by Vice Health Minister Kang Do-tae, made the visit to deliver a protest on supply setbacks and discuss ways to resolve delayed vaccine shipments.
Revered independence fighter awarded medal 78 years after death
South Korea awarded a posthumous medal of honor Tuesday to Hong Beom-do, a historic independence fighter, whose remains returned from Kazakhstan two days earlier. President Moon Jae-in conferred the Order of Merit for National Foundation on Hong in a ceremony attended by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at Cheong Wa Dae. Hong, who served as commander of Korea's independence army, is revered for leading victories in the troops' battles against Japanese forces during the 1910-45 colonial rule, especially the Battle of Fengwudong in Manchuria, China, in 1920. He died in 1943 at the age of 75 in the Kazakh region of Kyzylorda. In 1962, the South Korean government bestowed on him the Presidential Medal of the Order of Merit for National Foundation.
Chosun Ilbo (http://english.chosun.com)
Korean Space Rocket Set for Launch in October
Korea's first fully homegrown space rocket Nuri will blast off into space on Oct. 21. The Nuri will put a 1.5-ton satellite into orbit 600-800 km above the earth. The country has spent around W2 trillion since 2010 on the development (US$1=W1,163). An earlier Korean rocket, Naro, was successfully launched in 2013 but the booster was made in Russia. The Nuri's launch was postponed twice due to technical glitches. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute will test launch the space rocket twice to check its functions. The first will involve a 1.5-ton dummy satellite and the second a 1.3-ton dummy satellite and a functioning 0.2-ton satellite. But the final launch date could change depending on the weather conditions, and the institute will first check if the rocket works in freezing temperatures.
Korea Launches New Missile Submarine
The Navy last Friday took delivery of Korea's first homegrown heavy-duty submarine, the 3,000-ton Dosan Ahn Chang-ho. The sub carries six vertical launch tubes for ballistic missiles. It was commissioned at Opko Shipyard in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province. Korea is the eighth country after the U.S., the U.K, France, Japan, India, Russia and China to develop its own 3,000-ton sub. Most of the weaponry and others were developed domestically. Equipped with air-independent propulsion systems, the sub, 83.5 m long and 9.6 m wide, can stay underwater for up to three weeks, and is capable of sinking to a depth of more than 400 m. It cost W1 trillion (US$1=W1,166). It can launch ballistic missiles that are much faster than cruise missiles and harder to intercept.
Ex-President Chun Hospitalized for 'Cancer Treatment'
Former putschist President Chun Doo-hwan has been hospitalized after collapsing during his trial for defamation last week. Chun (90) apparently suffers from multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, but Yonsei University's Severance Hospital in Seoul is conducting follow-up tests to be sure, sources said Sunday. On Aug. 9, Chun appeared in a Gwangju court in an appeals trial for defaming the late activist priest Cho Chul-hyun but left the courtroom after 25 minutes complaining of breathing difficulties. Prosecutors are appealing a suspended sentence given to Chun for defaming the priest, who gave an eyewitness account of the 1980 Gwangju massacre of democracy activists that happened at Chun's orders.
HanKyoReh Shinmun (http://english.hani.co.kr)
Kazakh president arrives in S. Korea, becomes first foreign leader to visit since pandemic began
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in South Korea on Monday at the invitation of South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Tokayev became the first foreign leader to visit South Korea since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020. Tokayev was greeted by Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Moon Sung-wook upon arrival at Seoul Air Base. Moon and Tokayev held summit talks at the Blue House on Tuesday. Tokayev also attended a ceremony to bestow a posthumous medal on Korean independence fighter Hong Beom-do, whose remains were repatriated Sunday from Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan. Tokayev was scheduled to leave South Korea later Tuesday.
Moon says resolution to “comfort women” issue is about “not repeating” past in video message
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said a “resolution to the comfort women issue is about not repeating an unfortunate past,” in remarks on the eve of the National Liberation Day holiday on Sunday. He also said he planned to “work so that a future of forgiveness and reconciliation can flower on a foundation of historical truth created by the testimony of the [victims] and the efforts of civil society and academia.” Moon’s remarks came as part of a video message Saturday for the international memorial day for the “comfort women,” victims of wartime sexual enslavement by the Japanese military. “It has been 30 years since the late Kim Hak-sun testified publicly about her victimization,” he noted. Reflecting on the meaning of Kim’s actions, he added, “With that one sentence she spoke 30 years ago — ‘I am Hak-sun, and I was taken by force to serve as a Japanese military “comfort woman”’ — the truth came into the world.”
Lee Jae-myung holds lead over Yoon Seok-youl, Lee Nak-yon in latest poll
South Koreans told pollsters that Gyeonggi Gov. Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party’s leading presidential candidate, is best-suited to being the country’s next president. Lee Jae-myung topped the poll beyond the margin of error both in hypothetical matchups and across the board. When Hankook Research asked 1,000 adults around the country from Thursday to Saturday about suitability for president, 25.6% of respondents chose Lee Jae-myung, placing him above all other candidates by more than the margin of error. Commissioned by KBS, the poll had a 95% reliability and a sampling error of plus or minus 3.1 points. Coming in behind Lee were former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl (18.1%), former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yon (11%), People Power Party lawmaker Hong Joon-pyo (4.8%), and former Board of Audit and Inspection Chairperson Choe Jae-hyeong (4.4%).
The Dong-A Ilbo (http://english.donga.com/)
Akhundzada, the new supreme commander of Taliban
With the sunni militants grabbing power again in Afghanistan in 20 years, the leaders of the Taliban are drawing attention from the media. According to BBC, the current leader of the Taliban is a 60-year-old Islamic scholar named Hibatullah Akhundzada. Hailing from Kandahar, the southern part of the country and the stronghold of the militants, Akhundzada has served as the decision-maker of the Taliban since 2016 for its religious, political and military affairs. Dubbed “the Leader of the Faithful,” he is a reclusive leader who rarely makes public appearances. According to The New York Times, Akhundzada is bold enough being calm even when he was held at gunpoint by an assailant during his lecture. Rumors circulated that he was killed by the coronavirus last year, but it was denied by the Taliban.
Rep. Hong Joon-pyo declares presidential bid
Rep. Hong Joon-pyo of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) announced his presidential bid on Tuesday, saying a novice cannot manage a country. This is his second presidential bid following 2017. The five-term lawmaker held a virtual press conference at his camp office in Seoul on Friday to announce his bid to run in next year’s presidential election. Rep. Hong expressed his desperation to run for presidency for the last time in his political career. “I will give every ounce of my soul to take back power with a determination to return the country’s favor,” he said. “When it comes to presidency, cramming will not work,” said Rep. Hong, who had served as the chairman and the floor leader of the Hannara Party (currently PPP), and governor of South Gyeongsang Province, targeting former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl and former Board of Audit Inspection Chair Choi Jae-hyung, his rivals within the party.
Hyundai Tucson PHEV tops in Auto Bild’s performance review
Hyundai Motor’s Tucson plug-in hybrid electronic vehicle (PHEV) topped a German automobile magazine’s performance assessment of SUV models. The Tucson PHEV scored 543 out of 800 points in a comparison review of SUVs by Germany’s Auto Bild, outperforming any other competitor of an equivalent class, according to the largest South Korean carmaker on Sunday. The Tucson was followed by Land Rover’s Discovery Sports PHEV (516 points) in 2nd place, and Peugeot’s 3008 PHEV and Toyota’s RAV4 PHEV tying for third place (514 points). The magazine made an all-out assessment about the world’s top four popular models in terms of car frame, drivetrain, eco-friendliness, etc. Hyundai’s PHEV showed the highest level of braking performance to put itself to a full stop from 100km/h to zero. It not only garnered a great deal of acclaim in terms of driving performance and space utilization but also outcompeted rivals by more than 10 points when it came to cost. The Tucson PHEV was rated as a well-rounded and versatile player by Auto Bild.
The KyungHyangShinmun (http://english.khan.co.kr/)
Kim Moo-sung and His Brother, Fraud Victims or Bribery Suspects of a Fake Fisheries Businessman
In 2019, Kim Moo-sung, former Liberty Korea Party (current People Power Party) lawmaker and his older brother visited Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, where Kim (43, arrested), a fake owner of a fisheries business, was based. The brothers went to review an investment project Kim suggested and the three men spent the time building their relationship. The police are considering a possible violation of the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act by former lawmaker Kim, who borrowed a luxury car from the fake fisheries businessman for free when he served as a lawmaker. According to the coverage by the Kyunghyang Shinmun on August 16, the Kim brothers visited Pohang-si to inspect the status of a frozen-at-sea squid business, which the fraudulent Kim had suggested that they invest in, in July 2019. At the time, the supposed businessman took former lawmaker Kim in his yellow supercar and had his acquaintance take a picture. Kim Moo-sung also took a group photo with the man’s acquaintances in front of the ocean.
Kim Jae-won “Lee Jun-seok Told Won Hee-ryong that Yoon Seok-youl Could Be Resolved Soon”: The People Power Party About to Blow
Kim Jae-won, a member of the People Power Party’s Supreme Council criticized the party leader, Lee Jun-seok claiming that Lee’s words and actions were threatening the fairness of the party’s primary. Kim then said he personally checked with former Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong and confirmed that the press coverage mentioning that Won heard Lee Jun-seok say that the former prosecutor general, Yoon Seok-youl would be sorted out soon was fact. Kim appeared for an interview on A Closer Look with Kim Jong-bae on MBC radio on August 17 and said, “The problem is so serious that our party supporters including me, who have witnessed him (Lee Jun-seok) stir quite a problem with the number one candidate (Yoon Seok-youl) in terms of approval ratings, wondered if he really was determined to turn over the political power in office.”
Scattered Children: Three out of Five Return to Shelters
“I felt so betrayed when I found out about the abuse. I was sorry to my child because I felt like I was making her suffer due to my unstable life. Then I got really angry at myself,” said A (26), on August 15. A had placed her daughter A-yeong (alias, 2) in the hands of Spring of Life Church in Seocho-gu, Seoul, an unregistered child welfare facility. The Spring of Life Church closed its doors in May after it was revealed that the children there had suffered abuse. The staff forced the babies and children to drink baby formula by themselves, provided poor meals, and shoved the children to the ground for complaining. Including A-yeong, there were only five children remaining when the facility shut down. Did the abused children find a safe home? With the help of Moving Youth Center EXIT, the Kyunghyang Shinmun tracked down the five children and checked how they were doing.
Maeil Business News Korea (http://www.pulsenews.co.kr/)
This year’s WKF packed with geopolitical issues, climate change and new tech themes
U.S. robotics unicorn Boston Dynamics CEO Marc Raibert, national security expert and Harvard professor Graham Allison, and NASA deputy administrator Pamela Melroy join the list of international influential names featuring at the World Knowledge Forum in Seoul next month devoted to the theme of post-pandemic global order. The World Knowledge Forum, Asia’s largest annual business forum hosted by Korea’s Maekyung Media Group, will kick off its three-day sessions on September 14, 2021 in central Seoul. Under the theme of “Terra Incognita: Redesigning the Global Architecture,” renowned policymakers, entrepreneurs, scientists, investors and environment activists across the world will share their insights on how the global community should address the sudden changes in the wake of unprecedented pandemic.
Korea to accelerate digitalization of military and defense capabilities
South Korean ministries are joining forces to accelerate digitalization of the country’s military and defense capabilities. The Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Science and ICT announced Tuesday that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint R&D task force team to develop and deploy futuristic digital technologies for national defense and foster digital talents in the military. Under the partnership, the two ministries will form “Defense ICT Support Taskforce” within the Institute for Information & Communication Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP), which will be in charge of establishing national defense R&D strategies and technology roadmaps, developing new projects and providing support for demonstration projects.
Samsung flagships await cue from their chief on massive capex and M&As
Samsung flagships are up and about to ready for the cue to embark on suspended business projects and investments after their chief Jay Y. Lee has been released from prison on parole. Kim Ki-nam, head of Samsung Electronics’ device solutions division, Jung Hyun-ho, head of business support task force, and other key executives reported to work during the long weekend that included Monday as a holiday. Lee is said to be recuperating from a seven-month-long prison life and a surgery during his isolation. He is restricted from returning to full-fledged management for five years.
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