The Korean daily media headlines and humor

The Korean daily media headlines and humor

Friday, May 11, 2018

Your Excellency:

What’s ticking in Korea and around the world today?

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

Very Respectfully Yours

/s/

Lee Kyung-sik

Publisher-Chairman

The Korea Post media

P.S.: If the Headlines are no longer desired, please advise us at: edt@koreapost.com or pub@koreapost.com.

Incheon National University

A lion guardian at near the entrance building of the INU

President Cho Dong-sung of INU with campus buildings in the backdrop

Ambassadors, senior education officers, spouses invited

to a deluxe tour of INU on upcoming May 28, 2018

Please advise us at edt@koreapost.com or call Ms. Sua Kim at 010-7584-5873, if our VVIP Invitation has not reached our distinguished guest.

I am pleased to inform that President Cho Dong-sung of Incheon National University (INU) cordially invites the Ambassador and Madam, and also the senior education officers at the Embassies (on behalf of the Ambassadorsa unable to attend) to a tour of his University on Monday May 28, 2018.

The Tour is organized by The Korea Post media, and will be fully covered by all its five media outlets, including www.koreapost.com,www.koreapost.co.kr and http://www.koreapost.co.kr/pdf/list.php

For details of the University, please visit:

http://www.koreapost.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=4398

http://www.koreapost.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=6028

The time/schedule of the Tour is as follows:

0900 hours, Monday 28 May 2018: Meet at the Grand Hyatt Seoul (near the water fountain), and depart for INU by Limousine buses.

1020-1200 hours: Have a tour of the important facilities of the University.

1200-1400 hours: Attend a formal Luncheon with President and Madam Cho Dong-sung of INU prepared by a Super Deluxe Hotel in Incheon

1400-1700 hours: Attend a tour of the Bio-industrial Complex and Korea’s leading bio-related business companies.

1700-1810 hours: Move back by Deluxe Limousine Buses to Seoul.

(A slight change could occur to the schedule depending on situation of the day.)

Very Respectfully Yours

/s/

Lee Kyung-sik

Publisher-Chairman

The Korea Post media

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Round-up of important news stories from major Korean dailies today:

The Korea Post media (www.koreapost.com) in English, (www.koreapost.co.kr) in Korean.

Trump: N. Korea summit to take place in Singapore June 12

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday that his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will take place in Singapore June 12."The highly anticipated meeting between Kim Jong Un and myself will take place in Singapore on June 12th," Trump tweeted. "We will both try to make it a very special moment for World Peace!"Trump's tweet came just hours after three American citizens were brought home from imprisonment in the communist country.

Their release cleared a major obstacle for the upcoming meeting, which will be the first between sitting leaders of the two countries.

Samsung Electronics wins award in Canada for energy efficiency

Natural Resources Canada on Friday announced winners for the 2018 ENERGY STAR Canada Awards, with Samsung Electronics named as one of leading manufacturers in terms of providing energy-efficient products to the North American market.The Canadian energy ministry said the South Korean tech company became the manufacturer of the year in two categories, namely appliances and electronics.The ministry described Samsung as "one of the world's leading electronics companies with a reputation for innovation in consumer products such as digital appliances, televisions and smart phones, wearable devices, tablets and printers" on its website.The ENERGY STAR Canada Awards is based on the evaluation of around 1,500 companies' efforts in promoting energy-efficient products and technologies.

INU grows rapidly from a private college to municipal university

President Cho Dong-sung of Incheon National University in Inchon, a little over 28 miles southwest of Seoul, invites ambassadors and their spouses to visit and see the unique and competitive aspects of his university on May 24 this year.
Here are recent developments at the university:

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

US-N. Korea Summit Set for June 12 in Singapore

After weeks of build-up, it has been decided that the first ever summit between the U.S. and North Korea will take place in Singapore on June 12th. President Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday that "The highly anticipated meeting between Kim Jong-un and myself will take place in Singapore on June 12th." He added "We will both try to make it a very special moment for World Peace!" The announcement came just hours after Trump personally welcomed home three Americans released from North Korea at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. Trump had floated the idea of holding the historic summit at the truce village of Panmunjeom, but White House aides reportedly saw Singapore as a better location.

Top Office Welcomes US-N. Korea Summit in Singapore

The South Korean presidential office has welcomed the planned summit between Washington and Pyongyang after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore on June 12th.Right after the announcement on Thursday, presidential spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom sent a message to reporters that the top office hails the Kim-Trump summit in Singapore.The spokesman said that the top office hopes the summit will pave the way for realizing denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and establishing a lasting peace in the region. Trump tweeted on Thursday that he will meet with Kim in Singapore on June 12th, adding that they will both try to make it a very special moment for world peace.

N. Korean Media: Trump Mulls Solution through Dialogue under "New Alternative"

A North Korean state media outlet repprts U.S. President Donald Trump is reviewing a “new alternative” to resolving the conflict between the two countries and is interested in solving the issue through dialogue. Pyongyang’s Korean Central Television on Thursday broadcast a seven-minute-long video report showing Wednesday's meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. It said that during the meeting Pompeo delivered President Trump’s verbal messages to Kim and in return Kim highly assessed and appreciated Trump’s deep interest in resolving the problems through dialogue and a "new alternative" as well as his active attitude toward their upcoming summit.

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

Elliott seeks over US$670 mln in compensation for loss from Samsung merger

U.S. activist fund Elliott Associates is seeking more than US$670 million in compensation for the loss it claims to have suffered from the 2015 merger of two Samsung units, an official document released by Seoul's justice ministry showed Friday. The Ministry of Justice disclosed the notice of intent it received from Elliott on April 13, in which the U.S. firm asked the South Korean government for a settlement over damages incurred from investment in Samsung C&T Corp. following its merger with Cheil Industries Inc.The fund filed an investor-state dispute settlement against the Korean government "in an amount to be quantified, and currently estimated to be not less than $670 million, as well as interest, costs and other such relief as a tribunal deems appropriate."Elliott, who held about a 7 percent stake in Samsung C&T, opposed the merger citing unfair terms that it said greatly undervalued the company and hurt investors' interest. It lost a proxy fight to block the deal and the merger went ahead, backed by the state-run National Pension Service's decisive vote in Samsung's favor.

GM to establish Asia Pacific headquarters in S. Korea

General Motors Co. will establish an Asia Pacific headquarters in South Korea and push for the manufacturing of key auto parts in its local design and technology center as part of its effort to show long-term commitment to growth in the country, Seoul's commerce ministry said Thursday. Paik Un-gyu, South Korean minister of trade, industry and energy, and GM International President Barry Engle signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation for development of South Korea's auto industry."GM will newly establish an Asia Pacific headquarters in South Korea and push to make GM Korea the hub for manufacturing, sales and technology development," Paik said during the signing ceremony.

GM to establish Asia Pacific headquarters in S. Korea

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

Trump: North Korea summit to take place in Singapore June 12

US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will take place in Singapore June 12."The highly anticipated meeting between Kim Jong Un and myself will take place in Singapore on June 12th," Trump tweeted. "We will both try to make it a very special moment for World Peace!"Trump's tweet came just hours after three American citizens were brought home from imprisonment in the communist country.Their release cleared a major obstacle for the upcoming meeting, which will be the first between sitting leaders of the two countries.

GM, Seoul agree on $7.15b rescue plan

General Motors has decided to set up its Asia-Pacific regional office in South Korea, among other measures to boost its operation here, while agreeing with the Seoul government on a $7.15 billion rescue plan to normalize business in the country, of which $750 million will come from Korea’s state-run bank, officials said Thursday.The two sides reached the agreement, according to which GM will convert $2.8 billion owed by GM Korea into shares and extend loans worth $3.6 billion for the local unit for facility investment, South Korean Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon told reporters.

Why young Koreans refuse to marry

After graduating from high school, she went on to a prestigious university, after which she was certain she would pass the bar exam or land a high-paying, stable job. Fierce competition obstructed both options, and Park entered graduate school. Having at least tackled the hurdles of education, the next rite of passage was employment. But after a year of job seeking, Lee remained jobless. Last month, she nabbed a contract-based position at a state-run organization. Employment was somewhat taken care of.

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

Kim, Trump to meet in Singapore on June 12

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on June 12 in Singapore to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."The highly anticipated meeting between Kim Jong Un and myself will take place in Singapore on June 12th," Trump tweeted. "We will both try to make it a very special moment for World Peace!"Singapore ― almost 5,000 kilometers south of Pyongyang ― represents neutral turf for the two leaders. If the meeting goes ahead as announced, the Kim-Trump meeting will mark the first North Korea-U.S. summit talks since the 1950-53 Korean War that was suspended by an armistice deal, not an official peace treaty.

Gov't aims to reduce plastic waste 50% by 2030

The Ministry of Environment (MOE) announced at the Sejong Government Complex Thursday comprehensive countermeasures to more effectively tackle increasing plastic waste in the nation. The government plans to intervene in the production, distribution, collection and recycling process of products to reduce plastic waste."The comprehensive countermeasures focus on enhancing public management and stabilizing the recycling market. The government will be involved in the life cycle of the products, starting from production to the recycling process." said Kim Eun-kyung, minister of the MOE."To resolve the plastic waste crisis, society as a whole needs to change its ways of production, consumption, recycling and even the culture."

Can Asiana reap benefits from Korean Air fiasco?

Asiana Airlines is moving toward a rebound after logging healthy earnings in the first quarter and improvements in its financial structure. Keen attention is on whether a fiasco involving its rival Korean Air's owner family could further boost Asiana's rebound. According to airline industry officials Thursday, Asiana Airlines is showing systematic progress in its bid to recover from a liquidity crunch.The most recent move was a completed deal on selling its Kumho Asiana Main Tower in Jongno-gu, Seoul. According to Kumho Asiana Main Tower Company, an Asiana Airlines unit, it signed a deal on Wednesday to sell the building to Germany's Deutsche Asset Management for 418 billion won ($390 million). The building is the headquarters for Kumho Asiana Group.The carrier said the sale will inject a 250 billion cash inflow as well as bringing other financial improvements worth 150 billion won, which is a timely liquidity for the debt-riddled airline.

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

Kim Jong-un Hogs Int'l Limelight
Kim Jong-un is basking in the international limelight in a manner unheard of for a North Korean leader with his flurry of meetings with international top officials. This week alone Kim spent two days deep in discussion with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Chinese port of Dalian and on Wednesday welcomed U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Pyongyang to discuss his impending summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. Kim and Pompeo discussed the date, location and agenda of the U.S.-North Korea summit, and Pompeo left triumphant with three U.S. citizens who had been held captive in the North. It was his second trip to North Korea since late March.

Korean Air Owner's Wife Slapped with Travel Ban
Police have slapped a travel ban on Korean Air chief Cho Yang-ho's wife, who is being investigated on charges of assaulting staff as well as running a luxury-goods smuggling racket. Police said Wednesday that the move was taken due to concerns that Lee Myung-hee could flee to Los Angeles in the U.S., where she owns a home. Lee has been questioned on suspicions of verbally abusing and physically assaulting staff at her home and a construction site for the Grand Hyatt Incheon, which belongs to a Korean Air subsidiary. She is also under investigation for smuggling luxury goods and evading taxes along with daughters, former Korean Air executives Cho Hyun-ah and Hyun-min, who were also accused of assault and abusing staff.

Naver Pledges Complete Overhaul Amid Opinion-Rigging Scandal
Korea's largest online portal Naver will completely overhaul its mobile site amid a widening opinion-rigging and fake news scandal. Changes will include not showing news headlines and real-time top search keywords from the main page. And the way comments are displayed under news articles, which has been criticized for being vulnerable to opinion-rigging, will also change. Naver provided the platform for power blogger Druking, who is accused of large-scale opinion-rigging in favor of now-President Moon Jae-in ahead of the presidential election.

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HanKyoReh Shinmun (http://english.hani.co.kr)

US Trump administration rejects North Korea’s step-by-step approach to denuclearization

Key foreign affairs and national security officials in the Donald Trump administration stressed the importance of broad-ranging North Korean denuclearization without “rewards” ahead of a planned North Korea-US summit. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took aim with remarks made while flying to Pyongyang on May 8, and White House National Security Advisor John Bolton made similar comments at the White House shortly after Trump’s announcement of the US’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal the same day.Both rejected the “step-by-step, simultaneous” approach reiterated by Kim Jong-un the day before in a summit with Beijing.

North Korea releases 3 American detainees prior to early June summit

On May 9, the three Americans of Korean descent who had been detained by North Korea were repatriated to the US. The three were sent home together with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who had paid another sudden visit to Pyongyang. It appears that the signs of trouble between North Korea and the US that had flared up during efforts to arrange the summit will be cleared up and a solution found.“I am pleased to inform you that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the air and on his way back from North Korea with the 3 wonderful gentlemen that everyone is looking so forward to meeting,” US President Donald Trump tweeted on May 9.

North Korea emphasizes mutual step-by-step denuclearization process in official announcement

A significant report was released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on the evening of May 8 about the results of an unannounced meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Dalian – the second such meeting in just 40 days – shortly before the North Korea-US summit.During his meeting with Xi, Kim reportedly “talked about plan-related matters for analyzing and assessing trends around the Korean Peninsula, seizing strategic opportunities and strengthening tactical cooperation between North Korea and China.”

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JoongAng Ilbo (http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/)

Trump will meet Kim in Singapore on June 12

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on June 12 in Singapore for a historic first summit between the two nations.Trump tweeted, “The highly anticipated meeting between Kim Jong Un and myself will take place in Singapore on June 12th. We will both try to make it a very special moment for World Peace!”Trump’s announcement put an end to South Korean hopes that the summit would take place in the border village of Panmunjom, bringing more international attention to South Korea’s part in the negotiations.The announcement made clear that enough progress had been made in advance for a summit to take place, which would have been unimaginable last year, when Pyongyang and Washington swapped such harsh rhetoric that they seemed to be on the brink of war.

Trump greets three released by North

U.S. President Donald Trump greeted in person three Korean-American detainees released by North Korea as they landed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland in the dead of the night, underscoring that their release was a step toward denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. “This is a special night for these three really great people,” said Trump as he welcomed the detainees at the military base just outside Washington upon their arrival around 3 a.m. Thursday after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s secured their release from Pyongyang the previous day. Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, entered the plane to speak with the detainees first, and when the president emerged from the plane with them, they were greeted by applause from the media and bystanders. No family members of the detainees were present at the base.

Summit likely to be held in Singapore, not Panmunjom

The first North Korea-U.S. summit is expected to be held in Singapore after U.S. President Donald Trump ruled out the other possible venue that had been named, Panmunjom, the truce village at the inter-Korean border.Speaking to reporters ahead of a cabinet meeting at the White House on Wednesday, Trump eliminated the demilitarized zone on the inter-Korean border as a potential location for the talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. “It will not be there, no,” he replied, when asked by a reporter if the summit would be held at the DMZ, which emerged as a possible candidate for the North Korea-U.S. meeting after the inter-Korean summit on April 27.Fox News reported that the summit is expected to take place in Singapore in early June.

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The KyungHyang Shinmun (http://english.khan.co.kr/)

North Korea Released 3 Americans: Pyongyang and Washington Agree to a One-Day Summit
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (photo) made a surprise visit to North Korea on May 9 and said that he had a productive conversation to lay the foundation for the North Korea-United States summit. He also said that they would announce the time and place of the summit in the next few days. This day, Secretary Pompeo met with the reporters who accompanied him on his trip to North Korea and also mentioned that the two countries were planning a one-day summit.This morning, Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang on a private jet and finalized the time, place and agenda for the summit between North Korea and the U.S. after meeting with Kim Jong-un, chairman of North Korea's State Affairs Commission. He made the one-day trip to North Korea just forty days after he made his first trip as the special envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump over the Easter weekend (March 31-April 1).

Naver Will Take Its Hands off News Editing and Remove the News from the Main Screen of Its Mobile App
Naver will remove the news from the main screen of its mobile application. The company will also allow the individual media outlets to adopt an outlink, determine whether or not to allow users to post comments, and also decide how to arrange the comments. In other words, the company will completely revise its news service in a head-on effort to resolve the social controversy.Han Seong-sook, the CEO of Naver, held a press conference at Naver Partner Square in Seoul on May 9 and announced such measures saying, "We will no longer edit the news." At the center of the latest decision is that the company will provide a "newsstand" allowing the individual medial outlets to directly edit the news instead of the existing method of having a Naver editor arrange the news. The new plan will be implemented in the third quarter of this year. The company will give all the advertisement revenues and reader data to the relevant media outlets. Along with the "newsstand," the web portal will also create a "news feed board," to provide users with contents based on their individual interests. The company will apply AiRS, a technology for news recommendations based on artificial intelligence.

Father and Son Face a Lonely Death: Son’s Birth Was Never Even Registered
A man in his twenties and a two-year-old boy believed to be his son were found dead in a one-room apartment in Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do. According to the Gumi Police Station on May 8, a real estate agent (24) found Seo (28, unemployed) and a baby believed to be sixteen months old in a one-room apartment in Bonggok-dong, Gumi-si at around 2:45 p.m. on May 3 and reported the discovery to the police.The real estate agent had visited the apartment after the landlord asked him to “look into the matter,” since she couldn’t get in contact with the tenant. He told the police, "The door was locked from inside, and I rang the doorbell several times, but there was no answer. So I used a ladder to enter through a window. I found the man and the baby lying side by side in the room." Seo was two months behind on his rent.

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

GM's unit in S. Korea to receive $7.15 bln bailout for long-term operation

The South Korean unit of U.S. carmaker General Motors will receive a bailout of 7.15 billion US dollars from its parent group and creditors to keep its troubled operation running under a deal that would quash a row sparked by the shutdown of one plant.The U.S. carmaker will convert $2.8 billion owed by GM Korea into shares by the end of this year and extend loans worth $3.6 billion for facility investment. GM cannot sell any of its stake in GM Korea over the next five years with its stake staying above 35 percent from 2023 to 2028.For its long-term presence, GM will set up its Asia-Pacific headquarters in South Korea, run a crash test site at its research and development center and build a new painting factory. The company promised to produce two new models in South Korea, but GM's new Asia-Pacific office in South Korea will not cover in China.

Police question female model for leaking nude picture of male colleague

A female model has been questioned on suspicion of taking pictures of a male colleague secretly during a college nude sketch class and leaking them through Womad, an online community of radical feminists, police said.Police said they have quizzed a 25-year-old woman identified by her family name, Ahn, who was among four nude models working for Hongik University's fine arts college in Seoul. A set of photographs showing the model's face and genitalia were uploaded onto Womad's community site on May 1.

Samsung SDS invests in U.S. tech firm to step up cloud computing

In an effort to strengthen its cloud computing business, Samsung SDS, a leading information technology service provider in South Korea, has acquired a stake in Bitfusion, a U.S. provider of graphics processing unit (GPU) virtualization solutions.The subsidiary of South Korea's Samsung group said Thursday that it invested an unspecified amount of money in Bitfusion. It refused to disclose details. Samsung SDS has expanded its business area by investing in IT technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and internet of things (IoT).Samsung SDS said it would use Bitfusion's technology to improve its competitiveness in the cloud computing market. Bitfusion offers software techniques to use in conjunction with hardware to maximize the performance of applications with its software accelerating existing clouds and data centers.

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

GM to set up a new Asia Pacific headquarters in Korea

The U.S. automaker General Motors Co. (GM) will establish a new Asia-Pacific headquarters in Korea in show of its commitment to reinforce GM Korea, its Korean operation that was saved on the verge of bankruptcy. Under a memorandum of understanding signed by Paik Un-gyu, minister of trade, industry and energy, and Barry Engle, head of GM’s international operations, on Thursday, GM will relocate its Asia Pacific headquarters to Korea from Singapore and nurture it as the region’s key base for the automaker’s production, sales, and technology development. The U.S. auto giant’s latest decision is part of its efforts to convince the Korean government that it is serious about reviving GM Korea, market analysts suspected.

Chinese automakers eye expansion in S. Korea

Chinese automakers are making aggressive moves launching six new car models in the South Korean auto market that is largely dominated by home-grown carmakers Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. and high-end German vehicle manufacturers. Shinwon CK Motors Co., a Korean car dealer network dedicated to Chinese brands, on Thursday announced to release six new car models of Dongfeng Sokon Automobile Co. (DFSK), the export arm of China’s state-owned Dongfeng Motor Corp. The six models include plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sport utility vehicle Glory PHEV, light commercial vehicle 0.7-ton mini truck K01, 0.9-ton single cabin mini truck C31, double cabin C32, and two-seat and five-seat small freight van C35.

SK Chemicals joins with Daewoong to market shingles vaccine

South Korea’s SK Chemicals Co. has joined hands with Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. to market its novel shingles vaccine Sky Zoster in the Korean market. The two companies said Thursday they will embark on a joint marketing effort to sell Sky Zoster at hospitals and pharmacies across the country starting this month. Sky Zoster, launched by SK Chemicals last December, is the first licensed shingles vaccine developed by a Korean company. With the partnership, SK Chemicals aims to bump up Sky Zoster’s share in the local shingles vaccine market to 50 percent by the year-end. The market has so far been dominated by Zostavax from the global pharmaceutical giant MSD.

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What’s ticking around the world at this second?

See what the world media around the world have to report:

USA Today www.usatoday.com aallman@gannett.com

The New York Times www.nytimes.com inytletters@nytimes.com

Wall Street Journal www.wsj.com support@wsj.com,service@wsj-asia.com

Financial Times www.ft.com ean@ft.com

The Times www.thetimes.co.uk help@timesplus.co.uk

The Sun www.thesun.co.uk talkback@the-sun.co.uk

Chinese People's Daily www.people.com.cnkf@people.cn

China Daily www.chinadaily.com.cn circulation@chinadaily.com.cn

GwangmyeongDaily www.gmw.cn webmaster@gmw.cn

Japan's Yomiuri www.yomiuri.co.jp japannews@yomiuri.com

Asahi www.asahi.com customer-support@asahi.com

Mainichi www.mainichi.jp

Le Monde www.ilemonde.com

Italy LaRepubblica www.quotidiano.repubblica.it vittorio.zucconi@gmail.com

Germany Frankfurter AllgemeineZeitung www.faz.net anzeigen.ausland@faz.de

SüddeutscheZeitung www.sueddeutsche.de forum@sueddeutsche.de

Australia Brisbane Times www.brisbanetimes.com.au syndication@fairfaxmedia.com.au

Sydney Morning Heraldwww.smh.com.au

Colombia Reports http://colombiareports.com

Bogota Free Planet http://bogotafreeplanet.com bfp@bogotafreeplanet.com

El Universal http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/english

Andes http://www.andes.info.ec/en

Ecuador Times http://www.ecuadortimes.net

The Jordan Times https://www.jordantimes.com

LSM.lv http://www.lsm.lv/en

The Baltic Times http://www.baltictimes.comlithuania@baltictimes.com, estonia@baltictimes.com, editor@baltictimes.com

El Pais http://elpais.com/elpais/inenglish.html

Philippine Daily Inquirer https://www.inquirer.net

Daily News Hungary http://dailynewshungary.com

Budapest Times http://budapesttimes.hu

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Azerbaijan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR8CBpcQ4WM

Sri Lanka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hByX92Y2aGY&t=22s

Morocco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfFmp2sVvSE

And many other countries.

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