Daily Press 08/16/2012

 
Daily Press 08/16/2012

 

 

 

DAILY PRESS 08-16-2012 

 

Security

 1 N.Korea, China to Push Development Projects Again
 2 China Rolls Out Red Carpet for N.Korea's Jang Song-taek
 3 Kim Jong-un 'Visited Siberia Last Year'
 4 N.Korea 'Building New Nuclear Reactor'
 5 N.K. ups diplomacy amid hints of change
 6 N. Korea, China make headway on plans to develop economic zones
 7 ‘Tokyo, Pyongyang seek talks to increase leverage over Seoul’

 

Economics

 8 KERI downwardly revises growth forecast to 2.6%
 9 China rapidly narrows industrial gap with Korea
 10 Korea to diversify overseas construction markets
 11 Korea best suited for Thai project
 12 Interest rate war
 13 Kim Seung-youn in whirlwind of changing times

 

South Korean Politics and News

 14 Rightwing Japanese Protest at Korean Embassy
 15 Rallies held nationwide for sex slaves
 16 Dokdo to Become National 'Geopark'
 17 Korea-Japan Tension Spills Over into Entertainment, Sport
 18 Flooding in part of Seoul, more rain on its way
 19 US urged to play role in resolving Seoul-Tokyo history disputes
 20 Bid-rigging probe launched over four river project
 21 Shopping with Earth in mind
 22 Jobless rate falls to 3.1% in July
 23 Glass ceiling still blocks females
 24 American law firm opens Seoul office
 25 Japanese outrage grows over Lee’s remarks on emperor
 26 Japan may suspend currency swap contract with Korea
 27 Anti-graft agency to submit bill on civil servants
 28 Japanese Army ran sexual slaves: document
 29 Suspicious death of activist could be reinvestigated

 

Editorials

 30 President Lee’s broken dreams
 31 [Editorial] N.K.’s path to reform
 32 [Editorial] A deserted party
 33 [ed] Specter of deflation
 34 [ed] Reform and openness
 35 [Editorial] Korea and Japan need to find common ground