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[Chosun Ilbo, September 30 2008] Online Newspapers Fight Against Illegal Distribution

The Korea Online Newspaper Association, a body of 12 major domestic online newspaper companies, said Monday it is launching a campaign to protect the copyright of news content in October.

The group feels portal sites, the major distribution channel of online news, are listing and redistributing illegally copied materials and decided to urge them to prevent this.

[Chosun Ilbo, September 29 2008] Defense Industries Assailed by Hackers

The country's defense industry faces a serious security risk from hackers. Grand National Party lawmaker said Sunday based on data provided by the National Security Research Institute that LIGNex1, a guided missile manufacturer, uncovered malicious codes in its major computer systems planted by hackers in March, and Hyundai Heavy Industries, which makes naval vessels, found them in September.

[Hankyoreh, September 26 2008] [Column] Media workers must advocate for media freedoms

Hong Se-hwa, Current affairs reporter

A large banner reading “Defend The Producer’s Notebook” hung on a wall at the headquarters of the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation on the afternoon of September 24, which marked the 30th day of protests being led by two MBC producers, Kim Bo-seul and Lee Choon-geun. The two are protesting the prosecution’s investigation of them over an episode of their current affairs TV program “The Producer’s Notebook” titled “U.S. Beef, Is It Safe from Mad Cow Disease?”

Since the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries asked prosecutors to investigate the MBC producers on charges of alleged defamation in July, the prosecution has tried to summon Kim and Lee three times, but the producers refused to appear for questioning.

[Hankyoreh, September 24 2008] Roh’s activity on his Web site gives rise to speculation about his intentions

Some believe former president is trying to reenter political sphere, while others view it as part of a new political culture

Statements by former President Roh Moo-hyun have suddenly grown frequent through his “Democracy 2.0” Web site. Since opening his website on September 18 to yesterday, he has left 13 posts in both the debate forum and the open forum. That would be 4--5 posts a day, not counting the weekend. He has even posted at 3:21 a.m. There are one-line posts, too, but he is actively stating his opinion about major pending issues like neoliberalism and the financial crisis and Korea’s pension system.

THE KOREAN WAVE / HALLYU:

[Korea.net News, Kor-respondents, September 05 2008] Korean dramas carve a niche in Japan

[Korea.net News, Kor-respondents, August 21 2008] Hallyu in Northeastern States of India

[Korea.net News, Kor-respondents, August 13 2008] 'Delicious' boys lead hallyu in Indonesia

[Korea.net News, Kor-respondents, August 11 2008] China's first taste of the Korean wave

[Korea.net News, Kor-respondents, June 29 2008] Growing prowess of Korean IT sector and India

By Sandip Kumar Mishra

Korea successfully hosted the OECD IT ministerial meeting on June 16-18, 2008 in Seoul. It marks the recognition of the fact that Korea has emerged as an IT superpower with high Internet penetration and advanced IT technology. It is the first time that such an OECD ministerial meeting is being held in Asia. It is pertinent to note that more than three quarters of all households in Korea have high-speed Internet, which is higher than any other country in the world.

[Korea.net News, Expats' Lounge, September 02 2008] Quarterly magazine to promote Korean books abroad

To better offer overseas readers wider access to Korean literature, a state-run literature translation body is publishing a quarterly magazine focusing on Korean books and authors.

In a project aimed at introducing Korean literature to international readers, the Korea Literature Translation Institute under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism publishes "List - Books from Korea" in English and Chinese.

[Korea.net News, Expats' Lounge, August 26 2008] Changwon to publish English newspaper

Starting next month, the self-governing city of Changwon plans to publish a monthly English newspaper.

It is the first time any city has done this.

Changwon, a city in Korea's southern Gyeongsangnam-do (South Gyeongsang Province), said it will publish the first issue of the monthly paper, to be named “The Changwon Times,” on Sept. 15.

[Korea.net News, Expats' Lounge, May 19 2008] Accessing websites to be streamlined for foreigners

Starting soon, all non-citizens in Korea -- including residents, tourists and short-term visitors -- will be able to use services available on the Internet more freely, thanks to an expanded identification-verifying service.

The Ministry of Justice said Sunday (May 18) that it plans to expand the identification-checking service for foreign travelers and other short-term foreign nationals in order to allow them to have more access to Korean websites that often require ID numbers to verify real names for online membership.

[Korea.net News, Expats' Lounge, September 17 2008] Busan set to launch 24-hour English FM

The second largest Korean city is set to kick off its 24-hour English FM channel within this year.

[Korea.net News, Expats' Lounge, August 19 2008] Multilingual radio channel launched

A recently launched radio channel is becoming a new venue for families with overseas roots to stay in touch with the events of their respective homelands.

[Korea.net News, Expats' Lounge, May 13 2008] Ethnic radio for Asian communities launched

A multi-lingual radio channel for Asian communities will be launched this summer servicing Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog and Thai-speaking communities.

Woongjin Group, a major Korean publishing company, announced Monday (May 12) that its charity foundation Woongjin Group will begin a radio channel for non-Korean listeners starting from August 1, 2008.

[Korea.net News, Expats' Lounge, May 06 2008] English FM radio to go nationwide

English-language FM broadcasting is to debut in the Seoul metropolitan area and major cities within this year for foreigners staying in Korea and students studying English.

The Korea Communications Commission gave the green light to the plan to expand the reach of the FM English radio broadcaster nationwide from Jejudo (Jeju Island), the only region that operates such a service for now.

[Korea.net News, Expats' Lounge, April 21 2008] Yahoo opens English Web site offering Korea information

The Korean Web site of the U.S. Internet search engine Yahoo has opened an English Web site providing information and news on Korea, the company said Monday (Apr. 21).

The Web site, dubbed Inside Korea, at http://kr.yahoo.com/insidekr/insidekr.html provides news and general information including travel, housing and employment information on Korea, Yahoo! Korea said.

[Korea.net News, Expats' Lounge, February 29 2008] Seoul to expand online service for foreigners

Korea will offer expanded online services to foreigners wanting to make business investments, visit and study in the country, the government said Friday (Feb. 29).

The one-stop service can be accessed from Saturday by clicking onto two government-run Internet portals (www.hikorea.go.kr and www.g4f.go.kr), the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy said.

[Korea.net News, Expats' Lounge, February 05 2008] Incheon taxis to introduce telephone interpreting service

Incheon, Korea's main air gateway, will introduce a language assistance system from March this year for non-Korean-speaking passengers, Incheon Metropolitan Government announced Tuesday (Feb. 5).

DOKDO:

[Korea.net News, Kor-respondents, September 12 2008] Japanese obsession with Dokdo

[Korea.net News, People, September 22 2008] PR expert to direct world's attention to Dokdo, Hangeul

[Korea.net News, People, September 11 2008] A veteran artist's love of Dokdo

[Korea.net News, People, July 11 2008] Korean singer runs ad on Dokdo in NYT

[Korea.net News, People, July 11 2008] Bae Yong-joon rekindles Korean wave

By Lee Ji-yoon

Asia's heartthrob Bae Yong-joon visited Japan last month to promote his latest TV drama "Taewangsashingi (The Four Guardian Gods of the King)." Since the premiere of the movie "April Snow" three years ago, it was his first official visit to the country where he is affectionately known as "Yonsama."

Bae and other co-stars participated in the premium event held in Osaka on June 1, attracting more than 35,000 people and keen interest from the Japanese media.

Yeosu World Expo:

[Korea.net News, Kor-respondents, January 21 2008] 2012 Yeosu Expo Korea- Toward solving global oceanic issues

[Korea.net News, People, December 24, 2007] Kim Jae-chul key strategist in 2012 Yeosu Expo bid

[The Chosun Ilbo, September 24 2008] Chosun Ilbo Sues Daum for Copyright Violation

The Chosun Ilbo last Friday filed a lawsuit against Internet portal Daum Communications with the Seoul Central District Court seeking W1 billion in damages for copyright violation (US$1=W1,149).

The newspaper says Daum kept some 100,000 news stories, file photos and illustrations on its database and opened them to the public online beyond the deadline permitting it to store the material. This permitted readers to copy them illegally.

[The Chosun Ilbo, September 23 2008] SK Broadband Launches New Corporate Identity

Hanaro Telecom is now called SK Broadband, and the company’s president Cho Shin on Monday met reporters after announcing the launch of the new corporate image. "With the new company name beginning with 'SK,’ we're going to introduce packages combining Internet phone, super-speed Internet and IPTV as well as super-speed Internet service through a distribution network including SK Telecom agencies,” he said. While admitting that the firm surrendered the top position in IPTV to its rival KT by a narrow margin, he said this was “a temporary phenomenon.”

[The Chosun Ilbo, September 23 2008] 76 Pro-N.Korea Websites Working Overseas

The National Police Agency is monitoring a total of 76 pro-North Korea websites overseas. According to data on the NPA submitted to Grand National Party lawmaker Lee Bum-rae of the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee, of the websites with servers abroad, 31 in the U.S., 19 in Japan, 13 in China, 4 in Germany, and 9 in other countries.

Some pro-Pyongyang websites reportedly use disguised domain names, such as "...book center," "...Korean music," "...university," "...bank," "...baduk," or "...travel agency," instead of names that are easily indicative of North Korea.

[The Chosun Ilbo, September 23 2008] Gov't Staff to Be Barred from Commercial e-Mail

All government employees will be banned from connecting to commercial e-mail sites on their office computers starting Oct. 1 to prevent important government information from being leaked or hacked in the process of exchanging e-mails. Government employees can keep commercial e-mail IDs for their private use on their personal computers at home.

[The Chosun Ilbo, September 23 2008] Gov't Staff to Be Barred from Commercial e-Mail

All government employees will be banned from connecting to commercial e-mail sites on their office computers starting Oct. 1 to prevent important government information from being leaked or hacked in the process of exchanging e-mails. Government employees can keep commercial e-mail IDs for their private use on their personal computers at home.

[The Chosun Ilbo, September 22 2008] Google Exposing Thousands of Korean ID Numbers

A query of Excel documents under “residence registration number” on the Internet search engine Google generates some 6,900 results, most of them containing national identification numbers. One search result shows a file containing the ID numbers and mobile phone numbers of the 2006 steering committee of an elementary school in Busan. The document had already been deleted from the school’s website, but the Google search results showed the intact file. Another file showed the names and residence registration numbers of 933 people. The file, apparently medical records, listed even the weight of patients.

[Chosun Ilbo, September 19 2008] IPTV Test Service Gets Underway

KT started a test service of the Internet protocol television on Thursday, including real time broadcasting of KBS1 and EBS. The full commercial service will be launched from as early as mid-October. KT in a press conference at the Korea Press Center on Thursday announced it launched a test service of “Mega TV,” its IPTV service, for 200 members, servicing 12 channels including KBS1, EBS, home shopping channels, and movie channels such as Catch On and Sky HD.

[Chosun Ilbo, September 18 2008] KTF to Release 'Seo Tai-ji Phone'

A phone named after Korean top musician Seo Tae-ji is coming out. KTF announced its plans to launch a music phone and a video phone made in collaboration with Seo next month.

There have been phones named after celebrities, but this is the first time a star actually participated in the making of contents such as video clips, alarm tone, fonts, and ringtones. Seo composed the ringtones and the sound that comes out when turning the phone on and off and made an alarm tone featuring his voice. Images of Seo are also on display.

[Chosun Ilbo, September 16 2008] 95% of Households Have High-speed Internet

Korea is living up to its image as one of the most wired countries with almost every household having access to the high-speed Internet.

According to the Korea Communications Commission, 620,000 more households subscribed to high-speed Internet services as of the end of July this year, bringing the total to over 15 million or around 95 percent of all households

[Chosun Ilbo, September 16 2008] N.Korean Media in Regime Loyalty Blitz

The people of North Korea will protect and honor their socialist regime no matter if “the rest of the world changes 100 times,” Radio Pyongyang claimed Monday in part of an apparent campaign to bolster the regime’s grip on power amid rumors of the ill-health of leader Kim Jong-il. The Rodong Shinmun, the organ of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, allotted a whole page of Sunday’s edition to emphasizing loyalty to Kim and solidarity among the people.

[Chosun Ilbo, September 12 2008] Samsung to Boost production of OneDRAM

Samsung Electronics plans to expand manufacture of next-generation memory semiconductor OneDRAM, a fusion of two types of semiconductor -- mobile DRAM and dual-port RAM -- in one DRAM that reduces power consumption and enhances data processing speed.

[Chosun Ilbo, September 11 2008] Online Healthcare Era Begins

The era of long-distance healthcare is starting. One example is a long-distance healthcare system called "Touch Doctor" introduced by IT firm LG CNS on Wednesday. Using home devices, patients can measure their own blood pressure, blood sugar, electrocardiogram and fat mass and connect the devices to Touch Doctor, a computer monitor-like device, which will transmit the information to a professional nurse at a healthcare center via the Internet.