Announcement DC5m United States korea in english 11 articles, created at 2016-12-15 12:01 articles set mostly positive rate 4.5 1 1.0 South Korea freezes interest rates at record low after Fed's rate hike South Korea's central bank on Thursday froze interest rates at a record low to see the (4.91/5) effect from the US Federal Reserve's first rate hike in a year. ... 2016-12-14 23:24 660Bytes article.wn.com 2 1.9 North Korea is accused of robbing children of their childhood (1.02/5) The footage appears to show children hammering away on railway lines and hauling bricks and rubble in Chagang in North Korea as they are being 'forced to work for 10 hours a day'. 2016-12-14 21:38 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 3 1.7 South Korea's powerful business lobby group dealt big blow by Park scandal (1.02/5) By Christine Kim SEOUL, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Long the voice of the conglomerates that form the engine of South Korea's economy, the Federation of Korean Indust... 2016-12-14 19:43 6KB www.dailymail.co.uk 4 0.4 Drunken Kim Jong-Un has top military leaders crying Contact WND (0.01/5) (Fox News) Kim Jong Un is not a happy drunk. 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S.Korea c.bank holds rates amid political scandal, hawkish Fed dailymail.co.uk CHRONOLOGY-Bank of Korea holds policy rate for sixth month, as expected dailymail.co.uk U.S. Fed raises key interest Fed Hikes Interest Rates, S.Korea c.bank holds policy What Southern Californians rate; foresees three hikes in More to Come in 2017 rate at record low, as need to know about the 2017 feedproxy.google.com expected Fed’s interest rate hike article.wn.com dailymail.co.uk presstelegram.com Fed inches up key interest rate, projects more hikes in 2017 sfexaminer.com 2016-12-14 23:24 system article.wn.com 2 /11 2 /11 1.9 North Korea is accused of robbing children of their childhood (1.02/5) Shocking footage has been revealed of young children appearing to have been forced to work on railway lines in North Korea. It is understood children are taken out of school and can spend up to 10 hours per day hammering away at metal rails. And it has also been claimed some of the them are as young as five, raising more questions about human rights abuses in the country. The footage, obtained by the Daily Mirror, was allegedly recorded using hidden cameras by undercover informers over the past year. Children are seen working on railway construction near Rimpo Station in the Chagang Province in the north of the country. Michael Glendinning, who works for humanitarian organisation the European Alliance of Human Rights in North Korea, told the Mirror the footage was ‘startling’ and described child labour as one of the ‘worst abuses the North Korean state inflicts’. He added: ‘Millions of North Korean children are forced to work in back-breaking roles that rob them of the chance of a happy childhood. “The impact of the work on their physical development, their physical and mental health, and on their education can’t be understated.’ Mr Glendinning said the psychological harm the ‘labour’ would cause to the children was just as terrible as the physical damage it could do. But in another section of the footage, children at elite schools are seen smiling and taking part in exercises set to music, while parents watch from the school gates. According to the Global Slavery Index 2016, around 1.1million North Koreans are currently involved in forced labour, almost five per cent of the 25million population. The country is led by dictator Kim Jong-un, who allegedly recently ordered military chiefs to stay up all night writing apologies for their failures after getting drunk at his holiday villa. The communist dictator is said to have got boozed up in September when he ordered elderly soldiers to put pen to paper detailing their weaknesses or an apology. A source said Kim raged at the military officials and told them to stay up all night to write up their statements, but appeared confused as to why they were there when he woke up the next morning. Meanwhile fears are growing in the international community after a senior US military official warned North Korea was capable of launching nuclear weapons - although could not confirm whether they could hit a target. The secretive state can mount a nuclear warhead on a missile, the official stated, but may not be able to get the weapon back through the atmosphere without it burning up. The unnamed official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Pyongyang is trying to overcome this limitation, and branded leader Kim Jong-un's behaviour branded 'very, very provocative'. North Korea missile test article.wn.com 2016-12-14 21:38 Joseph Curtis www.dailymail.co.uk 3 /11 1.7 South Korea's powerful business lobby group dealt big blow by Park scandal (1.02/5) By Christine Kim SEOUL, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Long the voice of the conglomerates that form the engine of South Korea's economy, the Federation of Korean Industries could become another casualty of the scandal that is poised to cost President Park Geun-hye her job, as key members flee. The FKI, whose board is made up of the chiefs of the country's conglomerates, or chaebol, has been the nexus for close ties between government and big business. It formed the two non-profit foundations, Mir and K- Sports, backing Park initiatives that are central to the current political crisis. Prosecutors have charged Park's friend Choi Soon-sil with colluding with the president into pressuring conglomerates such as the Samsung Group to pay funds to the foundations. Last week, Jay Y. Lee, scion of the Samsung Group, the FKI's largest member, said it will leave the group, prompting others including the LG Group, SK Group and state-run banks including the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) and Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) to follow suit, raising questions over whether the group can survive in its current form. "We're leaving because abandoning the FKI won't change anything for us," an IBK official said, declining to be identified because the matter is sensitive. An FKI official declined to comment on its future plans.