기획재정부는 한국시간으로 지난 20일 밤 한미 재무장관 면담결과 요약자료를 언론에 배포했다.현오석 부총리 겸 기재부 장관이 G20 재무장관-중앙은행총재 회의에 참석차 모스크바에 머물던 시점이다.이 보도자료는 “양국은 세원확보를 위한 조세회피 방지의 중요성을 인정했다”고 밝히고 있다. “미국의 해외금융계좌납세순응법(FATCA)을 집행하기 위한 양국 정부간 협정에 진전이 있었다”는 내용도 포함됐다.FATCA가 한미 양국 간에도 발효되면 국내 금융회사들은 미화 5만불 이상의 현금을 예치한 미국인들(재미교포 포함)의 계좌를 미 세무당국에 통보해야 한다. 불이행 시에는 금융회사가 벌금을 물게 된다.기재부는 그러나 이후 다시 배포한 자료에서 해당 부분을 삭제했다. 삭제 이유에 대한 설명은 전혀 없었다.수정했다는 공지 또한 없었기 때문에 같은 자료를 단순히 두 번 송부한 것으로 여겨질 수도 있는 상황이다.상당수 매체가 이 내용을 온라인 기사에서 다뤘고 기재부는 그제야 “한미금융거래정보 제공협정

한국어판 July 21, 2013

The central government has retracted its plan to render financial support for the Gwangju world swimming championships after the local government was found to have forged a bid document to host the event, officials said Sunday, a move that could cause much trouble in running the event."We define the Gwangju city government's forgery of a document guaranteeing the central government's financial support as a case in which a municipal government deceived a state organization, disrupting the discipl

Politics July 21, 2013

North Korea warned Sunday of a "catastrophe" if South Korea and the United States push ahead with their annual military drill next month.The Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) is one of the two joint military drills South Korea and the United States have been staging annually to test and improve their defense posture against the rival North. Pyongyang, however, has routinely criticized the drills as a rehearsal for a war against the North.This year's edition of the computer simulation exercise is sche

North Korea July 21, 2013

The South Korean government will spend a combined 10 trillion won ($8.9 billion) on the project to develop 20 new drugs over the next five years in collaboration with private local drug makers, the health ministry said Sunday.The government will also form a fund of 500 billion won to help the local pharmaceutical companies expand their presence in the global drug market by acquiring promising overseas drug makers during the same period, the ministry said.The new drug development project aims to

Industry July 21, 2013

South Korean adults drank more than 330 cups of coffee per person annually in 2011, a report by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Sunday. In a report on the local consumption of processed foods, the ministry said annual domestic consumption of coffee products totaled about 1.26 trillion won (US$1.12 billion) as of 2011.The consumption volume indicates that adult South Koreans drank an average of 331 cups of coffee a year, said the ministry report compiled on the basis of a

Industry July 21, 2013

Japanese broadcasters projected that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition won a majority of seats in the upper house of parliament in elections Sunday, giving it control of both chambers for the first time in six years.The win is seen as an endorsement of Abe's economic program, which has helped spark a tentative recovery, and gives him a legislative mandate to pursue difficult economic reforms that he has promised to help sustain growth in the long run.The victory in the elections, wher

World News July 21, 2013

올해 상반기 해외 관광객이 700만 명을 돌파하며 역대 최고치를 기록한 것으로 나타났다.21일 한국관광공사에 따르면 올해 1∼6월 해외로 나간 관광객은 722만9천여명으로 집계됐다.이는 지난해 659만5천여 명에 비해 9.6% 증가한 것으로, 700만 명을 넘어선 것은 올해가 처음이다.경기 불황에도 `레저 열풍'이 불면서 휴가철이 아닌 상반기에도 해외 관광이 급증했기 때문으로 보인다.올해는 특히 엔저 현상으로 일본에 다녀오는 여행객이 1∼4월 기준 37.4% 뛰어 오르면서 성장세를 견인했다.연도별로는 2006년 543만1천여 명으로 500만 명을 넘어선 뒤 2007년 647만여 명, 2008년 657만여 명으로 성장했다.그러나 금융위기와 신종 플루 여파로 2009년엔 447만2천여 명으로 주춤하다가 2010년 593만4천여 명, 2011년 616만4천여 명으로 꾸준히 증가하고 있다.올해 상반기 입국한 외국인 관광객은 553만 명으로 지난해에 비해 3.6% 증가하는 데 그쳤다.이에 따

한국어판 July 21, 2013

The number of South Korea's overseas tourists topped 7 million in the first half for the first time, official data showed Sunday.The Korea Tourism Organization said a record 7.23 million South Korean residents traveled overseas in the January-June period, up 9.6 percent from 6.59 million a year earlier.The state-run organization explained that a growing leisure boom among locals has contributed to the rapid increase in overseas departures.Notably, the number of South Korean visitors to Japan jum

July 21, 2013

A wave of bombings killed 65 people in Baghdad province on Saturday night, officials said, as Iraq struggles to contain its worst violence since 2008, in which over 520 have died this month.Twelve car bombs and a roadside bomb hit the city of Baghdad, while another bomb exploded in Madain to the south of the capital, a police colonel and a medical official said.The blasts also wounded 190 people.The bombs struck as Baghdad residents turned out to shop and relax in cafes after iftar, the meal tha

World News July 21, 2013

Egypt's interim president selected a team of legal experts Saturday to rewrite controversial portions of the Islamist-drafted constitution, as the military-backed leadership moved quickly to try to capitalize on the coup that ousted the country's first freely elected leader.While supporters of former President Mohammed Morsi still protest in the streets, Egypt's new prime minister called for consensus and participation of all political groups. But Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood group officially has

World News July 21, 2013