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Hongik University to open campus in U.S.

Mar 28, 2011

Hongik University, one of the leading higher-educational institutes in arts, will establish a campus in California to give its students the opportunity to study abroad and open their eyes to the broa...
Korean classes added for migrant families

Mar 28, 2011

Children of migrant families will be given the chance to learn Korean through an after-school program, Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday. Hoping to ease the children’s transition into the cu...
Court receivership period to be shortened: official

Mar 28, 2011

The period of court receivership for bankrupt companies is to be reduced from several years to a minimum of six months, according to officials Monday. The Seoul District Court’s bankruptcy division ...
Red Cross’ Japan aid exceeds W20b

Mar 28, 2011

The National Red Cross has collected a record 20 billion won to aid Japan’s quake victims, the highest sum ever raised here to help victims of a natural disaster. The organization said donations tot...
Korea tightens radiation surveillance

Mar 28, 2011

Move comes after officials detect radioactive traces from Japan The Korean government has decided to tighten its monitoring of radiation levels after minuscule amounts of a radioactive material from...
S. Korean teens' social skills among worst in world: report

Mar 28, 2011

South Korea's teenagers are among the worst in the world when it comes to getting along with others, a report showed Sunday, reflecting the country's educational emphasis on knowledge, not interactio...
[Herald Interview] Smokers face uphill battle in Supreme Court

Mar 27, 2011

Will smokers be compensated for the cancer they develop after smoking cigarettes for decades without knowing its harms? Moreover, will the court find tobacco firms guilty of selling carcinogens with...
More efforts needed to curb smoking

Mar 27, 2011

It is an 8.5 centimeter-long and 0.8 centimeter-thick dried herb stick wrapped in white paper, slim enough to fit between your second and third fingers. But it contains at least 250 harmful chemical...
Korean teens lack social skills: report

Mar 27, 2011

Koreans came last in an international youth survey in terms of social skills, a state research institute reported Sunday. According to the National Youth Policy Institute, Korean teens on average ra...
Nuclear reactor breakdowns cost S. Korea 333 billion won

Mar 27, 2011

Nuclear reactor breakdowns in South Korea have cost the country 333 billion won ($299 million) over the past 10 years, a report by a state-run atomic power company showed Sunday. In the report to th...
Thai government requests Korean language tutors

Mar 27, 2011

The Thai government has requested Seoul to send Korean language teachers to the country, as Thailand is running short. According to the Korea International Cooperation Agency, the Thai government se...
Another S. Korean confirmed dead in Japanese quake

Mar 26, 2011

Another South Korean national has been confirmed dead from the massive Japanese earthquake and tsunami, the South Korean foreign ministry said on Saturday. The recent finding brought to four the num...
School buildings to be tested for quake resistance

Mar 25, 2011

The government will start a nationwide inspection on all school buildings for their earthquake preparedness, officials said Friday. Based on the data collected, the Ministry of Education, Science an...
City launches new ‘real Seoul’ tour programs targeting youths

Mar 25, 2011

Seoul City will launch new tourism programs Saturday in which travelers are guided to visit rare spots in every corner of the city, officials said Friday. The city has run the program Culture Experi...
Groups set to fly off anti-N. Korea leaflets

Mar 25, 2011

Groups of North Korean defectors here were set to fly anti-Pyongyang leaflets to the North on Friday and Saturday despite the communist state’s renewed threat to strike the South’s “strongholds of ps...