The Korea Herald

[Journalism Essay Contest] Winners in humanities category

May 30, 2019

Following are the winners of the 2019 Herald Journalism Essay Contest organized by Herald Edu in May. -- Ed. [Part 1] Media and Feminism: A South Korean Perspective By Shin Hee-eun Daewon Foreign...
[Journalism Essay Contest] Winners in social science category

May 29, 2019

Following are the winners of the 2019 Herald Journalism Essay Contest organized by Herald Edu in May. -- Ed. [Part 1] The Anachronism of South Korean Education By Shin Seung-bin Hankuk Academy of...
[Journalism Essay Contest] Winners in international relations category

May 28, 2019

Following are the winners of the 2019 Herald Journalism Essay Contest organized by Herald Edu in May. -- Ed. [Part 1] Are Chinese policies keeping North Korean defectors trapped in China? By Nam J...
[Journalism Essay Contest] Winners in business category

May 27, 2019

Following are the winners of the 2019 Herald Journalism Essay Contest organized by Herald Edu in May. -- Ed. [Part 1] Ways to Solve the Problem of Poverty By Lee Hae-jin Goyang Hwa Jung Elementar...
Young N. Korean defectors aim high by studying English

May 22, 2019

On a recent Friday morning, a small number of mostly teenaged students trained their eyes on their American teacher, repeating short English sentences after her and raising their hands from time to t...
Japan’s Akito Tani wins 1st Tchaikovsky online piano competition

Apr 22, 2019

The first International Tchaikovsky Online Piano Competition for Young Musicians ended last week with an award ceremony at Seoul Cyber University in Seoul, where a South Korean student claimed the se...
KAIST-KU Joint Research Center opens in UAE

Apr 9, 2019

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and United Arab Emirates’ Khalifa University of Science and Technology opened the KAIST-KU Joint Research Center in Abu Dhabi, as part of their effo...
All high school students to get free education starting 2021

Apr 9, 2019

South Korea's presidential office, the government and the ruling Democratic Party agreed Tuesday that the country will provide free education to all high school students starting in 2021. To this en...
Korea International School named Apple Distinguished School

Apr 8, 2019

Korea International School said Monday that it has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for its effective implementation of technology to help redefine learning. According to KIS, Apple ...
Celebrating 400 years, Dulwich Olympiad London

Apr 4, 2019

Dulwich College Seoul students pose for a photo at the Dulwich College campus in London on March 24. Some 60 students and teachers from Seoul participated in the Dulwich Olympiad London 2019. (Dulw...
[Photo News] Bridging Korea and Japan

Mar 10, 2019

Kim Soung-soo (fourth from left, second row), chairman of Youth For Understanding Korea, a nonprofit student exchange organization, poses with Korean and Japanese participants in the 2018-2019 exchan...
[Newsmaker] South Korean authorities, private preschools on collision course

Mar 3, 2019

The education authorities of Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon warned Sunday that local private schools will face harsh administrative punishments if they press ahead with a collective action to p...
[Herald Interview] Small-but-nationwide graduate school appeals to foreigners

Feb 24, 2019

UST President Moon mentions Seoul climate change on fine-dust woes
S. Korea's average foodstuff price rises sharply in Q4 on summer heat

Feb 23, 2019

The average price of foodstuff in South Korea increased sharply in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared with other major advanced countries, data showed Saturday, apparently due to the scorching summe...
KIS holds scientific technology seminar with MIT students

Feb 11, 2019

Korea International School announced that it invited students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology to hold an MIT Science & Technology Seminar for one week, from Jan. 7 to 11, at its Pangyo cam...