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September 17, 2017 Social affairs

[Newsmaker] Disabled students in South Korea struggle to find right school

At Park Hyun-soo’s home in Gangseo-gu, western Seoul, weekday mornings are just like in any other household with young students. She wakes up her daughter, fixes her something to eat, and rushes ...

Kindergartens call off strike

The Korea Kindergarten Association on Friday called off its plan to stage a strike next week. The strike scheduled for Monday was averted as the association representing private kindergartens nation...

September 15, 2017
Education
Death by killer bush ticks doubles this year

The deadly tick-borne disease Thrombocytopenia Syndrome is continuing to spread in South Korea, infecting 139 people as of October, according to the Korea‘s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

September 14, 2017
Social affairs
Japanese exchange trip to Korea seeks friendly ties

A group of Japanese college students are in South Korea for a weeklong cultural exchange trip as part of an annual program re-enacting the Joseon Tongsinsa missions, or “goodwill sharing,” from Korea...

September 12, 2017
Social affairs
Education Ministry calls kindergarten strike ‘illegal’

South Korea’s education authorities on Tuesday declared an upcoming strike by private kindergartens illegal, warning that such collective action “will not be tolerated.” Members of the Korea Kinderg...

September 12, 2017
Education
Contract teachers won't see status shift: Education Ministry

Contract teachers in public schools will be an exception to the Moon Jae-in administration’s campaign to give all public-sector irregular workers permanent employee status, the Education Ministry sai...

September 11, 2017
Education
KIS promotes global friendship through football tournament

The Korea International School held its annual Gaelic Football Season at its campus in Seoul on Sept. 2, co-organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association and the Irish Embassy, the school said. The e...

September 9, 2017
Education
[Eye] The guilt of a South Korean cram school mogul

In the 1990s, Son Joo-eun was a much sought-after tutor offering only a select few affluent students tips on how to score well in the national college exam. Having grown up poor and landed a place at...

September 8, 2017
Education
[Weekender] Secret to reversing aging? Think again

As people age, so do their looks. In the hopes of reversing the ravages of time, a growing number of people are willing to pay for the privilege: The anti-aging industry in South Korea is expected to...

September 8, 2017
Health
[팟캐스트](212) 전쟁 시 대처법, 文-푸틴 “대북 원유 공급 중단” 언급

진행자: 박세환, Anita McKay 1. 전쟁 시 알아야 할 생존요령 4가지 기사요약: 북한의 지속적인 도발에도 전쟁 시 생존법을 관심있게 살펴보는 국민은 많지 않다. 코리아헤럴드가 행정안전부를 통해 전쟁 유형별 시민행동요령을 알아봤다. 아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleolde...

September 6, 2017
Podcast
[Newsmaker] Four steps to take if war breaks out

It appears experts and government officials here and abroad have yet to decide just what to think of North Korea’s latest nuclear test Sunday. But for ordinary South Koreans, one thing looks clear: N...

September 5, 2017
North Korea
'In era of AI, women will thrive in men’s world'

In South Korea, women earn less than men. Traditional gender norms still hold sway in many sectors of the Confucian society. The country has the largest gender wage gap amongst the world’s developed ...

September 1, 2017
Education
3 child molestation cases reported per day in S. Korea

The number of sexual abuse cases involving minors stands at 5,104 over the last five years, according to police data. This translates to three cases a day. (photo: Yonhap) Among them, rape and sexu...

September 1, 2017
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Validity of 2012 presidential election called into question

The validity of South Korea’s 2012 presidential election, in which now-jailed former President Park Geun-hye beat the current President Moon Jae-in by a narrow margin, is now in doubt, after then spy...

August 31, 2017
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Former spy chief gets 4 years in jail for election manipulation

The Seoul High Court on Wednesday gave a four-year jail term to a former spy agency chief for his role in a covert operation to manipulate public sentiment in the run-up to the 2012 presidential elec...

August 30, 2017
Social affairs

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