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Government to increase day care services for elementary school students

President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday announced plans to increase public after-school day care services for children from 7 to 12 years of age to relieve the burdens of households where both parents wor...

April 4, 2018
Education
Ahn declares bid to run for mayor

Ahn Cheol-soo, a former presidential candidate and former leader of an opposition party, announced Wednesday his bid to run in the Seoul mayoral election in June. Ahn is currently the recruitment ch...

April 4, 2018
Politics
Liberty Korea Party proposes constitutional amendment

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party on Tuesday announced its proposal for a constitutional amendment that seeks to redistribute presidential powers, hinting at a difficult negotiating process wit...

April 3, 2018
Politics
[Video] Families demand state support for people with developmental disabilities

In front of the Hyoja community service center, just 200 meters away from the presidential office in Seoul, some 3,000 parents and volunteer workers took to the streets to demand support for people w...

April 2, 2018
Social affairs
[Herald Interview] ‘Strong foundation of mother tongue important in learning English’

Korean parents’ emphasis on education, in particular their keen interest in early English language education, are well-known. Teaching children a foreign language while they are still learning their...

April 2, 2018
Education
Blue House says possible to shut down far-right website Ilbe

Recent comments by the presidential office on the website Ilbe Storehouse indicate that it may be possible to abolish the website if the majority of its contents are unlawful. On Friday, presidentia...

March 26, 2018
Social affairs
Warnings issued as dust level spikes

As fine dust reached its highest level for March -- rising three to four times higher than the average recorded since 2015 -- over the weekend, the Environment Ministry issued warnings and the govern...

March 25, 2018
Social affairs
Blue House to submit constitutional revision bill

With Cheong Wa Dae set to table its constitutional amendment proposal Monday, parties are struggling to narrow their differences in an effort to come up with their own revision plan. The government’...

March 25, 2018
Politics
[Breaking] Ex-President Lee arrested on corruption charges

The courts on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former President Lee Myung-bak, who is suspected of a string of allegations including bribery, embezzlement and power abuse. Ex-President Lee Myun...

March 22, 2018
Social affairs
[Herald Interview] Breaking stigma against 2-year vocational college

South Korea is well-known for its society’s great fervor toward education, but activists say that the country must break away from its relentless focus on credentials. More than 98 percent of the te...

March 22, 2018
Education
Dwight School Seoul students perform at Carnegie Hall

Eighteen students from Dwight School Seoul joined 240 students from Dwight campuses around the world to perform at Carnegie Hall on Feb. 13, in honor of their Chancellor Stephen Spahn, the longest-se...

March 22, 2018
Education
Moon’s constitutional amendment calls for four-year two term presidency

Cheong Wa Dae on Thursday revealed the final part of the government’s constitutional amendment bill that seeks to introduce a presidential system that allows two consecutive four-year terms. In addi...

March 22, 2018
Politics
China contributed to high fine dust level in Korea: research

China’s contribution to South Korea’s fine dust problem has been scientifically proven for the first time, a metrology institute said Tuesday. According to findings by the Korea Research Institute o...

March 21, 2018
Social affairs
Political parties clash over Moon administration’s proposed Constitutional amendment bill

Political parties clashed Tuesday over a constitutional revision plan, while the government presented elements of its amendment proposal to the public. The government is expected to present the bill ...

March 21, 2018
Politics
Arrest warrant sought for ex-President Lee Myung-bak

Prosecutors on Monday requested an arrest warrant for former President Lee Myung-bak, who is suspected of 20 criminal charges including bribery, embezzlement and power abuse. As Lee has denied most ...

March 20, 2018
Politics

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