Korean citizens are very angry at Japan. The country recently made absurd remarks on Dokdo again. They keep saying that the beautiful islets in the East Sea are theirs. In order to make a protest against Japan, more and more Korean citizens are joining the no-buy Japanese products campaign. Many
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According to the recent report released by the Ministry of Justice, the number of foreign students who come to Korea to study keeps decreasing. Currently, about 8,700 foreign students are studying in Korea. The number saw only a 5.9 percent increase compared to last year. Since 2004, the number has increased sharply. In 2004
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Our country’s swimming hero has won a gold medal again! Park Tae-hwan has won the 400-meter race in the FINA World Championship held in China. It was not an easy race for Park. He had to compete against some of the world’s best swimmers. A young swimmer named Sung Yang is known as the best swimmer in
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Korea’s birth rate is very low. The number of babies being born is decreasing every year. As a result, the number of elementary school students keeps decreasing, too. In fact, two elementary schools in Seoul are likely to be merged soon. Daecheong Elementary School and Younghee Elementary in Southeastern Seoul
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Thanks to the winning of the 2018 Winter Olympics bid, Korea’s national brand power is expected to increase in the coming years. On July 7, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) chose the small eastern city of Pyeongchang to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. According to Lee
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Do you know what happens if you never give up on your dreams? Your dreams come true! Pyeongchang, a small town in Gangwon-do, never gave up its dream to host a Winter Olympics even though it failed twice before. After preparing and waiting for many years, Pyeongchang’s dream came true at last on July 7 in
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On June 29, the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology said that it will digitalize all textbooks. By 2015, elementary, middle, and high school students nationwide will study with digital textbooks. They won’t have to carry heavy school bags anymore. Using light, simple electronic devices such as tablet
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On June 22, the international community approved Korea’s plan to build its second research station in the Antarctic. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the international support came at a meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina among 33 member
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Currently, students have to go to school on Saturdays two times a week on the first and third week of every month; they only take two Saturdays off on the second and fourth weeks. However, starting next year, they will take every Saturday off. On June 14, Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik announced
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On June 7, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced that he will seek a second term as the head of the United Nations. “During the past four and a half years, we have undertaken important work and found common ground on critical global issues of peace and security -
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