On May 28, Korean singer Kwanghee from the boy band ZE:A broke a world record. He set a new world record when he joined an event for the “Environment Day 2011” at Seoul Chunggaecheon Kwang tong kyo. He took the challenge of
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These days, the Korean language is gaining huge popularity among middle and high school students around the world. A total of 60 schools in the U.S. are providing regular Korean language courses to their students. On May 24, the Korean Consulate General in San Francisco said that 6 schools in California started offering regular
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On May 17, Korea ranked 22nd in the World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) 2011 out of 59 countries, up one place from last year. Korea’s global competitiveness is rising 3 years in a row. The research was done by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD)in Switzerland. The IMD started
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Many high school students learn a second foreign language at school other than English. According to a recent report by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, most high school students in Seoul choose to learn Chinese or Japanese. Out of 222 high
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According to a new report, traffic accidents involving children mostly occur between 2 to 6 p.m. The Samsung Traffic Safety Research Institute looked into 94,240 traffic accidents that occured to children under the age of 14 from 2006 to 2010. It
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On April 24, Seoul City released a report about the lifestyles of middle school and high school students in the capital. The report showed that most students have unhealthy eating and sleeping habits. According to the report, about 30 percent of the students skip breakfast and
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On April 21, figure skating queen Kim Yu-na left for Moscow to compete in the World Figure Skating Championships. The event was initially scheduled to be held in Tokyo in March. However, it had been delayed due to the strong earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on
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On April 14, ancient Korean royal books arrived in Korea from France. The first 75 books of the 297-volume Oegyujanggak returned home in 145 years. The remaining books are scheduled to be returned by May 27. The Korean royal books, dating back to the Joseon
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Currently, elementary school students need to go to school on Saturdays every other week. However, all schools nationwide will be closed on Saturdays under a new education system. The education ministry recently announced that all elementary and secondary school students
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Have you ever ridden an electric bus? If you visit Namsan, you will be able to take a ride to a peanut-shaped electric bus. In fact, it is the world’s first commercial electric bus. It went into service on December 21 last year. Currently, nine electric buses are running on the Namsan
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