Which side do you take when walking? For almost 90 years, Koreans habitually took the left side when they walked. However, you have to keep to the right from now on. On June 30, the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs announced that citizens will need
[337호]
As the 2010 World Cup is coming to an end, soccer fever is getting hotter and hotter! Many soccer fans all over the world stay up all night to watch the World Cup matches and cheer for their national teams. On June 23, the Red Devils couldn’t fall asleep. They gathered together
[336호]
On June 17, the Korean national soccer team played a match against Argentina in South Africa’s Soccer City Stadium. On that night, many Korean soccer fans were disappointed with the Korean team’s 4-1 defeat. The 90-minute match was pretty tense. In the first half
[335호]
On June 10, Naro (KSLV-1) was launched into space for the second time. The space rocket took off from Naro Space Center in Goheung, Jeollanam-do at 5:01 p.m. Naro was carrying a satellite and its job was to put the satellite into orbit. The satellite was designed to examine
[334호]
June 2 was the local Election Day nationwide. In the local election, people voted for mayors, education chiefs and provincial governors. In Seoul, a total of five candidates ran for the post of City Mayor for Seoul. The results of the election were released the very next day. After the
[333호]
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton paid a visit to Seoul on May 26. The purpose of the visit was to discuss the issues over the Cheonan Navy Ship, which was sunk in March due to North Korea’s attack. Ms. Clinton was warmly welcomed at Cheong Wa Dae and had a
[332호]
On May 18, President Lee Myung-bak and the American President Barack Obama spoke on the phone about the Cheonan Ship for 25 minutes. When the ship sunk deep into the sea, 46 sailors passed away and the whole nation was very sad and angry. North Korea is responsible
[331호]
Kids need to be more careful in school zones. School zones were designated around elementary schools and kindergartens to protect children from cars and possible accidents. However, a recent report showed that car accident rates in school zones increased sharply
[330호]
A seawall called Saemangeum was finally completed last month. It took a very long time and a lot of money to build. It cost almost 3 trillion won and took nearly 20 years to finish since the construction began in 1991. About 2.5 million people participated in the construction.
[329호]
From June and July, parents will be able to get more detailed information on their children’s health from schools. On April 25, the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology announced that it has developed a special program to measure
[328호]
[이전10개] 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 [다음10개]
