The Korea Meteorological Administration(KMA) said on October 23 that global warming is in progress at a pace far too fast. According to the agency, the average temperature of Korean Peninsula in 2006 was 13.6 degrees Celsius compared with 12.6 degrees Celsius in
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More than 90 percent of restaurants in Korea are using flavor enhancers. The Korean Foundation for Environmental Movement said that 93.7 percent of the 300 Korean and Chinese restaurants and snack bars in Seoul use chemical enhancers. According to the recent study, Chinese restaurants use twice as much chemical
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said last Monday that it will limit school field trips. The education office said that it will not allow schools to take students to areas with unsafe facilities. This is because some students were hurt during school field trips
The National Statistical Office (NSO) said on October 1 that Koreans over the age of 65 will outnumber those under the age of 15 two to one by 2030. Currently, the child population account for 18 percent and elderly population account for 9.9 percent of the total population.
Do you like learning English? I'm sure most of you think it is fun to learn! It is especially fun when you learn it with a native speaker, right? Learning English from foreigners can be a good way to improve your English. You can also learn other cultures from them.
How do you go to school every day? Some children go to school by bus or car. But many children go to school on foot. When you walk to school, you should be very careful. When there are cars around you, be extra careful!
From next year, students won’t be able to buy unhealthy snacks at school. To improve children’s health, the Education Ministry교육부 decided to ban soft drinks, instant noodles and fried foods at schools in Korea. These days, many children are overweight because of the unhealthy foods they eat. The government said almost one in five students was deemed overweight in 2005. Last year, 44 percent of teenagers ate fast food at least three times a week. The government aims to lower the obesity rate from 18.2 percent in 2005 to 17 percent this year and to 15 percent in 2011. Starting next year, vending machines and stores in schools will no longer sell sodas or instant noodles to students. Also
From now on, Seoul will become a cleaner city. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said on August 29 that smoking at all bus stops will be banned from September. Also, people won't be able to smoke in 10 parks in the city including Seoul Grand Park and Children's Grand Park. Seoul City decided to ban smoking in public places to protect people from dangerous second-hand smoking. "A non-smoking campaign could have positive effects, particularly in parks, where people go to have some quality time with their families. The campaign could also protect children from harmful smoke," said Cho Mi-
According to a recent government report, the number of newborn babies in Korea increased for the first time in 6 years in 2006. The Korea National Statistical Office (NSO) said that the number of newborn babies grew by 13,452 to 451,514 last year, the first increase since 2000. Also, the number of newborn babies reached 238,817 in the first seven months of this year, up 5.1 percent from 2006. The average number of babies that a woman gives birth to during her lifetime increased to 1.13 in 2006 from a record low of 1.08 a year earlier. The NSO report said 51.1 percent of the babies born in 2006 were born in Seoul. This is very good news because Korea’s birth rate was on the decrease. If the birth rate keeps falling, Korea will be in
There are many smart people in the world. But Koreans are the smartest! Recently, a hundred Koreans won 10 awards at an international brain Olympiad! The brain Olympiad took place in New York from August 10 to 12. The third International Brain HSP (Health, Smile, and Peace) Olympiad was sponsored by the Korea Institute of Brain Science and the International Brain Education Association. The brain Olympiad included events highlighting the unlimited potential of
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