On March 12, the government announced its plans to help the poor. It will spend 6 trillion won to support low income households, help them buy food at a cheaper price, and offer lower interest rates for house rentals and student loans. It will also offer
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On March 9, U.S. President Barack Obama reversed limits imposed by former President George W. Bush on using federal money for research with embryonic stem cells. From now on, American scientists will be able to use embryonic stem cells to combat illness a
According to recent government data, Korea’s private education fees increased 4.3 percent last year despite the economic downturn. The data, released last Friday, showed that Korean parents spent a whopping amount of money on their children’s private ed
President Lee Myung-bak said on February 23 that global coordination is the best way to revive the worldwide economic turmoil. He expressed hopes that the leaders of the G 20 will discuss cooperation actively during a financial summit, which will be held
President Lee Myung-bak said on February 12 that his administration will revive public education by investing more in the sector. As the economy shows no sign of reviving, a growing number of parents feel the burden of their children’s high private tuiti
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced on February 6 that all schools in the city will be installed with CCTVs (closed-circuit televisions) to protect students from possible crimes. It will also hire school guards before the new semester sta
Amid the public’s wrath over a serial killer’s brutality, a growing number of people are raising their voices to revive the death penalty and establish a law to reveal felons’ personal information including their faces. The recent disclosure of Kang Ho
On January 20, Barack Obama claimed his place in history as America’s first black president before a jubilant crowd of more than a million in Washington D.C. The presidency passed to Obama from George W. Bush at noon and Obama thanked Bush for his servic
According to a recent survey, more than half of Korean teenagers have used abusive language on the Internet. The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Youth Media Addiction Prevention Center questioned 1,000 elementary, middle and high school students in
From March, instant cup noodles will be banned at school cafeterias nationwide. The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) announced last week that it decided to remove junk foods from schools that are high in calories but low in nutrition. Elementary,
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