On August 14, the Northeast Asian History Foundation opened the Dokdo Research Institute to carry through systematic research on the rocky islets under the wing of the education ministry. The institution will be led by Kim Hyun-soo, an international marin
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According to the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, the number of foreigners in Korea reached almost 2 percent of the Korean population as of May. The recent government data showed that about two out of every 100 residents here are non-Korean
The government recently denied a request by disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk to resume human stem cell research, citing his bioethics violations involving a test fabrication scandal two years ago. The Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs said
According to a new OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) annual report, the average life span of Koreans was 79.1 in 2006, higher than the average 78.9 for members of the OECD. This is a significant improvement,
Recently, Japan announced a plan to include its sovereignty claim over Dokdo in a curriculum handbook to be used by teachers at schools. The handbook will be officially used from 2012 for middle school social studies textbooks, but news reports from Japan
On July 11, a tourist from Seoul was shot to death at the Mount Geumgang resort. According to the Unification Ministry, 53-year-old Park Wang-ja was shot at around 5 a.m. by a North Korean soldier while strolling along the beach within the tourist area. F
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who recently visited Korea, urged the Korean government to play a greater role in solving global issues. He requested the government to expand its contributions to the United Nations as well as more actively participate i
Thanks to the devotion of millions of volunteer workers oil spilt Taean came back to life. The beach was covered with thousands of tons of crude oil spilt six months ago. More than 1.8 million people from all walks of life participated in cleaning up the
Huh Jung-moo, the coach of the South Korean national soccer team still hasn’t delivered coaching masterwork. Sadly enough, the team is playing far too soft. Although the national team has the ambitions for a seventh consecutive World Cup berth and its su
The nation’s economists warned that the Korean economy is undergoing a downturn at a steep than expected pace. Reminiscent of the financial crisis which took place a decade ago, all growth engines are losing steam at an alarming level. Currently, account
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