As cyberbullying and Internet verbal abuse are increasing at an alarming rate, police say they will seek arrest warrants for people habitually posting ill-intentioned comments on the Internet, stepping up a crackdown on slander in cyber space.
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As China¡¯s melamine-tainted milk powder crisis continue to widen, President Lee Myung-bak said that his administration will strengthen rules on food safety, noting that penalties for violations are not as heavy in Korea as in other countries.
Nowadays, Korean moms are busy studying at private institutes to help their children get higher-level education at academies. They believe they should also be well-trained to get more information and knowledge that can complement their children¡¯s cram sc
A number of universities in Korea are considering shutting down or downsizing some unpopular departments for the purpose of focusing on sought-after studies and reducing their budget spending.
According to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, the government will establish high-quality public boarding schools in rural areas in 2010. Recently, the ministry chose 82 public high schools in rural areas that will receive government subs
Due to a sluggish local economy and a strong dollar, Korean spending on overseas studies fell 5.8 percent in the first half of 2008, the biggest decline since the Asian financial crisis a decade ago.
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced last week that it would start a study of the effectiveness of English immersion education in September. The city¡¯s education authorities said they would ask a field expert to conduct the study, which w
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
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
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