The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry announced on August 25 that Korea decided to resume U.S. beef imports from August 27 as Seoul faces continuous pressure from Washington to revise its beef import conditions. The decision was made after the mi
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According to the Presidential Committee on Education Innovation, a test system for home schooling will be introduced in 2010, prior to its official launch in 2015. The home schooling system will allow parents to teach their children at home
Recently, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Educationsaid that it will supervise academic records of hagwon teachers more strictly. Hagwons, or private educational institutes, will get their businesses suspended if their teachers are registere
As the negotiations for Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan are proceeding with difficulty, the Korean government is pleading for international support. The Islamic militants have called for releasing their jailed comrades in Afghan and U.S. custody in r
According to the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development, it will introduce local English certification tests in 2009. The Education Ministry announced on July 30 that it will develop state-run English tests for elementary, mid
The second round of Korea-EU(European Union) FTA (Free Trade Agreement) talks has come to an end in Brussels, Belgium, on July 20. Significant progress has been made in trade compensation, financial service, anti-dumping and dispute se
According to a recent report released by the United Nations Development Program and the National Statistical Office (NSO)통계청, South Korea is likely to become the world’s most aged society by 2050 if the current trend of fewer births continues. Curr
Starting in 2009, Korean people who want to pursue career in legal circles have to attend law school and pass a bar exam in order to become lawyers and judges. The law schools are modeled after legal certification systems in the U.S. The current state exa
President Roh Moo-hyun reiteriated his position on the ongoing college admissions debate by asking schools across the country to end the conflict by accepting government guidelines. Roh met with 152 university heads on June 26 at Cheong Wa Dae and aske
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun once again urged the Japanese government to reconsider and apologize for their distortion of history at an international symposium held at Jeju Island on June 22. Roh urged Japanese leaders to change their attitudes
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