From now on, discriminations based on gender, race, and physical disability will be wiped out in Korea. The Ministry of Justice recently announced that the government will intensify anti-discrimination measures. Also, the measures will ban all adver
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The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development announced last Thursday it will ban the establishment of specialized high schools, including foreign language high schools. The ministry criticized elite schools specializing in forei
From next year, schools won't be able to sell unhealthy snacks including instant noodles, fried foods and soft drinks to students. On September 3, the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development announced its five-year health poli
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
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
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