Jeonju News Jan-Mar 2008

Written by admin Thursday, 16 April 2009 16:06

Over Half of Jeonbuk's English Teachers Can't Teach in English

{Feb 27, 2008}

In a survey of 1208 Chonbuk elementary, middle, and high school's teachers, only 44% say they're able to teach in English for more than an hour a week. While the new government is promoting the new program to teach English classes in English in order to develop public education, it turned out that nearly half of Chonbuk's English teachers have a problem with teaching in English.
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« from GiYop Kang »

The Hub Redesigns

{Feb 26, 2008}

Please reset bookmarks to thejeonjuhub.com. The old website will remain online for the time being while we make sure everything has been transferred over to the new site, but all future updates will only be listed on the new site.

The new and improved Hub features a News Archive and a comprehensive Taxi Survival page is in the works as well.

Please be patient with us as we get the new site up and running. Those responsible for the content, design, and maintenence of the Hub are also in the midst of renovating J.R.'s Saloon as well as rehearsing for the show this weekend.

« from JM »

Busted

{Feb 14, 2008}

Over 30 Jeonju high-schoolers have been caught selling sex online. In connection, Dukjin Police arrested two 31 year old men, one of whom gave W100,000 to a pair of girls on seven different occasions. Iksan police arrested a 28 year old man for buying sex from a 16 year old girl. She robbed him after he passed out. For the year 2007, police arrested 199 underaged students for prostitution via internet.

« from Gyung Ah Kim »

Music Bank Bans Unchaperoned Foreigners

{Jan 30, 2008}

This note was handed to a customer entering Music Bank, a dance club in the Jeonbuk University area. One can only speculate on what occurred to inspire this broad-brushing, reactionary policy.

Chester Needham in Hospital

{Jan 28, 2008}

Chester Needham (Minnesota, Jeonbuk Foreign Language School, guitarist: Big in Jeonju) is recovering from disk replacement surgery in Jesus Hospital. The surgery was successful and his wife and two daughters are by his side whenever possible. The injury was sustained in China while on vacation and the school's initial response was that their insurance does not cover the very expensive surgery. Hopefully, the school's celebrity owner Robert Holly, will learn of their situation and find some way to help this family. Chester is in room 711, and visiting hours are not restricted.

Fishmongers Fume

{Jan 22, 2008}

Samsung has not offered a a single word of verbal apology for the oil spill that coated Korea's west coast. Further, the company says that allocating the compensation funds is too complicated, as the spill affected different people in different ways. So, as of yet, there is no money coming. Coastal seafood restaurants had a "now clean" festival, but hardly anyone came. As a result, a lot of fish houses are floundering, and furious at Samsung.

« from YoungCheol Kwan »

Fine Dining in Jeonju

{Jan 20, 2008}

Hanjeoungsik cuisine accompanied by live Korean traditional music will served up for a modest W800,000 for dinner for four. More economical courses will also be offered, ranging from W400,000 - 200,000. We'll have to be patient, location selection and construction planning is just in the beginning stages. (Should be about two weeks, then. Anyone wanna make birthday party reservations?)

« from MinGyung Go »

Presidential Committee Gets Behind Saemangeum

{Jan 20, 2008}

The environmentally quagmired and red-tape entangled Saemangeum project is getting a push from the new president. Jeollabukdo needs this would-be major Yellow Sea logistics hub to breathe life into the province. (This region has suffered about a millenium with the stigma as Korea's economically depressed hillbilly zone. Dam it! It's time for a change!)

« from MinGyung Go »

Gunsan Police Officer Brings the House Down

{Jan 20, 2008}

On January 16, at 2:30 a.m., off-duty officer Han (41) was drunk beyond reason and was arguing with the owner, Mrs. Choi (43) of a noribang (singing room) in Gyungwondong, Jeonju. To win the debate, Officer Han lit about a cup of paint thinner and tossed it into the establishment. As a result of the fire, Mrs. Choi suffers 2nd degree burns over most of her body and (former?) Officer Han has 3rd degree burns and is responsible for about ten million won in property damage. The fire burned out in 35 minutes. Fortunately, the noribang was otherwise unoccupied at the time (or they just got the hell out of dodge).

A year ago, another policeman set fire to his girlfriend's bar in Jeonju, injuring 3 people. (Bad boys, bad boys, whatya gonna do?)

« courtesy of GyunAh Kim, JeonjuMBC News »

Fire at Jeonbuk Bank

{Jan 10, 2008}

A Hub exclusive! Read the full story here.

« from Joseph »

The Gift of Life

{Jan 07, 2008}

Park Sun Hwa (45) lost consciousness December 17, 2007 and was pronounced brain-dead on the 26th. Her family donated her liver and both kidneys to three persons.

« from Hanna Yu »

Parking Crackdown

{Jan 07, 2008}

Jeonju will be building new parking facilities in 2008, and on the other hand, will be cracking down on illegal parkers. In November and December, the police carried out and evaluative test-run to determine the extent of the parking problem. 3800 tickets were issued. Illegal parking reminders will be added to GPS services, and CCTV cameras will be utilized to curb obstructive parkers.

« from Hanna Yu »

Lights for Pung Nam Mun

{Jan 06, 2008}

Jeonju is upgrading and brightening the streetlights from Pung Nam Mun (the old historic gate) to Wei Hwan Bank. That's the 1.5 km stretch near Gaeksa. It is part of a city-wide brightening project.

The Spirit of Christmas

{Jan 02, 2008}

On Christmas day a large group of participants from the foreign ESL community delivered Christmas presents to 3 orphanages in Jeonju.
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« from Hanna Yu »