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World/National News Archives

World New Apr-Jun 2009

Written by admin Thursday, 16 April 2009 16:18

Photo reportedly shows N. Korean rocket in flight
CNN »

How to Comfort a Woman, and Other Useful Skills
KoreaBeat »

Cool pics of Los Vegas' Growth over last 25 years
j.photos »

Koreans Work Longer, Suffer More Than Most in OECD
English Chosun »

Korean Woman Hurt in New York Shooting Rampage
Korea Times »

Actress Kim Ok-bin Speaks Out About Starring in 'Thirst'
English Chosun »

Seoul's Skyline About to Be Transformed
English Chosun »

UK torture Collusion 'Widespread'
BBC »

Arthouse Theater Chains Sprouting
KoreaBeat »

North Korea Confirms Rocket Launch
Aljazeera »

Event: See the Miracle of the Parting of the Sea in Korea!
VisitKorea »

'Upload a Song, Lose Your Internet Connection'
Korea Times »

Foreign School Used as Conduit to Channel Funds to Lawmaker
Korea Times »

Wage Gap Between Professors to Widen
Korea Times »

Police Move to Punish Test-Opposing Teachers
Korea Times »

Young Americans Going Abroad to Teach
CNN »

Missile Launch Revives Fears on US West Coast
Guardian »

Faith and Unreason: The Headteacher Hounded from her Job
Independent »

Parents 'Abused 40% of Teachers'
BBC »

Lock 'em Up: Jailing Kids is a Proud American Tradition
CommonDreams.org »

The West's Fatal Overdose
Spiegel »

Korea to Encourage Companies to Farm Abroad to Ensure Supplies
Bloomberg »

Korean Air Plans $1B Hotel, Office Complex
Globest »

South Korea Recalls, Bans Sale of U.S. Setton Farms Pistachios
Bloomberg »

South Korea Downturn a Boon for Nose Jobs and Shopping
Reuters »

Remains of 4 Korean War Vets Identified
seattlepi.com »

Five More Special-Purpose High Schools to Open by 2011
English Chosun »

Police to Seek Extradition in Jang Ja-yeon Scandal
English Chosun »

Tourists to Get New Friendly Image Map of Seoul
English Chosun »

Seoul Offers Mobile Consulting Services for Foreigners
Korea Times »

Small Town Scholarship Creates Academic Miracle
Joongang Daily »

EU, Korea Failed to Finalize Trade Pact in London
Joongang Daily »

No Bail for Former Hedge Fund Manager Extradited from South Korea
Miami Herald »

North Korea readies rocket for launch
Reuters »

Have a "Sunfull" online attitude
Korea Herald »

Google Compromises on Internet Free Speech in S. Korea
english.hani.co.kr »

The Mad Fantasy of the Korean Self-Image
Korea Beat »

Married Immigrants Souring on the �Korean Dream�
Korea Beat »

Brisk Traffic on North Korea's Forbidden Border
LATimes »

Korea, UK Join Hands to Develop 'Green' Industries
istockanalyst.com »

N Korea Threatens to Shoot Down US Spy Planes
Guardian »

Anti-Missile Flotilla Sets Sail
scotsman.com »

Storm in South Korea over Jang Ja-yeon's Suicide
Guardian »

South Korea Edges Past North in World Cup Qualifier
CNN »

Lotte Gets OK to Build 2nd Lotte World in Seoul
english.donga.com »

American Propaganda Taken to Extremes
BBC »

Excellent Documentary About What Really Goes on at Guantanamo Bay
Download the torrent from Pirate Bay »

Rain Sued Again for Concert Cancellation
Korea Times »

Some Governments Want to Restrict Internet Activities
english.chosun.com »

Asbestos Found in Baby Powder
english.chosun.com »

Piracy Law Cuts Internet Traffic
BBC »

Two Koreas Meet on Football Pitch
BBC »

'Toilet row' Lowers Space Morale
BBC »

'Critical' S Korean Held in North
BBC »

N. Korea to Try U.S. Journalists
NYTimes »

YouTube's South Korea Problem
Washington Post »

YouTube to Collect Real-Name Data in South Korea
WebPro News »

Can the G-20 Save the World?
Spiegel »

Too Many People on the Planet
digitaljournal.com »

Koreans Ranked Bottom in English Proficiency Test
Korea Times »

China Denies Any Role in 'GhostNet' Computer Hacking
English Chosun »

Foreign Tourists Flock to World Natural Heritage in Jeju
English Chosun »

World News Jan-Mar 2009

Written by admin Thursday, 16 April 2009 16:16

Korean Internet Censorship of YouTube and Google
Korea Times »

5,000 Korean English Teachers to Be Recruited This Year
Korea Times »

Ansan Still Leading Nation in Foreigner�s Rights
Korea Beat »

S. Korea's Kim Lands World Figure Skating Title
Denver Post »

Don't Drink Very Hot Tea!
medicalnewstoday.com »

China Linked to Worldwide Cyber Spy Network
Independent.co.uk »

Torture Claims Could Haunt Bush Officials
ABCNews »

No U.S. Plans to Stop Korea on ICBM Test
NYTimes »

North Korea to try U.S. journalists as launch nears
Reuters »

Another View: North is really launching sattelite, NOT Missile
afterdowningstreet.org »

Educational Spending Hit W39.8 Trillion Last Year
english.kbs.co.kr »

Dogs' Lives in Korea
Korea Times »

Freedom Village - South Korea
YouTube »

No-One Rules the World
New Statesman »

Human Rights Agency Will Take Forced Downsizing Plan to Court
Korea Times »

Fur Protests at Seoul Fashion Week
Korea Beat »

Foreigners to Get Dual Citizenship
Korea Times »

Fast-Track Naturalization for Skilled Foreigners
English Chosun »

An American Stands Firm for Human Rights in Korea
Korea Times »

Facebook Users to Flood Vatican with Condoms
Spiegel »

Watch KBS TV in English (KBS World)
YouTube »

S.Korea Ranks 116th in Social/Political Vulnerability
english.kbs.co.kr »

Most People Favor Teacher Evaluations
English Chosun »

Japan readies defense for North Korea rocket launch
Reuters »

World News Oct-Dec 2008

Written by admin Thursday, 16 April 2009 16:13

Discounted Tickets for Teachers & Students

Unsold tickets to cultural events will be sold at discounted prices to students and teachers starting next year
Korea Times »

Tougher Rules for Hagwon Owners

Private cram schools or hagwons caught running false ads even just once will have their licenses cancelled.
Korea Times »

Tougher Screening for Ethnic Koreans Proposed:

The authorities are moving to require ethnic Koreans to submit documents proving they have no criminal record and undergo drug testing when they apply for English teaching positions here.
Korea Times »

World News Jul-Sep 2008

Written by admin Thursday, 16 April 2009 16:11

Anti-Suicide Measures Due

The government plans to introduce measures to combat the disgrace of Korea holding the highest suicide rate among OECD countries.
Read the article »

Dokdo Debate Hits Home

For Kim Sung-do and his wife, the sovereignty debate over Dokdo is not some vague, faraway foreign policy issue. Rather it's a discussion that really hits close to home. In fact, it's about a place they've been calling home for the past 40 years.
Read the article »

C.H.I.L.D! Seeks Student Journalists

C.H.I.L.D! would like to launch a national online news section on its website and is looking for students and graduates to write stories and features for it.
Read the article »

Dole Out for Dokdo

Disputed Korean rocks bring banking, ring tones.
Read the article »

North Korean Soldier Kills South Korean Tourist

A North Korean soldier shot and killed a South Korean woman at Mt. Keumgang, a popular mountain resort in the communist nation, a government official in the South said.
Read the article »

Niagra Expat Plugs Korean Investment in Hometown Paper

Former Welland resident Kurt de Vries experiments with new businesses in Korea.
Read the article »

U.S.to Host S. Korean Trade Minister in Beef Row

The Bush administration will welcome Seoul's top trade official on Friday in a meeting that aims to ease the uproar in South Korea over the deal to resume American beef shipments.
Read the article »

World New Apr-Jun 2008

Written by admin Thursday, 16 April 2009 16:10

Trouble Brewing

Korea's Cabinet Offers to Resign Over Beef Deal
Read the article »

Goodby Mom and Dad!

Families splitting for English [JF]
Read the article »

South Korean Abductee Escapes

A South Korean abductee has escaped from North Korea after more than 30 years in the communist state and is now under South Korean protection in China.
Read the article »

American Writes of Korean Jail Experience

Cullen Thomas recalls the experience in "Brother One Cell: An American Coming of Age in South Korea's Prisons", his 2007 memoir which has attracted the attention of newspapers worldwide including the New York Times.
Read the article »

Speak English, child! This is Korea

South Korea's "wild geese fathers" manage a reunion with their children, and often wives, just once a year after seeing them off for study abroad, invariably to learn in English.
Read the article »

ATEK

The Association for Teachers of English in Korea is an organization of contract instructors in private learning institutes, primary and secondary schools, universities and businesses.
Read the article »

Foreigners to be Fingerprinted

Long-term foreign residents may have to have their fingerprints taken under a government plan to monitor them but this could trigger criticism from human rights organizations.
Read the article »

English Education: Two-Headed Problem

Op-ed piece from a 10 year veteran on the Korean ESL system.
Read the article »

Death in Sauna Shrouded in Mystery

Suspicions and doubts are being amplified over the death of 14-year-old American.
Read the article »

Hagwon Seek to Block Unqualified Foreign Teachers

The association of foreign language institutes or hagwon said Monday that the government should block the inflow of unqualified native English teachers, making clear its opposition to a policy to increase the number of "questionable instructors." [MK]
Read the article »

Korean Village Runs On 100% Solar Power

Jeju-do village powered by sun [MK]
Read the article »

Money Taints Teacher's Day Gift Culture

To give or not to give, that is the question. [MK]
Read the article »

Vigilantes Hunt Down Native Teachers

A civic group said that its actions to expel illegal English teachers will help upgrade the image of legal foreign educators. [MK]
Read the article »

And Then There's That

A Korean website with propaganda against native teachers. (Note: website is all in Korean) [MK]
Read the article »

14 Year-Old American Boy Dies in Sauna

A 14-year-old American boy died in a sauna in Gyeongsan, on the outskirts of Daegu, however police are seemingly unable to pinpoint the cause of his death. [MK]
Read the article »

World's Longest Set of Dinosaur Tracks Found in Korea

The world�s largest fossil of a playground of baby dinosaurs going back over 100 million years has been found in Korea.
Read the article »

Gentle Wrist-slap for Hogwans That Cheat

Seoul Shinmun complains about lousy foreign English teacher regulations.
Read the article »

Large Wave in South Korea Kills 9, Injures 14

The wave - believed to have been as high as 16 feet slammed over the breakwater near a beach southwest of Seoul where dozens of people had been fishing and sightseeing, said Lee Won-il, a local Korea Coast Guard officer.
Read the article »

Bird Flu Outbreak Spreads to Seoul

South Korea's worst outbreak of bird flu has spread to the capital with agriculture ministry officials saying on Tuesday four dead birds raised at a Seoul district government office had tested positive.
Read the article »

Where's the Beef?

South Korean government rejects mounting calls to re-negotiate a US beef deal.
Read the article »

Bill Gates Reveals Korean Plan

Microsoft founder and chairman Bill Gates on Tuesday (May 6) disclosed a plan to invest $147 million in Korea's information technology sector over the next five years, while meeting with President Lee Myung-bak at the presidential office in Seoul.
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Protesters Disrupt Seoul Olympic Torch Relay

One man doused himself with gasoline and tried to set himself on fire before police stopped him. Son Jong Hoon, 45, led an unsuccessful public campaign to save his brother from execution in North Korea after being accused of spying after the brothers met secretly in China, AP reported.
Read the article »

A Korean 'New Deal' - The Canal Fiasco

Lee Myung-bak aims to dig his nation to prosperity. But will his $16 billion canal turn into a black hole? [MK]
Read the article »

Korea Taps Into Global Talent Pool for English Teachers

Korea will tap into an offshore talent pool to meet the rising demand for native English speakers at home, inviting college students of Korean descent to teach English on a government scholarship. [MK]
Read the article »

MySpace Launches Korean Language Site

The co-founder of MySpace said he believes the popular online hangout is poised to succeed in South Korea after closely scrutinizing U.S. Internet services that have faced challenges making inroads here.
Read the article »

World News Jan-Mar 2008

Written by admin Thursday, 16 April 2009 16:07

From Teacher to Ambassador

The next U.S. ambassador to South Korea, Kathleen Stephens, on Wednesday went through her confirmation hearing at the U.S. Senate. Stephens, a career diplomat, in the 1970s taught English at a middle school in Yesan, South Chungcheong Province, going by the Korean name Shim Eun-kyung.
Read the article »

Schools' Mini-Vacations Irking Parents

Parents usually like to spend as much time with their children as possible, but a recent schoolmasters' decision to introduce mid-semester "mini vacations" is drawing resistance from many mothers.
Read the article »

U.S. Expats Fight Soaring Tax Burden

A change in the American tax code two years ago that has raised considerably the tax burden facing many American expatriates. [JF]
Read the article »

Seoul Positive About Foreign Teachers' Association

Korea's international education agency under the education ministry reacted positively to foreign English teachers� move to form a representative association. [PH]
Read the article »

One Stop Service

Seoul wants to centralize control over English teachers. [PH]
Read the article »

Expat's Death Prompts Activism

English teacher's death prompts others to found a union. [PH]
Read the article »

Oprah Offends Korean Sensibilities

Winfrey's negative remarks about Korean women spark a storm. [PH]
Read the article »

English Frenzy Grips Korea

Alternative ideas on the Lee Myung-bak administration's plan to strengthen Enblish education.
Read the article »

Native Teachers Form a Union

A group of foreign teachers has started a move to form an association for native English-speaking instructors.
Read the article »

Korea's Internet Services Lose Their Edge

Internet users and companies feel and fear that the country is becoming more isolated from the global Internet community
Read the article »

Radio Free Korea

Free North Korea Radio broadcasts news across the border from South Korea.
Read the article »

President Lee Takes Office

Korea's President-Elect is now President Lee. Read the Guardian's summary of his inaugural address.
Read the article »

Towns for Expats

Official areas for foreigners to be established in Korean cities.
Read the article »

No More 'Goose Daddies'

New Korean administration to stop intolerable burden of English education on families.
Read the article »

He's Still Got It

Korean singer pulls his pants down at press conference to prove Japanese mobsters did not cut off his member.
Read the article »

Canal Plan Divides Korea

Korea's president-elect wants to build a canal from Seoul to Busan. A mad idea?
Read the article »

Envoys Criticize New Visa Rule

Foreign envoys whose countries adopt English as an official language criticize what they call Korea's discriminative visa regulations against foreign English teachers.
Read More »

Outside the Box

Seoul schools are considering hiring English teachers from India, Pakistan, Singapore and the Philippines, where English is used as an official language.
Read More »

English Radio

The government plans to launch a new FM English radio station later this year.
Read More »

Unjust Criticism

OpEd piece: Foreigners have a tendency to be overly critical of Korea.
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1 in 7 Children Not Enrolled

If Koreans don't pay their debts, they are made "non-citizens" and their kids can't attend school.
Read More »

Foreigners Help Clean Up

A group of foreign nationals have been helping clean up the nation's worst oil spill in Taean.
Read More »

Number of Native Teachers Doubles

Contrary to recent reports the number of native teachers in Korea has actually increased despite the new regulations! (thanks Mark)
Read More »

India Can Supply Teachers

The Indian ambassador to Korea says his country can be a cost-effective resource for English. (thanks Joanie)
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