Long-Awaited Rains Turn Into Catastrophic Flood For Some Regions In Pakistan
Pakistan has been facing strange and unexpected climate changes over the years. After a long period of drought, there was an unprecedented deluge in rivers that devastated the country in 2010 destroying hundreds of thousands of houses, schools and other government buildings, crops over millions of acres, killing hundreds and rendering homeless millions of people. […]
Asiana expanding presence in China
Asiana Airlines has been accelerating its expansion into the Chinese market ever since it launched flights to the neighboring country 18 years ago. It provides the most flights to China from Korea with 30 flight routes to 21 cities there. Through active investment in China, Asiana built material and relational bridges between the two nations. […]
Nostalgia for sights and sounds of the ’90s
In the early 90s, before the days of iPhones, rapper Psy and even the Internet, people still used evolving hi-tech communication, and were often star-struck by celebrities and, of course, had fun. To younger people, perhaps the famous figures and fashions of that time seem dowdy and find it hard to imagine how people dealt […]
Divorce rate of older couples hits new high
Divorce rate of older couples hits new high More and more middle aged and elderly couples are choosing to split up, according to the Supreme Court. Statistics released by the court Wednesday showed that among 114,284 couples who separated in 2011, those married for more than 20 years accounted for 28,299 of them, or 24.8 […]
Why Ieodo matters
Reef vital to protecting Korea’s economic zone Some 150 kilometers southwest of Marado, the nation’s southernmost island, sits Ieodo, a submerged rock with a unique place in Korean lore. As the story goes, fishermen from Jeju Island were destined to spend eternity there should they perish in rough waters. What’s not myth is the significance […]
Seoul should forge peace zone in East China Sea
Korea can use the Ieodo issue to build confidence among countries bordering the East China Sea and transform the area into a “peace zone,” an expert said Tuesday. To do so, Ko Choong-suk, director of the Society of Ieodo Research, said Seoul should take a long-term approach to maritime delimitation, starting by fully discerning the […]
Learning Chuseok customs
Korean men’s wives from Mongolia, Laos and China participate in an event to learn about customs for Chuseok, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving Day, at the Hyundai Green Food building in Seoul, Tuesday. They learned how to set a memorial service table and make ‘songpyeon’, a half-moon shaped rice cake, ahead of the holiday which […]
What’s behind Shin Ji-yai’s comeback?
Shin Ji-yai is back with a bang but it took 22 months, surgery, a new coach, two caddies and a Japanese psychologist. After nearly two years without a trophy, Shin pulled off a remarkable comeback, winning back-to-back titles in a week including her second British Women’s Open on Monday (KST). The 24-year-old topped the British […]
Government to further upgrade Korean language education
Since taking office a year ago, Culture Minister Choe Kwang-shik has branded himself a “hallyu minister.” The top culture policymaker has placed priority on expanding “hallyu,” or the Korean wave. During a press conference to mark his first year in office, Choe stressed the importance of improving Korean language education abroad, as he sees it […]
Number of multiracial students rises to 46,900
The number of students from multiracial families increased fivefold since 2006 and by more than 20 percent over the past year, statistics showed Monday. Data compiled by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology showed the number of multiracial students increased by 8,276, or 21 percent, to 46,954 this year from 2011; five times the […]
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