Swiss National Day celebrated in Seoul
A reception to celebrate the Swiss National Day and 50 years of diplomatic relations between Korea and Switzerland was held Wednesday (Aug. 1) at the Grand Hilton Seoul. It was also a gathering for Amb. Thomas Kupfer of Switzerland to bid farewell to his diplomatic colleagues in Seoul as well as Korean friends becausse he is scheduled to […]
Increase rate of major Korean export items to China on declining
Korea has mixed feelings in retrospect of exports toward China in the last 20 years since the establishment of diplomatic relationship between the two nations. The product that has made the biggest contribution for Korean export business toward China, was flat display. According to a report, titled “Export trend of major Korean products toward China”, released by Kotra […]
Han Bi-ya: Education is basis of achieving goals
Han Bi-Ya is a traveler, writer and relief worker. She is from Seoul, South Korea. She was born in Seoul in 1958. She grew up in a wealthy family. But she had hard time after her father’s sudden death. She failed in the exam for the college entrance and she eked out a living by […]
North Korean citizens see wide Olympic coverage
North Korea is providing its citizens with wide coverage of the London Olympics, officials said Thursday, as its athletes continue to attribute success to their new leader. According to one North Korean official, the country’s impressive showing _ five medals so far including four golds _ has caused a sensation among the populace that comes […]
Ahn’s aide counters ‘hypocrisy’ allegation
An aide to Ahn Cheol-soo, a Seoul National University professor, strove to counter allegations Thursday that Ahn used double standards in corporate ethics. In a radio interview, Keum Tae-sup, a partner at the Seoul-based law firm Jipyong and Jisung, said Ahn’s signing of a petition to show leniency to then jailed Chey Tae-won, chairman of […]
China — ‘People’s republic of torture’
China has remained silent over the torture allegation made days ago by freed activist Kim Young-hwan, despite mounting calls to answer whether the allegations are true or not. The turning of a deaf ear to the alleged human rights abuses has prompted China-bashing here as bloggers and Internet users accused it and its seemingly unaccountable […]
Koreans found negative in accepting multiculturalism
General people’s awareness about multiculturalism appeared to be neither positive or negative. Ahn Sang-oo, researcher of the Korea Women’s Development Institute, said Saturday (July 25) that the average culture receptivity index among Korean people was found to be 51 points (full marks: 100 points) in a survey conducted on some 2,500 people in the age bracket of […]
GalaxyS3 certified being environment-friendly in China
‘GalaxyS3’ was recognized as the first environment-friendly cellular phone from the Government of China. Samsung Electronics said “GaluxyS3 acquired RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) certification by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China.” It is the first time among the cellular phones being marketed in the world to get RoHS certification in China. Samsung cellular phones which acquired […]
Contraception still in shadows
A couple of weeks ago, Park So-yoen, a 27-year-old department store sales manager, visited Jeju Island for a summer holiday, together with her boyfriend. After a fantastic day sightseeing around the beautiful resort island, the couple ― as many others do ― went to bed together that night. “Of course I thought my boyfriend had […]
Marriage brokers for overseas brides under greater scrutiny
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said Wednesday it will implement stricter rules on interracial marriages brokered by matchmaking firms, mandating the companies to provide detailed personal information about Koreans looking for foreign spouses. The measure comes amid concerns that many brokers have provided foreign women seeking to marry South Korean men with falsified […]
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