Schools whose staff members were found to be involved in corruption cases will be named on the Internet from March as part of efforts to stem school irregularities.The measure is designed to get individual schoolmasters to take more responsibility for directing their teachers and other staff, The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said on Monday. Anyone can have access to the regular audit res

The government is planning to reduce fuel surcharges on international flights this year due to a drop in international crude oil prices, the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said Monday. The ministry said it will reform the current fuel surcharging system, categorized only in terms of long-distance and short-distance flights. It plans to specify classifications according to flight

President Lee Myung-bak said Monday that his economic policies will focus on strong economic growth, job creation and a firmer middle class. “This year, our goals in running the economy are: a high economic growth rate of over 5 percent, inflation of under 3 percent, the creation of good jobs and improvement in quality of life of middle- and low-income families,” Lee said in his New Year’s address

A local court ordered a Seoul hospital to pay 40 million won ($35,500) in compensation to the family of a patient who died last year after winning the country’s first legal battle for the right to “die with dignity,” court officials said Monday.The 78-year-old woman fell into a vegetative state after suffering brain damage from heavy loss of blood while undergoing a bronchial endoscopy in February

Korea decided Monday to greatly expand animal vaccinations to stem outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease, which continues to spread throughout the country despite nationwide quarantine efforts, the government said.Farm Minister Yoo Jeong-bok said in a news briefing that shots will be administered to all animals in Gyeonggi Province surrounding Seoul and large parts of Chungcheong in the country’s ce

TOKYO (AFP) ― Six people choked to death and five others were in a serious condition after eating traditional glutinous “mochi” rice cakes to celebrate the New Year in Tokyo, fire department officials said Monday.The victims, in their 70s or older, died of suffocation over the weekend after eating the New Year delicacy, the fire department said.During the New Year period, one of Japan’s biggest ho