The Korea Herald

Revised GRE introduced in Korea

Social affairsAug 17, 2011

The U.S. Education and Testing Services has made the biggest change in its GRE general test in 60 years. Officials of the Korean branch of ETS said that the agency has advanced the test technologically with emphasis on real-world applications.The GRE general test is the most widely adopted test for
Ministry to scrap medical internships

Social affairsAug 17, 2011

As early as 2014, the one-year internship program for medical school graduates will be scrapped and replaced with strengthened residency training, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Wednesday. A ministry committee for medical reform found the internship system ineffective and time-consuming for
Samsung told to improve worker safety

Social affairsAug 17, 2011

Labor Ministry calls on firm to give better protection to workers from hazardsSamsung Electronics Co. has been asked by local authorities to take costly measures to better protect its workers, after a series of leukemia-related deaths in its semiconductor manufacturing lines. The Labor Ministry said
Mayor signs agreement with East African organization

Social affairsAug 17, 2011

An East African intergovernmental organization has signed an agreement with the mayor of Seoul aimed at increasing mutual cooperation in e-government technology and other areas of interest.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Wednesday, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon signed a memorandum of unde
S. Korean, U.S. marines engage in anti-terrorism exercise

DefenseAug 17, 2011

South Korean and U.S. marines are conducting a joint anti-terrorism exercise in the southeastern port city of Pohang in efforts to enhance their combined operational skills and bilateral alliance, the Marine Corps said Wednesday.Some 100 South Korean marines and about 50 marines of the U.S. Pacific
Woman held for smuggling N. Korean art

Social affairsAug 17, 2011

Seoul police said Wednesday that they had booked an ethnic Korean woman from China for allegedly smuggling North Korean paintings into South Korea, selling them to local consumers and sending some of the profits to the North. The 46-year-old woman, surnamed Kim, was accused of bringing in about 1,30
Bras wanted for breast cancer support

Aug 17, 2011

Bespoke bras are being sought to support an auction raising funds to fight breast cancer. The charity party is to be held at Sky Bar at Dillingers’ Bar in Itaewon. Organizers are asking for donors to let their imaginations run wild to decorate bras from now until Oct. 3. A model wears a hand-d
BEAN Seoul volunteering survey

Aug 17, 2011

A Korean volunteer group is asking people to fill in a survey to find out what kind of philanthropic work would best suit them. BEAN Seoul is planning to extend the volunteer opportunities it offers and is asking people to give information on when, where and how often they would like to participate.
Shoe donors kick-start Daegu charity drive

Aug 17, 2011

A “Style Your Sole” party in Korea has produced 60 pairs of shoes for kids in need as the first event in a campaign to kick-start regular charity work in Daegu. The event was organized by Association for Teachers of English in Korea Gyeongbuk Volunteer officer Emily Cashell, who hopes to organize bi
Raising glasses to help baby Hannah

Aug 17, 2011

A bar crawl to support a baby with a life-threatening condition is to be held in Ilsan this weekend, just two days before her first birthday. The “Help Hannah Bar Crawl” is to raise cash for Hannah Warren, who has been at Seoul National University Hospital since her birth. She was born without a tra
Four marathons in four days to help MS sufferers

Aug 17, 2011

An English teacher is set to run four marathons in four Korean cities over four days to raise cash to help people suffering from Multiple Sclerosis. Joseph Riley set himself the 4IN4 mission to raise 2 million won for the Korean Multiple Sclerosis Society. He will run the first 42-kilometer stretch
Charity bakes plan to feed N.K. kids

Aug 17, 2011

Love for North Korea Children needs funds to give school pupils breadWhen Seoul votes on whether to provide free lunches for school kids here on Aug. 24, many of the 50,000 children living in the North Korean city of Sariwon will likely be skipping their midday meal.That’s what they are obliged to d
Man kills soldier on vacation with umbrella

Social affairsAug 17, 2011

A man accidently killed his soldier friend on vacation with an umbrella after having an argument with a passerby, Busan Geumjeong Police Station announced.The man, only known by the surname Kim, was with his naval serviceman friend near a convenience store at Busan on Sunday.The two got involved wit
Ex-lawmaker indicted over savings bank scandal

PoliticsAug 16, 2011

Prosecutors said Tuesday they have indicted a former opposition lawmaker on charges of taking illegal political funds from a scandal-ridden savings bank.Suh Gab-won, a former lawmaker with the main opposition Democratic Party, is charged with receiving 30 million won($27,985) from Kim Yang, vice pre
iPhone users to file class action suit against Apple Wednesday

Social affairsAug 16, 2011

A class action lawsuit seeking compensation for privacy violations by U.S. electronics maker Apple Inc. will be filed on Wednesday with a regional court in South Korea, a law firm dealing with the litigation said. A total of 27,612 Korean users of Apple's iPhone joined a class action suit last month