Likely to have a hard time mixing with peers due to language, appearanceStudents from multicultural families are at a higher risk of being bullied at school as they are likely to have a hard time mingling with their peers due to language problems and their different appearances.An 11-year-old boy born to a Bangladeshi father and a Korean mother was beaten by his classmates who reportedly hated him for no reason, a local media outlet said. He had been so abused until recently that he suffers from

The prosecution is likely to summon National Assembly Speaker Park Hee-tae as early as next week to investigate whether he attempted to buy votes during the ruling party’s chairmanship election in 2008.Investigators are also expanding their investigation to verify whether more lawmakers are involved in the irregularities that could put the perpetrator behind bars for more than five years. According to the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office, Rep. Koh Seung-duk of the ruling Grand National Party at

Education and interest necessary to help them lead an active, healthy life By Bae Ji-sookA man in his 70s recently called up the hotline for the elderly in need of sex consultation at the Planned Population Federation of Korea. He was frustrated with his impotence, which inhibits him from making love to his wife. “Over the past seven or eight years, she has refused any sexual intercourse. Whenever I feel the urge, all I can do is masturbate,” he told the counselor, adding that he feels miserable

Two South Korean biotechnology firms are expected to receive government approval for their stem cell drugs this month, paving the way for the world’s second batch of stem cell-based medicines to hit the market, sources said Sunday.The Korea Food and Drug Administration will likely approve “Cartistem” produced by Medipost Inc. for treatment of damaged cartilage in mid-January, they said. A stem cell-based anal fistula drug by Anterogen Co. will also receive official permission within this month.“

The gender disparity among teachers here has grown over the past decade, raising concerns about a lack of male teachers in middle and elementary schools.The Education Ministry said Sunday that a survey it conducted on teachers in elementary, middle and high schools found that some cities have roughly one male teacher for every four female teachers.However, men still made up the majority of high-school teachers, with female high school teachers rising to 46 percent of the total in 2011 from 35 pe

The national police said Saturday they have launched an investigation into an earlier market rumor about a nuclear explosion in North Korea, trying to determine if speculators had intentionally spread the false report to make profits.The Cyber Terror Response Center at the National Police Agency sai

An activist who fought to help Korea regain independence from Japanese colonial rule in the early 20th century has been inducted into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame in Atlanta, organizers for the ceremony said Friday.Ahn Chang-ho was the first East Asian honored in the walk of fame at t

The national police said Saturday they have launched an investigation into an earlier market rumor about a nuclear explosion in North Korea, trying to determine if speculators had intentionally spread the false report to make profits.The Cyber Terror Response Center at the National Police Agency sai

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) ― South African police arrested Thursday six people suspected of luring a South Korean man and his daughter to the country with a money-making scam, then kidnapping them for ransom, a spokesman said.“The 65-year-old father and his daughter, who is in her 30s, apparently responded to an email from the suspects promising tens of millions of dollars. The duo arrived in South Africa from South Korea on Tuesday,” said national police spokesman McIntosh Polela in a statement.Upon th

The Supreme Court is considering broadcasting the trials of controversial cases on TV in order to regain public credibility. However, the plan is expected to invite controversy over human rights infringement since personal identification as well as information could be disclosed to public without censorship. According to the nation’s top court, the idea was initiated by Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae who has been alarmed by the public antipathy and distrust toward the court over several thorny case