The Korea Herald

Universities face inquiry on foreign student management

Sept 21, 2011

The Education Ministry will select the bottom 15 percent of universities which poorly manage international students, and restrict visa issuance, while disclosing their list as well, in an extension of its efforts to restructure badly managed universities.It plans to conduct inquiry into schools with
Agency mulled to coordinate state projects

Sept 21, 2011

A presidential advisory panel is seeking to establish an independent state agency to handle regional and interclass conflicts over state projects.A slew of state projects pursued by the Lee Myung-bak administration engendered confusion and contention in different regions as their locations were undi
Seoul education chief indicted, suspended

Sept 21, 2011

Prosecutors on Wednesday indicted Kwak No-hyun, Seoul’s education superintendent, on charges of buying his rival candidate out of last year’s election. His job as Seoul education chief was immediately suspended in accordance with a provincial educational law. Lim Seung-bin, deputy chief, will serve
Divorce rate soars among baby boomers: data

Sept 21, 2011

Divorce among those in their 50s has increased rapidly, taking up to one-seventh of the total divorce cases last year. This contrasts with the overall decline in divorce in the country. According to the Supreme Court and the Statistics Korea, a total of 15,813 divorce cases involving husbands betwee
Five accused of making fake designer goods worth 42 billion won

Sept 21, 2011

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Five suspected members of a South Korean smuggling ring have been arrested on suspicion of producing and selling counterfeit designer goods worth 42 billion won ($36.7 million), the country's customs office said Wednesday.One person was held in custody and four booked wit
Savings banks face massive joint probe

Sept 20, 2011

The prosecution on Tuesday vowed to conduct a joint investigation with related state agencies such as the nation’s top financial regulator and the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation into corruption at mutual savings banks, signaling a tougher crackdown on bribery scandals ahead of major elections.T
Savings banks face massive joint probe

Sept 20, 2011

The prosecution on Tuesday vowed to conduct a joint investigation with related state agencies such as the nation’s top financial regulator and the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation into corruption at mutual savings banks, signaling a tougher crackdown on bribery scandals ahead of major elections.T
314 die each year from overwork

Sept 20, 2011

An average of 314 workers die every year of “karoshi,” or death from overwork, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said Tuesday. Among males, occupational death is detected the most in high ranking workers, while for females, it was laborers that died the most frequently from overwork.According to
Ex-president’s grandson rides coattails to Yonsei University

Sept 20, 2011

A grandson of former President Kim Young-sam has been admitted to Yonsei University as a “social contributor,” partly thanks to his grandfather’s legacy, it was revealed Tuesday. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said there had been no irregularities involved in the process. At the N
FSS deputy chief entangled in savings bank graft case

Sept 20, 2011

An indicted lobbyist has told prosecutors investigating the illegal lobbying scandal of Busan Mutual Savings Bank that he delivered gift certificates worth tens of millions of won to a deputy chief of the nation’s top financial regulator. Park Won-ho, one of the three senior deputy governors of the
Suicide for men in 50s quadruples over 20 years

Sept 20, 2011

The suicide rate for men in their 50s has soared, driven by a combination of economic hardship and poor health, reports from Statistics Office and Police Agency showed Tuesday.The suicide rate for men aged 50-54 was 62.4 per 100,000 persons in 2009, quadrupling from 20 years ago. It is the highest s
A generation in angst, anger

Sept 20, 2011

Koreans in their 30s negative toward establishment, frustrated over economic difficultiesBooks on how to become rich have always been steady sellers in Korea, particularly when the economy is suffering. In the first half of this year, however, three books designed to address the concerns of 30-somet
Pastor accused of embezzlement

Sept 20, 2011

Pastor Cho Yong-gi of the Yoido Full Gospel Church has been charged with embezzling money from the church.Twenty-nine elders of Korea’s biggest church filed a charge on Monday with the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office against their senior pastor Cho and his son Hee-jun, former chairman of daily new
Leap in suicides by men in early 50s blamed on economic pressures

Sept 20, 2011

The suicide rate for men in their 50s has soared, driven by a combination of economic hardships and poor health, reports from Statistics Office and Police Agency showed Tuesday.The suicide rate for men aged 50-54 was 62.4 per 100,000 persons in 2009, quadrupling from 20 years ago. It is the highest
Big firms dodge pension payments

Sept 19, 2011

Large corporations have been caught making downscaled reports of their workers’ salaries to evade national pension premiums. Workplaces are mandated to cover half of their workers’ national pension premiums. They have reduced more than 100 billion won ($92.5 million) every year, the Board of Audit a