The Korea Herald

Daejeon prosecutor found dead in apparent suicide

Sept 7, 2011

A 34-year-old prosecutor in Daejeon, some 150 kilometers south of Seoul, was found dead at his home in an apparent suicide on Wednesday, police said.The police investigating the case said that the prosecutor, surnamed Huh, strangled himself to death using a pair of rubber gloves in his kitchen.“When
Teacher accused of attempted rape on ex-student

Sept 7, 2011

A teacher in Incheon is now under investigation for attempting to rape a student from a school where he previously worked.He is accused of taking the student to a motel in Siheung to sexually assault her last month. Earlier, police said, he went to see a movie with the student and groped her thigh.“
Police look into deaths of Park Geun-hye's two relatives

Sept 7, 2011

Two relatives of Park Geun-hye, a powerful presidential aspirant from the ruling Grand National Party (GNP), were found dead in what was presumed to be an internal family fight, police said Wednesday.Park Geun-hye (Yonhap News)A paternal nephew of Park, who is a daughter of late former preside
Kwak questioned over funds for second day

Sept 6, 2011

Interrogation focuses on source of 200 million won paid to ParkSeoul’s education chief Kwak No-hyun faced a second day of interrogation by prosecutors Tuesday on allegations that he bribed a rival candidate out of the race during last year’s education election. Following the interrogation, prosecuto
N.K. boosts electronic warfare capabilities

Sept 6, 2011

North Korea is independently developing a GPS jamming system effective over more than 100 kilometers, according to a government report on Tuesday.The report by the Ministry of National Defense said the North imported some 20 different kinds of communication and radar jamming instruments from the the
Colleges in shock after management blacklisting

Sept 6, 2011

The naming and shaming of 43 poorly managed universities by the Education Ministry on Monday has spawned confusion and concern among universities, with some decrying the label or expressing worries about next year’s freshmen recruitment. Several major universities in operation for more than 50 years
Ministry, hospitals clash over fees for cancer surgeries

Sept 6, 2011

General hospitals and the government are at odds over discounted fees for a state-of-the-art method of gastric cancer surgery, with hospitals cancelling scheduled procedures because of reduced revenues.Concerns are mounting over whether cancer patients will be able to get the surgery that involves a
Groups gather in Japan to save S. Korean prisoner in N. Korea

Sept 6, 2011

Nearly 40,000 sign petition as Seoul makes efforts to draw world attentionDozens of international human rights groups will gather in Tokyo on Wednesday to urge the North Korean regime to halt its inhumane activities and release a South Korean woman believed to be held captive at a prison camp, an ac
Chemistry professor to lead science council

Sept 6, 2011

Kim Keon, 62, chemistry professor of Korea University, has been appointed as the sixth chairman of the Korea Research Council of Fundamental Science and Technology, which supports the government’s policy on science research and development and sets up programs to improve affiliated research institut
Couple commits suicide together in Busan motel

Sept 6, 2011

(MCT)With the Chuseok holidays just around the corner, a married couple committed suicide together in a motel room after suffering from poverty. The owner of the motel called the police, who found the couple dead in a motel room in Busan.The room had been completely sealed with adhesive tape.
Fire erupts on Jeju-bound ferry but no causalities reported

Sept 6, 2011

(Yonhap News)A passenger boat caught fire in waters off the country's southern coastal city of Yeosu early Tuesday, but all people on board were rescued, the Coast Guard said.The 4,000-ton ferry Seolbong, which departed from the port city of Busan late Monday for Jeju Island, was traveling along the
Kwak grilled over election corruption

Sept 5, 2011

Interrogation focuses on whether 200 million won was bribeKwak No-hyun, Seoul’s embattled education chief, faced interrogation from city prosecutors on allegations that he paid a rival candidate to quit last year’s election. An expressionless Kwak arrived at the lobby of the Seoul Central Prosecutor
Badly managed universities face fund, loan cuts

Sept 5, 2011

The Education Ministry listed 43 poorly managed private colleges and universities Monday after a two-month inquiry by an expert panel as part of a drive to weed out uncompetitive schools and address the rising tuition issue. The 43 universities will be subject to restrictions in government
Jeju seeks to host cluster of top foreign universities

Sept 5, 2011

Jeju Island has undertaken an ambitious project to build an international education city featuring a cluster of international schools, foreign universities, business centers and tourism.Modeled on Dubai’s Knowledge Village, the Jeju Global Education City will be home to prestigious foreign universit
Sanctions aimed at college reform

Sept 5, 2011

Ministry sets out on restructuring following dispute over tuitionThe government on Monday took the first step in a long-term drive to pressure poorly managed universities to shut down by naming 43 underperforming schools in terms of student enrollment and graduates’ employment.State financial aid wi