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Report warns of warming on Korean Peninsula

Jan 17, 2011

Korea's average temperature could rise 2.2 to 4.2 degrees Celsius by the 22nd century. (Yonhap News)Korea’s average temperature could rise 2.2 to 4.2 degrees Celsius by the 22nd century, a recent government report on climate change warned Sunday.The National Institute of Environmental Research, along with a team at Seoul National University, studied climate and air conditions in Korea and East Asi
Legal committee proposed to oversee multicultural policy

Jan 16, 2011

A legal revision was proposed Sunday to unify the government offices responsible for helping multicultural families and enhance the effectiveness of related support programs. Rep. Lee Chan-yeol of the main opposition Democratic Party submitted a revision bill to the current law on supporting multicultural families, suggesting that a legal committee be set up under the Prime Minister’s Office.Eight
Foreign interns pave the path for Seoul

Jan 16, 2011

A native of Burundi, Ghyslaine Kamikazi is bringing her fresh perspective and foreign background to help raise Korea’s cultural sensitivity and hone its competitive edge in the global market.Kamikazi, who came to Korea four years ago for higher education, eagerly took the opportunity to gain experience as an intern for the Seoul city government this winter. The senior at Ehwa Women’s University is
Korea-ASEAN cyber college to open in July next year

Jan 16, 2011

South Korea and a group of 10 Southeast Asian nations will hold a high-level workshop to discuss ways to set up a joint cyber college in July of next year, the Education Ministry said Sunday.The sides have pushed for the establishment of the school since the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations made a proposal during a special summit held on the South Korean resort island of Jeju in Ju
Crew of hijacked S. Korean freighter confirmed to be safe: foreign ministry

Jan 16, 2011

The crew of a South Korean freighter, hijacked in the Arabian Sea on Saturday apparently by Somali pirates, have been all confirmed to be safe, an official at Seoul's foreign ministry said Sunday.The 11,500-ton chemical freighter, the Samho Jewelry, was en route to Sri Lanka from the United Arab Emirates carrying 21 crew members when it was seized in waters between Oman and India on Saturday."The
South Korea gripped by worst cold spell in 10 year

Jan 16, 2011

(Yonhap News)A prolonged cold spell sent the mercury plummeting nationwide on Sunday, with temperatures in even the usually warmer southern regions dropping to their lowest in decades, the country's weather agency said.Seoul recorded minus 17.8 C, the lowest since a minus 18.6 C reading in the nation's capital on Jan. 15, 2001, said the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).The morning low dro
Additional FMD case discovered

Jan 15, 2011

South Korea confirmed a single case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on Saturday in the country’s southeastern region, as nationwide vaccinations and quarantine efforts have started to help stem new outbreaks.The additional case in Cheongsong, 285 kilometers southeast of Seoul, brings the total number of confirmed FMD outbreaks to 119, since animals started showing symptoms in late November, the Mi
GNP sues DP lawmakers over defamation

Jan 14, 2011

The ruling Grand National Party sued Rep. Lee Seok-hyun and Park Jie-won of the main opposition Democratic Party on Friday for making a false accusation that a son of GNP chairman Ahn Sang-soo received special favors in his admission to the nation’s top school. GNP leader Ahn Sang-soo (right) meets Lee Hoi-chang, leader of a small opposition party, on Friday. (Yonhap News)Despite Lee’s public apol
Koreans face deportation from Philippines: report

Jan 14, 2011

Seven Koreans operating English training centers in the Philippines are likely to be deported for violating local immigration law, according to local media reports. The Seoul government has requested Manila for a humanitarian approach to the case, but observers say the Filipino authorities will adopt strict measures against to set an example. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,
Women line up to bed Singapore casanova

Jan 14, 2011

A number of women are “queuing up” to have sex with a Singaporean man after he posted recordings of him having sex with his female partners on his blog.Apparently, these women wanted to “check out” Gary Ng’s skill in bed after seeing what he was capable of.Sin Chew Daily said Ng, 28, was nicknamed Edison Chen after the Hong Kong heartthrob who was embroiled in a sex scandal two years ago which imp
Four workers trapped in reservoir construction site found dead

Jan 14, 2011

GANGNEUNG, (Yonhap) -- All four workers who had been trapped under a collapsed reservoir construction site here were found dead early Friday, rescuers said. The scaffolding at the site in the city of Gangneung, 237 kilometers east of Seoul, collapsed at around 4:30 p.m. Thursday while four workers were doing concrete work to build a waterway for a reservoir to prevent flooding. Rescuers h
4 workers trapped in reservoir construction site

Jan 13, 2011

Four workers were trapped five meters underground after scaffolding collapsed at a reservoir construction site in eastern South Korea, police officials said Thursday. Police and firefighters are trying to find the best approach to rescue them, but rescue efforts were complicated by huge amounts of debris, officials said. Two other construction workers near the site of the collapse were injured a
Google charged over credit card info, passwords

Jan 13, 2011

Company denies illegal activityPolice said they have charged global Internet giant Google Inc. Thursday for their online location tracking service over allegations it violated Internet privacy laws here. According to the Cyber Terror Response Center, the National Police Agency’s Internet crime unit, the conglomerate’s “Street View” mapping service gathered private information from unencrypted wire
Politicians fight to score with welfare

Jan 13, 2011

Welfare has emerged as a keyword for the 2012 presidential election as the main opposition Democratic Party finalized a package of “universal welfare” pledges as its central campaign strategy on Thursday. The move came weeks after Rep. Park Geun-hye, the leading presidential hopeful of the ruling Grand National Party by far, suggested what she called “tailored” welfare policies for Koreans: limiti
National flower, Upo Wetland added to natural monuments list

Jan 13, 2011

Upo Wetland, a complex of natural wetlands located in Changnyeong County, South Gyeongsang Province, and two specific trees of Rose of Sharon (Mugunghwa), Korea’s national flower, have been added to Korea’s natural monuments list, the Cultural Heritage Administration said Thursday. Known as the largest natural wetland in the country, Upo complex includes Mokpo, Sajipo and Jokjibul wetlands. It is