South Korean school children were the least happy among those in OECD countries, a recent survey showed.In the latest survey, the subjective happiness index of South Korean children was 60.3 percent, which was the lowest among the OECD countries.Some of the major reasons behind the statistics include lack of leisure time and hobbies, as well as stress over academic obligations.South Korea’s schoolchildren were found to be the unhappiest in the OECD in previous years, with 64.3 points in 2009, 65

Korean Red Cross chief Kim Sung-joo apologized Monday for failing to appear at a National Assembly audit last week, taking off to China instead to attend a meeting of Red Cross officials.Meanwhile, unionized workers of the Red Cross called for Kim’s resignation, claiming their leader is ill-qualified for her post on the same day ― which also marks the humanitarian body’s 109th anniversary.“I offer my apologies to the National Assembly as well as the citizens,” Kim said at the National Assembly i

Mr. A, who lives in my neighborhood, is known to be extremely punctual. He’s even more punctual than the German philosopher, Kant was. The security guards in the apartment complex tell the time of the day by seeing Mr. A come to and from work. He is always extremely neat in his appearance. His hair is oiled, shiny and perfectly parted. He often checks the mirror to make sure that his tie is perfectly straight. He carries a small pocket mirror and comb. His office is extremely clean and neat, to

Even for Dr. Moon Byung-in, one of the most respected breast cancer specialists in South Korea, talking to his patients about their condition was not easy at first. “Sometimes I wouldn’t know what to say and cry along with the patient (in my earlier years),” Moon said during an interview with The Korea Herald in his office at Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital.“Even a patient in her 70s would break down in tears and sob when she was told that she may have to undergo a mastectomy. Being diag