Daughters raise the social awareness of their fathers, especially if they are the only child, according to the Korean Women’s Development Institute, a leading research institute for gender policy, on Sunday.A KWDI report that surveyed 1,800 parents of elementary, middle, and high school students in July showed that fathers who have an only daughter scored the highest average points of 76.76 in a gender equality index.The average score is two points higher than that of mothers of at least two dau

The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1, or Naro rocket, is set for its third launch on Thursday. If successful in putting a scientific satellite mounted on the rocket into orbit, Korea will become the 10th country with its own capability to develop and launch a rocket.The first attempt ended in failure 540.8 seconds after the launch due to malfunction of a fairing, a cover for the payload satellite, in August 2009.The rocket failed a second time, exploding 137.3 seconds after launch in June 2010. The

Good Neighbors activists travel around the world helping people suffering because of natural disasters, poverty and war.The nongovernmental organization devoted to international relief and development was founded in 1991 by seven people including current chairman Lee Il-ha.It was granted General Consultative Status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council in 1996. The highest NGO status of three, including special consultative and roster status, is reserved for large international NGOs

Prosecutors, police and judges scored the lowest points among state organizations in the transparency index compiled by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission.The survey, which evaluated 627 government organizations, showed that the Ministry of Justice received the lowest grade on the five-level grading scale among the central administrative agencies. About 244,000 participants including citizens, public officers, reporters and civil activists were surveyed for the report. Administrativ

All city and inter-city buses nationwide could stop operating from Thursday morning if the National Assembly passes a revised act Wednesday that acknowledges taxis as a means of public transportation.“Five hundred bus operators and 100,000 bus drivers cannot but express anger toward ignorance of the political circles, who are only interested in garnering votes in the upcoming presidential election,” said the bus union through a statement released Monday. Around 48,000 city and inter-city busses

Bus operators across the country threatened to halt operations in protest of a National Assembly bill that acknowledges taxis as a means of public transport, which would increase state subsidies and allow them to use bus lanes. A federation of bus operators plans convene an emergency general meeting in Seoul Tuesday, gathering regional representatives from 17 major cities and provinces The move came after the Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs Committee at the National Assembly last Thursday u

The average Korean woman lives seven years longer than her male counterpart, according to report by the United Nations Population Fund.The State of World Population 2012 survey also showed that Korean women and men live the eighth and 26th longest in the world respectively. The average life span of Korean women is 84 years and that of Korean men is 77.3 years. According to the UNPF report, the world population surpassed 7 billion as of October last year and stands at around 7.1 billion.China ran

Korea’s launch of space rocket to be further delayedSouth Korea’s planned launch of a space rocket will likely be further delayed, government officials said Wednesday, as the Russian replacement for a defective part in the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1) is not expected to arrive here until the end of the week.The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and its Launch Preparation Committee earlier said the launch of the KSLV-1 would take place before Nov. 24.The replacement of the de