Published today in the Korea Herald, it seems like the Korean government is going to limit how late hagwons can stay open. The government is preparing to ban hagwon lessons after 10 p.m. to curb private education spending, despite opposition from the cram schools and doubts over whether the...
Heat wave in Korea this weekend – You’...
posted by Jimmy
Apparently, this god-forsaking heat is only going to get worse this weekend, according to the Korea Herald, with temperatures exceeding 35 degrees in the South. The entire country is forecast to sizzle throughout the weekend, the state weather agency said Friday, issuing heat wave alerts in...
Seoul to block North Korea’s twitter account
posted by Jimmy
From The Chosun Ilbo: The Korea Communications Standards Commission on Thursday decided to block access to North Korea’s Twitter account. The commission concluded that Uriminzok tweets are illegal under the decades-old National Security Law because they “praise, encourage ...
The other side of the Cheonan incident
posted by Jimmy
I read a very interesting article regarding the divided opinions on the sinking of the Cheonan ship. Here are some points from the piece: On the conflicting views of the incident - The types of evidence presented by the two groups also differ entirely in character. The former group has...
North Korea using Twitter
posted by Jimmy
Well I never, North Korea using twitter. The U.S. and North Korea took their propaganda war to Twitter on Tuesday when State Department spokesman Philip Crowley tweeted about the North’s use of the popular microblogging site. Referring to the Twitter account opened recently by...
Malaria in Seoul, Korea
posted by Jimmy
Before coming to Korea it never even occurred to me that malaria could be found in Korea. I knew there were a lot of mosquito during the summer but I assumed the disease had been eradicated. According to an article in the Korea Times malaria is still pupping its ugly head up, albeit...
76% of Korean females sexually harassed at work
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The Korea times reports on a recent survey claiming that more than 3 out of four female workers in Korea have suffered from some form of sexual harassment. Nearly eight in 10 female salaried workers said they have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, mostly by male superiors, a...
Typhoon Dianmu hits Korea
posted by Jimmy
Rachel and I didn’t really feel the effects of the typhoon Dianmu yesterday and today. It rained all day yesterday, but it was fairly light and without any significant wind. I think Jeju island, our holiday destination for tomorrow, got the worst of it. According to the Korea Herald: The...