Pilots from downed Turkish jet found dead, military says
The bodies of two pilots who had been reported missing after Syrian forces downed a Turkish military jet on June 22 have been located in the Mediterranean Sea, the General Staff has said. The General Staff said in a statement posted online on Wednesday that the bodies of Capt. Gökhan Ertan and Lt. Hasan Hüseyin […]
Doctors planning to form labor union
The Korean Medical Association (KMA) has decided to form a doctors’ union, causing public concern that the move may negatively impact their duties to patients. The president of the KMA, Roh Hwan-kyu suggested the formation of the union saying that it was necessary to protect doctors’ rights and, as he believes, to enhance medical services. […]
Overseas internship for youth extends to Middle East
A government-funded overseas internship program for university students has extended its reach to the Middle East. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said Wednesday that it has decided to expand global internship opportunities for the students. The ministry currently provides the program in cooperation with the Korean Council for University Education and the Korean […]
Korea shares smart learning knowhow with ASEAN
Korea agreed with Southeast Asian countries Wednesday to strengthen collaboration on developing joint e-learning and smart education programs at a meeting of senior educational policymakers in Indonesia. The country also proposed bilateral working-level talks with Brunei as well as Cambodia to develop technology-based educational systems in those nations. This was the first time that key […]
Foreigners have difficulty in using local SNS
Over half of expats in a survey by the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) here found difficulty using local social networking services (SNS) because of language problems. The government organization said Wednesday that 53.5 percent of the 1,086 foreign residents it surveyed have not used Korean language SNS in the past one year. The rate is […]
Gov’t seeks to create more ‘Pororos’
Pororo the penguin is already a beloved television character for Korean children. It’s now also the mascot of government aspirations to foster the country’s service sector into a global power. Pororo, created nine years ago by Seoul-based animation studio Iconix Entertainment, has since been exported to 120 countries and generated 34.3 billion won in revenue […]
Consumer revolt
Firms, banks face series of class action suits for unfair pratices A sense of apprehension is taking hold at major finance and technology companies here as they brace for a wave of legal action by vengeful consumers, who feel they have been manipulated or ripped off. Backing some 40,000 plaintiffs, the Korea Consumer Agency (KCA) […]
Cash or card?
Tax evasion underlies preference of store owners A few days ago, Kim Yoon-mi, a 25-year-old freelance translator, had an unpleasant moment at a small restaurant near her office in central Seoul. She wanted to grab a quick bite before rushing to meet a client. Kim ordered two rolls of “gimbap” (rice rolled with dried sea […]
Language learning should be natural
Learning a foreign language should be a natural and instinctive process, like learning one’s first language, said Stephen Swad, chief executive officer (CEO) of Rosetta Stone. “The acquisition of vocabulary and expressions should take place without having to link them to translations,” he said during an interview with The Korea Times at Rosetta Stone’s Korea […]
Falling euro forces Samsung into emergency mode
Samsung Electronics said Wednesday that it has shifted into emergency mode to better cope with the fallout from the deepening eurozone economic crisis. This is the first time in four years that the electronics giant has declared a need for “crisis management’’ since the company first adopted the scheme in late 2008 when the company […]
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