SEOUL/WASHINGTON– South Korea on Friday welcomed the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of President Joe Biden’s nominee for the new U.S. ambassador to Seoul, vowing “active support” for his mission to strengthen the two countries’ alliance.The Senate voted T…
Published by Chicago Tribune The COVID-19 pandemic has taken another turn with new variants BA.2 and BA.2.12.1, which are apparently more contagious but less severe than their predecessors, causing a new mini-wave of infections in...
SEOUL– The 2022 Bogota International Book Fair (FILBO) has opened in Colombia’s capital with South Korea as the guest of honor.Launched in 1988, FILBO is the second-largest event of its kind in South America, where an average of 600,000 people visit e…
The Shanghai lockdown has prompted an exodus of foreign students and teaching staff, as the city reported its first deaths from COVID-19. Foreign residents of the city, many of whom were working in the education sector, are being evacuated, with many c…
BUSAN– A court on Monday suspended Pusan National University’s decision to nullify its 2015 acceptance of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk’s daughter into its medical school for having used forged documents on her application.The school in the southeas…
SUWON, South Korea– An elementary school teacher has been sentenced to seven years in prison for inducing more than 100 teenage girls to film sexually exploitative materials and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old, a court said Monday.The man, in his 30…
SEOUL– Kim In-chul, nominee for education minister and deputy prime minister for social affairs, is a former president of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) known for his expertise in the area of higher education.Kim began his career as a pro…
Published by Chicago Tribune As former elected officials from Midwestern states, we are heartsick watching farmers across the region destroy millions of chickens infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza because, frankly, they have no other...
BUSAN– Pusan National University (PNU) on Tuesday made a final decision to nullify the 2015 admission of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk’s daughter into its medical school for using forged documents on the application.The school in the southeastern po…
SEOUL– Kyung Hee University has signed an agreement with Stanford University to conduct joint research on sustainability in Asia, the Seoul school officials said Wednesday.Under the agreement signed last month, the two schools will partner to research…
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) donated 875 pieces of Tablet PC to Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Education under the project titled “The Technical Assistance (Grant) Project for Teachers’ Capacity Building and Establishment of Educational…
Published by Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has imposed sanctions on two Russian companies and a North Korean entity for transferring sensitive items to North Korea’s missile program, the State Department said on Thursday....