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Saemaul Movement is this school’s curriculum
In early November, 20 foreign students huddled in a mushroom greenhouse wearing green vests with the words “Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul” written on the back. The foreigners were from all over the globe, including East Timor, Cuba, Rwa…
Dec 13,2018
Taxi drivers plan massive protest
Taxi company associations and affiliated labor groups will organize a large-scale rally on Dec. 20 in Seoul to protest the launch of Kakao’s carpooling service app. This decision was made to honor the Seoul taxi driver who set himself on fire on …
Dec 12,2018
Snowy season
Pedestrians walk in central Chuncheon, Gangwon, as snow falls on Tuesday. Heavy snow was forecast overnight in North Gyeongsang and Gangwon. [YONHAP]…
Dec 12,2018
Southern exposure
Mount Halla on Jeju Island is blanketed with snow on Monday as captured by a camera-mounted drone. [NEWS1]…
Dec 11,2018
Taxi driver burns himself over Kakao’s plan
A Seoul taxi driver died after setting himself on fire in front of the National Assembly in western Seoul on Monday to protest the planned launch of a ride-sharing service by local IT company Kakao. The driver, identified only as a 57-year-old sur…
Dec 11,2018
Santa’s helpers
Volunteer workers pack year-end gift sets for the needy at the South Jeolla branch of the Korean Red Cross on Monday. [YONHAP] …
Dec 11,2018
Seoul-Gangneung KTX service fully restored
The KTX high-speed train service linking Seoul and the eastern city of Gangneung, Gangwon, resumed operation on Monday, two days after a derailment accident. The Korea Railroad Corporation (Korail) said that the first train, carrying around 100 pa…
Dec 11,2018
Signaling error causes KTX train to jump tracks
A KTX bullet train broke apart after screeching off its tracks near Gangneung, Gangwon, on Saturday morning, injuring over a dozen passengers on board. The Seoul-bound train carrying 198 passengers derailed five minutes after departing Gangneung S…
Dec 10,2018
Social media used to sell illegal drugs
“We don’t sell marijuana, we sell feelings.” That’s the tag line for an advertisement for marijuana, which is illegal in Korea, popping up on social media. The drug trade, which used to be confined to the dark web, is coming out of the shadows …
Dec 10,2018
Can’t take the cold
A worker at the Office of Waterworks Seoul Metropolitan Government on Sunday examines water meters that burst in the recent cold wave. About 100 water meters in Seoul burst since Friday. [YONHAP]…
Dec 10,2018
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