District displays advanced capabilities at Medical Korea 2011 exhibition This is the second of a three-part series on medical tourism in Gangnam-gu, southern Seoul. ― Ed. On Wednesday morning, people from various countries bustled into the COEX Hall in southern Seoul for Medical Korea 2011, the largest convention-exhibition dedicated to boosting medical tourism here. From giant hospitals such ...

ACRC implements code of conduct for local council members The head of the state’s anti-corruption watchdog explained its continual efforts to battle corruption to foreign corporation representatives here, introducing the year’s new policies, in Seoul on Thursday. Kim Young-ran, chairperson of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, welcomed the chiefs from global corporations including...

City project head confident of drawing more branches and students from abroad North London Collegiate School Jeju, the first international school in Jeju Global Education City, will open in five months. By 2015, if all goes as planned, at least three prestigious international schools will have opened branch campuses in the government-financed, 3,794,000-square-meter city in Seogwipo. Byon Jong...

Household goods made of fiber are shown to be the most ridden with bacteria, according to a study made public Tuesday by Prof. Cheon Jong-sik of the Department of Biotechnology at Seoul National University. Cheon found evidence of a greater number of harmful microbes in fiber-made goods such as school uniforms, doormats, pillows and goods with fiber-made parts like dolls, baby strollers, backpac...

The Norwegian Embassy has opened a photo presentation at Samgakji Station that will run for three years. The images aim to offer passengers something to rest their eyes on while also promoting awareness of Norway. When asked about Norway, many people will only think of two things: it is cold, and it is expensive. “Both of which are only half true: How cold it is depends on where in Norway you ...

North Korea said Thursday it has detained a U.S. citizen since last November and plans to indict him, as he admitted his "crime," the North's media reported. North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said that the American, named Jun Young-su, was arrested in November last year and has since been investigated by officials for committing a crime against the North after entering the...

International students express concern about change in English-only policy DAEJEON ― At this time every year, a strawberry festival is held at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in Daejeon, some 160 kilometers south of Seoul. During the event, students and faculty members sit together to share ideas and thoughts while eating fresh strawberries grown at neighboring farms. Bu...

Gori-1, nation’s oldest reactor shut down because of electrical fault South Korea’s military staged Wednesday a comprehensive nuclear emergency drill with anti-terror police and government officials amid the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan, military officials said. Army Gen. Han Min-koo, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, inspected the drill at the Gori nuclear power plant in Busan, with hu...