In Seoul, some schools have gone away from the traditional chalkboards and have moved on to digital whiteboards. Many classrooms also have iPads for their students. Technology, especially the internet, has significantly impacted teachers’ ability to access content, resources, and class materials. Now Edtech SaaS startups in Korea are looking to disrupt the industry even … Read more
Lee Han-jin places the nameplate of his older brother on his identified remains at a briefing held at the Jeju 4.3 Peace Foundation’s educational center on Feb. 20, 2024. (Heo Ho-joon/The Hankyoreh) Lee Han-jin’s long journey home ended on Tuesday afternoon, as rain pattered down on Jeju Island. The 85-year-old Korean American man worked through … Read more
Ambassador Georgy Zinoviev, who represents Russia in Seoul, speaks to the Hankyoreh at the Russian Embassy on Feb. 14. (Kim Hye-yun/The Hankyoreh) When asked on Wednesday about the chill in South Korea-Russia relations during the presidency of Yoon Suk-yeol, Russia’s ambassador to South Korea says that Russia isn’t at fault for the current difficulties in … Read more
K-pop boy band TWS / Courtesy of Pledis Entertainment By Dong Sun-hwa In the past few years, K-pop girl groups like NewJeans, IVE, aespa and Le Sserafim have dominated the music scene, building solid fan bases worldwide while reigning atop major music charts. In the case of boy bands, however, finding their names on the … Read more
The first lady has been out of the spotlight since late last year amid a highly publicized scandal over her acceptance of a luxury handbag President Yoon Suk-yeol of South Korea takes part in the appointment ceremony for committee members of the Presidential Committee on Ageing Society and Population Policy held at the presidential office … Read more
Park Seong-min (left), the former head of intelligence on public peace and security for Seoul police, and Kim Jin-ho (right), a former head of intelligence for the Yongsan Police Station, leave Seoul Western District Court on Feb. 14, 2023, following sentencing in their first trial on charges of ordering the destruction of evidence in relation … Read more
Fried chicken emerged as the most popular menu item among foreign tourists visiting Korea last year. (Image courtesy of Creatrip) SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – CreateTrip, a platform catering to inbound travelers in South Korea, announced on February 21 that fried chicken emerged as the most popular menu item among foreign tourists visiting Korea … Read more
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) speaks during a joint news conference with President Yoon Suk Yeol after their summit in Tokyo on March 16, 2023, in this file photo. (Yonhap) WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — With South Korea and the United States estranged from North Korea, cautious hopes are reemerging that Japan’s diplomatic … Read more
Tatsujiro Suzuki, the vice director of the Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition at Nagasaki University, speaks to the Hankyoreh on Feb. 14. (Kim So-youn/The Hankyoreh) “The Japanese government needs to immediately cease dumping contaminated water into the ocean, and establish an independent oversight entity that can be trusted.” As of Saturday, Feb. 24, Japan … Read more
The War Lovers / Courtesy of The War Lovers By Jon Dunbar The War Lovers, a two-piece street punk/oi! band from Syracuse, New York, is coming to Korea this month for only one show. “We are actually spending Tet (Vietnamese New Year) in Ho Chi Minh City. We decided that since we’ll be closish to … Read more
