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Survey suggests G20 will improve Korea's image
Nov 02, 2010
A Korean daily newspaper, the Munwha Ilbo, carried out a survey that suggests the G20 summit will have a positive effect on Korea’s national image. In the survey, 41.8 percent of respondents said that the G20 Seoul Summit will increase Korea’s standing in international society, ...

Vietnamese King Sejong Institute holds graduation cerem...
Nov 02, 2010
The Vietnamese branch of the King Sejong Institute recently held a graduation ceremony in Ho Chi Min City on October 22, according to Korea's Chosun University. Now in its second year, the Vietnam branch of the language institute held a graduation ceremony where 28 students recei...

Everything you ever needed to know about bicycles
Nov 01, 2010
The World Bicycles Exhibition - 2010 was held from October 22 to 24 at KINTEX in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do.  More than 100 bicycle manufacturers participated in the exhibition, which included the first non-chain electric bicycles, and wooden bicycles.The exhibition also feature...

Korean language institute opens in UAE
Oct 28, 2010
Korea’s Chungnam National University recently opened a branch of the King Sejong Institute in the United Arab Emirates. The institute will be housed at Zayed University's Abu Dhabi campus.Zayed University's Vice President, Dr. Sulaiman Al Jassim, Korean Ambassador to the UAE, Kwo...

Korea reports highest number of internet users among G2...
Oct 27, 2010
According to the European Union statistics institute Eurostat, Korea has the highest number of internet users among the G20. Approximately 77 percent of Koreans between the age of 16 and 74 used internet services in 2008.Korea’s internet usage is higher than that of Canada (73%),...

Ambasador spouses celebrate the G20 with concert
Oct 26, 2010
A group of spouses of ambassadors stationed in Korea joined together to give a concert titled “Cross-over Concert: Beautiful World,” at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts on October 25. This special event was organized to celebrate Korea’s role as host of the G20 Summit.&n...

G-learning reaches U.S. classrooms
Oct 26, 2010
(Photo: Students study with Rose Mathematics)The online game company Gravity said on October 19 that a variation of its program "Rose Online" has become a part of regular mathematics classes in a U.S. elementary school.Rose Online is a Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game...

Korea ranked first in broadband leadership
Oct 20, 2010
According to the "2010 Annual Broadband Study" by Oxford University, Korea has the highest level of broadband leadership among the 72 countries surveyed. This is the second year Korea has claimed first place.The researchers calculated the broadband leadership scores of each count...

Free interpretation service in Gangnam during G20 Seoul...
Oct 19, 2010
The Gangnam district in southern Seoul announced on October 18 that it will launch a 24-hour free interpretation service to help visitors and residents with problems because of language barriers.The district office signed a memorandum of understanding with BBB Korea, a free inter...

Kim Yu-na receives sportswoman of the year award
Oct 18, 2010
The Women’s Sports Foundation held its 31st annual “Salute to Women in Sports” on October 13. Figure skater Kim Yu-na received the Sportswoman of the Year Award for individual sport athletes.The poll was conducted online at the Women’s Sports Foundation homepage from August 1, 20...