A fresh case of highly-virulent bird flu was discovered at a poultry farm south of Seoul Thursday for the first time in just a month, government officials said. The latest outbreak was reported.. [Mar.8,2007 17:25 KST]

Starting in 2013 at the earliest, South Korean primary and secondary school students will be able to read their lessons via ‘digital textbook,’... [Mar.8,2007 14:07 KST]

Police in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, have concluded that the February 11 fire at the Yeosu Immigration Office was started by an inmate identified as Kim. However, the police indicted five of the of.. [Mar.7,2007 15:11 KST]

Lee Ho-seung (not his real name), a 24-year-old North Korean defector with a slim figure and a handsome face, speaks standard South Korean dialect... [Mar.7,2007 14:52 KST]

The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRC) on March 6 advised 20 national and public universities to amend school rules that restrict students from taking part in certain activities - especi.. [Mar.7,2007 14:40 KST]

Seoul and its neighboring areas suffer from tiny dust particles nearly 180 days out of the year, at levels potentially harmful to the respiratory... [Mar.7,2007 14:21 KST]

Korea’s educational authorities have between 2003 and last year made efforts to improve libraries in the nation’s primary and secondary schools by investing a total of 240 billion won (US$253 million).. [Mar.6,2007 14:32 KST]

A 60-year-old prisoner, who was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for two different crimes, is at the center of a controversy to be decided by South Korea’s top court as to whether he will h.. [Mar.6,2007 14:19 KST]

Poor maintenance caused the crash of a fighter jet off the west coast last month, the Air Force said Monday. The KF-16 combat jet went down into the West Sea during a training mission near a sh.. [Mar.5,2007 21:13 KST]

The main opposition Grand National Party (GNP) boycotted all parliamentary sessions Monday, calling for the pro-government Uri Party to come up with measures to prevent a new law from encroaching up.. [Mar.5,2007 20:59 KST]