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Protest in Chung-Ang Univ.

Female activists hold a performance on Chung-Ang University campus in Seoul, Thursday, to protest against sexually discriminative remarks allegedly made by former university foundation Chairman Park Yong-sung. According to some media reports, Park said during a meeting with admission officers in October last year that female students are only interested in making themselves up and do not like to donate to the school after graduation, so more male applicants should be admitted. / Yonhap

May 21, 2015

Premium products gain popularity

/ Courtesy of FIJI WaterBy Rachel LeeDespite the economic recession and falling purchasing power, consumers are finding ways to treat themselves, with small but premium products from overseas becoming increasingly popular.“These days, you see people waiting in queues in supermarkets and department stores to buy foods from foreign brands, such as bread or popcorn, to cater to their tastes,” said FIJI Water said.FIJI Water, a premium bottled water, is sourced from the fountainhead of Viti Levu in Fiji (Viti Levu) island. The product has gained the biggest market share in the U.S. bottled water market.With its fancy packaging, FIJI Water is famous for coming from an ancient aquifer on the island. And the sealed production system makes FIJI water free from human contact until the cap is unscrewed.Another popular luxury is Garrett Popcorn, a rather pricey product from Chicago. It instantly flew off selves when it arrived in Korea last August. And it has spawned a string of similar popcorn ranges.Garrett Popcorn is available in seven flavors and the signature ones include

May 21, 2015
Premium products gain popularity

How alcohol leads to stupid acts

/ Courtesy of wcrf blogAlcohol often makes people behave stupidly.According to the University of Birmingham, alcohol damages brain receptors, which leads to stupid drunken acts.“Alcohol impairs the activity of the brain circuits that make us feel anxious and, at higher doses, alcohol inactivates a second set of brain circuits that control fear so threatening stimuli no longer seem quite so scary," the Daily Mail quoted professor Ian Mitchell as saying."Alcohol also compromises our ability to conpute risk so that situations we would normally shy away from may now seem quite inviting."

May 21, 2015
How alcohol leads to stupid acts

President nominates Justice Minister as new PM

Prime minister nominee Hwang Kyo-ahn / Korea Times fileBy Lee Min-hyungPresident Park Geun-hye has nominated Justice Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn as the new prime minister, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday morning.Hwang, 58, is known to have won Park's trust since taking the post as Justice Minister in February, 2013. Hwang had served as a public prosecutor for more than 30 years."I feel a strong sense of responsibility to be named as prime minister," Hwang said. "I will do my best to stabilize the economy."Rival parties have shown mixed reactions over the nomination."The nomination reflects Park's strong will to root out corruption," said ruling Saenuri Party Chairman Rep. Kim Moo-sung. "He has been very considerate in every word and deed during his tenure as Justice Minister."But the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) has expressed strong regret.“I will fight for the people, as the new prime minister is not expected to interact with the public,” said NPAD floor leader Rep. Lee Jong-kul. “We wanted a person who can integrate and

May 21, 2015
President nominates Justice Minister as new PM

More funds needed for education for all

Julia GillardBy Chung Hyun-chae Julia Gillard, board chairwoman of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), has called for more funds to ensure education opportunities for every child across the world.“The World Education Forum needs to take a very hard headed approach to how we not only lift ambition but how we increase resources so that goals can be realized,” Gillard told The Korea Times, Monday, a day before the forum started its four-day run in Incheon.“It is estimated that $22 billion is needed each year until 2030 to ensure that every child receives a pre-primary, primary and lower secondary education,” she said.The GPE, an international organization aiming to get all children into school for quality education, has allocated $4.3 billion over the past decade to support education reforms in some of the world’s poorest countries.The group is made up of nearly 60 governments from developing countries donor governments, civil organizations, as well as the private sector and other foundations,“Immediately after the forum we will have

May 20, 2015
More funds needed for education for all

Students' disposition to be assessed

Andreas Schleicher, director of the Directorate for Education and Skills at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulPISA to measure global competency from 2018By Chung Hyun-chaeAndreas Schleicher, director of the Directorate for Education and Skills at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), revealed a plan to include a new evaluation component called the “Global Competence Assessment” to the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) from 2018. “PISA 2018 will measure attitudes, disposition and the beliefs of students in addition to mathematics and science skills and competence,” Schleicher told The Korea Times on the sidelines of the world Education Forum 2015 at the Sheraton Incheon Hotel in Songdo, Incheon, Monday.Launched in the year 2000 and administered by the OECD, the PISA has conducted the international survey every three years to assess mathematics, science and reading skills of 15-year-old students from 76 OECD and non-OECD countries.He explained that the

May 20, 2015
Students' disposition to be assessed
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