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Care for students

Chang Je-kuk, left, president of Dongseo University, washes the foot of a freshman during a matriculation ceremony on the school’s campus in Busan, Tuesday. The university’s vice-president and deans took part in the event to show their love and care for students. / Yonhap

Feb 26, 2014
Care for students

Korean Railway Workers

Members of the Korean Railway Workers’ Union hold a rally at Seoul Plaza during their one-day strike calling for higher wages, Tuesday. / Yonhap

Feb 25, 2014

Korea emerges as top trade partner of Kuwait

 Grand Mosque is the largest mosque in the State of Kuwait. / Courtesy of Embassy of KuwaitKorea and Kuwait established diplomatic relations at an ambassadorial level in June 1979. Their friendly bilateral relations in the fields of politics, trade, economy and culture have developed steadily ever since.Kuwait is situated in the northeast corner of the Arabian Peninsula, bordered by the Republic of Iraq to the north and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the south and west. It also shares a maritime border with the Islamic Republic of Iran.Kuwait covers an area of 18,000 square kilometers, which is one-fifth the size of South Korea, and is home to a population of about 3.9 million, including approximately 1.56 million Kuwaiti nationals.As a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Kuwait has a geographically small yet wealthy and relatively open economy dominated by oil and gas production.Kuwait is the fourth-largest economy in the GCC, with a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of $181.6 billion and a per capita GDP of $53,000 in 2013.Oil and petroleum account for 64 percent

Feb 25, 2014

Kuwait, Korea move relations forward

This photo shows the skyline of Kuwait City.  /  Courtesy of Embassy of KuwaitBelow is the message from Ambassador Jasem Albudaiwi on the occasion of the 53rd anniversary of National Day of Kuwait.— ED.Kuwaiti Ambassador to KoreaJasem AlbudaiwiKuwaitis all around the world are happy to celebrate the 53rd anniversary of the National Day on Feb. 25 and the 23rd Liberation Day of the State of Kuwait on Feb. 26, 2014.On these significant and auspicious occasions, I would like to extend our heartfelt regards and best wishes to our friendly Koreans, the Korean government and President Park Geun-hye, on behalf of the government of Kuwait.The celebration of the National Day and the Libration Day of the State of Kuwait comes amidst continuously growing relations between Kuwait and Korea.Since the establishment of diplomatic ties in June 1979, the bilateral relations have flourished and gained a sound momentum of cooperation, highlighted by mutual political trust and support, economic and trade development, and exchanges of knowledge and cultures between the two nations.As amba

Feb 25, 2014
Kuwait, Korea move relations forward

Hunger strike at Cheong Wa Dae

Reps. Nam In-soon, left, and Lee Hack-young of the main opposition Democratic Party stage a hunger strike in front of Cheong Wa Dae in central Seoul, calling for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate allegations that the National Intelligence Service sought to exert influence on the 2012 presidential election./ Yonhap

Feb 24, 2014

Spring flowers blooming

Spring flowers blooming: Children look at ume flowers at a park during the eighth Ume Flower Festival in Humeri on Jeju Island, Sunday. Temperatures rose as high as 12 degrees Celsius in the southern resort island./ Yonhap

Feb 23, 2014

Funnyman Jung regains weight as well as image

 Funnyman Jung Joon-ha apparently gave up his strict diet regimen and is regaining his former food-obsessed-guy-next-door image, according to MBC entertainment program Infinite Challenge aired on Feb. 22.  The show host Yoo Jae-suk said, “He’s regaining the weight he had shed.” And Jung replied, “I have six meals a day, and I don’t work out at all.”The popular comedy show had one episode in November last year dedicated to extreme make-over of the whole cast with the objective of them walking the runway at a fashion show in Milan, Italy.Jung, at the time, lost 18kg, but the will to keep going died out once they were told they couldn’t be part of the fashion show, he said.

Feb 23, 2014
Funnyman Jung regains weight as well as image

New cadets

New cadets: Freshman cadets march during the entrance ceremony at the Korea Military Academy in Seoul, Friday. A total of 277 cadets including 26 female students were admitted for this year. / Yonhap

Feb 21, 2014

No 'pre-studying'

Lawmakers pass a bill to prevent public schools from teaching curricula in advance in subsequent semesters from September at the National Assembly in Seoul, Thursday. The ban on “pre-studying” was part of a President Park Geun-hye campaign pledge./ Yonhap

Feb 20, 2014

Feeding wildlife

A helicopter drops grain for wildlife over Mount Gaji near Ulsan city, Thursday. Called the “Alps of the South,” the area is a natural habitat for rare and common species of animals./ Yonhap

Feb 20, 2014
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