The 1st camp of the 3rd batch of World students in Korea(Presidential council on Nation Branding)gave us a golden opportunity to the foreign students in Korea to visit and experience Korea’s traditional Hanoak Village in Jeonju and Hyundai’s new Industry located in Kunsan. We gathered in front of Seoul Apkuguchang station early morning 7.30 and departed to visit the Hyundai’s new Industry in Kunsan,Jeolla do. After arriving to Hyundai Industries we saw videos about the history of the Industry and had interaction with the engineers working there. We saw how the big Ships are made and manufactured. we saw two complete ships which is to be exported to India and Germany from this Hyundai unit.. we also had the opportunity to see one of the biggest cranes in the World too. A number of turbines are used for generating electricity which is used for making these big ships and they are making turbines too for exporting. After having a deep round of the Industry we went to have a very delicious lunch in Kunsan and again after lunch we went to the place where ships are assembled, processed and after testing exported to many countries.
In a misguided attempt to help multiethnic families and their children and to bolster falling birthrates, the Korean government took another small but important step towards reverse ethnic discrimination both as a means to aid multiethnic children as well as encourage more multiethnic unions. According to reports, all "multicultural" children regardless of income will enjoy free daycare services from the government starting next year, the government announced Thursday. About 28,000 multicultural children are expected to benefit. Children between birth and age five will be eligible and under the program, parents will receive a state subsidy to enroll their multicultural child in daycare centers. Currently, only parents who earn less than 2.58 million won are eligible. Korea Times welcomes reverse discrimination While we personally find any form of legalized racial discrimination appalling, the Korea Times newspaper appeared to cheer the decision in an editorial that in...
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