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Africa needs global support to stand on its own: Blair
African governments need to be given greater ability to support development in the region, especially in tough economic times where every dollar counts, said Tony Blair in Busan on Tuesday.Speaking at the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, the former British prime minister said assistance needs to help poor countries stand on their own rather than depend on the wealthy. At a panel discussion titled “Taking Charge Not Taking Charity: How Africa Can Lead Its Development,” Blair stressed th
Nov. 29, 2011
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Busan forum addresses development agenda
Gender issues to be discussed in Wednesday’s special session with ClintonBUSAN ― Delegates actively participated in thematic sessions and side events on the first day of the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan on Tuesday. One of the major talks addressed how aid ownership and accountability should be made a political priority to ensure partner government executives take full responsibility in implementation of national development strategies.“We should lift this issue to the po
Nov. 29, 2011
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Officials get tough on assault on police
President Lee calls incident threat to democracy, rule of lawThe government and the ruling party vowed stern enforcement of the law on illegal protests on Monday, denouncing the protesters who assaulted a ranking police officer during a rally against the U.S. Free Trade Agreement on Saturday.President Lee Myung-bak called the incident against a uniformed police officer “a threat to democracy” in a meeting with senior secretaries, presidential spokesman Park Jeong-ha said.The chief of Seoul’s Jo
Nov. 28, 2011
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Ownership vital for development aid
The following article was contributed by Park Dae-won, president of the Korea International Cooperation Agency. ― Ed.In 2005, aid donors and recipient countries gathered in Paris for the Second High Level Forum on aid effectiveness. They endorsed the Paris Declaration, grounded in five implementation principles: ownership, alignment, harmonization, management for results, and mutual accountability. These principles were designed to make aid delivery more effective. Aid stakeholders then sought
Nov. 28, 2011
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Forum a turning point in development cooperation
The following article was contributed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Sung-hwan. ― Ed.Microsoft founder Bill Gates commended Korea’s transformation from a recipient of aid to a donor as a model case of development cooperation at the G20 Cannes Summit. He further complimented Korea’s pledge to double the volume of its ODA by 2015 amid financial difficulties sweeping the globe. His comment symbolizes the status of Korea and the respect it has gained in the global development cooperat
Nov. 28, 2011
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College students make mobile app for kids’ multicultural education
Korea University students have released a mobile application for multicultural education for children, the school said Monday.A student group named “Dawoolim,” which means harmony among a variety of people, made the application introducing the Japanese holiday Setsubun, a day before the start of spring on the Japanese lunar calendar.“We made the application so that children can learn about other cultures easily with smartphones. I hope they will feel closer to different cultures and be rid of pr
Nov. 28, 2011
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Oriental doctors slam acupuncturist ruling
Oriental medical doctors have blasted the Constitutional Court’s decision to acknowledge the moxibustion practice of legally unauthorized acupuncturist Kim Nam-su.They have vowed to protest the ruling and urged the government to stop non-accredited Oriental doctors from practicing. Their protest came as the Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that the prosecution’s indictment of Gudang, the pen name of Kim Nam-su, for illegal practice of Oriental medicine unconstitutional.The 96-year-old acup
Nov. 28, 2011
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Public-sector temps to get job security
About 97,000 public-sector non-regulars to be offered ‘indefinite contract’About 97,000 non-regular workers in the public sector will be given greater job security next year, under a plan unveiled Monday by the ruling Grand National Party and the Labor Ministry. The 110-billion-won plan, part of a bigger program to support the ballooning number of non-regulars, envisages government agencies and state-run institutions promoting some of their non-regular employees to “indefinite contract” staff. I
Nov. 28, 2011
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New global partnership for development aid
Donor and recipient countries are expected to establish a new global partnership for effective development cooperation at the world’s largest aid effectiveness forum in Busan on Tuesday, a draft showed.Ministerial-level government officials from both donor and recipient countries, civic groups and private-sector officials from 160 countries will gather in Busan on Tuesday to discuss how to make development aid work better.“We will form a new, inclusive Global Partnership for Effective Developmen
Nov. 28, 2011
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More expats start up business in Seoul City
More foreign entrepreneurs are starting new businesses in Seoul with the help of the Seoul Global Center’s entrepreneurship program. SGC has helped at least 36 foreign entrepreneurs start new businesses, including restaurants, education services, business consulting and an auto parts retailer, since it started the Business Start-up School in 2009. So far, 326 people have taken part in the program. “I was having trouble with establishing a company in Seoul because I didn’t do the foreign investor
Nov. 28, 2011
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High-level officials to gather in Busan for aid effectiveness
Ministerial-level government officials from both donor and recipient countries, civic groups and private-sector officials from 160 countries will gather in Busan on Tuesday to discuss how to make development aid work better, organizers said.About 2,500 delegates for the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, or HLF-4, will assess how much progress has been made in improving the effectiveness of aid, share global experiences in delivering the best results and set a new agenda for developme
Nov. 28, 2011
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‘Busan forum to seek new global partnership’
At the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, leaders and experts in development cooperation around the globe will be able to establish a new global partnership where all stakeholders can participate in seeking better ways to make development aid more effective, chief of the forum organizer said.Dubbed the HLF-4, the forum is co-organized by the South Korea and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.Hong Seong-hoa, head of the Organizing Office for the Fourth H
Nov. 28, 2011
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Busan high-level forum marks a turning point at the crossroads of development cooperation
The following article was contributed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Sung-hwan to commemorate the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan Nov. 29-Dec. 1. -- Ed.Microsoft founder Bill Gates commended Korea’s transformation from a recipient of aid to a donor as a model case of development cooperation at the G20 Cannes Summit. He further complimented Korea’s pledge to double the volume of its ODA by 2015 amid financial difficulties sweeping the globe. His comment symboli
Nov. 28, 2011
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Busan Forum on Aid Effectiveness and ownership for development
In 2005, aid donors and recipient countries gathered in Paris for the Second High Level Forum on aid effectiveness. They endorsed the Paris Declaration, grounded in five implementation principles: ownership, alignment, harmonization, management for results, and mutual accountability. These principles were designed to make aid delivery more effective. Aid stakeholders then sought to achieve the Paris goals by 2010, and in 2011, they will discuss the results of the implementation of the Paris Decl
Nov. 28, 2011
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Prosecutors investigate ex-colleague for bribery
Busan prosecutors on Monday began an investigation into a former prosecutor on suspicion of soliciting case information from prosecutors for a local law firm in return for bribes including a Mercedes Benz. Investigators from Busan District Prosecutors’ Office are looking into the ex-prosecutor, surnamed Lee, on suspicion of receiving bribes in return for soliciting case information to a local law firm chief, surnamed Choi.According to prosecutors, they have secured text messages that suggest Lee
Nov. 28, 2011
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Police officer calls for TV debate with prosecutors
A frontline officer has suggested holding a televised debate with public prosecutors as police step up protests against the presidential decree on the enforcement of the Criminal Procedure Act. The officers argue that the decree gives them little right to investigate independently from prosecutors.According to the police agency, Yang Young-jin, chief of Jinhae Police Station’s investigation section, voiced the suggestion through the social network news service Wikitree and on the police intranet
Nov. 28, 2011
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Higher education degrees to be recognized in Asia Pacific
A student who completes a three-year undergraduate course in China or Australia will be recognized as a holder of a bachelor’s degree in Korea under a recently revised agreement on academic recognition in Asia-Pacific countries.The Education Ministry said Sunday that the UNESCO ministerial meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 25-26 adopted the revised UNESCO convention on the recognition of qualifications in higher education in Asia-Pacific region. The meeting drew delegates from 28 countries to discuss the
Nov. 27, 2011
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Man arrested for police officer assault
Police have in custody a man who allegedly assaulted chief of Jongno Police Station Park Geon-chan. According to the police, the assailant, identified by his surname Kim, assaulted Park on Sunday during a demonstration protesting against the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, resulting in injuries requiring three weeks of treatment to full recovery. Anti-FTA demonstrations flared up after the ruling Grand National Party ratified the deal unilaterally last Tuesday. Kim was identified from CCTV foot
Nov. 27, 2011
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Half of Seoul students fail to interact with foreign teachers
Half of students in elementary and secondary schools in Seoul fail to interact with foreign assistant teachers as most of them do not understand what the teachers say in English, a study showed on Sunday. The study was based on a survey by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education on 43,742 students, parents, English teachers and foreign assistant teachers in elementary and secondary schools in Seoul.The survey found that about 50 percent of students have little interaction with foreign teacher
Nov. 27, 2011
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South Korean pastor jailed for adultery
A South Korean Christian pastor was jailed for 18 months for having a decade-long affair with a woman whose wedding he had officiated at, a court said Saturday.Adultery in South Korea is a criminal offense punishable by up to two years in prison but most offenders usually receive only suspended jail terms and imprisonment is quite rare.The 51-year-old pastor, whose name has been withheld for privacy, had a secret affair with the woman, 41, for more than 10 years after conducting her marriage cer
Nov. 27, 2011