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Car charging station (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Nov 25, 2015 PM EST - Czarelli Tuason

South Korea To Build More Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

In efforts to decrease carbon emissions and air pollution in the country, South Korea plans to install more rapid-charging stations for electric vehicles to encourage people to use the environment-friendly mode of transportation.

South Korean soldiers patrol on the South-controlled island of Yeonpyeong near the disputed waters of the Yellow Sea (Photo by Jung Yeon Je/Getty Images)

Nov 25, 2015 PM EST - Czarelli Tuason

South Korea Commemorates The 2010 North Korea Shelling Of Yeonpyeong Island

South Korea conducted a live-fire drill on Monday to commemorate the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island in 2010 by North Korea, which killed two Marines and two civilians.

Students who prefer studying abroad decrease by 12 percent in 2014. (Photo by Chung Sung Jun/Getty Images)

Nov 25, 2015 PM EST - Czarelli Tuason

South Korean Students Moving Overseas To Study Drop By A Third In Over 8 Years

Since the growing trend of sending South Korean students overseas to study throughout the 2000s, a significant decline by a third has been observed in over eight years due to improving English education system in the country.

South Korean health workers wearing a protective gear during the MERS outbreak (Photo by Jung Yeon Je/Getty Images)

Nov 25, 2015 PM EST - Czarelli Tuason

South Korea’s Last MERS Patient Reportedly Dies

South Korea is now waiting for the formal declaration of WHO on the end of the MERS outbreak in the country as the last MERS patient reportedly died at the Seoul National University Hospital.

Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama met Pacific Island nations leaders last week to make last collective plea to address health impacts of climate change. (Photo by Simon Watts / Getty Images)

Nov 25, 2015 PM EST - Diana Tomale

Pacific Island Nations Make Last Collective Plea To Help Address The Health Impacts Of Climate Change Before U.N. Conference In Paris

Leaders from the Pacific island nations gathered to make last collective plea on the health impacts of climate change at a summit held in Fiji last week.

South Korean government announced plan to reduce credit card fees for small businesses. (Photo by Chung Sung Jun / Getty Images)

Nov 25, 2015 PM EST - Diana Tomale

South Korean Government Plans To Cut Credit Card Charges For Small Businesses Starting 2016

The South Korean government has announced its plan to cut credit fees for small merchants in the country starting next year. However, credit card companies complained it would greatly affect them.

Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, South Korean President Park Geun Hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met on Sunday for a trilateral summit. (Photo by Pool / Getty Images News)

Nov 25, 2015 PM EST - Diana Tomale

South Korean President Park Geun Hye Says Trilateral Summit With Japan And China Aims Restore Regional Cooperation

A trilateral summit between leaders from South Korea, China and Japan was held on Sunday after over three years. According to reports, the summit aims to restore regional cooperation among the three countries.

Inter-Korea meeting held in August this year. (Photo by South Korean Unification Ministry via Getty Images)

Nov 25, 2015 AM EST - Therese Agcopra

North and South Korea Agree To Hold Senior-Level Meeting This Week To Continue Dialogue On Easing Military Tensions

The upcoming border talks will be a continuation to the meeting held in August whereby the two Koreas agreed to ease out their military standoff.

Mother sleeping with her baby | By: Multi-bits | Getty Images

Nov 25, 2015 AM EST - Czarelli Tuason

South Korean Public Institutions To Hire 1,000 Regular Workers In Support Of The Maternity Leave Policy

In order to encourage parents to take their much-needed parental leave to raise their children, the governent decided to allot a large budget to hire 1,000 substitute workers by next year.

Cho Jeong Ja and Lee Seung Woong | By: KAIST

Nov 25, 2015 AM EST - Czarelli Tuason

South Korean Couple Donates 6.4 Million USD To The KAIST

A couple in their 70s from South Korea donated three buildings worth a total of $6.4 million to the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.

Dried insects on plates | By: Tim Bewer | Getty Images

Nov 25, 2015 AM EST - Czarelli Tuason

UZU’s Exhibition Showcases Insect Powders At The Dongdaemun Design Plaza

Multimedia artist UZU showcases a number or dried and powdered insects in his exhibition at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza until Nov. 29.

Former South Korean President Lee Myung Bak at a memorial altar of late former South Korean president Kim Young Sam | By: Pool | Getty Images

Nov 25, 2015 AM EST - Czarelli Tuason

Former South Korean President Kim Young Sam Dies At 87

Former South Korean President Kim Young Sam, who led the country from 1993 until 1998, reportedly passed away on Sunday due to septecemia and acute heart failure.

(Photo by: Chung Sung Jun / Getty Images News) US Defense Secretary Ash Carter calls on North Korea to stop its nuclear weapons program.

Nov 25, 2015 AM EST - Diana Tomale

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter During His DMZ Visit Calls On North Korea To Stop Its Nuclear Weapons Program

Pentagon chief Ash Carter called on North Korea to stop its provocations and end its nuclear weapons program during his visit to the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas.

Yellow ribbons seen in South Korea to commemorate the death of more than 300 passengers who died in Sewol tragedy. (Photo by: Piotrus)

Nov 25, 2015 AM EST - Diana Tomale

South Korea's Highest Court Sentences Head Of Ferry Operator To 7 Years Imprisonment For Sewol Ferry Tragedy In 2014

South Korean Supreme Court sentenced head of Chonghaejin Marine Co. to seven years of imprisonment after Sewol ferry capsized off last year that killed more than 300 people.

Minister of Gender Equality and Family says one-hour lessons on

Nov 25, 2015 AM EST - Diana Tomale

Minister Of Gender Equality And Family Says One-Hour Lessons On 'Comfort Women' Aims To Teach Students On South Korea's Effort To Resolve The Issue

Gender equality and family minister Kim Hee Jung said the education program to teach students about "comfort women" aims to inform them about the government's efforts to resolve the matter.

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