SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – In the wake of reports that four newborns had died at Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, research has found there to be a labor shortage problem among medical professions dealing with newborn care. On December 18, a report by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service on 61 neonatal [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Forensic doctors on Monday conducted autopsies on the bodies of four newborns who successively died at a local university hospital, but failed to find a cause of death after an initial exam. The prematurely born babies were in incubators at the intensive care unit for newborns at Ewha Womans [...]
SEOUL, August 3 (Korea Bizwire) – “I went to Ewha,” said Madam Jung, played by Kim Hye-su, in the popular Korean movie ‘Tazza: The High Rollers’. Ewha Womans University has long been known for its reputation as the largest and most prestigious women’s university in Korea. As many students and alumni of Ewha take pride in their [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The declining Korean birth rate is raising concerns for colleges as they face a future of lower student numbers. In order to secure enough incoming students, universities are setting their sights on opening campuses abroad to help boost enrollment. Ewha Womans University took the lead and announced a plan to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Yonsei University, one of the most prestigious universities in Korea, has published the world’s first Chinese-Chinese-Korean bilingual dictionary, which can help people learn both Chinese and Korean. The dictionary offers definitions of Chinese words in Chinese and Korean together. The bilingual dictionary was developed by 228 professors from 126 [...]
“The central and local governments are focusing on disinfection and preventive measures while blaming the avian flu on migratory birds. However, the fact is that infectious diseases such as avian flu cannot be prevented without any improvement in their breeding environment enhancing their welfare. The governments just ignore the fact.” “Milder forms of bird flu [...]
“I was so sad to hear that a 500-year-old forest was razed over to make way for ski slopes for the Winter Olympics.” “There are many aquariums throughout the world that display dolphins and killer whales in captivity. These are fun for us but for the animals it is living hell. If you can start [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A large-scale discount event will be launched this weekend providing 50-percent discount by participating stores in Seoul’s Sinchon area. Under the slogan of “Now Sinchon Is 50% Discount,” the discount event called “Tap Day Festival” will be held on June 28. In the event, some 300 stores in the area [...]