Korea’s SAT
Last Thursday was Korea’s National University Entrance Exam Day (Su Neung), in case you hadn’t noticed. Wanna know more about it? There’s a good article (and a slideshow) here in the Wall Street Journal.
More on the Korean Won
Some quotes from a Forbes.com article, which you can read here. (Emphasis mine)
The South Korean won rose 1 percent against the dollar on Thursday, ending a four-session losing streak in its most volatile day for a decade as the central bank cut base rates and authorities were spotted selling dollars.
The local currency is expected to [...]
Domestic Adoption in Korea: A Matter of Social Welfare? Or Image?
Another good piece from the International Herald Tribune, this one on the Korean government’s efforts to increase domestic adoptions.
…last year, for the first time, more babies here were adopted by South Koreans than foreigners, as the government announced recently with great fanfare: 1,388 local adoptions compared with 1,264 foreign ones. What is more, South Korea” [...]
Slideshow of Korean Jjimjilbang
The International Herald Tribune provides a photo gallery of the jjimjilbang, or Korean bathhouse.
Korean Won Stabilizing?
Twenty-four hours after this post, the won is trading at 1382 - the first time in days that it actually strengthened from one day to the next.