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Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia - The Korea Times
1+ week, 5+ day ago A teenager poses holding a mobile phone as law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia takes effect, in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 10. Reuters-Yonhap MELBOURNE, Australia " Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger…...
Lawmakers advance bill to ban entrance tests at English cram schools for preschoolers - The Korea Times
1+ week, 6+ day ago A sign for an English kindergarten is seen in Gangnam District, Seoul, March 13. Yonhap A revised bill banning entrance exams for preschoolers at English-language academies passed the National Assembly's Education Committee on Tuesday, in a move to curb excessive competition…...
4th RAS youth forum to explore Gen Z's 'K-slang' - The Korea Times
2+ week, 3+ day ago A poster for the RAS Korea Youth Forum event / Courtesy of RAS Korea The Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Korea will host an event on "K-Slang: The Echoes of Our Lives," featuring 11 university students who will discuss three slang terms representing…...
Korea to end private adoptions after landmark probe - The Korea Times
5+ mon, 4+ day ago Korea is set to overhaul its adoption system on Saturday by ending the decades-old practice of outsourcing adoptions to private agencies, which has led to widespread allegations of abuse. Korea, Asia's fourth-largest economy and a global cultural powerhouse, sent more…...
UN says 14 mil. children did not receive a single vaccine in 2024 - The Korea Times
5+ mon, 1+ week ago LONDON " More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year " about the same number as the year before " according to U.N. health officials. Nine countries accounted for more than half of those unprotected children. In their annual estimate…...
UN says 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine in 2024 - The Korea Times
5+ mon, 1+ week ago LONDON " More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year " about the same number as the year before " according to U.N. health officials. Nine countries accounted for more than half of those unprotected children. In their annual estimate…...
Adoptees raise alarm over NCRC's handling of records - The Korea Times
5+ mon, 1+ week ago Despite renewed attention and government pledges to support adoptee rights, the National Center for the Rights of the Child (NCRC), now tasked with centralizing decades of adoption records, is facing scrutiny over mismanagement and technical errors. Hopes were initially high…...
Korea moves to ban mobile phones during school hours - The Korea Times
5+ mon, 1+ week ago Starting as early as March next year, elementary, middle and high school students in Korea are expected to face a ban on using mobile phones and other smart devices during class, with additional restr... Korea moves to ban mobile phones…...