13 year old, Kim Hyeon-su, is the first Korean middle school student to ace the internet-based TOEFL test. Kim never attended private academies to learn English, but instead enjoyed studying at home for fun. Kim’s mother, having studied Hebrew, Greek and English herself, says it was clear that her daughter had an ability to pick up the language easily, when, at only 25 months, Kim was reading middle school level English books. An ambitious 13 year old, she wants to study English literature, marine biology, and psychology, and be a movie director.

From English whiz to prankster. A Seoul court  finds in favor of Korean Airlines and fines a 14 year old boy 15 million won for calling in a bomb threat in February. The boy’s call delayed a scheduled flight for an hour and led Korean Air to file the suit citing service interruption and financial damages.

The chocolate bar, Jayushigan (“Free Time”), is being recalled by the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA). The chocolate bar that’s produced by Haitai Confectionery & Foods Co. was found to have a higher bacteria content than permitted by KFDA standards. Tests found that the product contained more than twice the allowed bacteria content per gram.

Kim In-kyu, chairman of the Digital Media Industry Association, has been nominated for KBS president. Controversy has been building around the possible appointment of Kim, because he  served  as Lee Myung-bak’s media advisor in the 2007 election campaign. Fueled by the passing of the Grand National Party’s market-oriented media reform bill, critics claim Kim is just another puppet in Lee Myung-bak’s efforts to  expand his conservative government’s control over the media. Some KBS labour union members have been staging a hunger strike to protest Kim’s nomination and the possible reappointment of Lee Byung-soon, who got the job last year after Jung Yun-joo was let go. Jung was known to oppose the present administration’s media policies and also aired reports that criticized Lee Myung-bak’s decision to lift the ban on U.S. beef imports. Those who support the decision, say Kim’s nomination is in the best interests of KBS, since the company will require an experienced president to help them address increased television subscriptions and the transition to a digital broadcasting system. The nomination now goes to Lee Myung-bak to make the official appointment. If approved, Kim will start his three year term as KBS president on November 24th.

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