Hyundai Rotem Company revealed its first set of the new Korean high speed train, KTX-II. It made with independent Korean technology that is made from an aluminum alloy car body. The safety and reliability has also been increased. Korea has proudly become the fourth country in the world following Japan, France and Germany that has acquired the technology to manufacture and operate the 300km/h high speed train. The new KTX-II trains have been upgraded with newly installed convenience facilities to meet the needs of passengers. All of the seats are more spacious and rotatable. New facilities such as family compartments, handicap restrooms and snack bars are available. Also, more services such as wireless internet.

South Korea has been developed in many ways include in technology,unlike Thailand. Since now Thailand still do not even have any high speed train. Moreover, the Mrt also just arrived in Thailand recent year.

South Korea Unveils ‘Recharging Road’

Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have created a new type of electric bus called the Online Electric Vehicle (OLEV) , its powered by charging wirelessly through the ground using magnetic charging strips. It is also able to cut costs of electric vehicles to an estimated third of the cost of the current system. There are plans to test out a bus route (OLEV) in Seoul. I’m glad to see technology moving and if it is successful it will be a great because it is friendly to environment and cheaper.

I think this is the great improvement not only for South Korea but the world successful. Every country could follow this idea if every country do so, our world will surely decrease the global warming because less Co2 is release to the air , and it is also save the nature resources like fuel and oil.

Increase for higher education

South Korea's government continues its investment in higher education, where access rates are already among the highest in the world. The 2009 budget for the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology was 41.581 trillion Korean won (US$0.037 trillion), up 8.2% from the previous year, and the budget for higher education grew by a 2.5% increase.

The New University for Regional Innovation project, with an investment of 245.2 billion won, is part of an effort to develop local economies outside of Seoul. A total of 548.5 billion won has been allocated to provide more university students with loan programmes.

The government initiated a higher education evaluation and accreditation system in January last year in a bid to reinforce the autonomy and accountability of higher education institutions and refurbish the sector with a quality assurance framework of international standards.

South Korea Teacher

South Korea actively raises the status of teaching as a profession by doing two things. First, it makes entry to teacher training very selective. Teachers are recruited from the top 5 percent of each high school graduate class. Second, teachers are paid generous starting salaries of 141 percent of GDP.

Making teacher training selective and paying teachers high starting salaries attracts the strongest candidates to the teaching profession, which is important because teacher quality significantly impacts student outcomes.

It’s a smart trade off because studies show that teacher quality has significantly more impact on student outcomes than class size. Dollar for dollar, it’s better to attract a small number of outstanding teachers with high starting salaries than to attract a large number of mediocre teachers with lower starting salaries—even if that means having a high student-teacher ratio.

South Korea’s high level of respect for teachers is an exemplar for other nations that want to improve student outcomes.

This is very good example that Thai's government should follow. If Thailand want to improve our country to be the fifth tiger of Asia,we have to start with education.

Countdown for Korea's F1

Formula One is coming to Korea for the first time in its 60-year history. Roughly about 90 days from now, the South Jeolla city of Yeongam will be host to the F1 Korea Grand Prix, where 12 teams will be competing in Round 17 of the 2010 season.

F1 circuit is approximately 1.853 million square meters and a track measures approximately 5.615 km at a cost of 340 million won which is including the grand stand, pit, paddock, control tower and team building media center.

First of all I choose this news because I like to watch F1 ,but I never have an opportunity to watch the real F1 racing. I'm hoping that if Korea's F1 finish Imight have a chance to go there and watch F1. Moreover,I think it's good for their economic as well because it will definitely attracts many foreigners who like F1 to come to Korea. And I think Thai's government should look back to our country and should think about doing something to improve our country like South Korea does.

Shin claims No. 1 world ranking

Now everybody would agree that South Korea has been developed very fast especially in entertainment, technology, sports and etc. For the sports we could see obviously that South Korea's football team is now one of the best football team in the world as we could see in world cup,not only football but for others sports ,too.

Shin Ji-yai from South Korea had become the new world women’s golf No.1on Sunday May 3rd at the Tres Marias Championship. The 22-year-old Shin carded an eight-under 208 on Saturday to win the CyberAgent Ladies Golf Tournament Tour in Chiba, Japan.

“I won’t be able to believe it until I see the official ranking announcement,” Shin said.
“If I become world No. 1 it would be another dream come true. It means a lot to me. But I know the position won’t last forever, so I will try my best not just to keep it but to move forward.”

I think Thialand 's government and the organization that is responsibility for sport should be more serious, in order to improve our Nation sport team in any kind of sport to lead to be one of the best in the world. Not just say but cannot really do it!

Half of Spaniards drop out of high school

Spain ranks third in high school dropout among 30 industrialised nations, reports new Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) study. Half of all Spaniards between the ages of 25 and 64 have not completed secondary education and it is the third-highest proportion of high school dropouts among 30 industrialised nations after Portugal and Mexico.

Four out of 10 Spaniards aged 25 to 34 have a degree compared to an average of 33 percent in the OECD and 30 percent in the EU. However, obtaining a degree in Spain is no guarantee of a well-paying job, as the study finds that the difference in wages between university and high school graduates is among the smallest in the OECD.

Andalucía announces a trial on the use of e-text books

Digital books are set to arrive in classrooms in Andalucía next year. Certain selected schools and institutes have been chosen for the trial as part of the TIC 2.0 digital program. Students will be able to access text books as e-books via virtual platforms.

However the Junta de Andalucía is still unable to give hard numbers on the size of the trial, and neither has a timetable been issued indicating from when the digitalised books will be available.

There is an estimated costing of 45 million for the project which has already been attacked by local booksellers who say they will challenge it in the courts.

A sea of red welcomes World Cup Spain home

Madrid turned into a sea of red on Monday 12 July 2010 , as a lot of Spanish gathering together at the center if the city to welcome home their World Cup football champions. The plane which brought the team to Barajas Airport arrived at about 3pm and revea;ed Captain , Iker Casllas , holding the Champion Cup high followed by the rest of the team.

The team went to the Zarzuela Palace to see the King and the Queen , then went to see the Prime Minister , after that took the very slow-moving bus through the Gran via , the center of Madrid to reach the stage which had been set up for the celebration on the banks of the Manzanares river.

The King thanked the team for ‘making our dreams come true’, bringing the Spaniards together, and being an example of ‘sportsmanship, nobility, good play and teamwork’. The crowd were singing ‘Campeones’ and ‘Si Si, la Copa ya está aquí’.

Spain World Cup's Champion

For the first time in their history Spain had won the World Cup, beating the Netherlands 1-0 after extra time. ANDRES INIESTA became hero who scored the winning goal in extra time in World Cup Final victory over the Netherlands in Johannesburg, South Africa.
And for the Dutch and their fans it was a very disappointment.
There were a lot of yellow cards (nine for the Netherlands, five for Spain) a lot of missed chances, a couple of very good saves, one red card for Johnny Heitinga

The goal in the 116th minute came off a turnover by the Dutch defense that Fabregas controlled just outside the penalty area. Iniesta stayed on the right and sneaked in to grab the pass and put his shot to the far post. Stekelenburg barely brushed it with his fingertips as it soared into the net. Iniesta tore off his jersey after the goal and raced to the corner where he was mobbed by his teammates. Several Dutch players wiped away tears as they received their medals as runners-up

I think this is not a very good match a lot of cheating and beating each other during the game. And for Netherlands it is a great disappointment since they won every games in South Africa before the bitter ending lost to Spain and missed the World Cup for the third time.