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Asian students dominate international tests

December 7, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kimerly Hefling AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Teens from Asian nations dominated a global exam given to 15-year-olds, while U.S. students showed little improvement and failed to reach the top 20 in math, science, or reading, according to test results released Tuesday.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, America Achieves, Brookings Institution, China, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Finland, Hong Kong, Jack Buckley, Jon Schnur, OECD, PISA, Peru, Poland, Report Card, South Korea, Tom Loveless, United States, Vol 32 No 50 | December 7 - December 13

Student suicides jolts nation and lead to soul-searching in South Korea

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A day after meeting the school psychiatrist, a 19-year-old mathematics student at South Korea’s most prestigious

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, 2011, Choi Jin-sil, Chung Doo-un, Grand National Party, KAIST, Kwak Keum-joo, Last October, OECD, President Suh, Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik, Seoul National University, South Koreans, Suh Nam-pyo, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29, attention

Immigration to rich countries fell during crisis

July 13, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Emma Vandore The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Immigration to rich countries dropped during the global economic crisis, reversing five years of annual increases as the demand for labor fell, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said on June 12. A report showed that 4.4 million people migrated to the OECD’s 31 member […]

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: 2008, 2009, 2010, Angel Gurria, Australia, Chinese, India, International Migration Outlook, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, North America, OECD, Poland, japan

OECD: French best at eating and sleeping, Koreans skinniest

May 9, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PARIS (AP) — The French are living up to their image as lovers of food and, according to a survey, can add a new love to the mix: sleep. In fact, the French excel at the two leisure activities, spending more time at table and in bed than many other nations.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: BMI, Body Mass Index, Korea, New Zealand, OECD, TV, japan, vol 28 no 20 | May 9 - May 15

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