Category Archives: Presse coréenne

By Robert Lee Source : http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20111211000215 Molly Holt helps celebrate 50-years of adoption agency’s Ilsan centerILSAN ― She’s known by many names, from the Mother Teresa of Korea to the Mother of all Korea’s Orphans ― and 55 years on … Continue reading →

By Chong Won-sik, Weekly Kyunhyang Source : http://www.courrierinternational.com/article/2011/12/05/l-ile-qui-panse-ses-blessures Un an après le bombardement nord-coréen de l’île de Yeonpyeong, en Corée du Sud, les habitants restent traumatisés par cette attaque surprise. Malgré tout, ils ont commencé à reconstruire leur île. Reportage … Continue reading →

By Lisa Schroeder Contributing writer http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/n_feature/2011/11/23/93/4901000000AEN20111123006100315F.HTML ILSAN, South Korea, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) — On a cloudy, misty morning, several women cooed over a six-week-old baby with a black shock of hair. The women in this domestic scene, however, aren’t a … Continue reading →

Korea Still Sends Hundreds of Babies Abroad for Adoption The Chosun Ilbo : http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/11/21/2011112101124.html   Korea is still the largest exporter of babies for adoption to the U.S., highlighting the need to strengthen child protection in the country. According to … Continue reading →

Will Korea end limits on overseas adoption? 2011-11-20 20:40 The Korea Herald : http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20111120000222 The government may have to deregulate overseas adoption in order to fit into an international pact that prioritizes children’s welfare over their country of origin. Korea, … Continue reading →

Koreans Remain Wary of Adoption The Chosun Ilbo : http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/05/12/2010051201194.html   The number of locally adopted children in Korea has more or less stagnated since 2006. It rose to 1,314 last year, up a mere eight from the previous year, … Continue reading →

Gov’t Working to Encourage Adoptions The Chosun Ilbo : http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/05/11/2007051161023.html   As part of its efforts to encourage adoptions in Korea, the government is marking the second anniversary of Adoption Day on Friday. Those efforts haven’t produced tangible results yet … Continue reading →