Zoologist Jane Goodall visits National Institute of Ecology

  Zoologist Jane Goodall visits National Institute of Ecology   Jane Goodall, the 80-year-old zoologist and environmentalist, visited the National Institute of Ecology (NIE) in Seocheon, Chungcheongnam-do (South Chungcheong Province) on November 23. Goodall is known for her life-long devotion to studying chimpanzees and other wild animals. Goodall, often referred to as the “mother of…

Award-winning local liquors: unpasteurized rice beer

  Award-winning local liquors: unpasteurized rice beer   There is a wider range of Korean liquors than commonly assumed.   The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has recently given awards to 32 traditional alcoholic beverages including various types of rice beer (makegeolli), medicinal wine (yakju), refined rice beer (cheongju), fruit-based wine (gwashilju)and distilled…