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[Editorial] Prepare for resurgence

EditorialJul 12, 2022

A growing number of warning signs are popping up for a possible resurgence in COVID-19, which should be taken seriously by both health authorities and the populace here, amid concerns that infection rates may shoot up faster during the summer holiday season. The number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases declined to 12,693 Monday, after the figure had stayed above 20,000 for two straight days, accor...
[Land of Squid Game] Not eating the last bite left on plate

Hashtag KoreaJul 11, 2022

In many cultures, eating all of the food put before you is seen as a sign that the meal was good. However, in Korea, leaving the last bite of food on the plate is considered by many to be good manners. This is especially true if you are invited to a Korean host’s home. Most elderly people still leave the last bite on their plate, but some young Koreans do not observe this custom and may not eve...
[Photo News] 2022 Genesis scottish open

IndustryJul 11, 2022

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun (left) and Hyundai Motor Group CEO Chang Jae-hoon (right) pose with 2022 Genesis Scottish Open winner Xander Schauffele (center) at the Renaissance Club in East Lothian, Scotland, on Thursday. Genesis became a new title sponsor of one of Europe’s top-tier Rolex Series tournaments last year and renamed the tournament the Genesis Scottish Open this ...
[Trudy Rubin] NATO ‘not doing enough’ to help Ukraine win, Lithuanian president says

ViewpointsJul 11, 2022

The tiny Baltic country of Lithuania has always been ahead of the curve in predicting Russia’s aggressive intentions. Five decades under Soviet rule, and many more under Russian czars, have left few illusions about Moscow in the elegant Lithuanian capital, Vilnius. Even before Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Lithuanian leaders warned about the risk he posed to Western democracies. Lithuan...
[Editorial] Internal strife

EditorialJul 11, 2022

The ruling People Power Party got engulfed in internal strife about two months after the launch of its new administration under President Yoon Suk-yeol. The party’s central ethics committee decided Friday to suspend Chairman Lee Jun-seok’s membership for six months in connection with allegations that he instigated the destruction of evidence that implicates him in a scandal where a venture busin...
[Visual History of Korea] Gaya Kingdom of Korea with formidable culture and enduring legacy

CultureJul 9, 2022

Gaya also practiced the sacrificial burying of animals and people with their rulers. At the Dae Gaya ruins, researchers discovered evidence of sunjang, sacrificial killings and burials in royal tombs. In addition, a large number of pottery filled with grain, weapons, horses with armor and decorative ornaments for the journey into the next world were discovered, a practice inherited from Gojoseon...
[Scholars and their spaces] ‘Wander alone like a rhinoceros’

CultureJul 9, 2022

Kim, who compared herself to the idea of a woman of virtue, tried to maintain her dignity by writing poems while isolating herself from a worldly life full of disharmony. In addition, she advised other women not to reveal their true feelings even as they tried to improve their circumstances. Kim, unable to depend passively on her husband, ran the household by herself, managing the servants, super...
[Temple to Table] Versatile summer dishes: Gondeure tofu and corn jeon

Food&BeverageJul 9, 2022

Corn jeon Corn contains vitamin B1, folic acid, potassium, magnesium, ferulic acid and iron. It is good to eat simply boiled or roasted on the cob, but making jeon enhances the chewy texture with each kernel popping between the teeth when chewed. Corn is a versatile ingredient because no part of it is wasted, including the stalks and corn silk. Ingredients - 1 ear of corn - 1 tbsp flour - ...
[김대균의 영어산책] 985점을 두 번 받은 후 만점을 받은 김윤호군의 단어장

English EyeJul 8, 2022

만점목표 학생들을 관리해보면 우선 문제를 많이 풀고 detail한 부분까지 꼼꼼하게 공부한다. 인터넷 유튜브가 대세인 현실에서 시험 직전에는 '300점에서 990 만점 바로 만들기'스타일의 과장된 유튜브를 보지 않는다고 한다. 마음만 심란해지는 비현실적인 내용이라고 생각하기 때문이다. 시험을 보고 자신이 어려워한 문제를 잘 기억하고 알쏭달쏭했던 보기도 함께 기억하는 것은 기본이다. 필자의 수강생 중의 한 학생으로 만점인 줄 알았는데 두 번의 985점을 받고 이후 990점 만점을 받은 김윤호군이 정리한 단어를 여러분과 함께 공유한다. 현장에서 느끼는 점은 토익 950점과 990점도 차이가 있다. 5점 10점 때문에 정말 열심히 독하게 공부하는 분들이 많다는 말씀을 드린다. 기본 단어와 설명은 김윤호군이 ...
[Well-curated weekend] Jazz club, immersive art and bindaetteok for rainy weekend

CultureJul 8, 2022

There are also spicy dishes that can be enjoyed along with the greasy pan-fried jeon such as eoriguljeot (salted oyster) and golbaengi muchim (spicy sea snails with noodles). Among the alcoholic beverages, hangari makgeolli, which is sweet Korean rice wine served in a brown clay jar, is an excellent choice. After enjoying jeon with makgeolli, it is always a great idea to end the meal with a bow...
[Robert S. McElvaine] Will 2022 turn the clock back to America before 1964?

ViewpointsJul 8, 2022

“The United States is now at one of those historic forks in the road whose outcome will prove as fateful as those of the 1860s, the 1930s, and the 1960s,” Nancy MacLean wrote in her 2017 book, “Democracy in Chains.” History is punctuated by discontinuities that alter its trajectory. The key to the occurrence of such watershed moments is less the leaders than a sociopolitical environment that is ...
[Editorial] Effective policies needed

EditorialJul 8, 2022

South Korea’s economy faces a growing list of challenges, such as soaring inflation, higher interest rates and a weakening currency. It is an encouraging sign that President Yoon Suk-yeol is now taking the situation seriously. However, there are some doubts as to whether he will produce effective policies to tame inflation. Yoon said Tuesday that he will go out and listen to the challenges peopl...
[Contribution] Solving the Paradox in the Han River and the next generation’s right for a future (3)

ViewpointsJul 7, 2022

The future of the Korean Peninsula in the 21st century is likely to be linked to events unfolding in North Korea, according to professor Andrei Lankov at Kookmin University. The North continues to be an existential threat to South Korea (and vice versa). Nearly 70 years of calm, and generations without memories of the war (or even links with the wartime generation), have largely numbed the collec...
[팟캐스트] (463) 소비자물가, 외환위기 이후 24년 만에 6% 상승 / 50년만에 뒤집힌 美 임신중지권

PodcastJul 7, 2022

A gas station in Seoul shows the retail price of gasoline and diesel on June 19. (Yonhap) 진행자: 최정윤, Brolley Genster 1. S. Korea's inflation at 24-year high in June; sharp rate hike in offing [1] South Korea's consumer prices rose at the fastest clip in nearly 24 years in June due mainly to soaring energy costs, data showed Tuesday, fanning expectations of a sharp rate hike this month. *clip: ...
[해커스 TOEIC] 토익 점수 Up 단어, Part 5 문제

English EyeJul 7, 2022

2) 파트 5 3문제 1. To resolve a customer complaint involving a refund, a representative had to ------- an archived record from three months ago. (A) retrieve (B) suspend (C) improve (D) nominate 해석 -- 환불과 관련된 고객 불만을 해결하기 위해서, 담당자는 3개월 전에 보관된 기록을 검색해야만 했다. 해설 -- 동사 어휘 문제 ‘담당자는 3개월 전에 보관된 기록을 검색해야만 했다’는 문맥이 되어야 하므로 ‘(정보를) 검색하다, (잃은 것을) 되찾다’의 뜻을 지닌 동사 (A) retrieve가 정답이다. 참고로 (B) suspend는 ‘매달다,...