SK Telecom said Monday it will launch Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, the tech giant's new thinnest foldable smartphone, on Friday. The new phone is 4.9 millimeters thick and the main display can be expanded to 8 inches, providing a more immersive viewing experience. The Korean price is at 2.78 million won ($2,039), with global sales starting as early as later this month. (SK Telecom)

Hyundai Motor said Monday that its racing teams picked up two wins at the 2024 World Rally Championship's 12th round of the Central European Rally and the 2024 TCR World Tour's sixth race in China over the past weekend. According to the automaker, Ott Tanak on Hyundai Motor's world rally team took the highest spot on the podium after he came out victorious with the brand's motorsports car i20 N Rally1 Hybrid. For the TRC race, Mikel Azcona on the BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse w

Proposed Bill: Partial Amendment to the Act of Corporate Governance of Financial Companies Proposed by Rep. Lee Jung-mun (Democratic Party of Korea) ● In response to recent financial incidents such as the misselling of funds and large-scale embezzlements, this amendment is part of ongoing efforts to promote responsible management within the financial sector. The core objective of the amendment is to establish unified disciplinary standards for employees across all financial companies when inte

Yeomyung School is where young North Korean refugees are wrapped in hope. Yeomyung means “the light of dawn.” It embodies hope for the dawning of unification. Perhaps its students will end up being the vanguards of unification as cross-border guides. But nowadays, accusations and provocations are eroding hopes. Of course, the Korean Peninsula is no stranger to bombast and hyperbole. For the authorities on both sides, verbal exchanges have been not much more than brinkmanship to gain

After years of being a proud conservative Republican, you really weren’t happy when you realized some time ago that your patriotic party had somehow morphed into a hero-worshiping cult. But “Make America Great Again” at least made it sound like it was still your kind of place. So you stayed. Even though the mean-spirited, name-calling, threats and lies of Trump Republicans wasn’t really your thing. But in the last couple of weeks the Great News Funnel has been pouring all

Hyundai Motor Group said on Friday that it will hold an exhibition to showcase Kia's design philosophy, "Opposites United," in Seoul starting Saturday. The automaker previously held a similar exhibition under the same theme at the Milan Design Week in northern Italy in April this year, drawing about 15,000 visitors for its seven-day run. Kia plans to offer various performances by collaborating with numerous artists at the exhibition, which will be held at Space S1 in Seongsu-dong

본 연재가 실릴 때 즈음이면 이미 토익 만점을 기록할 것으로 예상되는 장인서양의 단어정리이다. 장인서양은 필자가 관리하는 가운데 1주일에 평균 10세트씩 문제를 풀어나간 우수한 학생이다. “Everyone wants success, but no one wants to work for it.(모든 사람들은 성공을 원한다. 그러나 누구도 성공을 위헤 일하려고 하지는 않는다.) "Success is admired, but effort is ignored."(성공은 존경받지만, 그성공을 이루기 위한 노력은 무시된다.) 노력 없이 이런 점수는 나오지 않는다. 1주일에 10세트씩 40세트를 풀고 정리한 토익 단어이니 분명 독자 여러분의 눈높이에 맞고 유익한 단어가 될 것이다. 6월 성적표를 가지고 8월에 와서 공부를 본격적으로 시작하여 한 달 만에 985점을 기록한 성적표 인증! 본 연재가 실릴 즈음에 아마도 만점 받을 학생의 단어 정리이니 애정을 가지고 암기해 보

On October 10, the day after Hangeul Day, the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to Han Kang. The press stated that the award was given “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.” As word of the award spread, South Koreans jumped for joy and having won a second Nobel Prize. Fans of Han Kang around the world were thrilled at her receiving the most prestigious literary award in the world. The announcement dominated the n

By Sara A. Solis-Castaneda Ambassador of Guatemala to Korea On the occasion of the 62nd anniversary of diplomatic relations between Guatemala and the Republic of Korea (1962-2024), it is essential to highlight a lesser-known aspect: Guatemala's early contribution to the dissemination of Korean literature in Latin America, even before the establishment of the Republic of Korea. This endeavor was spearheaded by the Guatemalan writer and diplomat Enrique Gomez Carrillo, who, in 1906, transla

Hyundai Motor Company launched the new Casper, an upgraded model of the subcompact sports utility vehicle first released in 2021, in the Korean market on Friday. According to the automaker, the new Casper sports a stronger and more stylish design than the previous version while offering a wider range of safety features and convenient functions. The price for the new Casper, which is sold under the name Inster in overseas markets, is set to begin at 14.5 million won ($10,615). (Hyundai Motor Grou

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars introduced the refined Cullinan Series II and Black Badge Cullinan Series II in Korea on Thursday, with updates that hone the SUV’s reputation. The first-ever Illuminated Pantheon Grille lends a modern touch to the vehicle’s already iconic front fascia, enhancing its presence in low light. Inside, the new Duality Twill upholstery, made from bamboo-based rayon, features a unique natural texture and is intricately embroidered with up to 2.2 million stitches, taki

2) 파트 5 3문제 1. When the novel was first printed, the publisher considered an initial printing of 10,000 copies to be -------. (A) sufficient (B) competent (C) lengthy (D) exuberant 해석 그 소설이 처음 인쇄되었을 때, 그 출판업자는 처음 10,000부의 인쇄가 충분할 것이라고 생각했다. 해설 형용사 어휘 문제 ‘그 출판업자는 처음 10,000부의 인쇄가 충분할 것이라고 생각했다’라는 문맥이 되어야 하므로 ‘충분한, 흡족한’이라는 뜻의 형용사 (A) sufficient가 정답이다. 참고로 (B) competent는 ‘유능한’, (C) lengthy는 '너무 긴, 장황한’, (D) exuberant는 ‘열광적인’의 의미임을 알아둔다

The possibility of a war on the Korean Peninsula is once again in the spotlight. Robert Manning, a distinguished fellow at the Stimson Center, recently argued that the risk of conflict is the highest it has been since the 1950-53 Korean War. While the timeliness of this assessment is understandable, it is necessary to approach such claims with caution. The argument that the risk of war has escalated sharply is accurate in some respects and exaggerated in others. Tensions on the Korean Peninsula