By Chung Hwang-keun Minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs The world has fallen deeply for Korean food. Ram-don, an instant noodle dish featured in the movie Parasite, was sensationally popular in 2019, and more recently, a brand of frozen kimbap has been selling out within just one month of release at a major grocery store in the United States. The craze for Korean food does not end there. A Korean restaurant in New York was ranked first among all the restaurants in the US listed

최근에 은가누(Ngannou)와 타이슨 퓨리(Tyson Fury)간의 빅 매치가 있었다. 이들 간의 Trash Talk이 참 재미있었다. 퓨리의 판정승으로 끝났지만 개인적으로는 은가누가 이긴 경기로 보였다. Tyson Fury가 은가누 에게 ‘한 수 가르쳐 주지’라는 의미로 다음과 같이 말했다. “Let me take you to school.”(학교 데려다 줄게). 그러자 은가누(Ngannou)는 다음과 같이 받아 쳤다. You a bad professor. How is that school going? Who is taking who to school? Because to me, it looks like I’m the one taking you to school.’(당신은 나쁜 교수야. 그 학교는 잘 되고 있나? 누가 누구를 학교에 데려다 준다고 그래? 내가 보기엔 내가 널 학교에 데려다 주는 사람 같거든.) 유명

As we move deeper into the 2020s, it feels like the 2010s are fading into history. Among the many trends of the 2010s, interest in cities boomed, sparking an “urban rediscovery” in much of the developed world. Slick magazines like Monocle and Kinfolk portrayed cities as hip playgrounds for in-the-know youth. In South Korea, conversational walks in older neighborhoods became a trend just as social media took off. Social media posts of retro streetscapes dotted with new cafes suddenly

Hana Financial Group Chairman Ham Young-joo (center) poses for a photo as he joins a relay "zero-waste" campaign that aims to reduce the use of single-use items, such as plastic cups, at the financial giant's headquarters in Seoul on Thursday. (Hana Financial Group)

2) 파트 5 3문제 1. Colby Tucker ------- public relations head by the CEO and will assume his post when the present head is transferred to another branch. (A) was designating (B) designated (C) was designated (D) will be designating 해석 Colby Tucker는 CEO에 의해 홍보부 부장으로 임명되었으며, 현재의 부장이 다른 지사로 전근 가면 그의 직책을 맡게 될 것이다. 해설 태에 맞는 동사 채우기 문제 주어(Colby Tucker)와 동사(designate)가 ‘Colby Tucker는 CEO에 의해 홍보부 부장으로 임명되었다’라는 수동의 의미 관계이므로 보기 중 수동태인 (C) was designated가 정답이다. 어휘 public relations 홍보, 선전

It is very welcome that US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the APEC summit in San Francisco. The fact that the summit was held can be a success this time because the negative opinions of the US and China on the other side are strong. However, when looking at the dialogues between the two, we find that the approaches of both sides are short-sighted, narrow, and reactionary. If they want a practical solution for peaceful coexistence, they must take a long-term vision, g

We humans are tempted to attack anything that appears foreign to us. As psychologist Abraham Maslow observed, when you have only a hammer, you’re inclined to look at everything as if it’s a nail. This unfortunate tendency often stems from a lack of nuance. Our world has become more polarized. We tend to see things in black or white, with little ability to handle shades of gray. It seems easy to stay in our silos and hurl attacks in other directions. An ability to see nuance, on the

Find the answer at the bottom. When Koreans inquire about your blood type, their curiosity might center not on medical matters but on the pseudoscientific pursuit of predicting some of your personality traits. In South Korea, blood type is commonly used as a gauge of others’ personalities and temperaments, despite the absence of a scientific basis for it. In a recent poll of 1,501 adults aged 19 and over conducted by Gallup Korea, approximately 57 percent of respondents support the conce

Partners for the Future Foundation, the charitable arm of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea, held the 16th AmCham CEO Servers' Night event, aimed at raising scholarship funds for university students from financially challenged backgrounds, on Tuesday night at the Conrad Seoul in Seoul. From left to the right: Dave Oh (fourth from left, front), country manager of Pfizer Korea, Jeffrey Jones, chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea Partners for the Future Foundation, L

이번 회에는 저희 책 Advanced Vocab에서 소개한 중상급 영단어들을 알려드립니다. 단어의 우리말 뜻을 기억하는 데에 그치지 않고, 난이도 있는 단어를 실제로 활용하는 단계까지 나아가 보기 바랍니다. 〈품질의 좋고 나쁨, 수준의 높고 낮음〉 1. authentic [ɔːθéntik] 진짜 같은 ‘권위’라는 뜻의 authority와 어원이 같으며, genuine이나 original처럼 ‘정통’, ‘진짜 같음’을 표현할 때 쓰는 단어다. We enjoy eating the authentic Sicilian pizza at Armano's, as the head chef used to live in Sicily. 수석 조리사가 시칠리아에 살았기 때문에, 아르마노스에서는 정통 시칠리아 피자를 즐길 수 있다. ● 그 영화는 한국전쟁 장면에 대한 실감나는 재현으로 유명하다. The

Almost two years have passed since Lee O-young, the great Korean thinker and eminent culture critic, sadly passed away. Last month, Minumsa published his last words in book form under the title, “Reading Lee O-young: Civilization, Culture, and Literature in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Life Capitalism.” In that book, Lee left some invaluable wisdom and insights to his readers who felt lost in the whirlpool of today’s shallow social atmosphere full of fake news and gra