Hana Financial Group Chairperson Ham Young-joo (third from left) and employees pose for photos to promote “cool biz” fashion at the group’s headquarters in Seoul on Friday, as part of an energy-saving campaign challenge. Last month, Ham was nominated by Kolon Vice Chairperson Ahn Byung-duk to join the campaign. On the day, he nominated SC Bank Korea CEO Park Jong-bok and Genesis BBQ Chairperson Yoon Hong-geun as the next participants. (Hana Financial Group)

Hana Financial Group Chairperson Ham Young-joo (third from left) and employees pose for photos to promote “cool biz” fashion at the group’s headquarters in Seoul on Friday, as part of an energy-saving campaign challenge. Last month, Ham was nominated by Kolon Vice Chairperson Ahn Byung-duk to join the campaign. On the day, he nominated SC Bank Korea CEO Park Jong-bok and Genesis BBQ Chairperson Yoon Hong-geun as the next participants.

LG Electronics said Sunday it is launching a new self-service kiosk that is more accessible to people with limited vision and other physically handicapped users. The new touch-screen kiosk features a Low Vision mode displaying a clearer screen with larger letters and a Low Position mode which lowers the menu for wheelchair users. The tech giant plans to launch a Voice Assistant mode equipped with tactile keypads for use at local franchise restaurants later this year.

A nationwide crackdown on unregistered babies has discovered another nameless newborn, dead and buried in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province. The local police are currently conducting a search of a mountain where the child’s parents, currently under arrest, claimed to have buried the infant boy’s body. According to the investigators Friday, the boy was born at a hospital on Sept. 5 last year. His parents claimed to have found him dead at home on Sept. 9, put his body in a plastic bag a

    A 14-month-old girl was killed in a landslide in Yeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, early Friday morning, after torrential rainfall battered a hillside village overnight. According to the local police and fire service, the infant was the last person rescued from a house in Sangmang-dong, Yeongju, where three generations of her family resided. Nine other members of the family escaped or were rescued safely. The landslide occurred at around 4:43 a.m. and the child was found in a sta

필자는 매 회 토익 시험을 보는 토익 450여회 최다응시 만점강사이다. 시중에 토익 책들이 많은데 여기에 일부 교재에는 나오지만 전체적으로는 잘 다루지 않는 단어들을 모으고 있다. 일본에 수출할 토익 단어책을 위해 일본 토익교재 토익단어 목록도 정리해서 가지고 있다. 그런 단어들이 그리 많지 않고 모으기도 쉽지 않다. 한회 시험 보면 한 두 개씩 모아지는 작업이다. 이 단어들을 코리아 헤럴드 독자들과 3주에 걸쳐 공유한다. 일부교재에는 나오지만 여러 교재에서 잘 다루지 않는 단어들도 포함했다. 영어학습하는 모든 분들에게 도움이 되는 실용단어들이다! 한국 일본 어느 책에도 잘 나오지 않는데 중요한 단어들에는 *표시를 해두었다. *1. imposing: 위풍당당한, 위압적인(= dominant, majestic, commanding, grand, impressive, magnificent, awesome, dignified, splendid) (ex) He was an impos

A recent controversy over the difficulty of the Suneung, the nationwide college scholastic ability test, has raised concerns about the effects of the exam. Difficult “killer questions” that require skills and knowledge that go beyond the high school curriculum intimidate students and force them to turn to private cram schools for extra exam preparation. The burden on families for the cost of private education is a longstanding issue that previous presidential administrations have tri

LG Electronics employees celebrate the 10th anniversary of its vehicle solutions business at the ceremony held at LG Sciencepark in Seoul on Thursday. The tech giant set up the automotive business unit in 2013 which turned to a profit for the first time in the second quarter of 2022. As of last year, the unit’s accumulated orders have reached 80 trillion won ($60 billion). The company aims to become a leading player in the fields of infotainment solutions, electric vehicle powertrains and

2) 파트 5 3문제 1. It is not the case that ------- who submits a request for transfer to a different branch or department is given approval. (A) all (B) everyone (C) each other (D) one another 해석 다른 지사나 부서로 전근 신청서를 제출하는 모든 사람들이 승인을 받는 것은 아니다. 해설 대명사 채우기 문제 ‘전근 신청서를 제출하는 모든 사람들이 승인을 받는 것은 아니다’라는 문맥을 만들면서 3인칭 단수형 동사인 관계절의 submits, that절의 is와 함께 쓰일 수 있는 대명사 (B) everyone이 정답이다. (A) all은 복수 동사와 함께 쓰이므로 답이 될 수 없다. (C) each other와 (D) one another는 모두 ‘서로’라는 의미로, 해당 문장에 사용할

On June 18-19, US Secretary of State Tony Blinken visited Beijing, where he talked with China's top foreign policy decision makers one after another and achieved some consensus for improving bilateral relations. This is welcome news when 8 billion people worldwide, including myself, are troubled by anxiety over the US-China strategic competition. The two countries have not made splendid breakthroughs in managing the US-China strategic competition. However, considering the two sides' di

With the federal indictment of Donald Trump, the former US president is doubling down on divisive rhetoric. America is thus at the start of another depressing chapter of in a seemingly never-ending war of narratives. A June 7-10 CBS/YouGov poll found that only 38 percent of likely Republican voters view Trump’s mishandling of classified documents as a national-security risk, compared to 80 percent across other voter blocs. Trump’s falsehoods about the case threaten to undermine publi

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday held a media tour of its new five-story flagship store, called Samsung Gangnam, in southern Seoul before Thursday’s official opening. Boasting 2,000 square-meter floor space, the facility allows visitors to experience and purchase Samsung’s latest mobile devices and their limited editions as well as join cultural and self-enrichment programs. Calling it “a playground for MZ generation,” Samsung said it will ramp up efforts to better commun

이번 회에는 저희 책 Advanced Vocab에서 소개한 중상급 영단어들을 알려드립니다. 단어의 우리말 뜻을 기억하는 데에서 그치지 않고, 난이도 있는 단어를 실제로 활용하는 단계까지 나아가 보기 바랍니다. 〈슬픔, 우울함, 고통, 후회〉 1. bawl [bɔ́ːl] 울다 cry보다 크게 소리내어 우는 모습을 표현할 때 쓴다. The defeated tennis champ quickly got back to the locker room where, behind closed doors, he sat and bawled his eyes out. 패배한 테니스 챔피언은 급히 라커 룸으로 가서 문을 닫고 앉아 눈이 퉁퉁 붓도록 통곡했다. ● 몇 년째 병상에 누워 계시던 아버지가 돌아가셨다는 소식을 듣고, 그녀는 아이처럼 통곡하기 시작했다. Hearing that her father passed away after years of being bedridden, she