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[Editorial] Shift in COVID-19 policy

EditorialMay 10, 2023

The World Health Organization announced Friday that COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency, a landmark declaration that calls for a change in policy and strategy to handle the coronavirus. The WHO said in a statement that deaths and hospitalizations related to COVID-19 are declining, while the levels of immunity to the coronavirus is going up as a result of vaccination or prior infection. The global health agency suggests it is time to shift to more long-term prevention and contr
[Antara Haldar] The price of sweatshop development

ViewpointsMay 10, 2023

It has been ten years since an eight-story commercial building housing several textile factories on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed on April 24, 2013. The collapse of Rana Plaza claimed the lives of 1,134 people and severely injured 2,000 more, most of them women. It was the deadliest industrial disaster since the 1984 gas leak that killed more than 3,000 people in Bhopal, India, and the worst accident in the modern history of the textile industry. Thousands of workers were trapped
[Photo News] Burger-making Hanwha heir

IndustryMay 9, 2023

Kim Dong-seon, head of strategic management at Hanwha Galleria and the third son of Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn, participates in an on-site cooking training session held at a Five Guys store in Hong Kong. Under the leadership of the Hanwha heir, Hanwha Galleria, the retail arm of the nation’s seventh-largest conglomerate, is launching the first Five Guys outlet next month in Gangnam, southern Seoul.
[해커스 TEPS] 텝스 시험대비 단기간 고득점 단어 & 문법 5문제

English EyeMay 9, 2023

2) 해커스 텝스 문법 (5문제) Part Ⅰ Choose the best answer for the blank. 1. A: Why didn’t you like the film? B: It’s too violent, _____ its story is hard to follow. (a) as (b) with (c) and (d) for 해석 A: 왜 영화가 별로였어? B: 너무 폭력적이고, 내용도 이해하기가 어려워. 해설 적절한 등위 접속사 채우기 ‘너무 폭력적이고 내용도 이해하기 어렵다’라는 문맥이 되어야 하므로 ‘그리고’를 뜻하는 등위 접속사 (c) and가 정답이다. 어휘 violent 폭력적인 follow 이해하다 2. A: _____________ when you finish high school? B: I don’t know. Maybe I’ll take up acco
[Faye Flam] AI helps us read minds, but should we?

ViewpointsMay 9, 2023

Since mind reading has only existed in the realms of fantasy and fiction, it seems fair to apply the phrase to a system that uses brain scan data to decipher stories that a person has read, heard, or even just imagined. It’s the latest in a series of spooky linguistic feats fueled by artificial intelligence, and it’s left people wondering what kinds of nefarious uses humanity will find for such advances. Even the lead researcher on the project, computational neuroscientist Alexander
[Jonathan Bernstein] Why US elections are more democratic

ViewpointsMay 9, 2023

Colin Allred, a former NFL player now in his third term in the US House, plans to give up a safe Texas seat to take on Ted Cruz for the US Senate in 2024. He is probably Democrats’ best hope to challenge the Republican incumbent. While his bid, announced Wednesday, is a long shot, Allred’s candidacy is proof that the torrent of money involved in political campaigns, and specifically the huge number of small-scale donations, has been a boon for American democracy. A lot of people hav
[Editorial] Foundation for cooperation

EditorialMay 9, 2023

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to South Korea is significant in that it revived the "shuttle diplomacy" format after a 12-year hiatus. It was a two-day working visit in return for President Yoon Suk Yeol's visit to Japan in March. Kishida's return visit came less than two months after they met in Tokyo. The Japanese leader came to Seoul on Sunday for a summit with Yoon. The last time a Japanese leader visited Korea was February 2018. At that time, Prime Mi
[Bills in Focus] Early dividend settlement, cyber threat and new airport

PoliticsMay 8, 2023

Proposed Bill: Partial Amendment to the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act Proposed by Rep. Kim Hee-gon (People Power Party) ● In the current Act, the stockholders eligible for dividend payout are determined several months before the finalization of the actual dividend amount, which means that investors must invest in stocks without knowing the dividend amount. This system deviates from the global standard and discourages long-term investment, leading to the undervaluation of
[Editorial] Crypto asset disclosure

EditorialMay 8, 2023

Rep. Kim Nam-kuk of the Democratic Party of Korea is now at the center of an intensifying political conflict over his cryptocurrency transactions. The focus is on whether his holdings and disposal of crypto assets violated laws or regulations. With the investigation still underway, there is no way at this point to conclude that any illegal acts were committed by Kim. Regardless of the result of the probe, however, the implications of the case are likely to be far-reaching, especially in connecti
[Nicholas Goldberg] Trump‘s up in the polls. How can that be?

ViewpointsMay 8, 2023

I guess it’s possible that Republicans really don’t care about Donald Trump’s run-ins with the law. Maybe, despite the numerous allegations, investigations and charges against him -- for rape, for defamation, for seeking to subvert the 2020 election, for his role in the Jan. 6 assault, for falsifying records about hush money payments -- he will maintain his position as the front-running GOP candidate and once again persuade his tens of millions of zealous supporters to vote for
[Tom Ginsburg] Charles' realm will not disappear

ViewpointsMay 8, 2023

As Britain’s King Charles III is officially coronated, the “empire on which the sun never set” is looking a little shabby. In addition to the United Kingdom, 14 former British colonies still maintain Charles as their monarch and head of state, but many of his subjects around the world are reconsidering the arrangement. Barbados became a republic in 2021, and Jamaica has initiated a similar process of constitutional reform. Others might soon follow. Why should countries from Bel
[Photo News] Promoting Busan's Expo bid in Germany

IndustryMay 7, 2023

Pedestrians walk past Samsung Electronics’ digital screen promoting Busan's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in Hamburg, Germany, in this photo provided by the tech giant on Sunday. Samsung took part in this year's Hamburg Port Anniversary, the world's biggest port festival, held last week.
[김대균의 영어산책] 단수 복수를 예문으로 공부하기!

English EyeMay 5, 2023

단수 복수를 예문으로 공부하기! 영어에서는 주어가 단수인지 복수인지에 따라 명사 뿐만 아니라 동사나 문장의 다른 요소들도 바뀔 수 있다는 점을 기억하는 것이 중요하다. 주어-동사 일치의 올바른 선택은 명확하고 문법적으로 정확한 의사소통에 매우 중요하다. 대부분의 명사의 복수형을 만들려면 단어 끝에 "-s"를 추가하지만 일부 명사에는 불규칙한 복수형이 있다. 몇 개의 규칙변화 명사와 함께 주로 불규칙변화 명사들을 중심으로 공부해보자. 각 문장의 첫 빈칸에는 단수형, 두번째 빈칸에는 복수형이 들어가도록 예문을 구성하였다. •The playful ---kitten--- pounced on the toy mouse, while the five ---kittens--- played with a ball of yarn. (장난기 많은 ---고양이---가 장난감 쥐를 덮쳤고, 다섯 마리 ---고양이---는 털실 공을 가지고 놀았다. (규칙 복수[regular pl
[Robert J. Fouser] Problems with the ‘Pax Americana’ revival

ViewpointsMay 5, 2023

President Yoon Suk-yeol charmed Washington last week on his first state visit to the US. His speech before a joint session of Congress was received warmly and his rendition of “American Pie” was the highlight of a lavish state dinner. He relished the hospitality, much as President Joe Biden did on a visit to Ireland in mid-April. The visit will be remembered, however, as a turning point, not in relations between South Korea and the US but in relations between South Korea and China. P
[Editorial] Biased evaluation

EditorialMay 5, 2023

Korea Gas Corp., a state-owned enterprise that effectively monopolizes the import of liquefied natural gas, is said to have raised the annual salary of its executives by 30 percent on average last year despite its mounting debt. The average annual salary of its board members was 171.48 million won ($128,545) in 2022, according to ALIO, a government system that provides management information on public institutions including state-owned enterprises. The amount was up 30.1 percent from 131.79 mill