The infamous Pacific garbage patch is changing the balance of life in the seas. At least 37 species of coastal creatures -- worms, crabs, shellfish and the like -- have colonized the Texas-sized plastic tangle, turning it into an unnatural floating habitat. The findings, reported in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, show life’s tenacity, with a variety of castaway creatures treating our trash as their own Noah’s Ark. But it’s not something to celebrate. It should be a

Proposed Bill: Partial Amendment to the Medical Service Act Proposed by Rep. Kim Sung-won (People Power Party) ● The government temporarily allowed non-face-to-face (NF2F) medical diagnosis after COVID-19 social distancing policies made it difficult for people to visit medical institutions. Since then, over 35 million cases were successfully treated remotely, and individuals with mobility or time restrictions, such as the elderly, the disabled, office workers and sole proprietors enjoyed enhance

The past decade has not been kind to neoliberalism. With 40 years of deregulation, financialization, and globalization having failed to deliver prosperity for anyone but the rich, the United States and other Western liberal democracies have seemingly moved on from the neoliberal experiment and re-embraced industrial policy. But the economic paradigm that underpinned Thatcherism, Reaganomics and the Washington Consensus is alive and well in at least one place: the pages of the Economist. A re

The aftershocks of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, while seemingly fading, are still reverberating around the world. Although Federal Reserve officials have taken pains to assure the public that the US banking system is sound, it is unclear why anyone should believe them. After all, Fed Chair Jerome Powell told the US Congress the same thing just days before SVB’s collapse in March. In the weeks since then, it was reported that the vaunted stress tests established by the 2010 Dodd-Fr

Genesis BBQ Group Chairman Yoon Hong-geun (right) and Rajendra Jagdale, the director general of Science and Technology Park in India, pose after their meeting in Seoul last Wednesday. The two discussed ways for the Korean chicken franchise to enter the Indian market and share its business know-how with local partners.

Seoul and Tokyo are in talks to arrange Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to South Korea in the first half of May for summit talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol. Japanese media reported Saturday that the two countries are seeking to arrange Kishida's visit to Seoul and a summit with Yoon on May 7 and 8. South Korea's presidential office said Friday that no decision has been made yet on the reported plans of a summit between Yoon and Kishida in Seoul next month. "

〈4월15일토익에 나온 실용적인 단어 및 표현으로 영어공부하기! 〉 요즘 토익은 많이 어려워져서 작년에 토익을 본 응시자들과도 대화가 잘 안되는 경우가 많다. 4월15일토익은 리스닝의 경우 사진묘사 문제인 파트1에 나온 단어(ramp)가 생소해서 한 문제 어려웠고 파트4도 많이 어려웠다고 평가를 했다. 리딩의 경우 파트5와 파트7의 단문독해도 참 까다롭게 문제를 출제했다는 평가를 했다. 4월15일토익에서 중요한 단어와 표현을 정리해 보자! 1. ramp(경사로): A ramp is a sloping surface that connects two different levels, often as an accessible alternative to stairs or steps.(ramp는 두개의 다른 높이를 연결하는 경사표면으로 종종 계단 대신 사용할 수 있는 것이다) - ramp라는 단어를 모르는 수험생들이 생각보다 많았다. (ex) A man is walking down the

“I find myself organizing things at other people’s stores,” chuckles Bong Dal-ho, an 11-year veteran convenience store owner and author, as he reflects on his daily life running a convenience store. Learn what it’s like to run a convenience store, from the strange, to the heartwarming, to the bittersweet moments an owner has with customers every day. This video was produced as part of The Korea Herald and University of Utah Asia Campus Internship Program, under the

Learn why Han Jimin started his career as a bodyguard and how he protects K-pop artists. What’s it like to be a bodyguard to the stars? Let’s find out! This video was produced as part of The Korea Herald and University of Utah Asia Campus Internship Program, under the supervision of the Asia 101 team.

Once a sports major, Shin Hye-jin, popularly known as Shinggomggom, never thought she would one day become K-pop stars’ go-to nail artist. From Red Velvet’s Wendy, IZ*ONE’s Jang Won-young and fromis_9 to even Hybe founder Bang Si-hyuk, her list of famous clients goes on and on. What’s it like to be a nail artist for K-pop icons? We asked all of our burning questions and got the inside scoop on her journey! This video was produced as part of The Korea Herald and Uni

Elon Musk is the most morally dubious rocket pioneer since Wernher von Braun. And the most successful. With each, we can critique faults and celebrate achievements. Von Braun, who supervised the V-2 weapon program for the Third Reich and once calculated the number of slave laborers needed for more efficient production of the system, went on to supervise America’s Saturn V moon rocket. The latter was laudable. The former probably would have led to Von Braun’s arrest by the Allies had

By Achim Berg Senior partner at McKinsey & Company In 2023, challenges will persist in the fashion industry, but things are not all gloom and doom. Disruption in markets, fears over global food and energy supplies, and worries over rising inflation pressure will continue to dampen the mood of the global fashion industry. The world is grappling with high inflation and a cost of living crisis – which have had a deleterious effect on consumers’ purchasing power. Consumers ar