〈For the week of April 10-14〉 Proposed bill: Partial Amendment to the Banking Act Proposed by Rep. Min Byoung-dug (Democratic Party of Korea) ● High interest rates have allowed banks to reap massive interest earnings while ordinary people and financial consumers have had to bear the brunt of the situation. However, banks have passed on the costs of various taxes, legal contributions, reserves and insurance premiums, by including them in their interest rates, aggravating the burden on borrowers

Perhaps no image better captures the shifting dynamics in the Middle East than that of Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s security council, and Musaad bin Mohammed Al Aiban, Saudi Arabia’s minister of state, shaking hands in Beijing, with China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, smiling between them. The officials were celebrating a China-mediated deal restoring diplomatic ties between the two rivals. In the process, China solidified its reputation as a global powerbroker and under

Hana Financial Group opened its first Hana Momcare Center in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, on Friday. The center, the first of its kind, comes with a nursing room equipped with child care products including a water purifier, bassinet, baby feeding chair, breast pumps and a changing table for babies. It also comes with other necessities such as baby wash, lotion, wet wipes and cleaning liquid for feeding bottles. Pregnant women and parents can use the center to care for their children when visit

Visitors try out Samsung Electronics devices at Samsung's pop-up store at Dubai Mall in Dubai, Friday. The pop-up store, marking the Eid Al Fitr, offers hands-on experiences of Samsung's latest mobile devices and home appliances, and SmartThings, its smart home platform.

Karim Habib, Kia Corp.’s global head of design, looks around the carmaker’s exhibition booth themed “Opposites United” at the Milan Design Week 2023 in Italy, Friday. Kia was the only carmaker among the 12 finalists to be nominated for the Fuorisalone Award, a top prize given during the annual furnishing and design fair.

South Korean low-cost carrier Jeju Air on Friday launched new merchandise made from decommissioned life vests as part of the company's efforts in achieving carbon neutrality. Collaborating with global upcycling brand Nukak, Jeju Air has released three products -- a passport wallet, travel bag and mini pouch -- available online.

〈실용영단어들을 동의어/반의어들과 용법별로 공부하기!〉 영단어 공부만큼 안전한 투자는 없다! 짬시간을 활용하여 다음의 단어들을 예문과 함께 공부하자! 1. ‘구식의’, ‘한물간’(obsolete, out-of-date, behind times)의미의 단어표현과 ‘최신의’, ‘최점단의’ (modern, cutting-edge, state-of-the-are)단어 총정리 obsolete: Many people consider fax machines obsolete with the rise of email and digital communication. (구식의: 많은 사람들이 이메일과 디지털 통신의 등장으로 팩스가 구식이라고 생각한다.) out-of-date: His out-of-date computer struggles to run the latest software programs effici

The recent leak of classified US intelligence documents shocked the military and diplomatic establishment in Washington. On April 13, the FBI arrested Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, who leaked the documents in a Discord chat room. Investigations are continuing into how a low-ranking national guardsman had access to the documents and how accessible such information should be moving forward. The leaked documents showed that the US was spying on many co

A video featuring Korean War heroes is displayed on a giant outdoor billboard Samsung Electronics set up in Times Square in New York on Thursday. Samsung released the video to mark the 70th anniversary of the South Korea-US alliance and the 1953 armistice agreement that brought about a cessation to the Korean War.

A video featuring 12 high-profile US and South Korean war veterans plays on LG Group’s giant billboard in the heart of Times Square in New York on Thursday. South Korea’s Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs made the video in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Korea-US alliance this year.

Hyundai Motor Group on Thursday unveiled the concept image of a lunar exploration rover, signaling the auto giant's initiatives to develop future space mobility. Working with South Korea's leading institutes, Hyundai Motor said it expects to complete the development of a prototype in the second half of 2024, setting 2027 as the target year to launch the actual product. The lunar rover will be equipped with autonomous driving technology, a self-charging system based on solar power, and

2) 파트 5 3문제 1. A financial loan from the bank will ------- Doyle Computers to manufacture its own chips and save millions in imported components. (A) enable (B) dismiss (C) comply (D) impose 해석 은행으로부터의 금융 대출은 Doyle Computers사가 반도체 칩을 생산하고 수입된 부품에서 수백만 달러를 절약할 수 있도록 할 것이다. 해설- 동사 어휘 문제 ‘은행으로부터의 금융 대출은 Doyle Computers사가 반도체 칩을 생산할 수 있도록 할 것이다’라는 문맥이 되어야 하므로 ‘~을 할 수 있게 하다’라는 뜻의 동사 (A) enable이 정답이다. 참고로 (B) dismiss는 ‘묵살하다, 떨쳐 버리다’, (C) comply는 ‘(법, 명령 등에

The leak of classified documents from the Pentagon is a global concern. As a Korean citizen whose country has been bugged by the United States, it is a very unpleasant incident. However, as a member of a global village, the incident has an interesting element as the motivation behind the leak is so absurd. In the process of talking to buddies in an internet chat room, Airman Jack Teixeira leaked national secrets to show off. In the past, leaks of confidential information were usually a campaign