In April 2022, the world’s richest person, Elon Musk, asked, “Is Twitter dying?” Five days later, he launched an apparently whimsical bid to buy the social media platform. It took months of legal wrangling to complete the deal, but on Oct. 27, Musk honored his $44 billion offer, acquiring a new toy: free speech. Financially, Musk’s acquisition of Twitter was an odd move. Despite its user base of some 200 million -- including politicians, journalists and celebrities -- Tw

Dec. 5 marks the 1,000th day since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic. With social distancing, vaccines and other interventions as well as natural infection, the world may be seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. But the pandemic is still not over. China has posted record numbers of cases lately and concern is growing that the COVID-19 in China will not respond to “Zero COVID” policies of the past. The question: Is China ready? Vacci

Hana Financial Group Chairman Ham Young-joo (front, center left) and celebrity psychiatrist and author Oh Eun-young (front, center right) pose for a picture following a "healing concert" in Seo-gu, Incheon, Friday, for family members of Hana employees to share their various concerns. Some 500 attendees participated in the event in person, while 2,000 others joined via video links. (Hana Financial Group)

Snowfall turned Hallasan on Jeju Island, the country’s tallest mountain, into a winter wonderland on Friday. Mountain climbers can take in the breathtaking sight of snow-capped mountains, glimmering frost on trees, as well as beautiful views of the island and landscape. Hallasan saw the first snow of the season on Wednesday, when a nationwide cold wave advisory was issued. With a cold spell gripping the nation, a mixture of snow and rain is expected this weekend as well. (Photos: Yonhap)

A good way to predict future changes in a language is to listen to young people because they usually carry patterns in language use with them as they age. In the South Korea, the language of young people differs greatly from older generations, which suggests sweeping changes in language use in the years to come. Vocabulary changes most quickly as new words appear and spread in response to social trends. Trendy words also disappear as the trends that support them change or disappear. By contrast,

Performers with the Little Angels staged a show titled "The Flight of Angels" at Sejong Center for Performing Arts in Seoul, Thursday. The show was directed to deliver a message for world peace as well as commemorate the troupe's 60th anniversary. (Im Se-jun/The Korea Herald)

수능 29번이 문법 문제로 2점의 배당을 가지고 있었다. 정답을 맞춘 수험생이 39%로 61%나 틀린 문제이다. 수능 영어 문제 중에 세 번째로 어려운 문제로 평가받고 있는 문제이다. 그런데 이런 문제는 구토익 파트 6 유형이면서 구 토플 유형으로 틀린 부분 고치기이다. 시험을 많이 본 선수들을 ‘보기 중에 대명사가 있으면 대부분 정답이다.’라는 통계적인 비법으로 별 해석도 하지 않고 풀 수 있는 문제이다. 그런데 수능에는 재귀대명사 문제가 거의 나오지 않다가 이번에 출제되어 수험생들 중에 61%가 오답을 고른 문제이다. 영어의 특성에는 격변 화가 있고 이것이 중요하여 토익에는 매 회 출제가 되는데 수능평가 19년간 대명사가 한 번도 답이 된 적이 없었다는 사실이 놀랍다! 필자는 수능이 문법과 어휘 문제를 조금 더 늘리고 다른 문제 비중을 조금 줄여야 균형 잡힌 영어시험이 된다고 다시 한번 주장해 본다. 문제를 살펴보자. 그리고 비법식 풀이와 정석 풀이 두 가지

Video footage of a woman standing against Chinese Public Security has been going viral on social media as “white paper protests” against China’s "Zero-COVID" policy spread across the country. The video reportedly taken in Kashgar, Xinjiang province in China on Tuesday shows a woman in a white hoodie and jeans standing across from a line of riot police, appearing to record the police officers on her phone as they advance toward her. She holds her ground as the officers

Hyundai Motor’s N Vision 74, a high-performance hydrogen fuel cell hybrid concept, has been awarded the Instant Icon Award by TopGear.com, the top UK motoring website, the South Korean carmaker said Thursday. Its sibling Kia also won the award for manufacturer of the year.

This information is provided by CATCH TABLE. -- Ed. 1. Jae(在) Restaurant Jae(在) is famous for its Tajarin menu served by an Italian bistro specialist chef Lee Jae-hoon. Bolongnese lasagne and tenderloin steak are must-order menus. Please note that the restaurant only offers course menus on Saturdays and holidays. Reservations can be made for Jae(在) via CATCH TABLE 2. Osteria Orzo Osteria Orzo offers a variety of Italian cuisine, starting from pastas and risottos to beef dishes. The white r

2) 파트 5 3문제 1. One of the purposes of a marketing study is to ------- how consumers might respond to the introduction of a new product. (A) detain (B) gauge (C) respect (D) direct 해석 -- 마케팅 연구의 목적 중 하나는 소비자가 신제품 도입에 어떻게 반응할지 측정하는 것이다. 해설 동사 어휘 문제 -- ‘마케팅 연구의 목적 중 하나는 소비자가 신제품 도입에 어떻게 반응할지 측정하는 것이다’라는 문맥이 되어야 하므로 ‘측정하다, 평가하다’라는 뜻을 지닌 동사 (B) gauge가 정답이다. 참고로 (A) detain은 ‘구금하다, 붙들다’, (C) respect는 ‘존경하다, 준수하다’, (D) direct는 ‘지휘하다, 지시하다&r

진행자: 간형우 / Naomi Garyan 1. Moon landing in 2032, Mars by 2045: Yoon sets space goals 기사 요약: 윤석열 대통령, 2032년 달 착륙과 2045년 화성 착륙이라는 우주 목표 세웠다 [1] President Yoon Suk-yeol announced South Korea’s space economy road map with goals of landing on the moon and Mars in about two decades. *announce: 발표하다, 알리다 *decade: 10년 [2] The plan includes developing an independent projectile engine that can fly toward the moon within five years, “land on the moon in 2032” to start mining resourc

Ukraine has notched another big victory in its war against Russian aggression: the liberation of the Kherson without a grueling urban battle. Yet that triumph was met with mixed messages from US President Joe Biden’s administration on a very sensitive subject: whether the Ukrainians should begin peace negotiations with Russia. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, argued that the Kyiv government should seek a settlement before the conflict becomes a stalemate like