A woman performs a hydroflying show at Caribbean Bay, Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Monday.

At their recent meeting in Bali on July 15-16, G20 finance ministers reaffirmed their commitment to coordinated action to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control and better prepare for the next global health emergency. A central topic was the creation of a new financial intermediary fund (FIF) to address pandemic preparedness and response (PPR), under the trusteeship of the World Bank and with the World Health Organization playing a central technical and coordinating role. The goal is to clos

Clothing is an extension of our self-image. It helps define who we are. Five colors of nature -- blue, white, red, black, and yellow -- are found in traditional Korean hanbok, including wedding garments. The colors in children’s clothes bring balance with nature: blue for spring, white for fall, red for summer, black for winter and various shades of yellow representing the land. “In history books, Koreans were said to have clean clothes, to wear silk clothes and to revere white cl

In 1762, Hong Dae-yong (1731-1783), at the age of 32, built the first private astronomical observatory, Nongsugak, in his hometown of Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, and installed Honcheonui, which can measure the location of celestial bodies. Hong, who was eventually known as the “Copernicus of Joseon,” was the first Joseon scholar to argue that the Earth rotates. He was the first Silhak scholar of Joseon to study practical materials, but his claim was rejected by the mainstr

우리는 if, and, but을 접속사로 잘 알고 있다. 그러나 이런 단어들이 명사로도 쓰인다. no ifs or buts는 no ifs, ands, or buts로도 쓴다. 이 표현을 설명하자면 ‘어떤 변명도 안 통한다(no excuses)라는 의미, 즉 ‘군소리 말고 내 말대로 해라’라는 의미이다. 어떻게 사용되는지 예문들을 살펴보자! (ex) You'd better be there tomorrow, and no ifs, ands, or buts about it.(내일 거기 가는 게 좋을 거야. 어떤 변명도 필요 없어) (ex) No ifs, ands, or buts about it. Just do it!(군소리 말고, 그냥 해!) 보통 어머니가 아이에게 다음과 같은 말을 한다. (ex) I want no ifs or buts - just tidy your room now.(군소리 말고 그냥 지금 방 치워.) (ex) Clean up yo

You may have limited experience with graffiti or street art in Seoul -- that can be attributed to the masses of apartment blocks across the city. But Urban Break 2022 offers a unique opportunity to meet graffiti artists and enjoy street art over the weekend at Coex in Gangnam-gu, southern Seoul. The art fair, in its third edition, was the first show in the country dedicated to street art, a relatively unfamiliar art genre here. Some 3,000 works by 450 artists will be on display at Coex through

In April 1909, New York Highlanders‘ first baseman Hal Chase was hospitalized with smallpox near the team’s spring training site in Georgia. The rest of the squad -- which would be renamed the Yankees in 1913 -- took an overnight train to Richmond, Virginia, where they were scheduled to play an exhibition game against a minor league team before the regular season started. But first, the players would need to undergo medical examinations to make sure they were not infected with the d

Flight attendants are seen at Incheon Airport Terminal 2 on Thursday, as the gradual increase in the number of international flights has prompted airline employees to return to work. According to the aviation industry, Korean Air employees’ leave of absence rate this month recorded less than 20 percent. Flight attendants all over the airport industry have been on extended leave due to a pandemic-induced hiatus, but employees have been sequentially coming back since the beginning of this ye

2) 파트 5 3문제 1. Readers didn’t trust the magazine’s film reviews because the reviewer was known to have ------- opinions. (A) entire (B) financial (C) competent (D) biased 해석 -- 그 논평가가 편향된 의견을 갖고 있다고 알려져 있었기 때문에 독자들은 그 잡지의 영화 후기를 믿지 않았다. 해설 -- 형용사 어휘 문제 ‘그 논평가가 편향된 의견을 갖고 있다고 알려져 있었기 때문에 독자들은 그 잡지의 영화 후기를 믿지 않았다’는 문맥이 되어야 하므로 ‘편향된, 선입견이 있는’의 뜻을 지닌 형용사 (D) biased가 정답이다. 참고로 (A) entire는 ‘전체의’, (B) financial은 ‘금융의’, (C) competent는

A media art tower displays content favored by younger people at an experience hall called HiKR Ground, set up at the Korea Tourism Organization in Seoul, Wednesday.

  진행자: 박준희, Beth Eunhee Hong 1. Pride festival returns to Seoul after two-year hiatus 기사 요약: 3년 만에 서울광장 돌아온 퀴어축제…인근서는 맞불 집회 Thousands of people gathered in front of City Hall in Seoul to attend the Seoul Queer Culture Festival on Saturday, marking the event’s return after two years of a pandemic-induced hiatus. * Gathered: 모이다 * To attend: 참석하다; ~에 다니다 * Induced: 초래하다 * Marking: ~기념하다 * Hiatus: 중단 With rainbow flags, colorful outfits,

The island of Baengnyeongdo sits at the entrance to the Korea Bay, the northern extension of the Yellow Sea. “We are 203 kilometers from Seoul City Hall, 180 kilometers from Pyongyang and 177 kilometers from Shandong Peninsula,” my tour guide said. Probably, the island’s location -- and the turbulent waters off its shores -- inspired ancient storytellers to weave the popular tale of filial daughter Sim Cheong. Luck eluded me on a recent Sunday morning when I climbed up a coas