With Yoon Suk-yeol set to be South Korea’s next president, the country’s biopharmaceutical and gaming industries are paying vigilant attention as the president-elect pledged to increase support for the bio and health sectors while vowing to tighten regulations on game makers’ random box items. The pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries on Thursday welcomed Yoon’s campaign promise to set up a prime ministerial control tower called the Pharmaceutical Bio Innovati

Wednesday’s election came down to the slimmest margin ever seen in South Korean presidential election history, with the conservative opposition’s Yoon Suk-yeol beating his rival from the ruling camp, Lee Jae-myung, by just over 247,000 votes. It was the tightest race ever seen in the country’s 35-year-old democracy. Yoon, who was until March last year the country’s prosecutor general, took 48.56 percent of votes cast, just 0.73 of a percentage point ahead of former Gyeo

        2) 파트 5 3문제 1. In the airline industry, a medical check-up is ------- for prospective employees in order to determine their suitability for the job. (A) functional (B) involuntary (C) average (D) mandatory 해석 -- 항공 산업에서는, 해당 업무에 대한 적합성을 알아내기 위해 채용 후보자들에 대한 건강 검진이 의무적이다. 해설 -- 형용사 어휘 문제 ‘채용 후보자들에 대한 건강 검진이 의무적이다’라는 문맥이 되어야 하므로 ‘의무적인’이라는 뜻의 형용사 (D) mandatory가 정답이다. 참고로 (A) functional은 ‘기능적인’, (B) involuntary는 ‘무의식중의, 무심

Suppose Russia succeeds in toppling the Ukrainian government or seizing much of the country. Moscow’s slow start notwithstanding, this could well happen: The balance of combat power is likely to favor Russian President Vladimir Putin as the war rolls on. So what happens then? One option being debated in Western policy circles is funneling arms, money and other support to a Ukrainian insurgency. The strategic case is compelling, but no one should kid themselves about the costs. Waging insu

By the time this article is published, the National Election Commission should have already announced the winner of the 2022 presidential election of South Korea. The new president will take office on May 10 to lead a nation that offers him many tasks that have grown heavier during the past five years of the Moon Jae-in administration. My first advice to the president-elect, with sincere wishes for successful governance, is that he had better change, as quickly as possible, his self-concept fro

South Korean on Wednesday voted to elect their next president in places as disparate as coffee shops, car dealerships and an indoor traditional Korean wrestling ssireum field. According to the National Election Commission, polling stations are normally set up in schools, community centers and government offices, but if the commission cannot find a suitable place, they can also be installed in other privately-owned spaces that are easily accessible to the public. A total of 14,464 polling stat

“Squid Game”-like, "unlikable" and “the nastiest” in recent history are some of the phrases that foreign media outlets have used to describe South Korea’s presidential showdown.  Following is a compilation of quotes from major news outlets.  “Shamans, Hitler and mutual hatred: South Koreans go to polls in rancorous election” -- The Guardian  “Both candidates’ disapproval ratings matched their popularity as scandals

  이번 주에도 시사적인 내용을 말할 때 도움이 될 영어다운 표현들을 보겠습니다. 저희 책 『나는 더 영어답게 말하고 싶다 시사이슈 편』에서 뽑은 표현들입니다.     <경제> 1 A Korea’s economic growth rate has hit the lowest in the past ten years. B When will we be able to get the economy back on track? A 한국의 경제성장률이 10년래 최저치를 기록했대. B 언제쯤 경제를 다시 살릴 수 있을까? SITUATION 경제를 살린다고 할 때 평범하게 When will we be able to revive the economy? 영어답게 When will we be able to get the economy back on track? 경제를 살린다는 말도 다양하게 표현할 수 있죠. revitalize

3월 8일 세계 여성의 날을 기념하기 위해, 코리아 헤럴드 팟캐스트의 특별 북리뷰 편을 기획했습니다. 유명 한국 여성 작가들의 작품 모음 중 세 가지 이야기를 뽑아서 리뷰를 하려고 합니다.   "The Future of Silence: Fiction by Korean Women”'은 1970년대부터 2010년대까지 약 50년에 걸쳐 9편의 단편소설을 Ju-chan Fulton 와 Bruce Fulton 이 편집·번역했습니다. 이번 편에서는 카피 에디터인 Beth Eunhee Hong와 Naomi Ng이 박완서의 '닮은 방들'(1974), 오정희의 '순례자의 노래'(1983), 김지원의 '알마덴'(1988년)에 대해 토론합니다. Beth와 Naomi는 이 단편소설들이 현재 한국 사회의 더 넓은 주제들을 어떻게 반영하고 있는지, 그리고 현재 한국에 거주하는 제 3문화 아이들과 젊은 여성으로서의 삶에 대해 논의합니다.  

*진행자: 홍유, Beth Eunhee Hong 1. Early voting starts for 20th presidential election 요약: 20대 대선 사전투표 시작…역대 최고 사전투표율 예상 [1] Early voting started for the 20th presidential election on Friday, with candidates and political heavyweights casting their votes to encourage more voters to participate. *political heavyweights: 정계 유력자 *cast: 던지다 [2] The National Election Commission on Friday opened early voting at 3,552 polling stations across the country, and eyes are on how high the turnout w

Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin spent 90 minutes on the phone with French President Emmanuel Macron, who asked him to declare a cease-fire in Ukraine. Not interested, Putin replied. “He refuses to stop his attacks,” Macron wrote on Twitter after the call. A French official said Putin seemed determined “to take control of all of Ukraine.” “The worst is yet to come,” the official added. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is in its second week. So

Until Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine last week, the standoff between Russia and a US-led Western alliance had produced, on balance, a net strategic benefit for China. Now that Putin has pulled the trigger, the geopolitical game has completely changed. The months of tension had distracted the US from China, which Washington sees as its most formidable long-term threat. And looking ahead, Putin’s full tilt toward China, driven by his grievances against the West, would sign