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[Editorial] Probes foretold

EditorialFeb 11, 2022

Yoon Suk-yeol, the presidential candidate of the main opposition People Power Party, remarked in a recent interview with a local news organization that if he takes power, his administration should investigate corruption allegations involving his predecessor‘s regime. Asked whether his administration would seek to eliminate the evils of the previous administration as President Moon Jae-in’s government did, he said “it should.” Regarding the possibility of criticisms that
[팟캐스트] (442) 코로나 확진자도 대선 투표가 가능할까/ 구멍가게 그리는 펜화작가 이미경 인터뷰

PodcastFeb 10, 2022

*진행자: 김혜연, Beth Eunhee Hong 1. COVID-19 patients under self-quarantine may be unable to vote 요약: 다가오는 3월 20대 대통령 선거, 코로나19 확진자도 투표가 가능한지에 대해 중앙선관위의 입장을 들어본다. [1] Concerns are mounting over whether COVID-19 patients will be unable to cast their votes for the 20th presidential election, as those confirmed with the virus after the mail-in ballot registration period may be unable to report to voting booths on March 9. * mount over : 고조되다 * ballot : 무기명[비밀] 투표, 투표용지 [2] The National El
[해커스 TOEIC] 단어, Part 5 문제

English EyeFeb 10, 2022

1) 단어+예문 10개 더 많은 토익빈출 단어 '해커스 토익 기출 보카'에서 확인 ▶ 2) 파트 5 3문제 1. Despite the ongoing economic decline and the competition from other manufacturers, demand for Ace Company’s electronic devices remains -------. (A) high (B) highly (C) height (D) highness 해석 -- 계속 진행 중인 경기 하락과 다른 제조사들과의 경쟁에도 불구하고, Ace Company의 전기 제품에 대한 수요는 여전히 높다. 해설 -- 보어 자리 채우기 문제 빈칸 앞에 주격 보어를 갖는 동사 remain이 왔으므로 빈칸은 보어 자리이다. 따라서 보어 자리에 올 수 있는 형용사 (A), 명사 (C)와 (D)가 정답의 후보이다. ‘Ace Company의 전기 제품에 대한 수요는
[Andrei Kolesnikov] Not all Russians buy Putin’s warmongering

ViewpointsFeb 10, 2022

In May 1993, Estonia’s first post-Soviet leader Lennart Meri -- a wise man with bitter experience of life in the Soviet Union -- told the visiting US deputy secretary of state that Estonia urgently needed to join NATO. It was, he said, the only guarantee that Russia wouldn’t invade the Baltic state once a less Western-friendly and authoritarian Russian leader replaced then-President Boris Yeltsin. Meanwhile, Yeltsin openly warned the US that NATO’s expansion to the east would
[Kim Myong-sik] China remains Third World in South Korean minds

ViewpointsFeb 10, 2022

The 2022 Winter Olympics are underway in Beijing, among the nation’s closest foreign capitals at just some 950 kilometers from Seoul, four years after South Korea hosted the PyeongChang Games in Gangwon Province. Sixty-four Korean athletes are competing on snow and ice with the modest goal of ranking 15th or 16th in the medal standing. Famous movie director Zhang Yimou used a lot of his genius and high technology to add a landmark in the ongoing rise of China, but the opening cere
[Editorial] Toxic mix

EditorialFeb 10, 2022

South Koreans have been going through a truly tough period, not only because of the protracted pandemic, but also because of a toxic mix of surging prices, taxes, and social insurance costs. According to the Korea Economic Research Institute, the average monthly wage of Korean workers rose from 3.105 million won ($2,600) in 2016 to 3.653 million won in 2021, marking a 17.6 percent increase. During the same period, the average amount of earned income tax and social insurance costs skyrocketed b
Putting South Korea’s smallest city on the map

Social affairsFeb 9, 2022

Guri, Gyeonggi province, has an area of 33.29 square kilometers, making it the smallest city in South Korea. It has a population of around 193,000 as of October last year. The map of this city is changing slowly but surely. The size of the projected population of the city by 2035 is around 235,000. This is an increase of more than 20 percent from now. Guri Mayor Ahn Seung-nam is seeking population growh and regional development through large-scale development projects. Guri Han Riverside
Suwon pursues people-centered governance, inclusive social development

Social affairsFeb 9, 2022

Suwon City has turned into a more livable and safer place with people-centered governance and inclusive social development as the major driving force. The city has implemented policies to address entrenched marginalization, empower vulnerable populations including women, children, and the elderly and infirm, and ensure equal opportunities for them. Suwon, the most populous city among 31 cities in Gyeonggi Province, has pursued a people-centered approach and taken steps toward becoming a more
Make Guri South Korea’s ‘happiness capital’

Social affairsFeb 9, 2022

Mayor Ahn Seung-nam of Guri, Gyeonggi Province, is known as “the happy preacher.” He uses the word “happy” or “happiness” a lot ever since taking office as the 16th mayor of Guri in July 2018. “Who wouldn’t want to be happy? Most people aspire to be happy. Even if they may not be at the moment, people search for future happiness,” said Ahn, on why he emphasizes happiness so much. As Ahn took office, he put forward “Guri, a special
Suwon mayor sets example of swift, decisive leadership in COVID-19 response

Social affairsFeb 9, 2022

On Jan. 22, 2020, at 4:11 p.m., Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young took the first step to respond to COVID-19 through his social network service. It was the Lunar New Year holiday, and other heads of regional and local municipalities were resting at home. But Yeom foresaw the ripple effect of the coronavirus. “A suspected patient who visited Wuhan, China and has fever or respiratory symptoms must first seek counseling and treatment at a screening clinic, not a hospital emergency room,&rdq
SK Telecom Q4 net profit down 14% to W314.8b

IndustryFeb 9, 2022

SK Telecom Co. on Wednesday reported its fourth-quarter net profit of 314.8 billion won ($263.4 million), down 14 percent from a year earlier. The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 226.7 billion won in operating profit for the quarter, compared with 292.7 billion won a year ago. Sales rose 3.9 percent to 4.29 trillion won. The operating profit was 3.4 percent lower than the average estimate, according to the survey by Yonhap Infomax, the financial data firm of Yonhap News Agency
[영어답게 표현하기] 일상대화를 더 세련되게 만들 수 있는 표현들 (17)

English EyeFeb 9, 2022

지난 주에 이어 우리 일상의 대화를 좀 더 세련되게 만들 수 있는 표현들을 보겠습니다. 저희 책 『나는 더 영어답게 말하고 싶다 일상회화 편 2』에서 뽑은 표현들입니다. <실수, 부적절한 행동에 대해 말할 때> 1 A The presidential candidate feared that the skeletons in his closet would get revealed. B That’s why he distracted the media with other events. A 그 대선 후보는 자신의 과거 잘못이 탄로날까 두려워했어. B 그래서 다른 이벤트로 언론의 관심을 분산시키려 했던 거야. SITUATION ‘감춰둔 비밀’을 말할 때 평범하게 Everyone has some secrets to hide. 영어답게 Everyone has skeletons in their closet. 다른 사람에게 숨
[Peter Singer] Is it time for plant liberation?

ViewpointsFeb 9, 2022

“Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians. Help end the violence. Eat meat.” These words, written last month by an Edinburgh butcher on a blackboard outside his shop and shared on a vegan Facebook group, led to a heated online discussion. Some condemned the butcher for seeking to blur an important line between beings capable of suffering and those that are not. Others took it as a joke, as the butcher said he had intended it. But jokes can make serious poin
[Editorial] Dubious hospitalization

EditorialFeb 9, 2022

The elder son of Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, is suspected of having received a special favor by being hospitalized without an order when he served in the military. Assigned to the Air Force Training Wing after enlisting in August 2013, he was hospitalized in Armed Forces Capital Hospital for 52 days from July 29, 2014 without a related military order. The hospital is reputed to have the military’s best health care facilities. The Tr
Amid anger over Olympic short track, Victor An speaks out

Olympic GamesFeb 8, 2022

Amid South Korean anger over “biased” refereeing toward Chinese competitors at short track speedskating races, a South Korean-born coach of the Chinese team spoke out. In a lengthy message posted on his Instagram in the wee hours of Tuesday, Victor An, who was Ahn Hyun-soo before becoming a naturalized Russian citizen in 2011, pleaded not to attack his family members for his choices and what’s happening in the ongoing Beijing Olympics. A six-time Olympic gold medalist, An j