The mother of an infant found dead inside a clothing donation bin in Osan, Gyeonggi Province, earlier this month could face infanticide charges, the police said on Friday. According to the Osan police, investigators have sent the case to the prosecution on Thursday. The woman is accused of neglect leading to the death of the just-born boy in the bathroom of her house, where she had given birth. She is charged with discarding the baby’s body in a roadside clo

12월19일 토익시험으로 올해 모든 토익시험을 다 응시하고 마무리했다.   2021년 마지막 토익 시험은 특별히 어느 파트가 쉽다고 말할 수 없을 정도로 어려웠다. 쉬운토익은 물토익 어려운 토익은 불토익이라고 한다. 불토익보다 어려운 토익을 용암토익, 최고로 어려운 경우는 헬토익이라고 한다. 이번 토익은 헬토익이라는 투표 결과가 나왔다.  81%가 어렵다고 하고 특히 헬토익이 40%인 이번 시험은 올해 중에 제일 어려웠다는 평가가 된다. 필자 역시 12월 5일 토익도 만점을 받고 마지막 토익은 부담 없이 보려다가 당황했다. 연말을 정리하면서 속초 여행도 시간을 만들어 다녀오고 쉬엄쉬엄 한 주를 보내다가 시험을 보니 참 어려웠다. 두시간 시험을 보는 데는 집중력과 체력이 필요하다. 독자들이 정신과 함께 체력도 잘 관리하는 새해가 되기를 기도 드린다. 일일부독서구중생형극(一日不讀書口中生荊棘)은 명심보감의 한 구절로 ‘하루라도 책을 읽지 않으면 입안에 가

The COVID-19 pandemic continued to dominate news in 2021, impacting all areas of life from the economy to politics. Hopes of vaccines ending the pandemic were quashed, and daily caseloads around the world soared to new highs. The year also saw an unexpected wave of Korean popular culture, surges in stock markets, deaths of old dictators and rise of new, and intensifying rivalries on the global stage. Here are The Korea Herald’s top 10 international and domestic news stories of the year.

A taxi driver died Thursday after he drove his car through a wall on the fifth story of a Homeplus supermarket in Busan and fell to the ground. Seven people were injured and 12 cars were damaged, police said.

A delegation of the International Association of Prosecutors took part in the United Nations’ anti-corruption conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from Dec. 13-17, the organization announced Wednesday. The IAP and other international organizations discussed ways to significantly reinforce international cooperation in the fight against corruption during the ninth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption. IAP President Hwang Cheol-kyu, a Sou

In a total of 107 house fires that occurred in Seoul between January 2019 and November this year, the culprit is believed to be cats, the city’s fire department said Thursday. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters, cats are believed to have started the blaze by turning on the electric stove in the kitchen with their paws. Nearly half of the cases, or 52, occurred while the owners were out. Electric induction cookers often come with touch-sensitive button

  1) 단어 + 예문 10개 더 많은 토익빈출 단어 '해커스 토익 기출 보카'에서 확인 ▶     2) 파트 5 3문제 1. The librarian ------- spoke to a student about a reference she needed to avoid disturbing the people studying or reading at the tables. (A) quietness (B) quiet (C) quieted (D) quietly 해석 책상에서 공부하거나 독서를 하는 사람들을 방해하지 않기 위해 그 사서는 학생에게 그녀가 필요로 했던 참고 도서에 대해 조용하게 이야기했다. 해설 -- 부사 자리 채우기 문제 동사(spoke)를 꾸미기 위해서는 부사가 와야 하므로 부사 (D) quietly(조용하게)가 정답이다. 명사 (A), 동사 또는 형용사 (B), 동사 (C)는 동사를 꾸밀 수 없으므로 오답이다. 어휘  lib

If I am asked to design a New Year calendar, I would draw three swans floating on a lake to depict the figures 2-0-2-2. A bright sun rising from the horizon shall be inserted between the first two birds to mark zero. This picture I hope could symbolize peace and stability that we are yearning for in the coming year after the extremely weary time of the coronavirus pandemic. Even before the virus struck this country in early 2020, South Korean politics had remained volatile amid worsening parti

There are two problems with the conventional wisdom about polarization in American society. The first is that it mistakes widespread conflict with one master battle between conservatives and liberals. The second is that it overlooks a large percentage of Americans who do not identify with either the Democrats or the Republicans. The result of these two mistakes is the ongoing, misleading narrative that the people of the United States are engaged in a red vs. blue war. Consider the first mistak

진행자: 조혜림, Brolley Genster 1. Public anger mounts over SBS’ ‘Kick a Goal,’ despite apology 기사 요약: SBS 예능프로그램 “골 때리는 그녀들”이 경기 내용의 득점 순서와 다르게 편집하여 논란이 발생했다. [1] Though terrestrial network SBS admitted its carelessness and has apologized for tampering with some of the footage in its women-led soccer show, “Kick a Goal,” on Friday, public outrage over the program is not likely to cease any time soon as additional doubts about the show are being raised b

Last summer, a man grabbed a teenage girl who was shopping at a large shopping mall in the city of Sejong and raped her in a men’s bathroom. Committed in broad daylight, it shocked many at that time. On Wednesday, the 20-something offender avoided jail time, as a local court sentenced him to three years of imprisonment suspended for four years. The act on the protection of children and youth against sex offenses states that a rape of a minor shall be punished by imprisonment for life o

In Jeju Island’s less populated areas on the midslope of Hallasan, around 2,000 wild dogs are believed to be living in packs for hunting and breeding, a recent study revealed. According to Jeju National University’s Wildlife Rescue Center, which led the research, the population of wild dogs in the midsection of the mountain, lying between 300 meters and 600 meters above sea level, is estimated to be somewhere between 1,626 and 2,168. The researchers explained they are domestic dog

2022 is just around the corner! Do you want to know what’s the first thing Koreans do on New Year’s day and how Korean Gen Z wish “Happy New Year”? Don’t worry we got your back. (و ˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و Here are some trendy Korean phrases you can say to your friends in Korea! By Team Konnect Kim Min-jung (minjung.kim@heraldcorp.com) Jung Ji-eun (jungje@heraldcorp.com) Choi Jeong-yoon (jychoi@heraldcorp.com) Kim Jeong-ryul (ryul@heraldcorp.com)