At last month’s COP26 climate summit, hundreds of financial institutions declared that they would put trillions of dollars to work to finance solutions to climate change. Yet a major barrier stands in the way: The world’s financial system actually impedes the flow of finance to developing countries, creating a financial death trap for many. Economic development depends on investments in three main kinds of capital: human capital (health and education), infrastructure (power, digita

Virtually every unofficial US Supreme Court watcher has reported feeling a chill wind of political reality and pending change as it whipped through the court’s imposing chamber this past Wednesday -- and then whooshed through the Great News Funnel into the homes of all Americans. A chill wind of change: You could hear it in the questions the justices asked in the oral argument of a case challenging a recent Mississippi law that bans virtually all abortions after the first 15 weeks of pre

By Yoo Chang-jo / Professor of marketing at Dongguk University The Korea Herald initiated the Global Finance Awards with a belief that the nation needs to improve the competitiveness of the local financial sector and create financial ecosystems that are recognized worldwide to promote its growth momentum in the “fourth industrial revolution.” The awards, in their fifth year, aim to reward financiers and financial institutions that have not only expanded access to financial services

This long, strange season of the pandemic has made so many things impossible that it’s easy to forget the many things it’s made newly possible. For me, one of its unexpected gifts has been a round-the-clock immersion -- and instruction -- in the vast gap between the two continents I call home and the radical differences that still cut up our seemingly connected global neighborhood. Ten times during the age of COVID-19 I’ve flown across the Pacific between my longtime apartmen

Coming back from a trip to Europe suggested to me that the US-China rivalry was not headline news within Europe. Europe appeared more concerned with the urgent job of economic recovery amidst the omicron threat that is leading to more lockdowns. Protests in Rotterdam and elsewhere showed that the public, especially the young, are rebelling against further restrictions to their rights to socialize. Back in Asia, the news is incessantly in the face on US-China conflicts, including threatened boy

Companies are facing a stricter and more standardized ESG business environment. Recently, the Korean state-run bodies have released the K-ESG guidelines, or guidelines for domestic players to abide by. As 2021 ends, reputable ESG rating agencies are publishing ESG scores in Korea. One of the most famous rankers globally is MSCI, and its ESG ratings recently added the new climate change section as part of their rating systems. The newly included ”Implied Temperature Rise“ element trac

If you are hosting a dinner party, this Korean pork dish will definitely be delicious and memorable for your guests. Have a bossam party! You will love the taste and texture, and most of all, it’s fun dining together making bossam wraps with varying ingredients. What is bossam? Bossam is a popular Korean dish, consisting of boiled pork belly wrapped with napa cabbage leaves or lettuce, and served with dipping sauce. Traditionally a thick cut of pork belly is boiled in a slightly flavore

One of the most efficient uses of energy to heat our homes is right under our feet. Koreans have been staying warm for millennia by using a minimum amount of fuel to cook while warming the home at the same time. The “ondol,” an elevated indoor floor, is heated when fire used for cooking is simultaneously repurposed for heating the house. Thermal energy from fuel burned for cooking or warming the room is transferred upward as the heat rises from the underfloor, warming up the sto

Watch this video if you've been to (or wanted to go to!!!) BTS Permission To Dance On Stage concert! BTS held its first offline concert in two years at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles this week, gathering more than 200,000 ARMYs in LA. Eager to find out what BTS said during #PTDONSTAGE ?! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konnect_kh/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@konnect_ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/konnect_kh By Team Konnect Kim Min-jung (minjung.kim@heraldcorp.com) Jung Ji-eun

  수능영어와 토익 난이도 비교와 영어시험의 방향성에 관하여! 수능영어가 어려울까? 토익이 어려울까? 리스닝과 리딩을 나눠서 투표를 해보았다. 우선 작년 대비 올해 수능 난이도를 어떻게 보는지 알아보았다. 리스닝 난이도는? 리딩 난이도는? 이번 수능은 리딩이 예전보다 어렵다는 평이 많은 시험이었다, 토익과 비교한다면 난이도는 어떤가? 우선 리스닝이다. 다음은 리딩이다. 리스닝은 토익이 더 어렵지만 리딩은 수능이 더 어렵다는 평가이다! 토익리딩도 쉽지 않은데 수능영어는 너무 어려워졌다. 공무원영어시험을 강의하는 유명 선생님들도 공무원 영어 솔직히 100점 맞기 힘들다고 말하시는 분이 적지 않다. 수능영어 리딩 부분의 출처들은 대부분 학구적인 원서들이다. 정리된 링크를 올려드린다. https://blog.naver.com/kinglish1004/222575311119 수능문제, 공무원 영어 문제가 합리적으로 어려우면 좋겠다. 수능에서 영문법 문제는

‘아이콘(i-CON, Innovation-Communication Open Network)’ 사업은 중소벤처기업부가 스마트 공장, 스마트 서비스, 시스템반도체 및 바이오헬스의 4개 분야 신생 업체들의 연구개발(R&D) 과제 발굴과 지원을 돕기 위해 만든 개방형 혁신 네트워크다.   정부는 2019년부터 바이오를 포함한 많은 벤처 기업들이 아이콘을 통해 대학과 연구소, 벤처캐 피탈(VC) 등 분야별 전문가들과 교류 협력하는 네트워크를 구축하는데 관심을 기울여왔다.   평소에 만나기 힘든 민간 전문가들과 토론과 협의를 통해 각 업체에 맞는 연구개발을 추진하고, 투자와 자금, 판로 등에 도움을 준다. 기술분야 관련 산·학·연 누구나 참여가 가능하며 참여주체별로 상호 협력과 혁신이 일어날 수 있도록 한다.    아이콘 사업은 직접적인 자금을 지원하지는 않지만 다양한 전문가들과의 지