Last year, US President Joe Biden’s administration infuriated lobbyists representing Big Tech firms and others that profit from our personal data by denouncing a proposal that would have gutted domestic data privacy, online civil rights and liberties, and competition safeguards. Now, Biden’s new executive order on Americans’ data security reveals that the lobbyists had good reason to worry. After decades of data brokers and tech platforms exploiting Americans’ personal da

China's Two Sessions for 2024 were successfully held March 4-11. As China's largest annual political event, the Two Sessions were an important opportunity for the world to listen to China's voice and understand its domestic and foreign policies. Recently, many acquaintances in South Korea have been asking me about the main topics addressed at the Two Sessions, the role China aims to assume globally and what steps should be taken for future China-Korea relations. In this article,

Korea Water Resources (or K-water) CEO Yun Seog-dae (left) and Cambodian Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology H.E. Thor Chetha talk during a meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday. The two leaders discussed plans to enhance collaboration on water initiatives, including the upcoming smart water management project in Phnom Penh. As a key member nation of K-water’s Asia Water Council, Cambodia seeks official development assistance and cooperation funds to address water challenges. (K-

Hyundai Motor Group is supporting the Major League Baseball Seoul Series this week, the first MLB games to take place in South Korea, with an array of vehicles. According to the automaker on Tuesday, a total of 18 vehicles including six hydrogen-electric buses, three Ioniq 5s and three Ioniq 6s are being used for transporting the players and coaching staff of the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. Hyundai will also reward an Ioniq 5 to the first batter to hit a home run during the back-to

DAO Research Institute, operator of pet service platform Tuggle, signed a memorandum of understanding with the city government of Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, and the Yourside volunteer group to collaborate on developing pet-related industries, officials said Tuesday. The memorandum was to ensure that the DAO Research Institute, Goyang Industry Promotion Agency, Goyang City Research Institute and Yourside will combine their resources to enhance their cooperation across various sections of the indu

2) 해커스 텝스 문법 Part Ⅰ Choose the best answer for the blank. 1. A: How did you like Kara’s new album? B: It was OK, but not _____ impressive. (a) far (b) most (c) that (d) such 해석 A: Kara의 새 앨범 어땠어? B: 괜찮았어, 그런데 그렇게 인상적이지는 않았어. 해설 적절한 강조 부사 채우기 형용사 impressive를 앞에서 강조하여 부정어 not과 함께 ‘그렇게 인상적이지는 않다’라는 의미를 완성하는 부사가 필요하므로, ‘그렇게, 그 정도로’라는 의미의 부사 (c) that이 정답이다. 참고로 (a) far가 ‘훨씬’ 아주’라는 의미의 부사로 사용될 때는 비교급 또는 최상급과 앞에서 사용되어야 하며, (b) most는 much의 최상급이므로

The doctors’ strikes in South Korea reminded me of what happened after I broke both of my ankles in Seoul last April. While there is never a good time or place to break one’s ankles, doing so while traveling abroad is quite a challenge. I was in Seoul giving talks at universities and meeting with people in the K-pop industry. While my friends joked that I should tell people that I fell while working as a backup dancer for a K-pop act, the truth is that I fell from a single missed ste

As an art enthusiast living in New York whose pastime is spent traveling to see art, I have never felt more proud to be Korean. Since last year, there have been so many special exhibitions of Korean art and solo exhibits of Korean artists taking place in the US and Europe. Adding to my excitement is the fact that there is more modern Korean art (from the 1860s to the 1970s) on display, which is relatively hard to find outside of Korea. These days, however, there seems to be a surplus of Korean a

Proposed Bill: Partial Amendment to the Act on Special Measures for Strengthening the Competitiveness of, and Protecting National High-tech Proposed by Rep. Lee Won-wook (New Reform Party) ● Hydrogen and mobility technologies have recently gained global prominence as a way to tackle climate change and environmental problems. This amendment aims to provide national support to foster the development of hydrogen and mobility technologies by including them in the scope of national high-tech strate

South Korea’s economy is widely expected to post a pick-up in growth this year thanks to a recovery in exports after months of extremely poor performance. However, a recent series of data points to the slump in domestic demand worsening, and the construction sector’s troubles are particularly worrying as project-financing loans remain a key risk to the economy. Some of the project-financing loans, which surged in line with the booming property market, especially during the previou

In the United States, the long-term real safe interest rate – the inflation-adjusted return on low-risk investments such as Treasuries – is, in addition to “financial conditions,” the key mechanism influencing both the incentive to build and the balance of net exports (owing to its effect on the exchange rate). From early March to mid-May 2022, this metric jumped by more than one percentage point as the bond market realized that the US Federal Reserve would soon curtail i

A new Hana Bank branch in Daejeon features a cultural space tailored to senior customers. The Hana 50+ Culture Bank, the 10th of its kind, aims to offer diverse cultural and educational programs to better meet the growing needs of the older generations. (Hana Financial Group)

필자가 매주 화요일 밤 9시 생방송으로 진행하는 아프리카티비 김대균토익킹 방송에 Arirang방송 차윤경 아나운서가 게스트로 와주셨다. 외국 생활 경험이 있고 토익 만점에 유창한 영어를 구사하는 차윤경 아나운서의 영어 학습법을 공유해 드린다! * 어떻게 하면 영어를 잘 할 수 있을까? 〈영어의 마음을 읽는 법〉의 저자 김성우는 이렇게 말한다. “삶을 위한 영어 공부가 되어야 한다.” ‘영어는 암기 과목’이라는 말이 싫었다는 저자는 시험 안에 갇힌 영어를 삶으로 해방시키고자 이 책을 썼다. 그는 문법과 단어 암기가 전부가 아닌, 새로운 사고와 문화에 대한 눈이 열리는 언어 공부를 해야 한다고 주장한다. 문법은 말의 질서이기 이전에 인간이 생각하는 방식을 담고 있기 때문이다. 따라서, 맥락을 이해하는 언어 공부가 필요하고, 그 맥락은 암기가 아닌 깊이 생각하는 것에서 나온다. 사전에 갇히는 것이 아닌 삶, 역사, 문화, 사회 속