It has been 60 years since Korea and Australia established formala bilateral relations, starting with the Consulate General in Sydney. This was a huge success, considering that the trade volume between the two countries has increased by 5,000-fold. The two nations are promoting various policies, from securing necessary minerals for future industries to hydrogen cooperation. Along with industri...

Enrollment of foreign students in US colleges and universities plunged 15 percent in the 2020-21 school year even though American institutions remain in high esteem, research showed. Fewer than 1 million foreign students enrolled for either online or in-person classes at US universities in the 2020-21 school year, marking a 15 percent year-over-year decrease from the previous school year, acco...

1) 단어 + 예문 10개 더 많은 토익빈출 단어 '해커스 토익 기출 보카'에서 확인 ▶ 2) 파트 5 3문제 1. A judge said the second place winner of the essay-writing contest for high school students ------- special mention because of her unusually mature insights. (A) detained (B) waived (C) endorsed (D) deserved 해석 한 심사위원은 고등학생 수필 작성 대회 2위 수상자가 그녀의 대단히 성숙한 통찰력 덕택에 특별 표창의 자격이 있다고 밝혔다. 해설 -- 동사 어휘 문제 ‘한 심사위원은 2위 수상자가 특별 표창의 자격...

South Korea's daily coronavirus cases stayed over 4,000 for the second straight day Thursday as the country kept stricter antivirus measures in place amid persistent worries over a resurgence in infections and the spread of the omicron variant. The country added 4,126 new COVID-19 infections, including 3,931 local infections, raising the total caseload to 653,792, according to the Korea Disease ...

South Korean stocks opened lower Thursday as the US Federal Reserve minutes stoked concerns that the Fed may push harsher-than-expected rate hikes. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 13.69 points, or 0.46 percent, to 2,940.28 points in the first 15 minutes of trading. Stocks got off to a lackluster start, tracking the overnight Wall Street tech plunge. The tech-heavy ...

The United States on Wednesday condemned North Korea's missile launch as a violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions and a threat to the international community. "The United States condemns the DPRK's ballistic missile launch. This launch is in violation of multiple UN Security Council Resolutions and poses a threat to the DPRK's neighbors and the international community," a state de...

South Korean biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Inc. said Thursday that its self-diagnostic kit for COVID-19 is available for purchase on global retailer Amazon. Celltrion DiaTrust COVID-19 Ag Home Test, co-developed by local health care business Humasis, received the US Food and Drug Administration's Emergency Use Authorization approval last year. The product is supplied through Amazon after ...

Nearly 9 in 10 South Korean exporting companies expect the global trade situation in 2022 not to improve compared with the previous year due mainly to the coronavirus pandemic, a poll showed Thursday. The survey of 300 exporting firms showed 55 percent of the respondents anticipating this year's world trade conditions to be similar to those in 2021. About 37 percent said the global trade climat...

LAS VEGAS -- LG Electronics Inc. on Wednesday welcomed visitors to its massive booth, physically and virtually, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, offering an alternative approach to exhibiting its latest technology innovations amid the raging pandemic. LG Electronics virtually presented its new consumer electronics products, ranging from an indoor gardening gadget to a duel fi...

Specialized AI chips are essential components to enable artificial intelligence. They conduct massive calculations at high speeds but consume little power. Conventional AI data centers process data with graphics processing units. GPUs consume a lot of electricity and have emerged as a significant contributor to environmental pollution. SK Telecom‘s Sapeon, Korea’s first independently developed A...

기존 AI 데이터센터는 정보 처리를 위해 그래픽처리장치(GPU)를 사용하는데 전력 사용량이 상당하여 환경 오염의 주범으로 지목되고 있다. SK텔레콤은 국내 최초로 자체 개발한 AI 반도체 사피온은 기존 GPU 대비 전력 사용량이 80%에 불과하고 딥러닝 연산 속도는 1.5배 빠르다. 가격도 절반 수준에 불과하다. SK텔레콤은 현재 사피온을 세계 1위 파운드리 기업 TSMC에 제작 의뢰해 SK텔레콤의 각종 사업에 적용 중이다. SK텔레콤은 12월 21일 이사회를 열고 AI 반도체 사업 부문을 “사피온 코리아‘로 독립시키기로 의결했다. 설립 후 SKT 계열사로 편입될 예정이다. 앞서 SK텔레콤은 사피온 브랜드 관련 국내 상표도 출원했다. 또한 미국에서 특허도 출원한 상태다. 미국 특허청에 제출된 서류에 ...

President Moon Jae-in of South Korea proposed an end-of-war declaration for the first time in April 2018. Since then he has occasionally mentioned the idea and most recently, raised the issue again in his speech at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly on Sept. 21, 2021. A part of his speech regarding the declaration is as follows: “More than anything, an end-of-war declaration will mark a...

A concert featuring Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 is an annual rite to usher in a new year. The reflective passages and choral “Ode to Joy” are constants when reviewing time past and listing hopes for the dawning year. The prolonged pandemic, of course, blocked performances of the musical masterpiece. But the National Museum of Korea afforded a wonderful substitute. There, on the second floor, is a...

In the last few years, and especially after the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, private investors have seen an opportunity to midwife developing countries’ bumpy transition to net-zero carbon-dioxide emissions. After all, if BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and the climate activist Greta Thunberg can find common cause, then the tantalizing prospect held out by Willia...