"The Amazon fires are an issue for the whole planet” This sentence was said by French President Emmanuel Macron. On August 17, the news about the Amazon fires came into hearing and the forest fires have been raging for five weeks in the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest called the "lungs of the

One anonymous university fresher who lives in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province is teaching elementary school students at an academy. However, she is a “ghost instructor” who is not registered as a formal instructor and did not sign an employment contract. On the street lined with private education insti

"The economy is bad, and we might have to close the shop because of the boycott against Japan. It is a very nice and natural thing to have patriotism, but It is also true that I am getting worried about how to earn a living." said Moneytoday, a shop owner who runs a Japanese restaurant in Jongno-gu.

How should Korea manage its Korean youth crises? Korea is the country to suffer serious unemployment crisis of youth. According to OECD in 2016, Korean Youth employment ratio ranked fifth at the bottom. To help them, Korea needs to introduce youth policy that Europe and EU countries have been doing.

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced on September 4, that the Hong Kong government will withdraw the recent controversial extradition bill that triggered nearly three months of protests in Hong Kong. She said that the government will formally withdraw the bill in order to allay public co

Abe Shinzo, the prime minister of Japan, restricted exports about core materials of semiconductor and display to Korea on July 4. In last April, Japan filed a suit with the World Trade Organization (WTO), claiming it was a trade violation after South Korea restricted imports of Fukushima's marine pr

On March 31, 2019, a protest broke out in Hong Kong with a red sign written "No China Extradition." The cause of the protest in Hong Kong is to express the opposition about a bill to repatriate criminals to China. The voices of Hong Kong citizens have gathered against the criminal extradition law th

A lot of new words are being made these days. Among other things, the new word that people should pay attention to is “1conomy”. The word “1conomy” is compounded one person and the economy. It means an economic phenomenon caused by people enjoying their own consumption. This consumption trend has be

Those currently subscribed to the world’s most popular streaming service Netflix will witness major changes to Netflix and the content it is currently offering possibly beginning from late this year to the start of 2020. Netflix started its humble rise to success with a DVD mail service later evolvi

On July 4, Japan's Ministry of Economic and Industrial Affairs announced its plan to change the export management preferential treatment given to friendly countries for security guarantees. At the same time, the Japanese government has tightened regulations on the export of high purity hydrogen fluo

The idea of cost-effectiveness (가성비), which means price and performance, has been part of the mainstream of consumption culture, and has affected travel patterns. In recent years, the new trend of consumption gasimbi (가심비), which means price and mind-satisfaction in contrast to cost-effectiveness, h

All Korean high school seniors who prepare for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) may have heard “SKY University” at least once. It is an abbreviation of the top three Universities in Korea which are extremely hard to enter. Furthermore, people made the in order of university rank using of t

These days, checking fine dust and ultrafine dust levels everyday has become a daily routine. People can easily find masks for fine dust at convenience stores and supermarkets as well as pharmacies. As fine dust is thinner than hair, the diameter of particle is less than 10μm, which is 1/5 to 1/7 of

It was made known by the Blue House petition the fact that the late Yoon Chang-ho who took furlough from the military and his friend were involved in a hit-and-run accident in Busan on September 25, 2018. The driver of the hit-and-run car accident was confirmed to have a blood alcohol concentration

“The dog better be euthanized. It is the best solution for this situation.” This sentence was said after the fox terrier biting incident by Kang Hyung-wook, who is a famous dog trainer who appeared on TV programs such as There is no bad dog in this. His remark threw social network services into grea

On April 1, 2019, a message was posted on the Blue House Petition Board entitled “Please establish a stern punishment and prevent the recurrence of the child abuse occurring by a babysitter involving a government child care service.” According to this post, the affair occurred in Geumcheon-Gu and it

According to the Korean Film Council, Avengers: Endgame (2019) recorded over 10 million viewers in just 11 days, the shortest amount of time since it was released on April 24, 2019. Also, it reached the 13 million viewer mark in 10 years after Avatar (2009), the biggest box-office success in South K

In Yeokgok, Dure-coop (두레생협), short for Consumer Cooperatives(소비자생활협동조합) moved to a larger facility and celebrated this new extension on April 19, 2019. This extension was possible with support from members of an association of consumers since 2012, when it was established. The Dure-coop of Yeokgok