Fifty-six million won. This is how much Bitcoin is worth today after it took the world by storm. This once-obscure digital token is now one of many virtual currencies in our world along with others such as Dogecoin and Ethereum. The newest commodities in the crypto market are called NFTs, which are

People often refer to Korea and Japan as having a “close-yet-distant” relationship. Also, Russia and Ukraine are these kinds of neighboring countries. However, on February 24, Russia waged war against Ukraine, dropping bombs near cities across the border of Ukraine. As the war progresses, the damage

"We need to show them how scary the law is! We need to teach them that there are consequences when they harm people."- Referee, Shim Eun-seok of the Juvenile Justice "Everyone criticizes juvenile offenders. It's just us judges who can give them a second chance."- Referee, Judge Hwang In-jun of the J

In recent years, consumers have often seen brands that are irrelevant to clothing enter the clothing business. There are various brands, for example, Documentary channels such as Discovery and National Geographic, MLB, the stage of professional baseball players, and Yale, a prestigious Ivy League un

I'm worried that I'll get infected while waiting for the test. A person is waiting to be tested for COVID-19. Fortunately, the person tested negative, but the people in front of and behind him in the queue tested positive. In the crowd waiting to be examined, the person is at risk of infection at th

"Korea should make full use of nuclear power as its main power source over the next 60 years." Rremarks of the President Moon Jae-in at the Global Energy Supply Chain Issues Inspection Meeting drew a lot of attention. This policy was not only a presidential election pledge, but it has been steadily

A 31-year-old anonymous office worker, born in 1990, pays more than 100,000 won a month in the national pension. The National Pension System is a type of social insurance that promotes the stability and welfare of the elderly who lose their income or gain disability. It is a structure in which 9% of

People looking at both pictures above may think the pictures do not have any difference, but there is a big difference. The difference is that the object on the left is a pack of soju, and the one on the right are hand sanitizers. The hand sanitizers were contained in a small 30ml plastic pouch with

In June 2021, there was also a demolition collapse that caused 17 casualties. Then, in January, an unfortunate building collapse occurred in Gwangju again. Two buildings built by the same contractor collapsed and caused casualties at a seven-month interval. Self-interest that puts individual or orga

The end of a pandemic is when people get rid of fear and learn how to live with diseases, not when the diseases disappear.-Jeremy Green, a medical historian at the Johns Hopkins University Almost two years have passed since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Korea on January 20, 2020. Last

People around the world are interested in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the second Olympics to be held since the pandemic caused by COVID-19. However on December 6, just two months before the opening of the Olympics, the U.S. Joe Biden administration declared a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Bei

As soon as the young touched the cell phone screen, they fell into a swamp of oblivion again. "What was I going to do just now?" It is a common to repeat to themselves. They would have held a cell phone for a clear purpose, but they do not remember what they were trying to do. A few minutes later, t

In the United States, the discussion over abortion rights is a political hot issue. Recently, when a law banning abortion was enacted in the conservative U.S. Supreme Court, strong opposition has emerged, especially among women and civic groups. In the United States, abortion is an important social

On October 6, Hong Jung-woon, a specialized high school student who went on-field training, died at a training site. As he passed away at the young age of nineteen, assembly protests gathered and members of the Labor Education Movement Headquarters from specialized high school unions across the coun

Saying that Korea-Japan relations have been rough would be an understatement. Seventy-six years have passed since the nuclear bombings and the end of Japanese colonial rule as of this year. Although the nuclear bombings ended the war, it also took the lives of countless innocents. After 27 years of

On November 1, the streets began to regain their vitality. CUK campus is being filled again with students, and the downtown have been full of lights again even after 10 o’clock. This is because coexisting with COVID-19 has begun since November. Also, the government has started to implement the “Vacc

In modern society, people can easily buy kiwis in supermarkets and grocery stores everywhere. Kiwi is a familiar fruit to people and became one of the seven major fruits in Korea following apples, peaches, and tangerines. There was lots of naming and distribution history in kiwi before it became fam

On October 5, an impressive situation occurred when an anonymous man placed three bottles of Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) at the entrance of the fire station in Songdo, Incheon. The chief officer of Songdo Fire station said, “I think those people are better heroes than us. So, I want to give them a cu

Starting with the UK in July, countries around the world have eased their existing strong quarantine measures. After reaching the conclusion that collective immunity to COVID-19 will not be possible, countries are planning to slowly restore daily life before COVID-19 by managing only severe patients

Recently, a series of vaccination error cases have occurred nationwide, raising anxiety about the safety of vaccinations. As of September 8, a hospital in Guri was found to have inoculated 105 people with Pfizer vaccines that had expired. Including this case, in Pyeongtaek, Daegu, and Ulsan hospital