South Korea has announced its decision to join the IPEF on the 21st of May. The effects this decision will have on Korea’s future is still uncertain. This article explains the IPEF and points out its pros and cons, along with its impact of Korea’s foreign relations. A new age is dawning for internat

"Everything went up except for my salary", An office worker lamented. He said, "My salary definitely rose last year, but the deficit was higher because the food expenses increased 200,000 won more per month from the previous year." Many people, as well as this office worker, are having a lot of diff

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

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

The military launched a coup in Myanmar, detaining the civilian leader of country, Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1. Military of Myanmar declared a state of emergency for a year and announced that power was transferred to the Myanmar military chief Min Aung Hlaing. The coup has led many people in Myan

All the women who have worked to secure and protect the right to vote for over a century…While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last. said Kamala Harris, the new vice president of the United States while having a speech after her election. As Joe Biden won the U.S president

In an interview with CUF, Professor Yang Jae-won discussed Corona blues and advised what action people, including CUK students, should take to live positively in the COVID-19 period▲People are feeling a type of depression called Corona Blues in the COVID-19 period Starting from November 2019, COVID-

On August 11, Sarangjeil-Church’s(사랑제일교회) mass infection of COVID-19, a state of emergency has begun. Since this mass infection has occurred in religious gatherings, it has drawn comparisons to Shincheonji’s mass infection incident in Daegu that occurred in March. As of Sept. 3, 1139 people related

After the World Health Organization’s (WHO) designation of the novel coronavirus as a pandemic on March 11, there have been many efforts to minimize the spread of the infection. Social distinctions were implemented, Companies made workers work from home, and universities across the world replaced fa

It is a comment of Kwon Joon-wook, a deputy chief of the Central Disease Control headquarters, in a regular briefing on the afternoon of April 11. After the spread of COVID-19, lifestyles of people are changing and especially, three things get an unprecedented shock: Business, Economy, Social. Jason

Every Korean knows “Sexual slavery victims for the Japanese imperial army”. They are people who were exploited sexually and mentally by the Japanese government in the Japanese occupation period. Since the public wanted to help them, they started to donate to the Korean Council for Justice and Rememb

The damage alone is expected to reach around 54 trillion won.The tourism industry is now at a crossroads of survival-Yoon Young-ho, The chairman of KTA(Korea Tourism Association) In the aftermath of the COVID-19 continued, people in travel-related industry such as aviation industry and lodging indus

Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength. These are the words of the American writer and the activist, Betty Friedan (1921-2006). This quote captures the concept of successful aging and redefines later life as a time of growth instead of an inevitable decline. Article 2 of

Recently, the news of a motorcycle crash while driving a stolen car from middle school students in Daejeon on March 29 heated up social media. A college fresher (18) who was working part-time delivery to earn his tuition died on the road after the students ran away after the accident. Even though it

The Ilyo newspaper said On May 10, 2020, a security guard who was suffering from the abuse of power committed suicide at an apartment in Seoul. Starting with the parking issue, residents of the apartment used abusive language and assaulted security guards. Eventually, one guard, who could not stand

Before the 21st election of 300 National Assembly members on April 15, the Satellite Party (위성정당) is embroiled in controversy. As the revised Public Official Election Act was passed in December of last year, a semi mixed-proportional representation system (준연동형 비례대표제) will be applied for the first t

. Jo Ju-bin, under an assumed name ‘doctor’, who had been disseminating sexual exploitation videos of children and teenagers for money on Telegram, was arrested on March 17. With their arrest, the incident of “Telegram room number N” was brought up to the surface and became known to the whole countr

With fear of contact between people, schools have postponed the opening of classes and some companies are conducting work in house. Some people are complaining of depression as COVID-19 keeps them from going out. Moreover, there are citizens who are becoming anxious about fake news related to the Co

The coronavirus outbreak has now spread to every continent. As the epidemic spreads to the borderline pandemic, countries are trying hard to respond to it, such as banning the entry of travelers from areas affected by or at risk COVID-19 and so on. In these situations, people who are now sick with w

Recently, there has been a major upheaval in the flow of international finance and economy as the trade war between the United States and China has intensified and the trade relationship between Korea and Japan has also intensified. This trade war continues these days, and the trade war between the