Deliveryman Death from Overwork

Hajon Lee The recent death of a deliveryman from overwork has brought great attention to the delivery service sector. There have already been 15 deaths and numbers are continuously increasing. So why are there so many death cases now? The rapid increase in the volume of delivery caused by Covid-19 has increased the work of […]

How Disposable Masks Cause Plastic Pollution

Are we protecting us but not the environment? Lee Sooyeon The fight against plastic pollution is being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the use of disposable masks, gloves and other protective equipment soars. The promotion of mask wearing as a way to slow the spread of COVID-19 has led to an extraordinary increase in […]

Korean Air Confirms Official Acquisition of Asiana Airlines

Minjun Son Korean Air’s acquisition of Asiana Airlines was officially announced by the government. The government decided to invest 800 billion won to Korean Air through the Industrial Bank, which was explained as an inevitable choice to overcome the crisis in the aviation industry brought about by Corona 19. Even with the government’s budget of […]

The Korean New Deal Fund

Yugyeong Jeong Before explaining the Korean New Deal Fund, the New Deal is an economic revival policy that the United States pursued to overcome the recession caused by the Great Depression. In the United States, production increased after World War I, but because consumption did not follow, inventory was piled up. With the massive crash […]

Korea’s Luxury Car Brand: Genesis

Hajon Lee You’ve probably heard of various Korea car brands like Hyundai, Renault, Kia, and lastly Genesis. What you may have not known is that Kia and Genesis both are from Hyundai. They are just branches of the company. Kia was actually bought from Hyundai and Genesis was a luxury car brand Hyundai launched. This […]

Korean Fashion Brands

Lee Sooyeon The global popularization of Korean culture, often referred to as the “Hanlyu(한류)” wave, may have started with K-pop, K-dramas and foods like kimchi, but now that’s extending to Seoul-based clothing brands that have been spreading the country’s fashion sensibilities to a global audience. From street style to upscale luxury brands gracing Fashion Week […]

US Ready for Joe Biden?

Minjun Son US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden won the presidential election on the 7th of November. Candidate Biden won the title of the winner by securing a majority of the electoral corps (270 people) needed to win the presidential election only on this day, the fifth day of the presidential election, after a bloody […]

2020 Youth Day Festival

Yugyeong Jeong On October 31st, the 4th Korea Youth Day Festival was held at the Peace Plaza at Olympic Park in Songpa-Gu. Youth Day is a legal memorial day enacted to promote the importance of youth rights protection and youth development, and to raise interest in youth issues. It is the third Saturday of every […]