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Without jobs, the welfare state is but a pipe dream
Choi Yeon-hyuk, political science professor at Linnaeus University, is the writer of “The Future We Must Face” (translation) which examines the future of Korea by analyzing Sweden’s utopian society that many dream of. In 1988, he went to Sweden, whic…
May 10,2019
Three of Korea’s greats chosen for Yumin Award
The 10th annual Yumin Awards were held Wednesday at the Hoam Art Hall in central Seoul, where Choi Jang-Wook, a professor at Seoul National University; Park Eun-Jung, a professor at Kyung Hee University; and pianist Son Yeol-eum were recognized for t…
May 09,2019
SNU president calls for global-minded overhaul
Oh Se-jung, 65, president of Seoul National University (SNU), plans to push the school to a new standard of excellence by making it a leading university in the QS World University Rankings in 10 fields of study. The QS World University Rankings is…
May 04,2019
Marathoner runs across globe to spread unification message
A man wearing a Korean unification flag on his chest waited for the start of the London Marathon at Greenwich Park in eastern London on April 28. Na Yang-il, 51, wore a T-shirt featuring the Korean Peninsula in blue when he ran the marathon. On th…
May 04,2019
Psychiatrist says she knows what’s ailing Korean society
Jung Hye-shin, a 56-year-old psychiatrist, is called a doctor of the streets. She left her doctor’s office 15 years ago and has helped victims of governmental violence and the bereaved families of the Sewol ferry tragedy. Ever since she published a b…
May 03,2019
Kookmin president looks to future
Yu Ji-su, the president of Kookmin University, has made the school a symbol of the fourth industrial revolution thanks to his innovative curriculum. The school’s main campus in Seongbuk District, central Seoul, is becoming a benchmark for other s…
Apr 27,2019
At 89, loving husband is oldest to pass careworker exam
Choi Dae-sik, 89, became the oldest person to pass Korea’s careworker exam on April 19, and he is now qualified to take care of his wife, who has dementia. People who pass the careworker exam can care for those receiving long-term care benefits fr…
Apr 27,2019
‘Nothing has changed in the government’s youth policy’
A young man burst into tears in front of the president at an event where a number of civil organizations were present at the Blue House on April 1. As the head of the Youth Policy Net, he remarked that nothing is different despite the fact that the a…
Apr 26,2019
Bar association president decries courts’ elitism
Lee Chan-hee, who was elected president of the Korean Bar Association (KBA) last February, thinks “remnants of Japanese colonial rule” are holding Korea’s judiciary back, arguing that the country’s courts are plagued by elitism. That mindset, says Le…
Apr 20,2019
Trainer hosts festival to help abandoned dogs
Famed dog trainer Kang Hyung-wook will host Dang Dang Festival, an event aimed at raising awareness about abandoned dogs, this Sunday. The festival will include a seminar by Kang, also known as the President of Dogs, a concert and a dog-dancing pe…
Apr 20,2019
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