This year on July 17, a 4-year-old girl died in a school bus at a daycare center in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, where the temperature inside the car soared to 47 degrees Celsius. Also, the similar accidents occurred in other cities.Recently, after frequent accidents involving children on school

On September 2nd, a court ruled that it was fair to dismiss a teacher who paid a bribe to get his daughter a job as a private school teacher. This case is called corruption which is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. This corruption is caused by a behavior that goes against one's mor

Now, there is only one month left in 2018. In 2018, there have been new changes throughout the world. This resulted in a different culture from the past. Also, some habits that were considered bad are now gone. Let's talk about some of the changes in the world in 2018.First, there were many chan

Lookism - Looks are supremeAt an elementary school, one student suddenly spits out her food. “I’m overweight. I want to be skinny,” says the student. What makes the young kid think like this?Lookism is prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person’s appearance. Also, appearance affects soci

CNN news used an acronym to designate some countries that have incurred a financial crisis and political danger to EU in June, 2018. The term PHIGS describes the financial crisis and political danger of Poland, Hungary, Italy, Greece and Spain. A similar term was used in 2011. At that time, CNN used

"Sweep Tech Not Tents,” shouted protestors. Recently there have been incidents where residents organized demonstrators to block roads and attack commuter buses in Silicon Valley, America. It is derived from ‘Tech-lash’. What is ‘tech-lash’ and and why is this happening?Tech-lash is the compound word

Extreme weather continues to strike the earth. As of August 16th, 2018 a heat wave had continued for 29.2 days. It is a new Korean record. The longest heat wave recorded before then lasted for 25.5 days in 1994. This year, the city of Hongcheon, Gangwon Province set the Korean heat record on August

Recently, a firefighter who was riding in an ambulance, was hit by the patient and died because of a brain hemorrhage. Because these incidents were introduced to the public on TV, people have raised their voices for improving treatment of firefighters.Korean firefighters’ working conditions are alre

On May 14, 2018, in Seattle, Washington, USA, a bill was passed called the employee poll tax. According to authorities, more than 500 large companies in Seattle including Amazon and Starbucks, will pay $275 more in taxes per employee starting next year. The 137.5 million dollars that they will colle

On July 10, 2018, a miracle happened in Thailand when an international team rescued twelve soccer players and their coach from a cave. The 'Cave Boys' who ventured into the cave for courage training were trapped after sudden rain flooded the cave on June 23. The rescue effort took 17 days. T

The use of chemical weapons is a hot topic in the Syrian civil war these days. A suspicion has been raised that Syrian troops have been using chemical weapons to civilians, but they are denying this. At the beginning of April, more than 80 local people were killed due to chemical weapons attacks in

Last July, the Chinese Government regulated the importation of waste resources after banning imports of 24 kinds of solid waste from January 1st. They did this to protect its environment and people's health.Most Korean waste is buried in landfill sites or incinerated. Other than that, we export

Have you ever heard about the trade war? It is a kind of national policy that prioritizes own country’s corporation and makes a diversion another country’s corporation. We will pay more money for imported goods from America and China especially such as agriculture and stockbreeding. Also, we will de

On April 27th, a historic event took place in South Korea. The leaders of the two Koreas met to agree on the end of the war and North’s CVID (Complete, Verifiable, Irreversible, Dismantlement). Looking at past inter-Korean summits, the meetings between the leaders of the two Koreas were held mostly

Korean air, Candlelight rally, ME TOO campaign.These words are showing the dark inner side of Korean society. Large candlelight vigils were held because the president's corrupt. And recently Korean Air’s owner used abusive language to their employees. So people were angry. The ME TOO campaign is

The city where we live is gradually developing. The city is preparing to jump up to becoming a smart city where we can live safely and conveniently beyond our current level of functionality. Smart City is a future city that is connected by a communication network that combines high technology such a

You might have seen a murky sky when you left home in recent years. Fine dust, which is the cause of this phenomenon, is getting worse every day. In January, Seoul released ‘Fine Dust Emergency Reduction Measures’ three times. To reduce fine dust, they provided free-of-charge public transportation a

USA - On February 14th, A 19-year-old expelled student went on a shooting rampage at Margaery Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people and wounding 16. Consequently, it is causing fear of guns in the United States. The shooting tragedy was the most tragic incident since l

Do you know what April 22nd is every year? In Korea, it is info-communications day. The info-communications day is an anniversary that enhances the importance and meaning of info-communications. It encourages the people who work in info-communication industry. Today, the world has become a smartphon

Water has always coexisted with human life. It is indispensable to all living things as well as humans. What happens if water disappears? According to a UN report, 40% of the world's population is suffering from water shortage. Some parts of the world are experiencing water shortage already. A d