In order to identify the movement of people, as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19, there are some places, such as bars and clubs, where people need to check the Quick Response (QR) code to certify the visit or else write down their phone numbers, dates of birth, and names. An important que

On May 25, 2020, a 46-year-old black man named George Floyd, was killed by a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, in Minneapolis, USA. The police officer crushed Floyd's neck with his knee until he died as he was being arrested for using counterfeit notes. Floyd kept saying that he could not bre

Three years ago, the United Nations (UN) established World Honeybees Day to prevent further extinction, saying that about 8,000 of the 20,000 species of honeybees in the world are endangered.Many experts say there are many reasons for the threat of extinction. There are several reasons, but the main

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, a number of cases of racism against Koreans in other countries have been reported. According to a news interview, Kang Hyong-sik, the director of the Foreign Ministry’s Overseas Safety Management Planning Division, stated that by May 1, about 18 crimes related to raci

These days, delivery and ordering services through the Internet have become an increasingly important part of our lives. Home delivery services have become especially important since COVID-19 paralyzed economic activity. Many people nowadays are more uncomfortable about going out physically to resta

The destruction of the ozone layer is known as one of the causes of global warming. The ozone is also divided into harmful and beneficial sections. The ozone is good for eradicating germs, fungi, and viruses. However, if the concentration of the ozone exceeds the environmental standard of 0.06 ppm,

Among the various kinds of schools in Denmark, a school type known as a ‘Free School’ has been getting a lot of attention from people. The Free School, an unique form of the education, originated in Denmark with ideological contributions by theologians and linguists N.F.S. Grundtvig and Christen Kol

From July 18th to August 22nd last year, the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism conducted a survey asking about an image that comes to mind when thinking about Korea. According to the survey of 8,000 people from 16 countries, including Korea, ‘K-pop & Singers’ received the most votes with 12.5

Due to the exponential growth of COVID-19 around the world, experts say the world is now in a ‘Pandemic’ stage. The word ‘Pandemic’ was the most popular word around the world in January, February, and March of 2020, which has left many people scared. We might ask, what is the meaning of this word th

The Korean government is working with the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters to deal with COVID-19, as the crisis phase of the infectious disease is getting serious. The Korean government has been involved in the first social distancing campaign from March 22nd to April 5th. It

Every fourth week of June is Take Your Dog to Work Day, also known as TYDTWD. It is a campaign that promotes workers to bring their pets to their companies. For the purpose of raising funds, in 1998, the British animal welfare charity came up with this idea. In 1999, U.S. Pet Sitters International c

On September 2nd of last year in Sarabah, near the Gold Coast of Australia, a wildfire quickly spread as it began to swallow Australia. This Australian forest fire burned an area of more than 10 million hectares, 100 times the area size of Seoul, and about 2,500 buildings burnt to the ground. Global

The first protest of the recent Hong Kong protests was on March 31, 2019. There were more than 12,000 demonstrators and they were closely watched by 5,200 Hong Kong police officers. In June, more than one million citizens joined the protest however, the police in Hong Kong considered the demonstrati

In June 2019, Iran shot down a U.S. military drone for violating Iran’s airspace. At that time, National Security Adviser John Bolton urged President Donald Trump to retaliate by approving an operation to remove Solaymani, a commander of the Kuds Army of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, with Secreta

Many people visit Southeast Asia for vacation, study and other reasons. Many Seowon University students have studied in Malaysia through an English program of the International Interchange Center. Except for when they are in class, they are free to go and do whatever they want. Therefore, many stude

When is the beginning of democracy in Korea? After June 10th democratic struggle in 1987, we can vote presidents ourselves as the democratic way. To inquire the story of June 10th democratic struggle, The Seowon News interviewed professor, Kim Ji-hyeong of history education.-Seowon News: We knew abo

Students all over the world are protesting for governments to help slow down climate change. If you search the official homepage of FridayForFuture at https://www.fridaysforfuture.org, the website shows locations of protests all around the world. In Korea, on March 15th, a strike for climate change

February 11th, 2019, the Korean government implemented the https blocking policy. This policy is for security and blocking access to harmful websites. This policy has good intentions, however, there are problems and concerns.There are 895 gambling and pornographic websites that the Korean government

Driving saves time.Unfortunately, some drivers drink alcohol and don’t want to spend more time getting home. When they drive through the Seowon-dong neighborhood, it is dangerous for Seowon University students walking at night.However, walking in Seowon-dong will get a little safer. On December 18th

These days, Korean teenagers are suffering from extensive preparation for university entrance examinations, and university students are having lots of troubles getting a job after graduation. Now, think about college students’ life in the 1960s and 1980s in Korea. That might be totally different fro