On November 16, 2016, Venezuela declared that it would default on loans. Since then, the country has been experiencing hyperinflation and political chaos. Venezuelan currency, the Bolivar (B), has completely lost its value and famine has increased so much that 75% of Venezuelan adults lost an average of 8kg in 2016 alone. Meanwhile, evading responsibilities of the economic crisis, two presidents in Venezuela are making political instability. On January 11, 2019, Nicolas Maduro was reelected as the 61st president. However, during his presidential term since 2012, Venezuela has had serious fin
At the beginning of every university semester, many students have difficulties registering for classes because most Korean Universities use a registering system that has a first-come first-served basis. Therefore, students who gained spots in popular classes try to sell their spots to students who failed to register. Some sellers do this intentionally to make money. This happens every semester and many people bring up some problems in these cases. At the enrollment period, students are active in KMU’s social communities trying to buy and sell spots in classes. Students who want to sell their
Vietnam is becoming an important emerging market in the world and Korea is thus trying to develop many opportunities of businesses with Vietnam. Various Korean companies are venturing to Vietnam and many Korean students are learning the Vietnamese language and culture. Furthermore, many Vietnamese also have a lot of interest in Korea. For example, they are enjoying K-pop and studying Korean, and these days the most popular Korean in Vietnam is Hang-seo Park who is a coach of Vietnamese national soccer team. With this increase in popularity between the two countries, the KMU newspapers and broa
Author: Michelle Obama Genre: Memoir Published in November 2018 Lenghth: 448 pages Becoming is the latest book by Michelle Obama, the wife of 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. To some people she might be seen as just the wife of a former president, but she was chosen as the most admired woman in the U.S. by GALLUP poll, in 2018. This means that Michelle Obama has recently made an impression on many people in the U.S. Becoming tells the story of Michelle Obama. She first starts the story with how she became herself, a student who strove to be smart and independent and wanted t
From November 30 to December 1, 2018, the Group of Twenty (G20) summit was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This was the 13th meeting of the G20 and the main agenda items were about trade, refugees, immigration, environment and climate change. The most important issues were about environment and trade. Through the summit, 19 countries, except the United States of America reconfirmed their participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change. All leaders agreed that the recent trade conflicts have negative effects and settled the need of reforming the WTO (World Trade Organization). Despite t
The death penalty has not been used in Korea since December 30th, 1997. According to a public opinion poll in 2015 by Gallup Korea, 63% of people agreed with using the death penalty and 27% of people disagreed. This shows that most Korean people think that the death penalty must be used again. The reason for this is the many cases in which the court didn’t impose the ultimate penalty on very serious criminals. Despite this, some people still think that the death penalty should never be used. Pros As the number of indiscriminate murders has recently increased, the idea of using the death penal
The Keimyung Cultureful Festival was held on October 1 and 2 by the 36th Whole Club Union. The 3 events called ‘the Truth, Justice and Love’ were opened in 3 different places, around The Bauer Hall and the Main Stadium, and in front of the Main Gate of KMU. Also, on the Red Block streets in front of the east gate, there were concerts. Many students enjoyed the festival by participating in the events and eating snacks from the food trucks and booths.
On September 19, the Songguk-ri Cultural Assets Exhibition from the Bronze Age has opened. This exhibition will be on display until December 8, 2018 on the first floor of the Hengso Museum. The subtitle of this event is ‘Settled Agrarian Society and the Establishment of Ancestor Worship Culture’, so there are earthenware, stone blades and arrowheads used for farming and hunting in the Bronze Age in Korea. Also, visiters can see the old funeral culture of the Bronze Age through the remains of the graves and the relics excavated from the graves. The exhibition is a touring exhibition from Buyeo
Though we are living in Korea, how much do we know about Korean history? If you don’t like to study Korean history or you feel history is difficult, books written by historical figures might help you. Especially, literary books which are set in the history of the author’s country can help make you feel interested about its history. I will introduce one of the most important poets in all of Korean history, Yun Dong-ju, and his collection of poems. Yun Dong-ju is modern writer who lived in the Japanese Colonial Era and he was a writer and also an independence fighter and the Collection of Poems
● Director: Bong Joon-ho ● Genre: Action & Drama, Horror ● Starring: Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Bae Doona, etc. ● Running Time: 120 minutes Korean movies and directors are currently receiving acclaim from all over the world for their works. As a result, moviemakers from Korea are beginning to make the movie in Hollywood. A prominent example of people that have successfully made the movie in Hollywood is Park Chan-wook, who made Stoker to Hollywood studio. Another example is the director of photography, Jeong Jeong-hun who worked on It and Hotel Artemis recently. Specifically though, I wa
As we are heading to the end of the spring semester, some foreign students are planning to return to their countries, and many others have many plans to travel to a foreign country, so please pay attention. There is one of the world’s best airports, Incheon Airport, where you should get through for getting in and out of Korea. If you have been to Incheon Airport, you must have been surprised by the huge scale, cleanliness and breadth of facilities. This airport was opened in 2001 and after 10 years, Incheon Airport took the 1st place for the 6th year in a row. Adding to the existing Terminal 1
On March 8, President Donald J. Trump of United States of America signed an executive order that placed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The tariff on steel is 25% but only 10% on aluminum. Canada and Mexico which are countries in NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) have been temporarily exempted from the tariffs. President Trump’s act of protectionism has set the stage for a trade war between the US and the rest of the worl.Before the executive order was signed, President Trump tweeted that the current trade situation is not fair or smart for the US and forewarned that tariffs w
On March 23rd, the Ability Reinforcement Program for incoming faculty was opened in the New Bauer Hall. This program is based on the education of essential abilities for the newly appointed faculty members and is supported by the Center for Teaching & Learning at KMU. The ability reinforcement has been operating since 2015 and was implemented for the first time at KMU among all universities in Korea. Through the Ability Reinforcement Program for incoming faculty, all faculty members will work to improve the satisfaction of students as well as the quality of education in KMU. Jang Han-yi KMG Re
On March 22nd, Keimyung University concluded their industrial-educational cooperation with EXCO for the expansion of the MICE Industry. MICE meeting, incentive, convention, events and exhibition, and is a promising industry led by international conferences and exhibitions. EXCO is an exhibition center located in Buk-gu, Daegu. The cooperation agreement will cultivate MICE professionals for local society and expand the platforms for future MICE business.This agreement between KMU and EXCO includes internship programs, MICE work experience, and special lectures. Also, the two groups will coopera
●Written by Jin Jung-guan● Genre:Political Philosopy book● Published in March 2004 (Final Book)● 328/340/368 pages Do you like to appreciate artwork? Have you ever been to an art museum or gallery? Many Koreans visit museums and historical places as well as enjoy the various kinds of music and movies. However, many people in Korea don’t feel so familiar with art yet, but Odyssey of Esthetics series can help us feel closer to art. The series of Odyssey of Esthetics is divided into 3 books which progress the story with three artists. The first book is about ancient art and medieval art with Maur