Many countries cooperate with each other for mutual development. OECD member countries, including Korea, and international organizations such as the World Bank and the UN have cooperated with developing countries for mutual development. Through development assistance, developing countries can develop their political and economic abilities, and developed countries can expand their export markets and get many resources. They can also build political and diplomatic relationships. The Korean government has implemented official development assistance through the Korea International Cooperation Agen
International diplomacy is important to many countries. In the case of Korea, maintaining diplomatic relationships is necessary because Korea is surrounded by countries such as Japan, China, and Russia, and Korea has a close relationship with the US. Diplomats represent their country and perform roles such as building political, economic, and cultural relationships with various countries. Therefore, their roles are significant because of the continuously changing diplomatic environment.Korean diplomats were selected through the National Foreign Service Exam from 1968 to 2013. However, the Nati
Water is essential for human life. However, water is insufficient around the world, and many countries have difficulty managing water in a hygienic way. Therefore, many countries make efforts to get clean, safe water and to prevent disasters related to water. Governments, scholars in the water field, and NGOs established the World Water Council (WWC) to find solutions to global water problems. The World Water Council proposed the World Water Forum to discuss water problems around the world in 1997.World Water Council (WWC)The World Water Council (WWC) is an international non-profit umbrella or
On September 16, the government said insulting comments about the current government in cyberspace were excessive. As a result, the prosecution and the police announced that they will monitor the Internet and mobile messenger services to stop cyber defamation and false information about the government from spreading. On September 18, the prosecution announced that they will establish an investigative team for cyber defamation, and they will prosecute people who spread false information. Now, investigative agencies can investigate and censor domestic Web sites and messenger services such as Nav
As competition between companies intensifies, companies have to understand their management, their competitors, and the market environment. To deal with the changing environment of the market, companies have management consultants analyze their problems and suggest solutions. WorkManagement consultants analyze problems with companies and their management and suggest solutions. They provide companies with advice on implementing plans. In addition, they can apply recent know-how and management techniques to the management of companies. Management consultants are needed in small companies rather
Through a free semester system, students can actively participate in class and have job experience. However, some people are worried about implementing this system.proOn May 28, 2013, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology announced that a free semester system will be introduced in 2016. If the free semester system is implemented, students will not take an exam for one semester of six in middle school, and they will have job experience. There are a lot of benefits of the free semester system. First, the free semester system can relieve excessive competition. In the current education
On January 8, the personal information of 35 million customers in KB Card, Lotte Card, and NH Card was revealed. The leaked information was used for criminal acts like phishing and smishing. After their personal information was exposed, many customers demanded the reissuance or cancellation of their cards or to withdraw from the card companies. However, many customers still worry about their personal information.After the incident, the Financial Supervisory Service announced that the original data had been retrieved, and there would be no more disclosures elsewhere. However, crimes of smishing
Privatization of public enterprises means that public companies that the government ran are transferred to private companies. The government are trying to implement privatization, but it has become a big issue in Korea.proRecently, the government decided that a subsidiary company of KTX will manage the KTX leaving from Suseo, and Korail will invest 30% in this railway. The rail union went on strike because they think that this is the starting point of the privatization of the railway. Therefore, the privatization of public corporations has become an issue. Although there is opposition to the p
Last May, the actress Kim Hye-soo apologized after acknowledging that she had committed plagiarism. Last October, a professor at Joongang University who plagiarized a students’ paper resigned. In the same month, the son of the dean of the Medical School at Hanyang University went to the graduate school of Hanyang University Medical School with plagiarized papers. When it was revealed to the public, the son dropped out of graduate school and his father resigned to take responsibility for his son’s mistake. These plagiarism controversies by celebrities have continued since 2007. It means Korean
· Written by Katherine Boo· Genre: Society· Published in August 2013· 388pagesHave you ever heard of the small Indian town Annawadi? Annawadi is part of India’s largest city Mumbai where one-third of the poor people of the world live.This book is about the 3000 people who live in Annawadi. While living in India for 4 years, the author, Katherine Boo, carried a notebook, recorder and camera and she recorded every little story. Finally she published this book based on these stories. The writer realistically shows the difficulty of life in Annawadi in this book.In Annawadi only 6 people have regu
Period: 2013. 11. 23 - 2014. 2. 16Place: Umi Hall and Gallery 1 in the Daegu Art Museum Exhibition fields: Installation art, painting, picture, videoThis is the 4th Animamix Biennale, and it is different from other biennales because of its organization. Other biennales are organized and held in one place at a time, but this new style biennale takes place simultaneously in various cities for a sustained period under the same theme: Animamix. This Animamix Biennale is co-organized by major art museums in six Asian cities, so this biennale is an Asian project. Animamix is a combination of the wor
On November 14, a ceremony was held in Adams Chapel to confer an honorary doctorate on Chui Siliang, the president of Beijing Language and Culture University. Chui Siliang has served as a professor, a vice-president and president of Beijing Language and Culture University and has published about 50 papers. When the KMU Confucius Institute was first opened in 2007, he helped to establish and develop the Institute and to develop the exchange between two universities. Therefore, KMU decided to award the honorary doctorate of arts to him.In this ceremony, Synn Il-hi said, “I’m glad to award the ho
Last May, unfair dealings between the head office of Namyang Dairy Product Co. and its distribution stores occurred. A salesman from Namyang Dairy Product Co. supplied more products than the owner of the franchise ordered. Therefore, the owner refused these products. However, the salesman forced the owner to purchase the products and verbally abused the owner. This situation caused a deterioration of the company’s image, and consumers boycotted the products of Namyang. In July, the head office agreed to compensate the franchise for the damage, but the amount of compensation was not decided. Ho
On September 10, the KMU Confucius Institute made an agreement with Daegu Chung-ang Middle and High Schools to provide classes in Chinese language and culture in the library of Chung-ang High School.The KMU Confucius Institute is run by KMU and Beijing Language and Culture University in China. Moreover, the Ministry of Education of China supports the Institute by supplying high-quality content and excellent Chinese teachers to the KMU Confucius Institute.Last year Chung-ang High School added Chinese language and culture to the regular curriculum to improve students’ education and international
On May 4, Sungnyemun Gate, the No.1 National Treasure of Korea, returned. Sungnyemun Gate was damaged by fire in 2008, and the restoration work continued for five years and three months. Sungnyemun has a long history. Because of its long history, Sungnyemun is important to us. Therefore, we’ll look at the history and value of Sungnyemun. The construction and repair of Sungnyemun Gate Sungnyemun Gate is the south gate of Seoul and was built by the first king of the Joseon Dynasty. When Joseon was founded, Seoul was chosen as the capital. The construction of Sungnyemun Gate started in January 13
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