On February 28, the armed forces of Russia captured local council buildings, airports, and military bases in Crimea and Sevastopol to protect Crimea’s Russian separatists. This situation is called the Crimea crisis. The Crimea crisis can be viewed as a conflict between pro-Russian and pro-European Ukrainians on the Crimean peninsula and a territorial dispute between the Ukraine and Russia in Crimea. However, it has become an international issue. The Ukraine is separated into the east which is pro-Russia and the west which is pro-EU. On November 21, 2013, the Ukrainian government announced the
A wage peak system is a policy extending the retirement age or rehiring people after retirement at a reduced salary.pro There are many systems for working people, and there is one system which is used in companies. It is a wage peak system. After a wage peak system was passed into law, it was introduced into public enterprises. This issue got more attention because Samsung will start a wage peak system this year. According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, a wage peak system is a policy extending the retirement age or rehiring people after retirement at a reduced salary. It is divided i
Medical tourism has emerged as a promising new business in the healthcare industry. The government has strived to develop the medical tourism industry through a revision of medical laws and the development of medical tourism complexes. Many foreigners visit South Korea due to its high medical technology, so a lot of manpower is needed to help them. Medical tour coordinator is an important job in medical tourism.Work Medical tour coordinators help communication with foreign patients and help them to receive medical treatment. They also promote medical procedures to foreigners and look after the
·Period: 2013/12/7 – 2014/3/16·Place: Hangaram Art Museum in the Seoul Arts Center·Pee: Adult 12,000 won, Youth 10,000 won, Child 8000 won Hyundai Card Culture Project is a cultural marketing brand that finds and introduces a variety of cultural icons. The Culture Project is the third art exhibition project, following the Tim Burton Exhibition and the Studio Ghibli Layout Exhibition. This exhibition greets the audience with the theme “The Art Player”. Actually, Mariscal calls himself that because he wants to enjoy art the same way as plays. Thus, Mariscal’s pieces have an optimistic mood
When we take a train trip, we often see small train stations. Hwabon Village is located in Gunwi-gun Gyeongsangbukdo and has a whistle stop. Hwabon Station, the entrance to Hwabon Village, was built in 1930 and still has the original water tower, so visitors can feel the history of this place. Hwabon Station was called the most beautiful whistle stop by train fans. Like the station, Hwabon Village feels authentic and historical, too. When you go out of the station and walk along the stone wall, you can see many murals on the wall. These paintings make Hwabon Village more beautiful. The theme o
My Exciting Life, published in 2011, has sold more than 140 million copies so far. According to Seoul National University (SNU) Central Library, this book was ranked the second most popular book at SNU in 2013, and this story will be released as a movie in 2014. Song Hye-kyo and Kang Dong-won will play the title role. Why is this book loved by many people?The first reason is rare material. Arum's mom, Mi-ra, gave birth to him when she was 17. Although Dae-su and Mi-ra were young and immature high school students, they did their best to raise Arum. When Arum was 3, they found that he had proger
Samsung Electronics is the leading manufacturer in the field in Korea. That is why many students who are looking for a job want to enter this company. Therefore, I interviewed Hwang Seong-yun, the lead engineer in the industrial design team for the Galaxy Tab and an interviewer at Samsung Electronics. 1. Who are you and what is your main work? I’m Hwang Seong-yun, the head engineer in the industrial design team working on the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Industrial design is my main work. Industrial design is planning the design for a product. My team designs hardware for the Galaxy Tab. I also intervi
Do you have any plans during this winter vacation? You may have various plans such as travel, getting certified, and studying TOEIC. Why don’t you go backpacking through Europe? Backpacking through Europe is one of the things that university students want to do during vacation. Many university students want to travel through Europe because they admire the leisurely life of Europeans. However, the preparations are complicated, and a European trip costs a lot. If you are burdened about going backpacking, prepare for traveling through the following steps. It is much simpler than you think, and yo
Huh Kyung-mi, a Keimyung University professor in the Department of Police Administration, was awarded the Presidential Citation as part of the commemoration of the 68th anniversary of the police. Professor Huh got credit for contributing to the selection talented police officers and for being actively involved in promoting police officers. She is active in the field of police administration and public order and safety. For example, she is the civil inspector commissioner of the Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency, the woman police policy research president of the Korean Police Studies Association
Date: September 6, 2013 ~ November 3, 2013 (Open Everyday)Place: Gwangju Biennale HallTheme: Gusigi, Musigi (Anything, Something)Fee: Adult 7,000 won: Youth 4,000 won Established by the Gwangju Metropolitan City, the Gwangju Design Biennale was first initiated in 2005 to help promote the local design industry as well as contribute to the innovation and development of discourse and practices of design within the broader national and global context. The theme of the 2013 Gwangju Design Biennale is Gusigi, Musigi. Gusigi can be described as: Each designer has a design for someone. Musigi can be d
· Written by Kang Nam-gu· Genre : self-improvement· Published in March 2013· 320 pages These days many people console young people whose only goal is to find a job instead of pursuing their dreams. They say, “You have been hurt because you are just young.” However, many youths don’t want to be only consoled anymore. Now they hope for practical advice as opposed to mere consolation. Someone who gives practical advice is the author of Youth! Run without a Hitch, Mr. Kang Nam-gu. He says, “We are the youth because we haven’t been hurt yet.” and “If you have only time to lose, challenge yourself u
KT&G is widely known as a cigarette company and for Sangsang Univ., outreach activities, and internships. However, some students lack information about KT&G. Even if they aren't interested in this company, it is helpful to have information about many companies to apply to a company. Therefore, I interviewed Choo Yoon-kyung, an assistant manager at the Daegu branch of KT&G. 1. Please introduce yourself. I am Choo Yoon-kyung. I am working for the Imagine team of KT&G. I entered KT&G in August 2010 and worked in the sales branch for 2 years. I moved to the Imagine team in November last year. Now
· The Green Plugged Festival The Green Plugged Festival is an environmental campaign and music festival which is in its fourth year. The goal of this festival is to deliver the campaign message to the world, starting from the Republic of Korea, of “Thinking for a better tomorrow and a little practice”. Green Plugged is a combination of green and plug. It means a new environment that is covered with natural things and green spaces. This festival is designed so people can relax in and enjoy nature and experience positive actions and ideas for a sustainable future through various programs combine
Han Mun-sik, who is a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, was awarded a presidential citation at the 10th Automobile Day held at COEX Intercontinental Hotel on May 10. Professor Han received the citation in recognition of his work for the automotive industry. He contributed to the development of components and vehicles for the automobile industry while serving at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials. He carried out a large amount of government and academic research. He has also contributed to regional development through his work in human resources a
Date: June 5 - June 9, 10:00 AM - 06:00 PMPlace: Daegu EXCO 1st floorSubject: Healing with FlowersFee: Adults 6,000 won, Students 5,000 wonThe Fourth Annual Daegu Flower Show is hosted by Daegu and organized by EXCO. This show’s mascot is called "Flobir". The word Flobir is a combination of flower and bird. The image is the shape of a bird made up of a variety of different types of the petals in the Daegu Flower Show. The motif of the mascot is the hummingbird that follows the fragrance of flowers. The show has exhibitions with themes such as gardening, flower design, wildflowers and topiary.