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52-Hour Workweek

On Feb. 28, 2018, the National Assembly passed a revision bill to the Labor Standards Act, which calls for reducing the legal working hours per week from the current 68 hours to 52 hours. The revision stated that "a week is seven days," reducing the maximum working hours by 16 hours from the current 68 hours to 52 hours. The current 68 hours per week is due to the Ministry of Employment and Labor's interpretation of the state's unit as only "five days a week," while Saturday and Sunday were excluded from the calculation of legal work hours, adding eight hours each to the holiday work. Pros S
The Bold Journey with Trump, Moon and Kim

On Sunday, June 30, South Korean President Moon Jae-in met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, alongside President Trump at the truce village of Panmunjom in the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Through this meeting, President Donald Trump made history as the first sitting US leader to set foot in North Korea. On June 29, on the last day of the G20 Summit and on the Korea-U.S. summit, Trump tweeted about meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the DMZ. Soon after the Korea-U.S. summit, President. Moon officially declared the meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom. While inside North Kor
Cruise Ship Sinks on the Danube

It happened on the Danube River known by world travelers for its romantic night view. A cruise ship carrying many Korean tourists collided with a large cruise ship and sank into the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, on May 29, 2019. Twenty-five Koreans were killed, and one is still missing. The passengers had a hard time escaping because it took only seven to eight seconds for the ship to sink. However, this accident could have been prevented because it was not caused by personal negligence but by external factors. Before the accident, Hungarian authorities ignored warnings that traffic on t

Boeing 737 Max Crashes

On March 10, a Boeing 737 belonging to Ethiopian Airlines, which left Addis Ababa in the Ethiopian capital of Nairobi, crashed six minutes after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board. Last October, the same type of plane belonging to Indonesia's Ryanair crashed 13 minutes after takeoff, killing 189 people on board. As a result, the Boeing 737 Max model has been suspended worldwide. The cause of the two accidents is under investigation, the malfunction of the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) is the most probable reason. As the nose of the plane bwas lowered due to MCAS

Is It Okay To Let AI Make Value Judgements?

People were shocked when the artificial intelligence program AlphaGo beat Kim Se-dol 4-1 in 2016. As the accuracy of artificial intelligence (AI) has increased recently, there have been many attempts to apply it to entire industries. Innovative big data, cloud computing, and machine learning converge to solve a variety of real world challenges. Most notable is that while conventional AI was owned by experts in one field, it has recently been revealed to non-experts in a form that is easily understood and immediately applied by non-experts through the revitalization of open sources, thus improv

Nationalization of Firefighters

Recently, large forest fires broke out in many areas, including Gangwon Province and Busan. In particular, the Goseong-Sokcho forest fire in Gangwon Province, which occurred on April 4, 2019, was predicted to be a major disaster. However, the recent independence of the National Fire Agency has made it possible to mobilize firefighters from all over the country in the event of a disaster. Because of this, 3,200 firefighters rushed from everywhere around the country, contributing greatly to the success of stopping the forest fire and reducing the damage. Cheong Wa Dae Public petition is a site t

Foley Artist

We think the sounds in movies are recorded at the shooting site. Unlike our thoughts, everyday sounds in a movie are made by a Foley artist in post-production after filming. For example, sounds like a lid opening, glass breaking, or footsteps are made by Foley artists. These people create sounds to match the scene and increase the dramatic effect. This name came from Jack Foley who was famous for his legendary sound effects in Hollywood movies in the 1930s. They make about one thousand sounds for a commercial movie. Role A Foley artist creates all sounds except lines and music in a movie. Th

Crisis of Venezuela

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

Sale of Classes in Universities

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

Should Dams Be Dismantled?

In December 2008, the government announced its push for the Four-River Project. However, some representatives strongly protested, citing budget waste and concerns over poor construction work, and political debates have continued since. Two months later in February 2009, the plan was completed. The goals of the project were to develop recreational areas along rivers, create reservoirs for agriculture, and restore river eco systems. In early 2013, the Four Major River Project was completed. Soon after, some people proposed dismantling the dams due to the growth of algae in the reservoirs, but s

Travel Writer

These days, many people travel around the world. Some of them write about their experiences while traveling. These books sometimes give other people hope or confidence to travel. Because of that, travel writers are getting attention. They usually write journal or articles in various field related to traveling like short local trips, destination trips and side trips. To introduce this job, the writer Jang Yeong-eun participated in an interview. Introduction of the writer, Jang Yeong-eun Hello, my name is Jang Yeong-eun. I am the author of the book When you need a comma in your life. The conten

2018 G20 Buenos Aires Summit

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