At the beginning of the year, the first news drawing public attention was the suspension of the National Assembly caused by uncompromising law revision activities. The broadcasting laws were at the center of controversy. The main point in revising the broadcasting laws was to allow major private companies and market-dominant newspapers to participate in broadcasting ownership by owning up to 20% of major broadcasting companies (KBS, MBC, etc.). The proposed revision of the broadcasting laws reflects the currently changed broadcasting environment where a media company needs management efficienc
The political dispute in the National Assembly from the end of last year to the beginning of this year showed the vice of Korean politics. The majority Grand National Party (GNP) members pressed legislation for the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement with their superior voting power without the help of other parties or agreement with rivals. In response to the GNP's conduct, other opposition parties violently protested with fire extinguishers and hammers, which caused an extra session of the National Assembly to approve some of the opposition parties' demands, but this revealed the lack of Korean
The expression "Black revolution" is frequently used when the mass media report the election of the 44th U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, the first African-American president. Following the greatest turnout since the election of John F. Kennedy, Obama got the support of 96% of African-American voters, 67% of Hispanic voters, and 43% of white voters. As a result, he swept Republican candidate John McCain by getting more than double the votes in the Electoral Colleges.Obama's election pledges were "hope" and "change" through which he promised that he would bring many changes from the Bush admi
The sudden plunge in temperatures and the increasingly short days presage the end to yet another year. Within weeks, students will have taken their finals, campus will have that deserted feel about it, and elevators will be assaulting us with a dreadful mixture of false cheer and mind-numbing melodies. Yes, Christmas is coming, and the time to take stock of yet another 365 days of existence is fast approaching. To paraphrase a beloved Christmas ditty, it's time to look at the "12 Months of 2008.""In the first month of 2008, my true love sent to me … oil for $100 a barrel." Yes, a delightful st
The year is 2166 and the world has changed drastically since the early 21st century. In the 2020s war spread across the globe with great loss of life and destruction of the environment. The governments of the world ultimately came together to save the planet and humanity, and in the tradition of the ancient Olympic games, the art and sport of war was strongly upheld as a substitute for waging real life-and-death war.Simulated combat, from hand-to-hand to full-scale naval, ground, and space battles, became the foundation of diplomacy and international relations. The physical, mental, and spirit
Wall Street is in a decline because of the U.S. financial crisis. Lehman Brothers Holdings, one of the largest investment banks in America, failed. Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, and more investment banks are also faced with bankruptcy. The U.S. is the greatest economic power in the world. However, why did they face this crisis, and what will be the influence on other countries? The main reason that the U.S. experienced the financial crisis is sub-prime mortgages. In the U.S., when people purchase houses, they pay some of the money and borrow the rest of the money from a bank as a long-term lo
Part of "Suicide is Painless," the theme song for the classic Korean War movie M*A*S*H, these words might well describe the Korea we live in today. Unfortunately, the "game of life" does not seem to have become any easier, a fact highlighted by the tragic events of the past month. The recent rash of celebrity suicides has once again drawn attention to a number of disturbing undercurrents in Korean society. These include the issue of suicide itself, but perhaps more ominously, the patent character assassination practiced by certain of those dubbed "netizens."The discovery of Ahn Jae-hwan's body
Recently, Korea and Japan face a difficult reality resulting from the Dokdo problem. The recent summons of the Korean Ambassador to Japan clearly reveals the abnormal situation Korea and Japan undergo these days. The Dokdo problem is the most outstanding and sensitive matter for Korea and Japan because it is related to a territory issue, one of the most important components which constitute a nation. Moreover, the Dokdo problem is related to the history of Korea and Japan. Especially, Korean people judge that this can be thought of as the other way of Japan's invading Korea, since Japan includ
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