Last year, on November 15, an earthquake hit Pohang. It was a 5.4 magnitude earthquake, which is the second strongest earthquake in Korea after the 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Gyeongju, last year. There were more than 70 aftershocks that ranged in magnitude from 2.0 to 4.6.The Korean government sent an emergency message on the Cell Broadcasting System (CBS) very quickly and operated the Central Anti-Calamity Headquarter 13 minutes after the main shock. Also they decided to delay the National College Entrance Exam which was scheduled for the day after the main quake, for the safety of examinees
A special exhibition of Bronze Age artifacts from Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do is being held until March 31st in Hengso Museum. This exhibition is based on a 10-year excavation and investigation by The Samhan Institute of Cultural Properties. There are many relics such as earthenware, stone blades, stone axes and pictures explaining where these relics are from.This exhibition is a good chance to see the process of development and decline of the Bronze Age in Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do. Visitors are welcome to visit museum every day except Sunday, between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jang Han-yi KMG Reporte
● Written by Yu si-min● Genre: Political Philosophy book● Published in April 2011● Revised in January 2017● 334 pages Since last year, many corruption scandals involving the Korean governments have been brought to light, and as a result, the president was impeached. However, we still can see a lot of political conflicts regarding the process of impeachment and political ideologies. The writer Yu Si-min wrote What is the Country? many years ago, but this book is still able to help explain most of the controversial political happenings of the current era.After you read this book you may be more
On October 13th, the ambassador of Colombia visited Keimyung University and met KMU students who attended his lecture. The lecture was for about an hour and the ambassador introduced Colombia and expressed an expectation of the development of relationships between Korea and Colombia. There were some quizzes and a Q&A session so that students could participate in the lecture. Colombia was the only country from South America which helped Korea during the Korean War and KMU also has a special relationship with Colombia. Last year, KMU made donations for flood damage restoration and has twinning r
From August 22nd to August 23rd, the CORE project group in KMU carried out the Humanities Integrated Enterprise Inquiry in Jeju. The group went to the head office of KAKAO, the NEXON Computer Museum, the Lee Jung Seop Art Museum and International Convention Center Jeju. Through this curriculum, students could learn knowledge of the humanities as well as the characteristics that companies usually want in their employees.One of the important results of this inquiry is that the CORE project group accomplished the conclusion of an agreement of mutual exchange and support with Jeju Oceansuites Hote
In Hengso Museum in KMU, the traveling exhibition of Chinese celadon and the Silk Road is opened from September 18th until November 18th. This exhibition is co-hosted with Gyeongsandbuk-do and Hanseong Baekje Museum. There are about 200 celadon of southern and northern region of China from the Hanseong Baekje Museum displayed in the Hengso Museum.The exhibition consists of four selections, which are ‘Making Celadon’, ‘First Form of Celadon-Primitive Celadon’, ‘Establishment and Development of Celadon in South and North China’, and ‘the Rode of Potteries-Silk Road of Sea’. Also, open lectures t
● Director: Bong Joon-ho● Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama● Starring: Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Seo-hyeon Ahn etc.● Running Time: 118 minutesHave you ever thought of being on a vegetarian diet or considered the livestock industry these days? If you watch Okja once, you would think of these topics. This movie received o lot of media attention before it was released. It was the new work of director, Bong Joon-ho and it was also invited as an official selection to Cannes in 2017. But the biggest reason that Okja was loved by many people is that it offers much food for thought.This movie is about
There are so many local festivals in Korea that it can be hard to choose where to go in summer. I am sure that Boryeong Mud Festival is one of the most popular festivals. This festival is held every July, around Daecheon Beach in Boryeong and 2017 is the 20th anniversary. Boryeong Mud Festival was selected as a representative Korean festival in 2008 and more than 10,000 foreigners visit Boryeong Mud Festival every year. The hero of this festival, the mud from Boryeong is made of sea mud from a pure mud flat in Daecheon Beach. It contains not only minerals, but also nutritious ingredients that
The Keimyung University Taekwondo Performance Team won second place in the Senior Taekwondo Gymnastic Competition, at the 2017 Anyang World Taekwondo Hanmadang. This festival was held between July 29th and August 1st with 64 countries and 5732 athletes. The Taekwondo Gymnastic Competition was held on the 31st.The team which consisted of Gayeon Gang and 8 other members was considered as a rising star of this competition. The performance was not longer than 3 minutes but every movement of the players combined with the fast music to dominate the assembly. Keimyung University got 9 points, but fin
Air pollution from fine dust is getting worse every day. Seoul has recently had the second worst air quality in the world based on the Air Quality Index ( AQI ) from Airvisual. Usually Daegu has less fine dust than other cities, but it’s too early to feel relived because of factories and industrial complexes in the city. People are already experiencing skin and respiratory problems and high-tech army equipment is in danger of corrosion. So what is fine dust?Fine dust is invisible particles of soil and pollen wixed with dangerous substances floating in the air that are smaller than 10 micromete