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Sun, May 22, 2022 | 23:41
Laongjeong in Wonju
Laongjeong in Wonju
“To be, or not to be.” That was the question for Hamlet. “To have, or not to have,” would be the question for contemporary people. I think being and having are two existential conditions for every human being.
2022-05-22 17:00
Prudent vote for education superintendents
Prudent vote for education superintendents
June 1 is the local election day of South Korea. According to the National Election Commission (NEC), seven types of local public officials are to be elected all around the country. It is conceived that people's political interest is lower in local elections than in presidential or parliamentary elections. However, to make the right choice, we need to be familiar with the dut...
2022-05-19 17:00
Nuclear war danger, Russia and Ukraine
Nuclear war danger, Russia and Ukraine
“In any case, the Americans would not respond disproportionately.” Peggy Noonan, a respected and influential columnist for “The Wall Street Journal,” made that statement regarding the possibility that Russia will use nuclear weapons in the continuing war with Ukraine.
2022-05-18 17:00
Why we share our stories: then and now
Why we share our stories: then and now
Each year around May, many books are published for Mother's Day, Graduation Day and other celebratory occasions. Memoir writing has become very popular for the young and the old, the famous and not so famous. What makes a good memoir, must it contain a rags to riches narrative or can so-called ordinary lives hold just as much wisdom and surprise?
2022-05-17 17:00
Champion Cho A-yean's weakness
Champion Cho A-yean's weakness
Cho A-yean won the 8th Kyochon Honey Ladies Open on May 8, capturing her first glory of this season and third career KLPGA Tour title. The 22-year-old hit a bogey-free final round of 5-under 67, clinching a four-shot victory over Lee Ga-young, who wilted and self-destructed over the closing stretch.
2022-05-16 17:00
British vote mixed, Boris Johnson besieged
British vote mixed, Boris Johnson besieged
“The Liberal Democrats won a huge haul of more than 200 net seat gains.”
2022-05-15 17:00
HR and organizational culture
HR and organizational culture
By Kim Jong-namOccasionally, corporations undergoing the diagnosis process will receive scores that reflect poorly upon their HR policies. However, even when faced with these scores, some corporations refuse to consider addressing or changing these policies because they believe either that changes to HR will not have a direct impact on the organizational culture, or that it i...
2022-05-12 17:00
It's now or never
It's now or never
“It's now or never, if we want to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit),” said Working Group III Co-Chair Jim Skea of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
2022-05-11 17:00
One life to live
One life to live
Unlike other animals roaming planet Earth, we, human beings, are keenly aware of the fact that we cannot escape death. To know that we are to die may be the greatest cause of our agony. I do not remember how old I was when the idea of the inevitability of death hit me like a tornado. After that, I had a sense of futility which deadened all emotions. Indeed, it took me a very ...
2022-05-10 17:00
An old zelkova
An old zelkova
The zelkova is a deciduous tree that grows in temperate areas such as in East Asia, growing up to 20-35 meters tall, and the diameter of a full-grown tree trunk can be more than 2 meters. It has a round-shaped top due to its numerous evenly-developed branches. The leaves are oval or egg-shaped, with sharp jagged edges. Its flowers bloom in May, and its nut-like fruit ripens i...
2022-05-09 17:00
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