The incident completely intensified to the point of collapse. Between Korea and Japan, there’s only cold tension remaining now. People can misunderstand that this is the first time of conflict between Korea and Japan, but it’s not. Go further back to a thousand years ago, an uncomfortable cohabitati

These days, summits between South Korea, North Korea, and US are actively being held, and inter-Korean relations are gradually being eased and a more peaceful atmosphere is being created. As a result, discussions on unification are becoming more active and the possibility of a peaceful reunification

One of the hallmarks of the ‘Boycott Japan’ movement is that many university students voluntarily participate in it. For university students, Japan is a country that is much more intertwined with them than we can expect. They use a lot of writing instruments made in Japan, travel to Japan with frien

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced on its website on 1 July, 2019 that Japan will revise regulations on export management of the Republic of Korea to tighten export restrictions on three items that are key materials for semiconductors. The semiconductor industry, which has bee

Have you ever heard of the pet registration campaign? Pet registration is a system that makes it easy for pet owners to find lost pets. Actually, pet registration is not optional, but obligatory. Dog owners, whose dog is older than three months, are required to register their pet. Pet registration i

On 16 July, 2019, the workplace anti-bullying law came into effect. This law was put into place to prevent harassment in the workplace. However, few people know about this law. Let’s see what can be changed in the workplace. There have been many different types of bullying in the workplaces for a lo

There are some distinctive customs about age in Korea. One of them is based on the year, not on the date of birth, the standard of determining one’s age. Most countries determine age based on the date of birth. This is called the ‘American age.’ In Korea, all Koreans are one year older on the 1st of

Since 31 March, 2019, huge protests have been taking place in Hong Kong as citizens protest a since-suspended extradition bill. In June, more than one million citizens have participated, making it the largest protest in the history of Hong Kong. The bill calls for the extradition of criminals from H

From the second half of this year, many companies plan to enter the OTT industry. Therefore, changes are expected in the media industry. OTT refers to a service that provides various media content, such as movies and dramas, via the Internet. OTT is an abbreviation of over the top service. ‘Over the

‘Korean maritime border incidents’ refers to the naval battle between South Korea and North Korea in the West Sea of South Korea. This happened several times in the past, but the main battle between them is the 1st and 2nd Yeonpyeong naval battles. All of these incidents began with North Korea’s pro

Many students use the school shuttle bus. There are a lot of students who have difficulty commuting to and from school because their houses are far from the university that they are attending. So the university operates school shuttle busses for the students’ convenience. However, there are many pro

When fall comes, the whole campus is covered with colorful fall foliage. If you go to the folk village on the campus, you can feel especially warm in fall as the colors mix with the comforting feeling of the han-ok. Let me introduce the Yeungnam University folk village, where we can take a walk in t

On 20 Jun, 2019, I visited The Korean Provisional Government in Shanghai which ran from 1926 to 1932 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Korean Provisional Government. After paying a 20 Yuan entrance fee, I watched a video and saw the inside of the building. The video gave

Living in a busy society, we can easily think that national days are just days off from school or work. But we should not forget the significance of the 100th anniversary of the Korean Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea and the meaning it holds. Especially, as university students living

The March 1st Independence Movement is a historic day to commemorate when the Korean people protested against the Japanese colonial rule on March 1, 1919, and announced their declaration of independence to the world. At that time, the Declaration of Independence and the Independence Movement took pl

The March 1st Movement, spread out from cities and farm villages in 1919, sent a hopeful message to nationalist leaders and independence activists inside and outside of the country. They made a decision to establish government in the various places to achieve independence. In Shanghai, China, Korean

You’ve probably heard at least once the word ‘Kkondae’ on campus, at work, or even just around in your daily life. It seems that everyone uses this word. I heard the word from my friend, and then I told it to my friend. One day I wondered why this word was used so often. So, I began to wonder why we

Social media refers to any platform that allows users who subscribe to social networking services such as Twitter and Facebook to expand their interpersonal networks and share information and opinions with each other. With the advent of the 4th Industrial Revolution, the utilization rate of social m

Today, universities offer a number of different classes as well as general lecture-type classes. One of the most interesting teaching methods is group discussion. It is simply designed to encourage students to exchange ideas or opinions with each other, away from the boring way in which professors u