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Thu, October 19, 2017 | 03:24

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Gyeongju earthquakes

Last September, the region of Gyeongju was struck by the biggest earthquake recorded in recent Korean history, and since then, the citizens of Gyeongju have been subject to a series of aftershocks, which affect their daily lives. North Korea conducted five underground tests at the Punggae-ri nuclear test site, which is made of Cretaceous granite. However, there are 4,380 vent...

Thoughts of the Times | 2017-08-14 18:10

Gender equality in Saudi Arabia

The late King Abdullah, who is known for his significant contributions to the improvement of women’s rights in Saudi Arabia, died on Jan. 23, 2015. Among his significant gender equality reforms were allowing women to work as supermarket cashiers, appointing a woman as a deputy minister and allowing women to vote and participate in politics. Despite this progress, however, wom...

Thoughts of the Times | 2017-08-13 17:24

Memories from HUFS

I have bitter memories of taking classes at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. As a sophomore at Korea University, I had taken so many classes on international politics, the main subject students need to focus on to pursue a career in diplomacy. Eager to know more about international affairs, I attended some special lectures given by prestigious HUFS professors. Upon finis...

Thoughts of the Times | 2017-08-11 17:23

Philosophical approach to juvenile justice

When minors commit a crime, should they be punished like adults? Should minors be punished lightly - or not at all for children under the age of 10 - regardless of the severity of the crimes committed? John Stuart Mill extended the applicability of his doctrine only to humans with mature faculties. Expecting the same maturity and behavior standards from children as adults wou...

Thoughts of the Times | 2017-08-10 17:55

Is corn with GMO safe?

“Visit a mart near your house, and you’ll know that numerous cakes and snacks are stacked around. Over half of them are produced by corn.” I once read this in a book. Children or adults always enjoy eating the cakes and snacks as a side dish when they are happy or sad. Moreover, corn is used as canned food, popcorn, or cereal. Also, it is used as a food additive such as in ic...

Thoughts of the Times | 2017-08-09 17:15

Our close neighbor China

It’s a country of the dragon, the most sacred mythical animal among Chinese. It had been the symbol of Chinese emperors. It’s a legendary creature, typically drawn with a reptilian body covered by fish scales, having the talons of a hawk, rabbit’s eyes, tiger’s paws and cow’s ears; and it flies high in the sky and dives deep into the ocean. It’s the most coercive creature amo...

Thoughts of the Times | 2017-08-08 17:49

How to keep Koreans busy

Governments all over the world since historical times devise strategies to keep people busy and divert their attention from the important issues of life. If people turned against the government then this would have led to chaos and the ruling elite would lose control over the masses. As a result, various techniques of social control are used by all kinds of regimes - authorit...

Thoughts of the Times | 2017-08-07 17:09

'Sono creato per Amare Dio'

“Love, love, who said it is thicker than the fragrant flowers?” flows one of the folk songs on love. Love gives the deep fragrance and various colors to life. It’s more than the rainbow arising in the lofty sky after the rain. Love is the Alpha and the Omega, that is, the beginning and the end, the cause and the effect, the reason and the answer. Love is the inner power that ...

Thoughts of the Times | 2017-08-06 17:37

Women returning to the workforce

The benefits of diversity in the workforce have been well established and top-performing companies typically display high levels of gender diversity. However, women who have taken a break from their career represent an underutilized talent pool which has the potential to contribute to business growth and fill skills gaps faced by employers. In Korea, the participation of wome...

Thoughts of the Times | 2017-08-04 17:48

My encounter with Passi, Italian glass artist

Italian glassware art is very impressive and has a long history. Core-formed and cast glass vessels were first produced in the region of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia as early as the fifteenth century B.C. It began to be imported and, to a lesser extent, produced in what is now northern Italy around the mid-first millennium B.C. By the time of the Roman Republic (509-27 B.C.)...

Thoughts of the Times | 2017-08-03 17:00

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Lunch with Navy sailors