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Thu, February 2, 2023 | 16:32

Cheong Wa Dae opens to public after 74 years

Cheong Wa Dae opens to public after 74 years

74년 만에 청와대 개방

Cheong Wa Dae, the presidential office and residence for more than seven decades, has been transformed from a secluded place for the president and presidential staff, to an open space for everybody. 70년 이상 대통령 집무실이자 관저였던 청와대가 대통령과 대통령 참모만을 위한 고립된 공간에서 시민 모두를 위한 개방된 공간으로 바뀐다.

2022-05-11 13:33

Yoon's inauguration ushers in era of Yongsan

Yoon's inauguration ushers in era of Yongsan

윤석열 취임, 용산 시대 열어

President Yoon Suk-yeol will start his first day at the top job of the government very differently from that of his predecessors. 윤석열 당선인은 전임자들과 다르게 대통령으로서의 첫날을 시작한다.

2022-05-10 16:11

First day of relaxed outdoors mask regulations sees mixed response

First day of relaxed outdoors mask regulations sees mixed response

야외 마스크 규제 완화 첫날, 엇갈린 반응

Monday marked the first day when the lifting of the outdoor mask mandate came into effect, 566 days since the nation introduced it in October 2020. 2020년 10월 전국적으로 마스크 의무 착용이 시행된 지 566일 만인 월요일은 야외 마스크 의무가 해제된 첫 날이었다.

2022-05-03 09:45

External risks feared to derail Korea's economic recovery

External risks feared to derail Korea's economic recovery

외부 위험으로 한국 경제회복 무산 우려

The Korean economy is feared to lose growth momentum further in the coming quarters as multiple headwinds, such as the Ukraine-Russia war and soaring energy prices, are set to weigh on the nation's exports that underpinned economic performance in the first quarter. 우크라이나-러시아 전쟁과 에너지 가격 급증을 비롯한 복합적 역풍이 1분기 경제 성과를 뒷받침했던 국내 수출에 부담을 지울 것으로 우려되며 한국 경제는 다음 분기 성장 동력을 잃을 위기에 처해 있다.

2022-04-27 15:49

Eating in cinemas, planes and public transport allowed starting today

Eating in cinemas, planes and public transport allowed starting today

오늘부터 영화관, 항공기, 대중교통에서 취식 가능

Starting Monday, eating snacks in cinemas, sports venues, planes, long-distance buses and interregional trains will be allowed, as the government has further eased antivirus regulations amid the phased transition to post-Omicron daily life. 포스트 오미크론 일상으로의 단계적인 '이행기' 가운데 정부가 방역 수칙을 추가적으로 완화하며 월요일부터 영화관, 경기장, 항공기, 시외버스 및 열차에서 취식이 허용된다.

2022-04-25 14:31

Why are Koreans obsessed with 'elevating national prestige?'

Why are Koreans obsessed with 'elevating national prestige?'

왜 한국인은 '국위선양’에 강박감을 가질까

Exempting pop music personalities from compulsory military service, just like Olympic medalists and award-winning classical musicians, has become a contested political issue again as the debate over whether or not BTS members should enter military service has heated up. 그룹 방탄소년단(BTS)이 군대를 가야 하는지에 대한 논의가 연일 뜨거워지며 올림픽 메달리스트와 수상한 클래식 음악가처럼 대중 음악가도 병역의무에서 면제시키는 것은 논란을 일으키는 정치적 이슈...

2022-04-22 10:47

Korea's farms hit hard as pandemic leads to foreign worker shortage

Korea's farms hit hard as pandemic leads to foreign worker shortage

한국 농업, 팬데믹으로 인한 외국인 노동자 부족으로 타격 커

Koo Jin-taek, a vegetable farm owner in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, would normally be harvesting thousands of heads of lettuce during the spring season, but instead, he had to destroy his crops, as there was simply no one to harvest the perfectly tradable vegetables. 경기도 안성에 있는 야채 농장 소유주 김진택 씨는 평소 같으면 봄 시즌 동안 수천 개의 상추 잎을 수확했겠지만 대신 농작물을 폐기 해야 했는데, 단순히 완벽히 거래 가능한 채소를 수확할 사람이 없었...

2022-04-20 10:50

Single-person households have lower quality of life: study

Single-person households have lower quality of life: study

1인 가구 삶의 질이 더 낮다는 연구 결과

Yoo Jae-mun, a 33-year-old office worker who has been living alone for three years and recently moved to Gangneung, Gangwon Province, has been struggling to find healthy food to eat. 3년 째 혼자 살고 있는 직장인 유재문 씨(33)는 최근에 강원도 강릉으로 이사했는데, 건강에 좋은 음식을 찾으려고 애쓰고 있다.

2022-04-19 10:53

How COVID-19 has altered perceptions of face masks

How COVID-19 has altered perceptions of face masks

코로나19는 어떻게 마스크에 대한 인식을 바꿨을까

It isn't an exaggeration to say that face masks have become the new normal in Korea, as nearly two years have passed since they have become mandatory in public places amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 진행 중인 코로나19 팬데믹 속 공공 장소에서 마스크 작용이 의무화된지 거의 2년이 지난 지금 한국에서 마스크를 착용이 '뉴노멀’이 되었다고 말하는 것은 과장이 아니다.

2022-04-18 10:50

How South Korea's complex age custom has endured

How South Korea's complex age custom has endured

한국의 복잡한 나이 체계는 어떻게 지속되었나

"How old are you?" Answering this simple question often becomes a challenge for foreign nationals living in Korea who are not yet familiar with the country's unique system of counting one's age. “나이가 어떻게 되세요?” 아직 나이를 세는 한국의 독특한 체계에 익숙하지 않은 한국에 사는 외국 국적 사람들에게 이 간단한 질문에 답하는 것은 때로는 어려운 과제가 된다.

2022-04-14 14:54

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