In Korea, once you're seated at the table, it is common etiquette to wait until the oldest person starts eating before you start enjoying your meal. Also, before taking your first bite, it's polite to say “Jal-meok-get-sseumnida” or “I'll eat well” as a way to express your gratitude for the host. Add this phrase to your Korean dining etiquette list and you will never have to worry about offending...

According to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grand plan, this was to be the hard winter that would break Ukraine and divide its allies in the West. That hasn’t happened. Putin unleashed missile attacks on Ukraine’s cities and its electrical grid, but the Ukrainians repaired their transformers and fought on. Putin unleashed a mercenary force, the Wagner Group, which used convicts to try to t...

The Sunfull Foundation and the Sunfull National Assembly Committee jointly launched a preliminary meeting to respect multicultural families and foreigners residing in Korea. The Sunfull Foundation led by Chairman Min Byoung-chul, jointly with the Sunfull National Assembly Committee, held a preliminary meeting at AC Hotel by Marriott on Tuesday under the title, “Respect for Multicultural Families...

진행자: 조혜림, Naomi Garyan 1. [KH Explains] How soon will microLED replace OLED? 기사요약: 애플이 최근 자체 마이크로LED(발광다이오드) 기술개발에 나서며 기존에 국내 기업들로부터 공급받던 OLED (유기발광다이오드) 스크린을 대체할 수 있다는 이야기가 나온다. OLED 보다 한 단계 앞선 기술로 평가받는 마이크로LED가 과연 OLED 스크린을 대체할 수 있을까? [1] Micro light-emitting diode, or microLED, has become a buzzword in tech, as Apple -- the world’s largest consumer electronics company by revenue -- is repor...

Subzero temperatures are expected throughout 4-day Lunar New Year holiday and could plummet to minus 17 degrees Celsius Tuesday morning, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. On Saturday, the first day of the four-day holiday, clear skies are expected for the central region but southern regions are projected to have some rain. Temperature is expected to drop for most regions by f...

재미있는 영어 표현과 사역동사(make, have, let), 지각동사(see, hear, feel, notice, watch) 정리 ‘Tom은 뒤끝 있는 사람이다’ 를 영어로 어떻게 할까? 영작의 할 떄 우리말 단어 하나하나를 영어로 옮기려고 하면 올바른 답을 찾을 수 없는 경우가 많다. 예를 들어 ‘Tom은 뒤끝 있는 사람이다’를 영작할 때 ‘뒤 끝이 영어로 뭐지?’를 고민하다가는 올바른 영작을 할 수가 없다. 모범답안은 Tom doesn’t let anything slide. 이다. 즉, Tom은 어떤 것도 그냥 지나가지 않는다는 의미이다. 비슷한 의미로 ‘이번에는 봐준다!’는 I’ll let it slide this time.로 표현 할 수 있다. 이 표현을 필자는 EBS 영국인 선생님 Pe...

Food and bakery giant SPC Group said Thursday that it has opened the first Paris Baguette store in Malaysia on a 264-square-meter site at the Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, the capital’s biggest shopping center in the heart of the major commercial district of Bukit Bintang. The latest store opening comes six months after a joint venture -- Berjaya Paris Baguette Sdn. Bhd. -- was launched in partnership w...

Hyundai Motor Group on Wednesday displayed Genesis X, a concept electric vehicle, at the Korea Night event held on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to promote the country's bid to host the World Expo 2030 in the southern port city of Busan, the automaker said Thursday. A total of 58 Hyundai Motor vehicles wrapped with the slogan "World Expo 2030 Busan, Korea" has b...

2) 파트 5 3문제 1. The board considers the Wickmark Company's newest venture ------- although several investors are willing to put money into the project. (A) simple (B) risky (C) acute (D) vital 해석 -- 몇 명의 투자자들이 프로젝트에 돈을 투자할 의향이 있음에도 불구하고, 이사회 측은 Wickmark사의 신규 벤처 사업이 위험하다고 여긴다. 해설 -- 형용사 어휘 문제 ‘이사회 측은 Wickmark사의 신규 벤처 사업이 위험하다고 여긴다’는 문맥이 되어야 하므로 ‘위험한’의 뜻을 지닌 형용사 (B) risky가 정답이다. 참고로 (A) si...

Russia’s war in Ukraine has affected political life in countries around the world, and this influence has been greater in the countries that are politically closest not to Ukraine but to Russia. Because Ukraine is a democracy and Russia is an authoritarian kleptocracy, the war has highlighted a fundamental clash between alternative political systems. This dynamic raises the stakes considerably, b...

Amid the fractious relationship between Seoul and Tokyo, a heartwarming event illuminated a path forward, paying homage to courageous individuals past and present. The occasion: presentation of an award memorializing a legendary Korean independence fighter. The recipient: former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who has advocated his country’s “infinite responsibility” as a former colonizer...

Amogy, a US clean energy startup, has successfully conducted a test drive of the world's first ammonia-powered, zero-emission semi truck, SK Innovation said Wednesday. The semi truck secured 900 kilowatt-hours of net electric energy after eight minutes of fueling process that used Amogy's ammonia-to-fuel technology. SK Innovation invested $30 million in Amogy in June last year.

Test your knowledge of Korea with our weekly quiz on the language, culture, history or anything K-related. Find the answer at the bottom of the page. Upon entering certain Seoul subway cars, there are single seats at the end of a row, colored in pink. These pink seats mark priority sitting exclusively for pregnant women, a system that was first introduced by the Seoul government for transit bus...