On July 1st, the Seoul Bankruptcy Court (SLBC) began to apply a new rule: to prepare a support plan for debtors who have failed to invest in stocks or cryptocurrency. However, there have been opinions that by applying this rule, the SLBC will be helping those who went into debt in order to invest. T
Recently, from July 9th to August 7th, the contemporary designer brand, Koimooi, opened a pop-up store in Seongsu-dong. The pop-up store, named “pinkO’clock,” aims to engrave the brand’s signature color, pink, onto customers’ minds. Moreover, various enterprises are attempting pop-up store marketing
Sri Lanka is an island country located in South Asia, in which the Rajapaksa family has dominated the country’s politics for the past two decades. Due to problems including nepotism among the political class, the collapse of tourism, and shortages of essential goods, Sri Lanka has faced one of the w
The United States (U.S.) Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures for June 2022 reached 9.1%, the highest in nearly 41 years. These high inflation numbers have led the U.S. Federal Reserve, also known as the Fed, to hike the interest rates further. On July 17th, the Wall Street Journal reported that the F
South Korea and the United States (U.S.) military resumed large-scale field exercises from August 22nd to September 1st, rebranded as Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS). The joint exercise used to be conducted as a computer simulation-based training exercise, but this year’s military drill will include an o
Recently, BA.5, one of the most contagious Omicron subvariants of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has been spreading rapidly. In addition, as South Korea confirmed its first case of BA.2.75, a new highly-mutated subvariant of the virus – nicknamed “Centaurus” – concerns have gro
As summer’s heat starts to cool off, September has finally approached us with its cool autumn breeze. I am sure many Kingos have found this summer exceptionally busy. Now it is time to pour that passion back into your campus life. As important as reminiscing past memories is, marching forward to exp
Have you ever dreamt of a summer holiday in Hawaii, one of the most picturesque getaways in the world? Although not all of us can visit Hawaii this June, perhaps there are other ways to savor its beauty. Chung Se-rang’s From Sisun Onward, is a realistic fiction novel depicting a family trip to Hawai
Professor Kim Tae-il’s research team in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) has succeeded in developing a damping material that selectively removes external noise. Recently, bioelectronic devices such as smartwatches and smartphones have s
Q1. Please introduce yourself.Hello, my name is Miura Tomomi, and I am a 24-year-old Japanese student at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU). I come from Saitama Prefecture, which is near northern Tokyo. I entered SKKU as a student of the Humanities Affiliated College in 2018. After my first year, I deci
The government is conducting reinvestigation on a murder case that occured in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, on July 30th, 2019. The prosecution arrested criminal suspects A and B on a charge of murdering A’s husband for life insurance, and this incident has caused a stir in society. Insurance fraud e
Q1. Please introduce yourself.Hello, my name is Karel Sauvageau, a 25-year-old French Canadian. I am currently studying a Bachelor of Asian Studies, Profile Geopolitics, and Korean Language at the University of Montreal. I grew up in the beautiful city of Quebec. If you watched the South Korean tele
This year, Park Sang-young’s novel Love in the Big City was longlisted for the International Booker Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world. Did you know that novelist Park Sang-young graduated from the Department of French Language and Literature and the Department of Media
With summer just around the corner, college students tend to engage in various off-campus extracurricular activities to spend their vacation meaningfully. Among a lot of public activities, in the case of the university student’s mentoring program, Kingos take part in united clubs such as Youth Facto
In the modern world, System on Chips (SoCs) are used in diverse fields, ranging from streaming video to driving assistance, and deeply influences everyday life. The technological gap between SoCs and traditional computer processors is also narrowing, as newer SoCs perform better in certain workloads
Many of us have caught ourselves binge-watching dating shows. From The Bachelor to Heart Signal, dating shows have glued audiences’ eyes to the screen since the beginning. However, problems surrounding these shows have been growing as fast as their popularity. In response to this, the Sungkyun Times
Before the end of the semester, how about visiting Chuncheon where you can experience various activities to chill out and enjoy the beginning of the summer? Starting the vacation by walking down the path along the waterway will make Kingos fall in love with the lakeside city. The Sungkyun Times (SKT
2022 ESKARA Festival, Kingos United after Three Years The University Festival is a large-scale Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) festival held in May where all Kingos become united through various cultural events. The festival came back after three years as the 2022 ESKARA Festival after
From the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics to controversy over BTS’s military service, being given military exemption has become one of the most debated issues in Korea these days. As military service is a common worry for most Korean men in their 20s, the issue of military exemption has always been cont
The yen exchange rate against the dollar soared to ¥131.5 on April 28th, the highest in 20 years. Until now, Japan has depreciated the yen value through quantitative easing to activate the economy. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had implemented a stimulating policy called Abenomics, a policy t