On October 21st, Nuri, the first Korean launch vehicle using homegrown technology, blasted off. It was a historical day on which Korea joined the global space club. Although the rocket failed to set its 1.5-ton dummy satellite into space orbit, the self-developed rocket itself is a significant miles
The beginning of November marks the end of autumn. Even with the increasingly cold weather, there is no doubt November is the perfect time to catch the last of the colorful fall foliage right before winter approaches. How about a visit to Heyri Art Valley and Provence Village with the Sungkyun Times
Rather than expecting an end to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the era of “living with COVID-19” is coming close to our lives. If you’re tired of your life, why not try and get some sympathy and consolation through the lives of people living in different societies? To introduce these other liv
House on Wheels for Rent, a television program where actors live in a camper van, was aired this September. The number of shows about camping like Camping Club and Spring Camp has increased in recent years along with the rising camping trends in Korea; there have been nearly 7 million campers this y
Changdeokgung Palace, a royal palace of the Joseon Dynasty located near the Sungkyunkwan University, has shared more than 500 years of history with Kingos. Changdeokgung Palace is exceptionally well-preserved, and it is known for its beautiful Secret Garden surrounded by trees and mountains. Followi
Aired from October on Mnet, a hip-hop survival program SHOW ME THE MONEY 10 is currently getting a round of applause. From the 2010s to the present, various survival programs have made people go crazy for them. The idol debut survival series, PRODUCE 101, transformed teenagers into “national produce
Due to the widespread coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), people have been waiting for a long time to get vaccinated. These days, with COVID-19 vaccines coming into our life, people are talking about vaccines every day. The Sungkyun Times (SKT) will now introduce the basic information of a vaccine
Korea’s platform giants, Naver and Kakao, are currently being accused of abusing their dominant power in markets. According to the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on September 23rd, the Fair Online Platform Intermediary Transactions Act and Act on the Consumer Protection on Electronic Commerce were bein
On September 23rd, the United States (US) White House and the Department of Commerce convened the 3rd semiconductor-related meeting, and controversy arose as the contents of the meeting were revealed to have requested disclosure of the company’s internal trade secrets. In the meeting, automobile man
On September 24th, a steel processing company in Liaoning Province in China was shut down due to a sudden blackout, and 23 employees were exposed to toxic gas. The blackout was caused by a serious power shortage in China nationwide, and the problems were especially severe in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and G
On September 24th, the Korean Netflix drama Squid Game ranked top on the “Today’s Top 10 Global Drama” ranking on Netflix. It is the first record for an Asian drama, and Squid Game also topped the ranking of 14 countries around the world within a week after it was first released on September 17th. S
On September 22nd, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) announced that local governments distributed about 5,449 billion won for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency relief funds as of 2020 and the 1st half of 2021. As a result, the average independent rate of finance or munic
The drop in temperature and the cold breeze is coming together with November. Is there any way to look fashionable in warm clothes? When opening the closet, it seems that there are no clothes to wear, and nothing looks suitable for today. However, these days, people can transform old clothes into ne
On September 15th, in the declaration ceremony of Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) VISION 2030, SKKU announced plans to strengthen data and convergence education. These days, the topic of the university society is software, and both the Korean and the global markets are demanding competitiveness in de
VISION 2030 and Four Goals On September 15th at 2 p.m., Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) held a declaration ceremony for VISION 2030 at the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus. Due to the coronavirus disease 2019, only a few personnel attended the event on the spot, and it was live-st
Recent research has discovered the physiological mechanism behind how the exposure of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) emitted from car engines induces neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in human brains. The study was conducted by a joint research team of Professor Cho Hansang from the Institute
On September 23rd, the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) announced that Professor Lee Jong-kwan from the Department of Philosophy at Sungkyunkwan University was selected for the "2021 Best Scholars Support Program" in the field of Humanities and Social Scien
What do you think when you hear the word “mistake”? Throughout our life, we make lots of mistakes. In fact, making a mistake is unavoidable as every person is not perfect from the beginning. What we should keep our eyes on is how we are affected by the mistakes we have made. Whenever we make a mista
Google, which has a share of the app store market that no one can compete with, has declared that in-app payments will be compulsory for all apps in Google Play from this October. And, of course, what do people use the most while using their smartphones? Applications. To listen to songs, search the
A growing number of wealthy countries are starting to offer a 3rd dose of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine. Hoping to curb the Delta variant, Israel, a country with one of the world’s highest infection rates per capita, began administering the booster shots to its elderly population o