President Moon Jae-in and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates have agreed to strengthen cooperation for developing treatments for COVID-19 as important partners to maintain close communication. On April 10th, the two had a 25-minute telephone conversation at the request of Gates, who is also co-chairman
A local food research institute in Gyeonggi Province has launched a so-called Good Customer Campaign to help local farmers hit by the COVID-19. A Good Customer Campaign that promotes consumption to help farmers, restaurants, and businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 has emerged. As farms that supply f
Nanta is a popular non-verbal performance and has appeared on various television programs. It has a history of 23 years and is continuously loved by the public. Starting from 2009, it has been on an open run until now and showcases every day. However, due to the current issue regarding the novel cor
Professor Won Sang-min of Electronic Electrical Engineering at SKKU and his research team have introduced and suggested a guide for future implantable biodevice technology for nerve diagnosis and treatment. Until recently, research on nerve systems using implantable devices has taken the role of pro
Kingos have had to focus on their studies online during a chaotic three months from the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Moreover, Kingos may have passed difficult times until now as test methods and grading systems changed because of the current situation. In this situation, the Sungky
Professor Kim Sang-woo of Advanced Materials Sciences and Engineering at SKKU developed the technology that can recharge implantable medical devices. It utilizes energy harvesting technology, which collects wasted energy like light and heat and resupplies these energies to a place in need. Prof. Kim
Many countries are considering basic income as an alternative to overcoming economic hardships due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Unlike the original basic income, disaster-related basic income is paid temporarily, but the two are common in that both have the universality, which means t
The prices of apartments in Seoul have soared seriously in the past few years. As the house prices rise continuously, the government has effectuated various real estate policy measures to curb rising house prices. On the 16th December last year, the government announced a more stringent real estate
The integrated festival was scheduled for May, but unfortunately, Kingos lost the opportunity to gather together and enjoy the festival due to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Since SKKU has two campuses, one in Seoul and one in Suwon, the integrated festival is one of the important events that prov
Due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), many Kingos might be disappointed that they cannot visit the cherry blossom attractions this spring. However, thanks to quarantine nowadays, we can see a cleaner nature because factories have stopped operating and the number of tourists has decreased in touri
Recently, Itaewon Class, a drama based on a webtoon, ended in great success, and upcoming dramas that are based on webtoons such as True Beauty and Memorist are attracting a lot of attention. As a result, many people are becoming interested in webtoons, which are the original works of dramas. Accord
With lots of issues and the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the 21st Assembly election was held on April 15th. Elections and candidates are, however, not a major issue for many young people in their twenties. Therefore, The Sungkyun Times (SKT) is going to introduce the exhibition, The Better Man 1948
Starting this April, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) will operate a system that provides financial data from nine public financial organizations, including the Financial Supervisory Service and the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation, to the general public. The FSC announced that this system
On March 6th, Geostationary Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite 2B (GEO-KOMPSAT 2B), also known as Chollian 2B, successfully entered orbit. The satellite will carry out a precise correction process to optimize the quality of data until the full-blown service, which will launch in October. The Communicatio
Music with Korean lyrics from the soundtrack of the famous football game FIFA19 and people singing “Itgaehane” together in Korean in foreign clubs are what Peggy Gou is all about, although, she is relatively less famous in Korea than she is all over the world. Let's talk about her music, relieve
Last March 7th, Hassan Diab, the prime minister of Lebanon, declared a moratorium on its 1.2 billion dollars. Moratorium refers to a declaration that the country is currently unable to pay its debt, and, thus, defers payment. Mr. Diab said that the national debt amounts to 900 billion dollars, which
On March 5th, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members and non-OPEC oil producers discussed further cuts to cope with a weakening demand of oil and a slowdown in the oil market, but have failed to reach an agreement. After that, on March 10th, Saudi Aramco, the national oil c
[Body 1] Background SummaryBrief Explanation of the Uncanny ValleyThe uncanny valley is an adverse psychological reaction that is triggered by seeing products that have strong similarities to humans. The term uncanny valley was first used in the 1970s by Masahiro Mori, a Japanese robotics engineer.
In late December of 2019, the first cases of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV, COVID-19) were detected in the city of Wuhan in China’s Hubei province, leading to an explosive pneumonia outbreak of an unknown etiology. Since then, the illness has rapidly spread to different parts of the world, and So
Shim Hyun-chul, a professor of Electrical Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), delivered a lecture on April 8th at the 2020 Spring Knowledge Awakening on Stage (KAOS) lecture, a foundation that shares the scientific knowledge through conferences and publicat