On February 15th, the case of an American woman who recovered from the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was revealed: this is the third case in the world but the first woman to be cured. When the patient was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 2017, she had a cord blood stem cell transplant f
On February 24th, Russian President Vladimir Putin directed an invasion into Ukraine to block Ukraine from joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Due to this invasion, Ukraine suffered the devastating damage of at least 57 deaths and 169 injuries on the first day of invasion alone. W
With Myongji University on the verge of shutting down, students, as well as entering freshmen, have been voicing their concerns over the impending closure of the university. Myongji Educational Foundation, the private educational foundation of Myongji University, is currently facing potential bankru
Reservations to receive the Novavax vaccine in Korea were officially opened on February 21st via the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination reservation system website (ncvr2.kdca.go.kr). The vaccine, also referred to as “Nuvaxovid” and “NVX-CoV2373,” was developed by Novavax, Inc., an Ameri
On January 16th, the first freight train departing from Sinuiju, North Korea, crossed the North Korea-China Friendship Bridge, arrived at Dandong Station in China, then returned to North Korea. Shortly thereafter, the second freight train, which departed on the following day, arrived at Dandong Stat
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is spreading at an alarming rate. Despite Omicron being the most contagious variant yet, it appears to have relatively milder symptoms. As such, observers say that it could trigger a natural vaccine effect and build herd immunity against
While the South Korean art industry is flourishing with an approximate ₩915.7 billion market size, two pillars of the industry, galleries and auction houses, are at odds. As Frieze, the worldwide art fair, and the Korea International Art Fair (KIAF), Korea’s largest art fair, will be co-hosted
While former South Korean presidential elections had weighty topics, politicians claim that debatable issues are absent in the 2022 presidential election. Instead, candidates have targeted specific groups with “small but certain happiness” pledges. Examples include the tattoo legalization as promise
On October 28th, the CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, revealed a new logo and name for Facebook, “Meta”, with the wish of creating a metaverse environment that allows people to communicate both in reality and virtually. A metaverse is a compound word using meta and universe, having the meaning of v
The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) was held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on November 1st. Most countries proposed the amount of carbon emission goals and set a target of Net-zero. According to the Paris Climate Change Accord, countries all around the world should
On October 25th, the KT internet service was paralyzed for 89 minutes. This event received a lot of criticism since it happened due to a careless inspection system of the company. The network outage occurred around lunchtime on October 25th when they were exchanging a network communication path sett
On October 29th, the Korean government announced that they were securing 270,000 doses of oral vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The United States pharmaceutical company, Merck, developed the oral vaccine called Molnupiravir, and the Korean government completed the contract with them
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
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
On August 15th, the Islamist group, the Taliban seized the presidential palace in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Taliban spokesman Mohammad Naeem declared the “War is over.” The war started in 2001 when the United States (US) invaded Afghanistan as the Taliban, which then governed most of Afghan
The power of the military law system is going to be curtailed as the National Assembly passed a revision to the Military Court Act on August 31st. The revision is a reflex of public opinion. Since the current military law system lets military organizations conduct the whole process from investigatio
On August 31st this year, the National Assembly approved a bill that mandates the installation and operation of closed-circuit TV cameras in operating rooms. There have been growing calls for providing legislative protection to patients against medical malpractice or negligence after several controv