Tag: Korea news
[코로나 대응, 현장을 가다] What was different about Sweden’s coronavirus strategy?
At Arlanda Airport in Stockholm, which arrived on September 17, neither a ‘vaccination certificate’ nor a ‘corona 19 negative confirmation’ was requested. There was only one peculiarity in that the…
‘Expansion of nuclear power plants vs. 100% renewable energy’, the Yoon administration and Samsung?
Recently, there have been two important but contradictory news about Korea’s renewable energy policy. One was the declaration of Samsung Electronics’ RE100 (Renewable Energy 100%), and the other was news…
[코로나 대응, 현장을 가다] How Sweden’s Older People Got Through the Pandemic
Marta Severhelu, Professor Emeritus, University of Stockholm At the beginning of the 2020 Corona 19 epidemic, a large amount of damage occurred in a nursing facility for the elderly in…
[코로나 대응, 현장을 가다] Why did Sweden open schools?
Helena Svalerud Professor, Uppsala University (Labor Economics) Sweden did not close schools for students under 16 during the pandemic. Face-to-face classes continued in kindergartens, elementary schools, and lower secondary schools.…
Officials tremble at Trump’s ‘schedule’
Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a keynote speech at a conference hosted by the Americas First Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC, on July 26. ⓒAP Photo There…
‘Putin’s brain’ fuels war of aggression
Aleksandr Dugin speaks at the memorial service of his daughter Darya Dugin on August 23 (local time). ⓒAP Photo On August 23rd, at the Ostankino TV Center in Moscow, Russia,…
Residents in litigation in the collapsing Alps
On August 23, 2017, the village of Bondo, Switzerland, was swept away by stones and sand due to a landslide. ⓒAP Photo Kanderstek, a small town with a population of…
What is the next step for the military to carry out executions?
Citizens march in silence towards the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Myanmar Embassy on July 30. ⓒEPN Cho Nam-jin The call came from Insein prison in Myanmar on the…
The president fled, but no one was punished
Anti-government protesters march to the office of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 9, demanding the resignation of the government. ⓒAFP PHOTO In late July, the Tamils,…
Shall we sue Trump? Washington is in trouble
The image of former President Trump reflected on the screen at the hearing of the ‘1/6 Riot Special Committee’ hearing on July 12. ⓒAP Photo The biggest topic of discussion…