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What do you think is the purpose of Christmas? Is it the gifts that Santa Claus leaves under the Christmas tree on the night of December 24th? We all have beautiful memories of doing good deeds for a year to receive Santa's gifts when we were young and trying to be good children. However, the bigges
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신서현 Reporter
2021.12.07 12:03
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From the night of December 24th, there is a belief that keeps children from falling asleep and brings happiness on the morning of the 25th: Santa. Children worry whether Santa will be able to come into the house, and constantly imagine what gifts he will bring. But as we all know, Santa exists only
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정예진 Reporter
2021.12.07 12:03
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When I was young and December approached, my parents always asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I have a happy memory of answering right away because I was excited to hear that Santa Claus would be coming. Even though it's not a significant memory now, when I think of that time, I remember my chil
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신지원 Reporter
2021.12.07 12:03
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Most people immediately think of Santa when they hear the word "Christmas." In particular, many children in Korea hear the story that Santa brings gifts to good children who did not cry even if he or she had difficult and sad events. Then they often wait for gifts from Santa Claus on Christmas. Sant
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나수진 Reporter
2021.12.07 12:03
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Every December 24th, children look forward to the coming of Santa. This is because they firmly believe that Santa Claus will give out gifts to children if they behave well and avoid crying for a year. As such, Santa brings dreams and hopes to children. Therefore, adults should give children an oppor
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송수민 Reporter
2021.12.05 22:15
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The four-day workweek is quickly becoming a social issue. The four-day workweek means workers need to only work for four days a week, giving them an additional day for their weekend. National Assemblywoman Sim Sang-jung of the Justice Party made a four-day workweek as a presidential election pledge.
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신지원 Reporter
2021.11.12 12:03
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In Korea, there is a consensus on the introduction of a ‘four-day workweek’ to improve productivity and quality of life. According to a survey of 604 office workers on the corporate information sharing platform ‘Job Planet’ in March 2021, about 97% supported the introduction of a four-day workweek.
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정예진 Reporter
2021.11.12 12:02
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Discussions on the four-day workweek are steadily taking place along with policies such as the 52-hour workweek and the extension of the retirement age of 65. With the spread of COVID-19, discussions on the introduction of a four-day workweek have become more prominent. However, the introduction of
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나수진 Reporter
2021.11.12 12:02
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Discussions on a universal basic income system have been proceeded for a relatively long time and continuing to this day. However, the introduction of the universal basic income system can certainly cause a number of problems. First of all, the universal basic income system cannot produce a large en
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나수진 Reporter
2021.10.11 09:31
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Currently, the ‘Youth Basic Income system’ is being implemented in Gyeonggi-do as of July 2021. This is a policy that is implemented under the belief that basic income is essential to create a positive cycle of the economy, while the economic recession is gradually becoming structured after the adve
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신서현 Reporter
2021.10.11 09:31
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The universal basic income system began to emerge as a social alternative to reducing the polarization of wealth as the number of jobs was reduced following the advent of the 4th industrial revolution. A universal basic income system means an income support system in which minimum living expenses ar
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송수민 Reporter
2021.10.11 09:31
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The retirement age is quickly becoming a big issue in our society. In July, the Hyundai Motor Co. union demanded to extend the retirement age from the current 60 to 64 in the labor negotiations. This labor union’s demand brought big power to our society. In Korea, as the ‘Act on Prohibition of Age D
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나수진 Reporter
2021.09.03 19:09
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In June, a petition for the ‘extension of the retirement age to 65’ by the unions of Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors, and GM Korea appeared on the Blue House public petition board. A petition to increase the retirement age from 60 to 65 is rapidly gaining approval. However, in reality, the 65-year-old ret
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신서현 Reporter
2021.09.03 19:09
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What is the positive effect of extending the retirement age?First, for the Korean government, there is the advantage that the extension of the retirement age will solve the problem of the working age population, which has decreased since 2017. A labor force is essential for a country’s economic deve
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신지원 Reporter
2021.09.03 19:09
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Discussions continue over the government's push to introduce the COVID-19 vaccine passports. Opinions differ on this, but there is a consensus that it is still too early to commercialize vaccine passports. As of May 18th, the COVID-19 vaccination rate of Korea was only 7.20 percent for the primary i
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권아현 Reporter
2021.06.06 00:45
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Lee Jae-wooProfessor of Department of Industrial Security, Chung-Ang University A vaccine passport means a COVID-19 vaccination certificate. The document certifies that individuals who possess it have a significantly lower risk of getting COVID-19 in the future as they have been vaccinated against i
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강민지 Reporter
2021.06.06 00:45
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The introduction of a vaccine passport has become a hot topic around the world as the COVID-19 vaccine is being given out to many people. Vaccine passports refer to the concept of a certificate that allows free movement between countries if the holder has been vaccinated against COVID-19. Following
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이희정 Reporter
2021.06.01 16:49
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The discussion is now spreading to Korean society over the introduction of a sugar tax that would impose taxes on processed foods such as soft drinks to reduce the intake of sugars. Of course, we should take precautions not to eat excessive sugar products that cause obesity and many other adult dise
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권아현 Reporter
2021.05.04 15:40
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Ha Sang-do, Ph.D.Professor of Department of Food Engineering Chung-Ang University Kang Byung-won, of the ruling party, proposed a partial revision of the National Health Promotion Act on February 26th. It is to impose a fee for health promotion which is also known as a sugar tax on companies that ma
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송윤영 Reporter
2021.05.04 13:29
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The sugar tax became a hot issue when the ruling party proposed a revised bill on the National Health Promotion Act on February 26th, which included imposing charges on beverages containing sugars. Through the National Health Promotion Act, which previously was only imposed charges on cigarettes, th
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이희정 Reporter
2021.05.04 13:29