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The Chungbuk Times

최종편집 : 2025.06.02 월 16:14

Society & Global

Society & Global

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A Need for Effective Laws for Preventing Private Leaks

Olleh KT homepage was hacked this February, so 1.2 million among 1.6 million customers personal information was leaked.

[News in Chungbuk] Remodeling of the Cheongju Baseball Stadium

The Cheongju baseball stadium, which has been used as Korean pro baseball team Hanwha Eagles’s second home, finished major remodeling on July 15th. The Cheongju baseball stadium construction, which started in June in 2012, was completed after a year and cost 4.2 billion won.

Data Spill List

Chungbuk Police Became a Safety Net for Elders

On March 29th, the Chungbuk provincial agency started ‘Silver Care Service(SCC)’ for senior citizens who live alone. SCC is the checking program where police officers frequently visit the homes of elders living alone or inquire after using the telephone to check on their safety.

Ah~! 4 Rivers

[Culture in the World] Are You Ready to Embrace?

‘Modern Family’ is an American comedy series which deals with a series of daily episodes regarding American middle-class families. They deal with three types of modern families we can see in reality: the typical form of middle class family in America, the same-sex couple who adopted a Vietnamese baby, and a multi-cultural step family.

[Movie in the World] Carpe Diem!

In the movie ‘Dead Poets Society’, the high school teachers teach students only for the purpose of going to better universities

More Students Are Recommended to Take Health Checks

CBNU students’ participation in the health check this year was at a low level, 31.84%. The participation rates so far from 2008 are 34.61%(2008), 21.81%(2011), 28.26(2012). In 2009, only freshmen took part because of a Novel swine-origin influenza A(H1N1), and in 2010, there was no health check because of a budget shortage.

[Desk Column]The Need to Protect Personal Information

‘Big Data’ has become a major topic recently. This word means exploding data with the development of the internet and new operations that process much data. We can see information become very important through the advent of words such as Big Data.

[David column] Let’s Horse Around

English has a lot of idioms. These are expressions that have a separate meaning from their literal meaning. One thing about English is that the number of idioms is really high, so no one speaker can learn them all.

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Are the Many Acronyms and Slang Used by Youths Desirable?

Have you ever seen the public service announcement, 'Language Purification-Talk to Me Quickly'? The short announcement on TV shows the image of teenagers who can't continue a conversation without using swear words.

Inadequate Measures for Heat Wave and the Electrical Power Crisis

Authorities issued a “Heat wave” warning last Sunday for the Chungbuk province. Nam In-mo, a 21-year-old student living in Cheongju, stayed in his house with only a fan. He said, “I took a shower to cool off.

Korean University Students Are Starting to Find Another Way

Nowadays, many university students study hard and build their careers to get stable jobs. However, the notion of a permanent job has disappeared. Many people who have jobs are preparing for their next careers. Because of the recession and unemployment crisis, the number of university students who want to establish their own companies is increasing.

A New Law Revised for Small Stores And Traditional Markets

The Distribution Industry Development Law was amended to protect traditional markets and small businesses. Thus, major discount stores such as Emart, Homeplus, Lottemart and other Super Supermarkets(SSM) have to be shut down for a day or two each month.