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Last July 16th, the Chung-cheong province turned into a madhouse because of the localized heavy rain which began the night before. Houses, roads, shopping districts, and farmlands sunk under the water and there were frequent landslides. Over a thousand cars were submerged under the water and roads were damaged. In Cheong-ju city, 290mm of rain poured down, which was the most amount since 1995, so Musim Stream, which goes through the city, overflowed. Fortunately, the localized heavy rain entered a quiet stage in the afternoon on that day. | |
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Recently, except for Seoul National University, the discussion about merging the nine local major national universities in Korea (Kangwon Univ., Kyungpook Univ., Gyeongsang Univ., Busan Univ., Chonnam Univ., Chonbuk Univ., Jeju Univ., Chungnam Univ., Chungbuk Univ.) into one national university, called ‘Hankuk University’, has been ongoing. On July 25th, a brief session on the admission requirements of the nine local major universities was held in Busan University, and it was interpreted as a first step in the discussion about Hankuk University consolidation. | |
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Have you ever seen the Spiderman statue standing on top of the Art College? Seo Jun-bae, who amazes many people by making life-like figures, like the Spiderman, is a student majoring in sculpting. Now, he is working as a ‘figure artist’. People might be unfamiliar with this job because it doesn’t sound like an occupation, but he recently worked for ‘Netflix’. We met him to figure out what he does as a figure artist. | |
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Isn’t there a place people dream of going? Such a wish is no longer a dream with the development of transportation. If there are places where you want to go, such as seas, famous cities, etc., you can simply get to there by transportation. However, there are some people who cannot easily go to the shops in front of their homes. The stairs can be a huge barrier for those who use wheelchairs. Moreover, | |
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Last July, there was an incident of dating violence where a drunken man assaulted his girlfriend in Seoul. The man even drove a truck and sped towards her and some citizens who tried to protect her from the truck. This kind of dating violence has reached alarming levels, and the damages have been increasing. Dating violence refers to any violence or threats that can happen between lovers. It includes not only sexual violence but also multiple other crimes such as violent acts, excessive control, surveillance, ranting, intimidation, extortion, kidnapping and attempted murder. | |
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Recently, Kakao Bank, which is only the second internet-only bank following K-Bank, is gaining great popularity. Kakao Bank successfully passed a million new accounts and more than 300 billion in deposits. The internet-only bank, which was developed to compensate for the faults of the current banking industry, can provide banking services at home. Accordingly, the internet-only bank offers better interest rates to consumers with decreased offline operating expenses. | |
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Violence in the Name of Love | |
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The Chungbuk Times No.173 | |
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Recently, Japan’s economy is showing signs of recovery, so Japanese companies are trying to hire permanent employees who can work longer instead of temporary employees. However, Japanese job seekers avoid permanent positions, so Japan is suffering from a serious labor shortage. The American statistics site Trading Economics showed that the number of permanent employees in Japan increased by about 300,000 since last year and reached 21,263,000. | |
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Last June, KBS2 TV broadcasted a new variety program about independent publishing called ‘Naembibatchim(Pot Stands)’. From June 14th to 18th, twenty small independent bookstores participated in the Seoul International Book Fair. Unlimited Edition, which is an Art Book Fair, is preparing for its 9th fair in December. Many books about the stories of independent bookstores and independent publishers are steadily being published every year. | |
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