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SOUTH KOREA opened formal diplomatic ties with Cuba on February 24. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the two countries had agreed to establish mutual ambassador-level relations, following a meeting between their respective United Nations representatives in New York[1]. This move is expected
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Kim Seo-young
2024.04.03 15:40
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CHINA, ONCE considered a global economic superpower, is startling national leaders and international investors with its recent economic slowdown. The country’s stock market index has fallen over 20% from its January peak, consumer prices are plummeting, and real estate crises are deepening[1]. With
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Kim Seo-young
2024.03.05 12:04
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THE PEOPLE Power Party announced a significant expansion of the annual medical school enrollment quota by more than 1,000 slots. The Korean government aims to put this decision into effect in 2025[1]. This proposal intends to tackle a looming shortage of physicians in the country and the sharp regio
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Kim Seo-young
2023.12.05 10:57
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THE AMAZON rainforest, often referred to as the “lungs of the earth” is reaching its breaking point. The Rio Negro, one of the planet’s largest rivers and a major tributary of the Amazon, is experiencing the most severe drought of the century, leaving vast sections of the waterway strikingly dry. Th
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Kim Seo-young
2023.12.05 10:52
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THE RECENT raiding of news outlets under the influence of President Yoon Suk-yeol engendered controversy on the permissible boundaries of presidential authority on the media. Media officials are raising their voices for the freedom of speech which nonetheless could not stop the full investigation co
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The Annals Staff
2023.11.09 13:30
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THE GROUP of 20 (G20), an intergovernmental forum consisting of the top 20 global economies, has extended a warm invitation to the African Union (AU) to become a permanent member, recognizing Africa’s economic and political significance as the continent strives for a greater presence on the internat
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Kim Seo-young
2023.11.09 19:47
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AS A prospective superpower of the world, India proved its potential to truly become a new economic global force with its successful landing near the moon’s south pole. On August 23, India's Chandrayaan-3 mission achieved a historic milestone sparking curiosity over the southern polar region—which i
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Kim Seo-young
2023.10.10 22:18
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A STABBING incident in Sillim-dong in July, 2023 created a domino effect of copycat crimes all over the nation that targeted many unspecified people. Affairs of bloodshed were followed by tributes to the innocent victims and the online murder threats that promised stabbing attacks, whether verifiabl
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The Annals Staff
2023.10.10 22:09
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ON JULY 18, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) confirmed the tragic passing of a 23-year-old first-grade schoolteacher who was found dead in Seoul Seo2 Elementary School. With repeated concerns regarding plummeting teachers’ rights, this incident spotlights the need for education ref
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Kim Seo-Yeong
2023.09.03 00:00
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SAUDI ARABIA'S recent expansion into the sports industry has emerged as a heated subject of discourse in the global sports arena. This is particularly owed to the announcement of the breakaway golf tournament LIV Golf Invitational Series and Saudi Arabia’s takeover of Newcastle United Football Club
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Kim Seo-young
2023.09.03 15:25
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ON JULY 1, 2023, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) officially permitted the use of smartphones in barracks[1]. Through numerous bold reforms, a hierarchical culture deeply ingrained in South Korea's military since the MND’s Defense Reform 2.0 seemed to be waning gradually[2]. However, recent st
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The Annals Staff
2023.09.03 15:15
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TANGARAJU SUPPIAH, a 46-year-old Singaporean, was executed on April 26, 2023 for trafficking 1 kg of cannabis, despite pleas for clemency from his family and various human rights organizations. In comparison, countries like Uruguay and Portugal have completely decriminalized major recreational drugs
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Samantha Bening
2023.06.08 00:53
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DESPITE KOREA’S well-established baseball culture and successful domestic league, their recent performance in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) has raised concerns about their competitiveness on the global stage. The disappointment and doubt that followed their failure in the WBC have spotlighted the
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Kim Sang-yun
2023.06.08 00:45
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HOMOSEXUALITY IN Korea is recognized by law as an individual's sexual orientation, but same-sex marriage is not legislated. Homosexuality faces an extremely polarized social climate. According to research in 2021, whereas more than 80% of women in their twenties and thirties responded that they may
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The Annals Staff
2023.04.04 22:13
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A DEVASTATING earthquake ripped through a broad area of Türkiye and Northwest Syria, leaving behind a trail of immense destruction. The earthquake shattered buildings and homes, tore families apart, and forever altered the lives of countless individuals. The magnitude of the disaster was staggering,
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Kim Sang-yun
2023.04.04 22:08
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AFTER LEGALIZING the import of Real Dolls, a full-body sex doll product, sex dolls are rampant in the market once more. The Korea Customs Service, which had previously banned the customs clearance of sex dolls notwithstanding the court rulings that canceled the suspension order, revised its regulati
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The Annals Staff
2023.03.07 21:54
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ACCORDING TO an official figure released last August by a national statistics agency Statistics Korea, South Korea has recorded the world’s lowest fertility rate—struggling to reverse its trend of declining fertility rates for six consecutive years[1]. To alleviate this issue, the South Korean gover
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Kim Sang-yun
2023.03.07 21:43
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WANG JINGYU is a victim of harassment directed by the illegal Chinese police stations in the Netherlands[1]. The Chinese government and its illicit overseas police stations have apparently “punished” Wang for “misconduct” and threatened other victims and their families as well. Surreptitious Chinese
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The Annals Staff
2022.12.07 15:00
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THE PROBLEM of climate change is an overarching one that becomes more pressing as time goes on. As such, calls for pioneering technologies to curb environmental pollution and reduce climate change are increasing. City Oil Field Inc., a South Korean environmental corporation, is now able to successfu
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The Annals Staff
2022.12.07 15:07
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ON OCTOBER 25, Rishi Sunak became the 57th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. With his installation, Britain has now had three Prime Ministers in just seven weeks, showing the current tumultuous nature of British politics. The quick turnover of British Prime Ministers indicates the nation’s econo
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Aamna Shehzad
2022.12.07 02:00