A news program attracts young people because of its new format of fact checking politician’s statements and commonly accepted views. It is JTBC’s "Fact Check", awarded as the best broadcast news of the year by the Citizens Coalition for Democratic Media in 2015. Last February, the Chonnam Tribune
Getting a job is tough for youths in Korea these days. The youth unemployment rate is about 9%, higher than ever, and university students prepare for years to enter companies or to be public servants. The word ‘chwi-jun-saeng’, which means a student who is preparing for employment, became a natural
A few days ago, a student came to my office to get some advice from me. The student majors in business administration, but she is interested in screenwriting. Regardless of what she wants to do, she said that she would get a job in a company because she has to make a living. What could I tell her? T
The Chonnam Tribune asked Park Hae-gwang(Professor, Dept. of Sociology) for his opinion about current trends and the young generation. Q1. What kind of effects would snack culture have in our society?: Snack culture is not inherently serious and depthful. It is mainly of witty, sensational and trans
Korean Welfare State since the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997 Korea's welfare system has developed in earnest since the 1980s. In the late 1980s and the early 1990s successful democratization, powerful citizens’ and labor movements have contributed to the development of welfare policy and import
Cheese in the Trap It is a popular webtoon which features the daily life, worries, and dreams of university students in Korea. This gains sympathy from many readers in their 20s because it has the same episodes as in their life. The main character ‘Hong-sul’, a hardworking and clever student, strugg
We are in the middle of the rise of different but similar cultures enjoyed by young generations. These kinds of cultures were considered as unpopular or even subcultures in the past, but recently they have been mainstreamed among the 2030 generations. These cultures are named Snack Culture, B Cultur
Many of you probably want to tell your story to the public. These days, most university students are familiar with social media to share their opinion. There is a special media that is currently delivered by some students at Chonnam National University (CNU) to share their own stories. CNU student w
Many cities around the world have their own arts & culture complexes to reflect their cultural lives and to make their environment more attractive. These art and cultural spaces give people opportunities to appreciate the artwork, to improve the area’s image and to activate the local economy. Gwangj
Child welfare is defined as economic, social and emotional support to create basic conditions that permit children to lead a happy life and make harmonious growth and development (Article 3.2 of Child Welfare Act [CWA]). And a child is defined as one aged less than 18 (Article 3.1 of CWA). The range
The Asia Culture Center (ACC) partially opened its doors to the public on September 4th. The ACC opening was held three months ahead of the scheduled official opening in early December of this year. Many locals and people around the world are anticipating that the city will renew itself as a number
This article is a special feature to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Korea’s Independence. The Overseas Coverage Team of the CNU Press and Broadcasting Center visited Yanbian in northeastern China from June 22nd to 26th, 2015. – Ed. "Yanbian is Korea-in-China!" It was the first impressio
Korea’s population is aging at the fastest pace among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. Koreans aged 65 or older accounted for 12.2% of the total population of about 50 million. This is the 30th highest ratio among the 34 OECD members. Korea became an “aging
How many Korean students have experienced talking to Muslim students? Probably, only a few students would have done that because it has been hard to see them on campus. As our university is becoming global, we need to understand the life of international students on campus. The Chonnam Tribune met s
Every year, about 90,000 companion animals are abandoned or lost. Most of them are sent to animal shelters. Although the animal shelters are an opportunity for them to live on, they have to live in poor surroundings and cannot receive enough care and attention from people. If you want to help these
Nowadays, a lot of people live with an animal and they are called the pet family, generally shortened to ‘petfam’ which is the new word that means people treat their pets as their family members. According to the survey result conducted by the Korean Consumer Agency in 2014, about 17.4 percent of Ko
The situation of the Middle East world is getting more complicated since Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) emerged on the stage and started expanding its territory and showing the most primitive and brutal atrocities in the modern time. Nobody can deny that the map of the Middle East is also
With the rise of self-publishing at the international book fairs including the London Book Fair and the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2014, a lot of Koreans recently have interest in DIY publishing and start to write a script and take a picture in order to make their book. Self-published authors have advan
What are the necessary conditions of your happiness in your life? How many Korean people think that they are now living in a happy society? According to the World Happiness Report 2013, which is published by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), Korea was ranked as the 41st happiest
You probably have heard of the term ‘Do it yourself’, also known as DIY, which is mainly used for a behavior where people who create or produce things for themselves without the help of paid experts. DIY has emerged as a general trend for this culture and offers an alternative to the modern consumer