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‘A far-right politician who defends the Gaza invasion’ wins the Nobel Peace Prize… A Nobel Committee that gives awards only for ‘peace’ that does not clash with the United States [Point-Line-Plane]
‘A far-right politician who defends the Gaza invasion’ wins the Nobel Peace Prize… A Nobel Committee that gives awards only for ‘peace’ that does not clash with the United States [Point-Line-Plane]

Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader nicknamed the ‘Iron Lady of Venezuela,’ is this year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She was selected for the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her years of pro-democracy struggle against the dictatorship of Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro, who has been in power for more than a decade. The problem is that Machado is on a wanted list over various charges brought by the Venezuelan government, including conspiring to commit crimes and in...

2025.12.15
  • Trump, who did not win a Nobel Prize, finally secured the ‘Peace Prize’···wins the newly created ‘FIFA Peace Prize’
    Trump, who did not win a Nobel Prize, finally secured the ‘Peace Prize’···wins the newly created ‘FIFA Peace Prize’

    On the 5th (local time), U.S. President Donald Trump received the newly created FIFA Peace Prize.FIFA President Gianni Infantino that day awarded the Peace Prize to President Trump on stage at the 2026 North and Central America World Cup finals group draw held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Infantino presented a certificate along with a medal to President Trump.Infantino stated, “The FIFA Peace Prize is awarded each year, on behalf of billions of football fans around the world...

    2025.12.07 10:19

  • Frank Gehry, the ‘architectural giant’ who designed the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, dies at 96
    Frank Gehry, the ‘architectural giant’ who designed the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, dies at 96

    U.S. media outlets including AP and The New York Times reported on the 5th (local time) that architect Frank Gehry, who left a major mark on the world of architecture with geometric curves and innovative design and is best known for the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain, has died. He was 96.Megan Lloyd, the head of his firm Gehry Partners, LLP and his longtime colleague, said he died at his Santa Monica, Los Angeles home that day after a short respiratory illness.Born in Toronto, Canada, h...

    2025.12.07 10:19

  • ‘Past crime allegations’ actor Jo Jin-woong announces retirement···“I will humbly accept all criticism”
    ‘Past crime allegations’ actor Jo Jin-woong announces retirement···“I will humbly accept all criticism”

    Actor Jo Jin-woong, who faced allegations that he received a juvenile protective disposition in his teens, has announced his retirement.On the 6th, through an official statement, Jo Jin-woong said, “First, I bow my head and apologize for disappointing everyone who trusted and supported me due to my past disgraceful actions,” and added, “I humbly accept all of this criticism, and as of today I will halt all activities and bring my path as an actor to an end.”Jo Jin-woong stated, “I believe ...

    2025.12.06 19:57

  • Chinese taking jobs? It is Korea that relies on cheap labor
    Chinese taking jobs? It is Korea that relies on cheap labor

    [Weekly Kyunghyang] In Korean society, Chinese workers are viewed in two ways at once. They are seen as essential personnel without whom work would not run, and at the same time they are singled out as a group that takes citizens’ jobs. Wariness toward Chinese workers and a labor market structure that relies on them are intensifying together. Experts analyze that this contradiction has arisen from a structure that has filled labor gaps with Chinese workers while leaving low-wage·high-risk jo...

    2025.12.06 18:28

  • Tongyeong, the home of ideals and romance ‘Even a brief stay becomes a poem’
    Tongyeong, the home of ideals and romance ‘Even a brief stay becomes a poem’

    I suddenly wondered why there are so many artists in Tongyeong. With that small question in mind, I walked through the city where composers, painters, and writers were born and raised. Alleys where feeling flows and the calm archipelago, sunsets that color the sea beyond, clusters of houses and fishing boats, delicious food that quenches thirst. I found the answer in all of it. In Tongyeong, steeped in romance, even a brief stay becomes a poem.Meeting the magician of color, Jeon Hyuk-Lim Museu...

    2025.12.06 15:56

  • “Anti-China? Do that on the mainland; please bring some Chinese tourists here”
    “Anti-China? Do that on the mainland; please bring some Chinese tourists here”

    [Weekly Kyunghyang] Since the illegal martial-law declaration on Dec. 3, the ‘anti-China (Sinophobia) sentiment’ that spread mainly among far-right and conservative groups has not subsided. Recently, figures in the People Power Party have joined the anti-China chorus. The main policy they attack is the ‘visa-free entry for Chinese tourists’ implemented at the end of September. Far-right and conservative forces argue that visa-free entry for Chinese will lead to more crime and undocumented s...

    2025.12.06 14:35

  • Coupang used the same evasive formula··· the moment it is branded as ‘Blame the Chinese’, corporate responsibility is obscured
    Coupang used the same evasive formula··· the moment it is branded as ‘Blame the Chinese’, corporate responsibility is obscured

    [Weekly Kyunghyang] “The employee behind the leak of 33.7 million pieces of Coupang personal information was Chinese… already resigned, left Korea”, “Amid the ‘Chinese cartel’ commotion… C-commerce grows cautious as well”These are headlines from major outlets covering Coupang’s recently revealed massive customer personal data leak. As it became known that the prime suspect is a former employee of Chinese nationality who previously handled authentication work at Coupang, a security incident...

    2025.12.06 14:33

  • A general's dujeonggap turned into a children's knit cap… We remember, Yi Sun-sin
    A general's dujeonggap turned into a children's knit cap… We remember, Yi Sun-sin

    The National Museum of Korea is presenting the special exhibition ‘Our Yi Sun-sin’ to mark the 80th anniversary of Liberation and the 480th anniversary of the birth of Admiral Yi Sun-sin. Rather than the well-known scenes of victory, this exhibition is significant in that it focuses on the records and materials that made those victories possible. It is characterized by a composition that enables a three-dimensional understanding of Yi Sun-sin based on artifacts and historical sources.At th...

    2025.12.06 13:28

  • “We would rather disappear than open up” The Dongduk Women’s University crisis reignites···So, are women’s universities necessary?
    “We would rather disappear than open up” The Dongduk Women’s University crisis reignites···So, are women’s universities necessary?

    “We would rather disappear than open up.”This is a slogan that Dongduk Women’s University students have been chanting since last year. The intent is to block a transition to coeducation even if it means the school disappears. Yet, belying the students’ chant, the university abruptly announced on the 3rd, “We will transition to coeducation in 2029.” On the 5th, students continued single-person protests and kept voicing opposition to the university. Why would students choose to ‘disappear’ rat...

    2025.12.06 13:24

  • “Lawful mission,” said a superior, but the ‘Woo Won-shik arrest team leader’ did not believe it [Courtroom 417, Records of Insurrection]
    “Lawful mission,” said a superior, but the ‘Woo Won-shik arrest team leader’ did not believe it [Courtroom 417, Records of Insurrection]

    In Courtroom 417, the Grand Courtroom of the Seoul Court Complex in Seocho District, Seoul, hearings are held every week for former President Yoon Seok-yeol, who was removed from office for the illegal martial-law proclamation of 12·3. The third-largest courtroom in the country after the Supreme Court Grand Courtroom and the Constitutional Court en banc courtroom, this venue has also hosted trials involving former presidents Chun Doo-hwan, Roh Tae-woo, Park Geun-hye, and Lee Myung-bak.The Ky...

    2025.12.06 13:24