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NATO countries expel Russian diplomats after spy poisoning

NATO countries expel Russian diplomats after spy poisoning

Sia Cho | May 3, 2018

In a coordinated response to the nerve agent attack in the UK last month, more than 20 western allies announced measures ordering the expulsion of Russian diplomats in their respective countries. The decision...

Conflict in Eastern Ghouta continues

Conflict in Eastern Ghouta continues

Young-Jin Park | Apr 16, 2018

In Eastern Ghouta, a rebel stronghold just east of Damascus, the capital city of Syria, bombings and now ground invasions continue to devastate the area. Since the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)...

Exclusive Interview with Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs

Exclusive Interview with Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs

Justin Chang | Apr 12, 2018

On April 25, 2015, a cataclysmic earthquake ravaged the city of Kathmandu, Nepal. In a matter of minutes, an already impoverished nation was burdened by a devastating calamity, one that killed nearly 9,000,...

Lack of safety measures initiates chain of fires in Korea

Lack of safety measures initiates chain of fires in Korea

Sia Cho | Feb 23, 2018

A massive conflagration blazed through a hospital in Miryang, South Korea on Jan. 26, killing 37 people and injuring another 130. The accident came weeks after a similar tragedy in Jechon, further fueling...

Apple faces class action lawsuit on deliberately slowing down old iPhones

Apple faces class action lawsuit on deliberately slowing down old iPhones

Yejune Park | Jan 31, 2018

On Dec. 20, Apple confirmed that a long-held, controversial theory about its iPhone contained some truth. The company admitted that as its phones age and battery performance declines, it slows down older...

North and South Korea establish closer relations through joint talks

North and South Korea establish closer relations through joint talks

Jenny Seo | Jan 31, 2018

On the morning of Jan. 9, North and South Korean officials met inside the border city of Panmunjom to engage in a series of highly anticipated talks. The two neighbors had not engaged in direct talks since...

China boycotts Korean products in response to THAAD

China boycotts Korean products in response to THAAD

Andie Kim | Jan 31, 2018

China’s firm opposition to South Korea’s projected implementation of missile defense has become increasingly clear over multiple diplomatic talks, as well as through solid statistics: Chinese visitors...

Michael Wolff’s ‘Fire and Fury’ elicits praise and controversy

Michael Wolff’s ‘Fire and Fury’ elicits praise and controversy

Jina Kim | Jan 31, 2018

On Jan. 5, author Michael Wolff released his book ‘Fire and Fury’ on Jan. 5 which accounts for previously unknown information on Trump during his 2016 presidential campaign. Even before the work’s...

Government and people combine efforts for natural disaster relief

Government and people combine efforts for natural disaster relief

Jenny Seo | Jan 31, 2018

Although the start of a new year is usually full of new hope and optimism, for those living in regions hit by recent natural disasters, the New Year brought neither. 2017 had its fair share of natural...

Democrats win big in Virginia and New Jersey

Democrats win big in Virginia and New Jersey

Young-Jin Park | Dec 7, 2017

After years of disappointing results, Nov. 8 marks the first big wins for Democrats. Ranging from off-cycle gubernational elections in Virginia and New Jersey to small district elections, Democrats were...

How to fix the world in five minutes

How to fix the world in five minutes

Grace Yang | Dec 7, 2017

Put aside all those problems of poverty, governmental transparency, and increasing population for a while. Climate change is one global problem that, perhaps, may be mentioned everyday by some news outlet....

Comedian Louis CK accused of sexual harassment

Comedian Louis CK accused of sexual harassment

Yejune Park | Dec 7, 2017

Although sexual harassment has been a controversy in the United States for a long time, only recently did victims of celebrity sexual harassment come forward to accuse those who were taking advantage of...