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Korea’s Job Market Turns Face away from Humanities Graduates

Korea’s Job Market Turns Face away from Humanities Graduates

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – It becomes common that humanities majors are neglected while STEM (science-technology-engineering-math) majors take center stage in job markets across the world. The Wall Street Journal reported on June 6, 2013, that the unemployment rate of graduates majoring in English among recent college graduates in the United Sates was 9.8 percent. [...]

[Feature] Another Shame on Korea, Samsung’s “Poor” Crisis Management

[Feature] Another Shame on Korea, Samsung’s “Poor” Crisis Management

SEOUL, Korea, April 24, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Recently, The Wall Street Journal published a story doubting the crisis management ability of the Korean government revealed in the tragic accident of the sunken ferry Sewol. In it, the world-renowned news media said the leadership of President Park Geun-hye is being tested with several mishaps committed [...]