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Sat, September 23, 2023 | 20:02

[INTERVIEW] Kim Ki-chang: 'The climate crisis has already brought us halfway to an apocalyptic society'

INTERVIEWKim Ki-chang: 'The climate crisis has already brought us halfway to an apocalyptic society'

Novelist Kim Ki-chang believes that the world today is anything but predictable because of all the extreme weather phenomena around the planet ― collectively known as the “climate crisis.” Our daily lives, he says, are instead irregular, risky and unstable. He doesn't have to single out a particular event to recognize that the climate crisis is already here. He can now feel i...

2021-04-22 09:17

'Please Look After Mom' author's new novel set for US release

'Please Look After Mom' author's new novel set for US release

A new novel by Shin Kyung-sook, the author of the Korean bestseller “Please Look After Mom,” will be translated and published in the United States, her publisher said Wednesday. Shin recently signed a contract to publish the English version of her novel whose title roughly translates to “I Had Gone to My Father” with U.S. publishing house Astra through literary agency KL Mana...

2021-04-21 20:43

Trucker saddened by tragic fate of bird he cared for

Trucker saddened by tragic fate of bird he cared for

One day, a truck driver based in Danyang County, North Chungcheong Province, saw a redstart flying in and out of a small hole created off a broken bumper of a truck left in the playground of an abandoned elementary school. Curious about the bird, he peered into the hole and discovered a nest the bird had built. And there were eight eggs inside!

2021-04-18 16:27

Lives of transgender authors captured in graphic novels

Lives of transgender authors captured in graphic novels

Two trans Korean authors, who go by the aliases Cheyenne and Mallang, first came into contact with each other two years ago after Mallang discovered Cheyenne's comics depicting a visual journey of the lives and troubles of transgender people. Last December, this newly forged friendship materialized into a collaboration of autobiographical cartoons delivering their words of co...

2021-04-16 13:55

US writer traverses Korea collecting important stories old and new

US writer traverses Korea collecting important stories old and new

The rattling bus and ferry rides; searches for cheap accommodation of varying quality; countless chance encounters turning into newly forged friendships despite the language barrier - such descriptions could be seen as cliche-ridden characterizations of any travelogue composed by an enthusiastic backpacker. But the Texas-born writer Richard Pennington takes one step further i...

2021-04-06 09:04

Author calls left-wing commentator 'villain'

Author calls left-wing commentator 'villain'

Choi In-ho's new book “Kim Ou-joon Is Worse than Choi Soon-sil” is the liberal commentator's sharp-tongued criticism of his fellow commentator and radio show host, Kim Ou-joon. Choi, a YouTuber and also founder of a civic group created to put pressure on politicians to adopt a liberal-minded policy agenda, opens fire at Kim, calling him a “villain” who has manipulated public ...

2021-04-05 08:52

Book review: Revolution is unfinished business for many

Book review: Revolution is unfinished business for many

The wounds are still fresh in people's memory. Question after question has been raised since the passenger ferry Sewol tragically sank to the bottom of the ocean in 2014, taking hundreds of lives with it, many of whom were school children on an excursion to the scenic Jeju Island. But where was the president when people were dying?

2021-04-02 10:21

Book review: convergence of self-driving cars, ride sharing service will bring urban transformation

Book review: convergence of self-driving cars, ride sharing service will bring urban transformation

The development of cities and transportation has always remained inseparable in the discourse on urbanization. From carriages to railroads, each mode of transportation has significantly expanded the concept and physical space of cities, with the popularization of cars in the 20th century serving as the greatest catalyst. In the present day, the automotive industry has turned ...

2021-03-29 18:44

Anniversary book gives rare peek into Korea Times' newsroom, hard-won media freedom

Anniversary book gives rare peek into Korea Times' newsroom, hard-won media freedom

“70 Years of The Korea Times (1950-2020)” offers an extensive historical account of the struggles of Korea's oldest English-language newspaper ― from its birth amid the gunfire, chaos and ashes of the Korean War to the present day ― to bridge Korea and the outside world.

2021-03-26 13:48

Book review: Trauma of 2017 atrocities haunts the Rohingya

Book review: Trauma of 2017 atrocities haunts the Rohingya

Ronan Lee's “Myanmar's Rohingya Genocide: Identity, History and Hate Speech” is an informative, timely piece that helps readers deepen their understanding of the 2017 ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya people and its lingering tragic impact on them.

2021-03-21 09:53

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