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Sat, June 3, 2023 | 06:56

Book discloses presidential candidate's bad blood with brother

Book discloses presidential candidate's bad blood with brother

“Bye! Lee Jae-myung,” is a book written by Jang Young-ha, a former confidant of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea's (DPK) presidential candidate. The book, however, was penned after Jang became Lee's bitter enemy. Officially released on Christmas Eve of all possible dates, the politically-motivated book printed by the Jiwoo publishing house has emerged as a headache for th...

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2022-01-01 06:18

'Escape from Sanaa': A Korean's clandestine photo project in Yemen brought to light

'Escape from Sanaa': A Korean's clandestine photo project in Yemen brought to light

For Lim Ji-hoon, “Yemen” is reminiscent of the nerve-racking last day of his trip to the Middle Eastern country. He confessed that he had been uneasy all day when he went to Central Souq al-Mil, a bustling market area of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, for the photo project. “Back in 2009, Yemen was still chaotic and at civil war with intermittent armed conflicts between the North ...

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-12-20 08:00

Book review: Tracing the history of intercountry adoption and Korea's major role in it

Book review: Tracing the history of intercountry adoption and Korea's major role in it

Some might think Korea is no longer a “child exporting country” - with its shining economic success and growing diplomatic and cultural influence, Korea must have found solutions for the issue a long time ago. But no. Hundreds of Korean children are still sent overseas through adoption each year, according to the Global Statistics for Intercountry Adoption (HCCH).

2021-12-16 13:45

Yi Sang's translated poems win prestigious US literary award

Yi Sang's translated poems win prestigious US literary award

Translations of Korean poet Yi Sang (1910-37), published in “Yi Sang: Selected Works,” became the first Korean literary piece to win the prestigious U.S.-based Modern Language Association (MLA) prize.

Park Han-sol | 2021-12-14 19:20

Tears, laughs captured in portrait of London's theater district

Tears, laughs captured in portrait of London's theater district

In Britain, the 18-month-long shutdown of London's West End theater district has been a harsh but bittersweet experience for those involved in the creative industry. The pandemic ― despite being painful― has given them a rare chance to contemplate and discover their true selves.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-12-13 16:04

Memoir delivers cries for help from N. Korean women trapped in sex slavery in China

Memoir delivers cries for help from N. Korean women trapped in sex slavery in China

Once arriving in China, their lives are no longer under their control. They may be raped by traffickers, who are Chinese or ethnic Koreans who were born and raised in China, before they are sold to poor, older Chinese farmers. Some are forced into prostitution or to perform online pornography. Scared by death threats or potential harm to their family members left behind in th...

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-12-10 08:00

Book addresses Koreans' underused 'gene' for success

Book addresses Koreans' underused 'gene' for success

The odd trio consisting of an economist, an expert on Confucianism and a tech startup entrepreneur shared concerns about the country in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: They were in doubt about the future of Korea.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-12-08 16:15

Poet Kim Hye-soon wins Swedish literary prize

Poet Kim Hye-soon wins Swedish literary prize

Poet Kim Hye-soon was named the winner of this year's Cikada Prize, a prestigious Swedish literary award that recognizes East Asian poets, Thursday. The award was first established in 2004 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Harry Martinson (1904-1978), a Swedish writer best known for 1956 epic poem, “Aniara,” and a recipient of the 1974 Nobel Prize for Liter...

Park Han-sol | 2021-12-03 16:20

Activists find hope in technology to stop animal cruelty in fashion, scientific research

Activists find hope in technology to stop animal cruelty in fashion, scientific research

The new book about animal rights, titled “Animalkind: Remarkable Discoveries About Animals and Revolutionary New Ways to Show Them Compassion” (hereafter “Animalkind”), written by Ingrid Newkirk and Gene Stone, critically reviews the human-centered worldview that has propagated the indiscriminate exploitation of animals to fulfill the various needs of humans, ranging from wha...

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-12-03 12:58

Korea, France to collaborate in scientific analysis of 'Jikji'

Korea, France to collaborate in scientific analysis of 'Jikji'

The Cheongju city government in North Chungcheong Province and two of France's national institutions will launch a joint scientific project to analyze “Jikji Simche Yojeol,” better known as “Jikji” - the world's oldest surviving book printed with movable metal type.

Park Han-sol | 2021-11-28 20:22

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