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Mon, July 4, 2022 | 15:32

Holistic approach to immigration needed for Korea

Korea's population is shrinking. With the country's birthrate ranked lowest among OECD nations at 0.92 as of 2019, the country's working age population is expected to decline from currently 37.6 million people to 25.6 million people by 2047. Over the same period, GDP growth would slow down significantly into the 1 percent range.

2020-11-23 16:05

Add a little color to white-clad folk's apparel

Add a little color to white-clad folk's apparel

A country's sobriquet is usually more telling than its official title. Koreans have historically been called the “white-clad folk.”

2020-11-23 16:04

Eradicate racial discrimination before opening borders

In 2019, Korea's birthrate dropped to 0.92, the lowest it's ever been, while in November of the same year, deaths outnumbered births for the first time in the nation's history. These and many other stats show that the Korean population is declining, a dire problem that must be addressed. Maintaining population growth is paramount to sustaining economic growth; hence Korea mus...

2020-11-23 16:04

Add a little color to white-clad folk's apparel

Immigration not the only solution to demographic change

From an agrarian economy in the 1960s to now one of the strongest economic forces in Asia, Korea has evidently achieved tremendous economic growth, which not only comes with fiscal and welfare improvements but also demographic changes. The United Nations predicted that Korea's population will peak in 2024 and decrease from then on and a 2000 UN Population Division report sugg...

2020-11-23 16:03

Add a little color to white-clad folk's apparel

Winners of 16th Economic Essay Contest announced

The Korea Times is pleased to announce the winners of its 16th English Economic Essay Contest for university students written on one of two subjects: “Should Korea embrace more immigration to ensure sustainable growth?” or, “Do you think Korea should designate English as a second official language?”

Park Jae-hyuk | 2020-11-19 16:54

Korea Times translation award recognizes budding talents

The 51st Korea Times Modern Korean Literature Translation Award commemorated the winners' affection and passion for literature translation at an awards ceremony at the Korea Press Center in central Seoul, Thursday evening.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2020-11-12 21:33

Poet shares thought-provoking backstory

[51st Korea Times Translation Awards] Fiction Commendation Award: The Aunt

Before our marriage, I had thought that Taewoo's father's side of the family was bustling, but that on his mother's side, there was only his grandmother. So when I first met his parents, I suspected his mother would be rather head-strong because she was an only child. We had the formal introductory get-together at a Chinese restaurant and his mother was the one who decided th...

2020-11-11 19:22

[51st Korea Times Translation Awards] Fiction Commendation Award winner Rina Kim

Rina Kim is a consultant and translator who was born in Seoul and grew up going back and forth between the U.S., Korea and England. She studied French and Russian as an undergraduate at Cambridge University before moving on to law at Duke University School of Law. She is a U.S.-licensed attorney and a member of the New York Bar.

2020-11-11 19:19

[51st Korea Times Translation Awards] Poetry Commendation Award: Two Colors in a Picture Book

This picture book is horizontal and composed of only two colors. Color 1 and Color 2 are equally unimportant. That by itself intrigues the reader. If a character dies on the left page, the right page rejects it. Because only two colors exist in the picture book, coloring shadows isn't a real possibility. The fact that someone has died disrupts the narrative flow. It's a kind ...

2020-11-11 19:16

[51st Korea Times Translation Awards] Poetry Commendation Award winner Hedgie Choi

Hedgie Choi was born in Gwangju and grew up in the U.S. from ages seven to 17 before returning to her hometown. She received an undergraduate degree at Yonsei University and is pursuing a master's degree in creative writing at the Michener Center for Writers in Austin, Texas.

2020-11-11 19:10

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