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Fri, December 8, 2023 | 09:38

MOU with Ethiopian media outlet

MOU with Ethiopian media outlet

Ethiopian Press Agency Director General Getnet Tadesse, top left, and The Korea Times Managing Director Cho Jae-hyon display copies of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the promotion of cooperation between the two media outlets during an online signing ceremony, Friday. Joining them is Ethiopian Ambassador to Korea Dessie Dalkie Dukamo who helped connect the media outlet...

2023-11-14 08:42

[INTERVIEW] Korean culture becomes part of daily life in Japan as hallyu marks 20th anniversary

INTERVIEWKorean culture becomes part of daily life in Japan as hallyu marks 20th anniversary

Tokyo's Sumida Triphony Hall was filled with Korean melodies, Oct. 31, marking a significant moment in celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of hallyu, or the Korean wave, in Japan.

2023-11-14 08:22

Award-winning Ukrainian pianist performs in name of peace at DMZ music festival

Award-winning Ukrainian pianist performs in name of peace at DMZ music festival

GOYANG, Gyeonggi Province - A world-class Ukrainian pianist Roman Fediurko performed with Korean classical musicians at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) themed music festival in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province earlier this week, ...

2023-11-09 08:29

Korea Times photojournalist wins award

Korea Times photojournalist wins award

Korea Times photographer Shim Hyun-chul, right, receives an award from Korea Press Photographers' Association (KPPA) Chairman Lee Ho-jae of the Seoul Economic Daily during a ceremony at the Korea Press Center in central Seoul, Nov. 3. Shim won in the Best Portrait Photo category of the KPPA's 248th monthly press photography contest for his photo of Ryu Young-joon, a pathologi...

2023-11-06 14:58

Indoor flower festival blossoms with aT's environmental message

Indoor flower festival blossoms with aT's environmental message

Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation (aT) is hosting an aromatic, colorful festival filled with flowers and plants this weekend to spread the beauty of horticulture, according to the state-run firm, Thursday.

2023-11-02 14:43

Gwangju Uprising site to be restored

Gwangju Uprising site to be restored

Second Vice Culture Minister Jang Mi-ran, center, attends a groundbreaking ceremony for the restoration of the South Jeolla provincial government building in Gwangju, Monday, with other dignitaries including the May Mothers, a civic group consisting of mothers of the victims of the government's deadly suppression of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising. The Ministry of Culture, Sports a...

2023-10-30 17:00

Matthew Perry, Emmy-nominated 'Friends' star, dies at 54, reports say

Matthew Perry, Emmy-nominated 'Friends' star, dies at 54, reports say

Matthew Perry, who starred as sarcastic-but-sweet Chandler Bing in the hit series “Friends,” has died. He was 54.

2023-10-29 11:28

High schoolers win trade award with Korea-themed tea set

High schoolers win trade award with Korea-themed tea set

A group of high school students won a mock-up trade contest by pitching tea sets designed with traditional Korean imagery to 10 different countries, according to the country's trade ministry that hosted the contest, Sunday.

2023-10-23 15:56

[INTERVIEW] Ban Ki-moon still devoted to building better future for all

INTERVIEWBan Ki-moon still devoted to building better future for all

The world is changing more rapidly than ever before. Brilliant technological developments are enhancing human values, whereas prosperity is deepening chronic inequality between rich and poor countries. Plagued by a pandemic, climate crisis and war, humankind is confronted with a long list of problems growing ever heavier.

2023-10-23 09:12

KAIST encourages scientific inquiry with best 'failure' awards

KAIST encourages scientific inquiry with best 'failure' awards

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea's leading science and technology institute, plans to organize an event to encourage its students to embrace failure and fuel their morale, according to the university, Wednesday.

2023-10-18 16:45

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