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Reporter
: Jung Min-ho
Thu, March 23, 2023 | 10:21
Cambodian immigrant, North Korean defector, 'Squid Game' star among '20 representatives of hope'
An immigrant from Cambodia, a North Korean defector and “Squid Game” star O Yeong-su were among “the 20 representatives of hope” who appeared on stage with President Yoon Suk-yeol during his inauguration Tuesday.
Politics
| 2022-05-10 16:57
Dialogues with Adoptees
Lee Kyung-eun, second from right, the director of Human Rights Beyond Borders and author of “The Global 'Orphan' Adoption System: South Korea's Impact on Its Origin and Development,” poses with, from left, managing editor Kim Jae-kyoung, Korea Times President-Publisher Oh Young-jin and digital content editor Jung Min-ho at The Korea Times' office in Seoul, Wednesday. Lee rece...
People & Events
| 2022-02-16 17:24
[INTERVIEW] A Seoul lady from Japan
Can Korean pop music still be considered “K-pop” if it does not feature a Korean singer?Yukika Teramoto, 27, a Japanese city pop artist based in Korea, believes it can.
K-pop
| 2020-08-27 13:39
K-pop groups without Koreans
Typhoon Bavi is coming [PHOTOS]
Big waves hit rocks in southwestern Jeju, Tuesday, as Typhoon Bavi approaches the island. The Korea Meteorological Administration says the typhoon, packing powerful winds and heavy rain, will hit Jeju before reaching the country's west coast.
Photo News
| 2020-08-25 16:23
Typhoon Bavi set to batter capital area Thursday
Foreign minister apologizes over New Zealand sexual abuse case
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha apologized Monday over the handling of sexual allegations against a senior Korean diplomat once stationed in New Zealand. “We received the investigation results from Cheong Wa Dae that there were problems in the ministry's response,” Kang said during a meeting. “The case has become a diplomatic burden for the government, causing concern to the ...
Foreign Affairs
| 2020-08-25 15:02
[INTERVIEW] The case for building cities out of wood
YEONGJU/DAEJEON - For more than a century, concrete and steel have replaced wood as primary building materials, especially for tall structures. But thanks to increasing demand for “greener construction” and technological advances, timber is back in style. The Hangreen, a 19.1-meter wooden building in Yeongju, symbolizes the new trend in Korea. The five-story structure, mainly...
Environment & Animals
| 2020-08-25 10:13
[INTERVIEW] Korea seeks to take initiative in preventing deforestation
Why we should start building homes out of wood [VIDEO]
World Taekwondo to send relief supplies to Lebanon after explosion
World Taekwondo (WT) will provide relief funds and items to Lebanon to support recovery efforts after an accidental explosion of ammonium nitrate killed more than 200 people and destroyed thousands of buildings there early this month. The sport's global governing body said Thursday that it will send $30,000 and taekwondo equipment to the Lebanese Taekwondo Federation (LTF), w...
Sports
| 2020-08-23 13:32
Korea promotes home-developed rice varieties amid boycott of Japanese products
Japanese rice cultivars such as Koshihikari have become increasingly popular among Koreans in recent years as more consumers seek new varieties of this staple food. In a bid to compete with them in “the luxury rice market,” a government research agency has recently developed and released two rice varieties - Haedeul and Alchanmi - which aim to overtake their Japanese rivals o...
Companies
| 2020-08-09 09:39
Farmer of Seoul's last remaining rice growing region in upbeat mood
Five rescued from bus caught in flood [PHOTOS]
Five people have been rescued from a bus caught in a flash flood in Paju, Gyeonggi Province. Firefighters said Thursday that they rescued four passengers and the driver from the vehicle, which was caught in floodwaters. No one was seriously injured in the incident. As heavy rain continues to wreak havoc in Korea's central regions, including the city and the Seoul metropolitan...
Society
| 2020-08-06 14:24
Casualties, damage snowballing amid downpours
Rescue workers missing in floods after boats capsize
Mudslide: New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Korea mourns death of former official
The New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Korea is mourning the deaths of Anna Song, 36, its former official, and two other members of her family - all Kiwi citizens - after a mudslide triggered by heavy rain engulfed their vacation cottage near Seoul. According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Song, a former director and treasurer of the chamber, was found dead Monda...
Multicultural Community
| 2020-08-06 13:17
Casualties, damage snowballing amid downpours
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Korean firms balk at donating to fund compensating victims of Japan's forced labor
Sexual assaults by Korean diplomats continue despite zero-tolerance policy
Main opposition leader indicted, faces calls to resign
Consumers choose to travel abroad over purchasing luxury goods
World water day
Outback Steakhouse sees sales soar as it opens stores in large shopping malls
Samsung, SK avoid worst-case scenario as US 'guardrails' are less stringent than feared
Korean pension fund hit by overseas banking crisis
[INTERVIEW] Retired FSC chief finds inspiration exploring Koreans' ancestral roots
Campaign launched to promote equal treatment for multicultural families
World water day