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Sat, March 25, 2023 | 06:27
World taekwondo body improves position in ASOIF's governance report
World Taekwondo (WT), the sport's global governing body, has significantly improved its position in the latest governance review of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF). According to the review published Tuesday, WT moved up two notches in the overall score to rank with World Athletics, World Sailing, the International Table Tennis Federation, t...
Sports | 2020-06-18 15:53
A day after destruction of inter-Korean liaison office [PHOTOS]
North Korean soldiers standing guard are seen from the unification observatory in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Wednesday. After destroying an inter-Korean liaison office at the Gaeseong Industrial Complex Tuesday, North Korea's military said Wednesday that it will reinstall guard posts and resume military exercises at front-line areas, nullifying the t...
Photo News | 2020-06-17 16:51
Korean woman target of racism in France: embassy
A Korean woman was a target of racism in the southern French city of Nice early this month, according to the Korean Embassy in France. An embassy representative told The Korea Times Monday that local police were investigating a case in which the woman in her 20s was allegedly harassed on a tram on June 6 by a man who repeatedly called her “Chinese” and blamed her for “bringin...
Foreign Affairs | 2020-06-17 14:03
US embassy takes down 'Black Lives Matter' banner after two days
The U.S. Embassy in Seoul took down a “Black Lives Matter” banner from its mission building Monday, only two days after the banner was unfurled in solidarity with “the fight against racial injustice and police brutality” in the United States. In a statement sent to The Korea Times Tuesday, an embassy spokeswoman said Ambassador Harry Harris removed the banner to avoid misappr...
Foreign Affairs | 2020-06-16 11:22
COVID-19 test kit maker to build second production facility
Top officials of Solgent and EDGC, including EDGC co-CEO Shin Sang-cheol, third from left in the front row, during a groundbreaking ceremony for Solgent's second production facility in Daejeon, June 10. Courtesy of EDGCBy Jung Min-hoSolGent, a subsidiary of Korean genome sequencing company EDGC, has begun building its second COVID-19 detection kit production facility in Daeje...
Companies | 2020-06-15 16:42
Wearable robot for paralyzed patients [PHOTOS]
A wearable robot for patients paralyzed from the waist down was revealed Monday. The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), a top national research university in Daejeon, said the robot is designed to help people walk, climb stairs and open doors among many other daily tasks.
Photo News | 2020-06-15 16:17
More than 3.7 million animals used in experiments last year
More than 3.7 million animals were used for testing drugs and other research purposes in 2019, the government said Monday. According to the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, 3,712,000 animals were used in experiments, a drop from 3,737,000 in 2018.
Health & Science | 2020-06-15 15:13
World Taekwondo eases financial burden of partner firms amid pandemic
World Taekwondo (WT), the sport's global governing body, has postponed the payment date for its partner firms struggling to pay their annual partnership fees amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Representatives from companies including Adidas, Daedo, JC, KPNP, Mooto, Taekwon Family, Taekwonsoft, Tusah and Woori Sports met WT President Choue Chung-won at his office in Seoul, Friday, to...
Sports | 2020-06-14 14:50
US embassy in Seoul supports Black Lives Matter movement
The U.S. Embassy in Seoul has unfurled a “Black Lives Matter” banner in support of the fight against racial discrimination and police brutality in the United States. “The U.S. Embassy stands in solidarity with fellow Americans grieving and peacefully protesting to demand positive change,” the embassy said on Facebook Saturday. “Our #BlackLivesMatter banner shows our support f...
Foreign Affairs | 2020-06-14 11:41
More 'Korean bananas' to be harvested this year amid climate change
Jeju Island was long considered the only warm-enough region in Korea for commercial banana farming, but climate change is now turning the mainland into a producer of the tropical fruit. Hong Hong-keum, a farmer in Haenam, the southernmost tip of the Korean Peninsula, told The Korea Times Wednesday that she and her husband are looking forward to their first - and Haenam's firs...
Society | 2020-06-11 16:26
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