• People

    KTO to appoint Kenny G as honorary ambassador

    The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) will appoint renowned saxophone artist Kenny G as an honorary ambassador on Wednesday. It plans to attract tourists by promoting Korean culture in the U.S. market with the help of American artists such as Kenny G. “Because the American market is so large it’s not…

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  • Lifestyle

    Power of Psy, power of Korea

    Psy rocks Seoul Plaza with own style Tens of thousands of citizens hopped and screamed in joy on Seoul Plaza Thursday for the first time in 10 years. The last time the massive plaza was packed with this many people was when Korea’s national football squad fought its way to…

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  • Culture

    Hangeul riding high on hallyu

    Various activities planned to mark creation of Korean alphabet Hangeul, or the Korean alphabet, is considered one of the most treasured cultural creations of the country. Recently it has been a popular cultural source. One of the most popular K-dramas last year was “Deep-rooted True,” about the development of the…

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  • Culture

    King of K-pop is back

    Catch TVXQ if you can The king of K-pop is here. TVXQ returned to the Korean music scene with a long-awaited sixth album “Catch Me.” The duo shared what they have been doing and what is in their newest album at an interview with The Korea Times. U-Know, 26, and…

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  • Politics

    ‘Japan’s claim to Dokdo illegitimate’

    This is the third in a series of contributing articles by international and Korean experts shedding light on Japan’s claim on Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo and other affairs that prove Japan’s lack of remorse about historic misdeeds it has committed. ― E.D. As neighboring countries, Russia, China, Korea and…

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  • Column

    A boxer’s ‘forgotten war’

    You know how little the Korean War weighs on the consciousness of American readers when you see a documentary and read an entire book about a famous American boxer and his epic battle with his Korean challenger and find virtually no mention of the “forgotten war.” That omission in “The…

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  • Column

    Inner voice

    “Repent! Repent!” This is the word that I heard coming out from deep within my heart barely two months ago. From then on, it continued to linger for a considerable period of time. Before taking my summer vacation, there was this sincere longing within me, a deep desire to change.…

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  • Column

    Time to adopt strong currency policy

    Democratizing the economy is a buzzword among the major presidential candidates. They blindly believe taming chaebol will automatically solve Korea’s economic polarization. Furthermore, although they all advocate reforming the over-reaching conglomerates, they have yet to provide a roadmap to kick-starting the economy, which has been growing below its potential growth…

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  • Column

    North Korea defies reform predictions

    Pyongyang once again disappointed those predicting it was about to change its ways. For months, experts and major media organizations have proclaimed imminent economic reform, even declaring that “North Korea has virtually abandoned the planned economy.” An unprecedented second Supreme People’s Assembly this year could only mean codification of free…

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  • Too frequent shutdowns

    Atomic plants’ top priority is safety, not production Officials at Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) have been proud of two things: the successful localization of atomic power plants and a very high capacity utilization ratio. Unfortunately, both are causes of concern for the nuclear-wary public. And their worries increasingly…

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