Author: The Korea Times
US President likely to pass on sex slave issue
Korea visit will follow Japan trip U.S. President Barack Obama will face a couple of issues that Koreans want to see addressed during his visit here later this month. First […]
Kang to receive German order of merit
Kang Sue-jin, the Korea National Ballet (KNB) director, will be honored by the state of Baden-Wurttemberg in Germany on May 3rd for her contributions to art and culture, according to […]
Korean authors arrive for London Book Fair
The “Korea Market Focus” of the London Book Fair, a major publishing trade event, opened Tuesday with the attendance of several major Korean literary figures. The Korea-centric event, which aims […]
Yuhan-Kimberly leads green innovation
Tree-planting campaign marks 30th anniversary Yuhan-Kimberly leads environmental conservation efforts in the country through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) program Keep Korea Green. The program, launched in 1984 by a […]
Carmakers to benefit most from FTA
Car and machinery manufacturers are expected to benefit most from the Korea-Australia free trade agreement (FTA), which was signed Tuesday, while hardest hit will be agricultural sector, according to experts. […]
Gov’t debt tops W1.1 quadrillion
The government’s debt, including liabilities of state pension funds, rose sharply last year to 1.117 quadrillion won, according to the government’s settlement report for last year’s budget, released Tuesday. This […]
Save the whales, 2014
It was widely known for many years that Japan’s “scientific whaling” program was a sham, designed to get around the international moratorium on hunting whales. Almost no research on the […]
Disrupted by drones
It’s time to calm down, check defense preparedness Three small, crashed drones presumably sent by North Korea have touched off a noisy but inconclusive controversy in the South. Tracing back […]
Amhaeng-eosa: secret royal inspector in Joseon Kingdom
These days, news of a modern version of the “amhaeng-eosa” or secret royal inspector prevails throughout the country. There was a story about a military unit that introduced an undercover […]
Eating vicariously?
Food-centric TV shows becoming hot trend Yoon Hoo, the son of singer Yoon Min-soo, was catapulted to stardom by “eating voraciously” on MBC’s high-rating reality show “Where Are We Going, […]