• 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 system to unearth internal problems in its barracks. Meanwhile, undercover election observers have reportedly worked against fraudulent and manipulated elections.…

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  • 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, Dad?” Choo Sa-rang, the daughter of Korean-Japanese combat sports star Choo Sung-hoon, is winning the hearts of viewers mainly for…

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  • Concerns over N. Korea’s drones overblown: analysts

    A number of defense analysts have expressed skepticism about the possibility of North Korea’s unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) posing any serious threat to national security. Three drones that crashed here have dominated the headlines since the beginning of April, raising tension in South Korea over a possible new threat from…

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  • Assembly emblem to feature Hanguel

    A group of bipartisan lawmakers agreed Tuesday to change the text in the center of the National Assembly emblem and on lapel badges worn in the parliament by representatives from a Chinese character to Hangeul, Korean script. The parliamentary steering committee passed a bill to revise the relevant law. In…

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  • NK warned against nuclear test

    South Korea, the United States and Japan urged North Korea to drop its plan to conduct another nuclear test or face serious repercussions. They issued the warning following a trilateral meeting in Washington D.C., Monday. “If North Korea goes ahead with another nuclear test, we, along with the international community,…

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  • Hyundai hybrid cars have lowest emissions

    Audi slapped with W1 billion fine Hyundai Motor’s hybrid vehicles produced the lowest emissions among domestic vehicles, the Ministry of Environment said Tuesday. According to a survey conducted by the Metropolitan Air Quality Management Office, a unit of the ministry, Hyundai’s Sonata Hybrid topped the list of the lowest emission…

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  • Moon stripped of doctorate over plagiarism

    Kookmin University stripped Moon Dae-sung, a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and a Saeunuri Party lawmaker, of his doctor’s degree in sports psychology last month, weeks after concluding that his thesis was plagiarized, an official from the school told The Korea Times on Tuesday. “The school revoked Moon’s…

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  • Samsung operating profit falls 4.3%

    Samsung Electronics is expected to record an operating profit of 8.4 trillion won ($7.9 billion) in the first quarter, down 4.33 percent from a year ago, as the result of slow smartphone sales growth. That is up 1.08 percent from the previous quarter. According to a preliminary estimate released Tuesday,…

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  • KT starts big workforce cut

    KT said Tuesday that it will cut the number of employees drastically under its new CEO Hwang Chang-gyu’s downsizing and cost-cutting initiatives. The firm will conduct “voluntary” retirement programs for those who’ve worked 15 years or longer. A KT official said the plan is “radical and unprecedented,” with the firm…

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  • Rep. Ahn loses magic

    NPAD leader concedes on signature pledge Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo has lost another piece of his political soul by conceding his signature political initiative. In a news conference, Ahn, now co-chairman of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD), announced that he would not insist on the abolition of parties’ nomination…

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