The Korea Times

29/11/2025

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol rushed to appoint former Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup as the top envoy to Australia in 2023 to help him evade an investigation into a Marine's death, a special counsel's indictment showed Saturday.

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol rushed to appoint former Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup as the top envoy to Australia in 2023 to help him evade an in...

29/11/2025

A brief exchange between a security guard and a housekeeper over an intercom, announcing that "Madame is arriving" was unintentionally broadcast during a YouTube livestream by Annie (Moon Seo-yoon), a member of the new co-ed group Allday Project. The video spread quickly, and K-pop fans reacted with fascination, saying they felt like they were “indirectly experiencing the daily life of a real conglomerate family.”

A brief exchange between a security guard and a housekeeper over an intercom, announcing that "Madame is arriving" was unintentionally broadcast du...

29/11/2025

U.S.-listed e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. said Saturday it has confirmed personal information from 33.7 million customer accounts was exposed, far higher than the 4,500 accounts initially believed to be affected.

U.S.-listed e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. said Saturday it has confirmed personal information from 33.7 million customer accounts was exposed, far...

29/11/2025

"There are days, most days, if I’m being honest, when Seoul feels less like a city and more like a high-speed assembly line I’ve accidentally stepped onto sideways. Everything moves with this synchronized, conveyor-belt urgency, and I’m the defective product drifting against the current. Cars don’t so much drive as lunge: sudden, angular movements that make me consider slamming my horn with righteous theatricality. I almost never do, because in Korea the horn is not so much a warning as a declaration of open hostilities," Korea Times columnist David A. Tizzard writes.

There are days, most days, if I’m being honest, when Seoul feels less like a city and more like a high-speed assembly line I’ve accidentally steppe...

29/11/2025

Painter Hwang Jung-eon didn’t expect art to become his lifeline — until a single moment changed everything. In 1993, a car accident paralyzed him from the neck down, abruptly halting the life he knew. Yet today, Hwang is a recognized oil painter, creating vibrant works with a brush held in his mouth and enjoying a career that has restored his sense of purpose and self-reliance.

Painter Hwang Jung-eon didn’t expect art to become his lifeline — until a single moment changed everything. In 1993, a car accident paralyzed him f...

29/11/2025

Former Ador CEO Min Hee-jin has publicly refuted allegations that she once urged employees not to support the Democratic Party of Korea, calling the accusation a distortion of comments she made years before her label even existed.

Former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin has publicly refuted allegations that she once urged employees not to support Democratic Party of Korea, calling the ac...

29/11/2025

All alcoholic beverages sold in the country will be required to carry visual warning labels depicting the dangers of drunk driving and drinking during pregnancy starting next September, according to officials Saturday.

All alcoholic beverages sold in the country will be required to carry visual warning labels depicting the dangers of drunk driving and drinking dur...

29/11/2025

Over 40 Airbus A320-series aircraft currently operating in South Korea are subject to a global software-related recall, but the issue is unlikely to trigger major flight delays or cancellations domestically, according to the transport ministry Saturday.

Over 40 Airbus A320-series aircraft currently operating in South Korea are subject to a global software-related recall, but the issue is unlikely t...

29/11/2025

The number of foreigners residing in South Korea surpassed 2.8 million for the first time in October, driven by increases in long-term stays for work, study and seasonal employment, government data showed Saturday.

The number of foreigners residing in South Korea surpassed 2.8 million for the first time in October, driven by increases in long-term stays for wo...

29/11/2025

DENVER, Colo./WASHINGTON — For decades, the American public’s image of Korea, if it existed at all, was largely confined to the 1950-53 war and the ever-shifting tensions between the two Koreas.

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(Photo: Courtesy of National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, DAM, Philadelphia Art Museum)

28/11/2025

Ginkgo nuts that fall abundantly along streets in autumn may look harmless, but eating them without proper preparation can be dangerous, experts warn.

Ginkgo nuts that fall abundantly along streets in autumn may look harmless, but eating them without proper preparation can be dangerous, experts wa...

28/11/2025

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Thursday that preventing self-harm and su***de attempts among young women must be treated as an urgent public health priority, citing sharp increases in related injuries and a clear gender gap in mental health risks.

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Thursday that preventing self-harm and su***de attempts among young women must be treat...