Author: The Korea Times
Another NK drone discovered
The third suspected North Korean drone was discovered in a mountainous area on the east coast Sunday. The Ministry of National Defense says it is the same model as one […]
Language exchange gathering in vogue
As one walks into a language-exchange meeting at a hip coffee shop in southern Seoul, the youthful energy of people talking resembles the ambience of a high school classroom without […]
Nichkhun, Tiffany are dating
Nichkhun from K-pop band 2PM and Tiffany from Girls’ Generation are dating, their agencies said Friday. JYP Entertainment, Thail and-born Nichkhun’s agency, admitted that the two stars had been close […]
Japan adopts absurd claims in textbooks
The Japanese government Friday approved newly revised textbooks for elementary schools claiming that Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo are Tokyo’s and they are illegally occupied. Seoul lodged a strong protest, […]
US knows Japan at fault on row with Korea
Korean Ambassador to the U.S. Ahn Ho-young said Friday that Washington is aware that Japan is primarily responsible for the ongoing diplomatic standoff between Korea and Japan. “For the United […]
SK, Hyundai give up solar business
Korea’s major conglomerates, such as Samsung, LG, SK and Hyundai, are moving to scale down or restructure their solar businesses due to snowballing losses caused by a prolonged market slump. […]
Samsung speeds up realignment
Group expected to merge construction units soon Samsung Group is accelerating its move to realign its affiliates through merger and acquisition (M&A) to foster a next cash generator and diversify […]
K-pop meets old popular music
Collaboration makes ‘trot’ hot The music genre “trot” seems hardly mainstream today. Although it is regarded as the “root” of K-pop, the oldest form of Korean popular music has had […]
Asia’s largest aerospace museum to open in Jeju on April 24
JEJU — Aerospace museums are typically places with cool airplanes that visitors must not touch. The new Jeju Aerospace Museum (JAM), however, will let you sit in the cockpits. The […]
Arms export by Japan
Should the world let painful history repeat itself? Step by carefully calculated step, Japan is moving toward becoming a military power ― as it was 70 years ago. Nothing shows […]