The Korea Times (Korean: 코리아타임스) is a daily English-language newspaper in South Korea. It is a sister paper of the Hankook Ilbo, a major Korean-language

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and borders North

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula

Korea IT Times is a bilingual publication (Korean and English) with an eye on Industry & Technology, including the ICT field based in Seoul, South Korea

The visa policy of South Korea allows citizens of certain countries to enter South Korea without a visa (Korea Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA)

By the Korea Times Los Angeles staff A nine-day memorial service for the victims of the ferry boat tragedy will be held by the Korean American community i…

All posts tagged "I" Girls’ Generation member Taeyeon’s first solo album, “I,” is a winner this week as it tops South Korea’s major music charts. The tit…

All posts tagged "US" By The Korea Times San Francisco staff Technology provides conveniences to most consumers, but for some Korean Americans who own sm…

Off the Menu By FLORENCE FABRICANT New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/dining/belly-brooklyn-restaurant-openings.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone…

All posts tagged "f(x)" By The Korea Times Seoul staff Luna, a member of K-pop band f(x), has been cast in a new family fantasy film, “Bungaeman (Lightni…

RYONGYON-RI, North Korea — The village elder put his shovel aside, stooped down by a scraggly bush and pulled a sack from the freshly turned dirt. Spreadi…

All posts tagged "DL" Korean pitcher Yoon Suk-min was placed on the minor leagues’ disabled list Monday. The 27-year-old former MVP of the Korean league …

All posts tagged "ki" Korean midfielder scores his first goal in England Korean midfielder Ki Sung Yueng, better known to some as the (eight years) young…

By Yoon Sung-won The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has agreed on the definition of fifth-generation (5G) networks, a key technological requi…

All posts tagged "CL" Rolling Stone has selected CL, leader and rapper of the K-pop girl band 2NE1, as one of the “10 Artists You Need to Know.” The musi…

All posts tagged "SM" SEOUL (Yonhap) — S.M. Entertainment said Thursday it has formed a strategic partnership with Alibaba Group. Under the deal, the Chi…

All posts tagged "OB" By Park Si-soo Oriental Brewery (OB) is quickly losing its market dominance after a “disinfectant odor” scandal that began in June.…

By Kim Yoo-chul Samsung Electronics said Thursday that chances of the company seeing any substantial improvement in earnings in the fourth quarter were s…

All posts tagged "Q4" By Kim Yoo-chul Samsung Electronics said Thursday that chances of the company seeing any substantial improvement in earnings in the…

All posts tagged "QS" Paris, France topped the list Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), one of the most widely cited university ranking publications, recently lis…

All posts tagged "IS" BEIRUT (AP) — Faced with a cash shortage in its so-called caliphate, the Islamic State group has slashed salaries across the region…

All posts tagged "UC" UC President Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that she is preparing a plan to significantly increase the number of California underg…

All posts tagged "YG" SEOUL (Yonhap) — Seungri of the boy band BigBang has filed a complaint with the prosecutors over an alleged fraud committed by his …

All posts tagged "GD" By Park Si-soo Can G-Dragon (GD) rock the global music scene as Psy did with “Gangnam Style” last year? The leader of five-member b…

All posts tagged "TV" SEOUL (Yonhap) — Samsung Electronics Co. dominated the global TV market for the 10th consecutive year in 2015, data showed Tuesday,…

All posts tagged "EU" On November 21, 2013, Ukraine’s president Viktor Yanukovich declared to abandon the trade agreement between the EU and Ukraine. Wha…

All posts tagged "BA" Rangers’ Korean outfielder hits 0.187 for June Hasn’t walked since June 16 By Lee Kyutae What’s wrong with Choo Shin-soo? His batti…

All posts tagged "VW" SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Thursday it fined Volkswagen $12.3 million and ordered recalls of 125,522 diesel vehicle…

All posts tagged "YA" The New York Times best-selling author recently released her 10th book, “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.” Two previous books, “B…

All posts tagged "cj" By Yoon Sung-won Korean college students tend to associate the nation’s top conglomerates with conservative and authoritative image…

All posts tagged "LG" By Yoon Sung-won Korean college students tend to associate the nation’s top conglomerates with conservative and authoritative image…

All posts tagged "QE" By Lee Hyo-sik The Korean stock market has been outperforming other emerging markets in recent months on the back of strong foreign…

All posts tagged "WB" By Yi Whan-woo North Korea needs to join the World Bank (WB) to get economic support, said the head of the U.S.-based lending insti…

All posts tagged "SK" By Yi Whan-woo An heiress of South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group is on a mission to protect the country’s western mar…

All posts tagged "Ko" SEOUL (Yonhap) — Lydia Ko, a South Korean-born teenage golfer from New Zealand, has been admitted into one of the top universities …

All posts tagged "AI" By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL (Yonhap) — The South Korean government announced Thursday it would spend 1 trillion won (US$840 million) by 2…

All posts tagged "UN" UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has decided to lift sanctions on four ships originally linked to a North Korean shi…

All posts tagged "U2K" Hollywood and K-drama producers are finally joining hands. Weeks after an announcement that an American producer would remake Kore…

All posts tagged "IMF" By Lee Minji and Kim You Jin SEOUL (Yonhap) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged South Korea to act against what it d…

All posts tagged "NPR" — Danny Bowien, the founder of the Mission Chinese Food restaurants, didn’t grow up cooking Chinese cuisine. Born in Korea, then a…

Frozen Six-time Olympian Lee Kyou-hyuk started out well in 1,000 meter race, but could not maintain that pace. (Yonhap) Speed skaters struggle, curlers l…

(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on July 11)Rethink North Korea-Russia relations Policy shift needed to address change in situation By Troy Stangarone The Jun…

Michelle Zauner, of pop band Japanese Breakfast, chronicled her relationship with her mum and her Korean identity in her first book, Crying in H Mart. In…

Life Expectancy in North Korea Falls North Korea's life expectancy dropped by 5.5 years to 67.2 years in 2002 from 1993. A total of 23.31 million people …

According to a Korea Times article dated 11-10-2009 , some South Koreans have difficulty distinguishing between the new 50,000-won (US$43.20) note and the…

The Korea Times (Korean: 코리아타임스) is a daily English-language newspaper in South Korea. It is a sister paper of the Hankook Ilbo, a major Korean-language

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and borders North

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula

Korea IT Times is a bilingual publication (Korean and English) with an eye on Industry & Technology, including the ICT field based in Seoul, South Korea

The visa policy of South Korea allows citizens of certain countries to enter South Korea without a visa (Korea Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA)

By the Korea Times Los Angeles staff A nine-day memorial service for the victims of the ferry boat tragedy will be held by the Korean American community i…

All posts tagged "I" Girls’ Generation member Taeyeon’s first solo album, “I,” is a winner this week as it tops South Korea’s major music charts. The tit…

All posts tagged "US" By The Korea Times San Francisco staff Technology provides conveniences to most consumers, but for some Korean Americans who own sm…

Off the Menu By FLORENCE FABRICANT New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/dining/belly-brooklyn-restaurant-openings.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone…

All posts tagged "f(x)" By The Korea Times Seoul staff Luna, a member of K-pop band f(x), has been cast in a new family fantasy film, “Bungaeman (Lightni…

RYONGYON-RI, North Korea — The village elder put his shovel aside, stooped down by a scraggly bush and pulled a sack from the freshly turned dirt. Spreadi…

All posts tagged "DL" Korean pitcher Yoon Suk-min was placed on the minor leagues’ disabled list Monday. The 27-year-old former MVP of the Korean league …

All posts tagged "ki" Korean midfielder scores his first goal in England Korean midfielder Ki Sung Yueng, better known to some as the (eight years) young…

By Yoon Sung-won The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has agreed on the definition of fifth-generation (5G) networks, a key technological requi…

All posts tagged "CL" Rolling Stone has selected CL, leader and rapper of the K-pop girl band 2NE1, as one of the “10 Artists You Need to Know.” The musi…

All posts tagged "SM" SEOUL (Yonhap) — S.M. Entertainment said Thursday it has formed a strategic partnership with Alibaba Group. Under the deal, the Chi…

All posts tagged "OB" By Park Si-soo Oriental Brewery (OB) is quickly losing its market dominance after a “disinfectant odor” scandal that began in June.…

By Kim Yoo-chul Samsung Electronics said Thursday that chances of the company seeing any substantial improvement in earnings in the fourth quarter were s…

All posts tagged "Q4" By Kim Yoo-chul Samsung Electronics said Thursday that chances of the company seeing any substantial improvement in earnings in the…

All posts tagged "QS" Paris, France topped the list Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), one of the most widely cited university ranking publications, recently lis…

All posts tagged "IS" BEIRUT (AP) — Faced with a cash shortage in its so-called caliphate, the Islamic State group has slashed salaries across the region…

All posts tagged "UC" UC President Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that she is preparing a plan to significantly increase the number of California underg…

All posts tagged "YG" SEOUL (Yonhap) — Seungri of the boy band BigBang has filed a complaint with the prosecutors over an alleged fraud committed by his …

All posts tagged "GD" By Park Si-soo Can G-Dragon (GD) rock the global music scene as Psy did with “Gangnam Style” last year? The leader of five-member b…

All posts tagged "TV" SEOUL (Yonhap) — Samsung Electronics Co. dominated the global TV market for the 10th consecutive year in 2015, data showed Tuesday,…

All posts tagged "EU" On November 21, 2013, Ukraine’s president Viktor Yanukovich declared to abandon the trade agreement between the EU and Ukraine. Wha…

All posts tagged "BA" Rangers’ Korean outfielder hits 0.187 for June Hasn’t walked since June 16 By Lee Kyutae What’s wrong with Choo Shin-soo? His batti…

All posts tagged "VW" SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Thursday it fined Volkswagen $12.3 million and ordered recalls of 125,522 diesel vehicle…

All posts tagged "YA" The New York Times best-selling author recently released her 10th book, “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.” Two previous books, “B…

All posts tagged "cj" By Yoon Sung-won Korean college students tend to associate the nation’s top conglomerates with conservative and authoritative image…

All posts tagged "LG" By Yoon Sung-won Korean college students tend to associate the nation’s top conglomerates with conservative and authoritative image…

All posts tagged "QE" By Lee Hyo-sik The Korean stock market has been outperforming other emerging markets in recent months on the back of strong foreign…

All posts tagged "WB" By Yi Whan-woo North Korea needs to join the World Bank (WB) to get economic support, said the head of the U.S.-based lending insti…

All posts tagged "SK" By Yi Whan-woo An heiress of South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group is on a mission to protect the country’s western mar…

All posts tagged "Ko" SEOUL (Yonhap) — Lydia Ko, a South Korean-born teenage golfer from New Zealand, has been admitted into one of the top universities …

All posts tagged "AI" By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL (Yonhap) — The South Korean government announced Thursday it would spend 1 trillion won (US$840 million) by 2…

All posts tagged "UN" UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has decided to lift sanctions on four ships originally linked to a North Korean shi…

All posts tagged "U2K" Hollywood and K-drama producers are finally joining hands. Weeks after an announcement that an American producer would remake Kore…

All posts tagged "IMF" By Lee Minji and Kim You Jin SEOUL (Yonhap) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged South Korea to act against what it d…

All posts tagged "NPR" — Danny Bowien, the founder of the Mission Chinese Food restaurants, didn’t grow up cooking Chinese cuisine. Born in Korea, then a…

Frozen Six-time Olympian Lee Kyou-hyuk started out well in 1,000 meter race, but could not maintain that pace. (Yonhap) Speed skaters struggle, curlers l…

(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on July 11)Rethink North Korea-Russia relations Policy shift needed to address change in situation By Troy Stangarone The Jun…

Michelle Zauner, of pop band Japanese Breakfast, chronicled her relationship with her mum and her Korean identity in her first book, Crying in H Mart. In…

Life Expectancy in North Korea Falls North Korea's life expectancy dropped by 5.5 years to 67.2 years in 2002 from 1993. A total of 23.31 million people …

According to a Korea Times article dated 11-10-2009 , some South Koreans have difficulty distinguishing between the new 50,000-won (US$43.20) note and the…