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Willow trees on Bam Island in the Han River in Seoul are water-sprayed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Monday, to clean the trees off droppings left behind by great cormorants. Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan GovernmentThe city of Seoul sprays water on Monday to wash away excrement left by freshwater cormorants on willow trees on Bamseom … Read more
By Jesus S. Domingo The 9th Review Conference of the Biological and Toxins Weapons Convention (BWC) concluded in 2022 represents a significant step forward for the convention. According to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the outcome of the conference is “a glimmer of hope in an overall bleak international security environment.” A major achievement was … Read more
Jeju City in the early 1900s. Robert Neff Collection By Robert Neff Over the last couple of decades, Jeju has often been called the Island of World Peace. But in the spring of 1903, it was anything but peaceful to the small Japanese community ― at least according to the Japanese press. In January, 53-year-old … Read more
More than seven out of 10 listed Korean companies are set to hold annual shareholders’ meetings throughout this week and market watchers are paying particular attention to JB Financial and KT&G, whose annual meetings are expected to become the settings of proxy fights initiated by activist funds. JB Financial Group is facing a showdown in … Read more
Nation should do its part in resolving global crisis We must do our part to solve the global crisis Korea has grown into one of the world’s top 10 economies and is occasionally invited to G7 meetings.Korea has grown to become one of the world’s top 10 economies and is occasionally invited to G7 meetings. … Read more
Chairman Seung Myung-ho of The Korea Times and the Hankook Ilbo, front row fifth from left, Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon, front row fourth from left, Korea University President Kim Dong-won, front row fifth from right, The Korea Times President-Publisher Oh Young-jin, second row fourth from left, and the Hankook Ilbo CEO Lee Sung-chul, second row … Read more
Director Ahn Gil-ho of Netflix’s recent hit series “The Glory” / Courtesy of NetflixAhn Gil-ho, director of Netflix’s recent hit series ‘The Glory’ / Courtesy of Netflix By Lee Gyu-lee The director of Netflix’s hit series, “The Glory,” about a woman taking revenge against her classmates who tormented and torturted her in high school, has … Read more
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said the Chinese-owned short video app company faces a pivotal moment as a growing number of U.S. lawmakers seek to ban the popular app over national security concerns. Chew said in a video posted on TikTok early Tuesday the app now has more than 150 million active monthly U.S. users. … Read more
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday invited his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for the Group of Seven major industrial nations’ summit in May and announced action plans for a new Indo-Pacific initiative aimed at countering China’s influence in the region. Kishida, who is on a two-day trip to India, said he hopes to promote … Read more
Award-winning violinist Han Soo-jin will perform classical works by Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky and Beethoven at The Korea Times’ annual Spring Concert, which is scheduled for March 23.The 18th concert, co-hosted by the newspaper and its sister publication the Hankook Ilbo, will be held at Seoul Arts Center to support Busan’s bid to host World Expo 2030, … Read more