Chun Woo-won, center, the grandson of late former authoritarian leader Chun Doo-hwan, is escorted by police officers as he arrives at Incheon airport, west of Seoul, March 28. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulJeon Woo-won (center), the grandson of the late authoritarian leader Chun Doo-hwan, is arrested by police as he arrives at Incheon International … Read more
![[NATIONAL] BIE delegation starts Expo inspection in Korea](https://i0.wp.com/koreatimes-bucket.s3.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com/IMAGE/upload/newsV2/images/optimi_d6526315fbd51.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "[NATIONAL] BIE delegation starts Expo inspection in Korea")
President Yoon Suk Yeol, fifth from left, and First Lady Kim Keon Hee, fifth from right, pose with members of the Bureau International des Expositions’ Enquiry Mission in front of Sangchunjae, a guesthouse at Cheong Wa Dae, before a dinner banquet, Monday.Prior to the welcome dinner on the 3rd, President Yoon Seok-yeol (fifth from the … Read more
Parties need to refrain from life-or-death skirmish The ruling and opposition parties should refrain from judicial strife The National Assembly is largely tasked with coordinating differing opinions to resolve social conflicts. Contrary to this expectation, however, the nation’s leading legislative body has long been the object of public cynicism for locking horns over major pending … Read more
![[NATIONAL] Ramsar wetland in Han River cleaned up for protected birdlife](https://i0.wp.com/koreatimes-bucket.s3.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com/IMAGE/upload/newsV2/images/optimi_74d5e02f7e693.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "[NATIONAL] Ramsar wetland in Han River cleaned up for protected birdlife")
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