Park Myung-ha, right, a senior member of the Korea Medical Association (KMA), speaks during a news conference in front of the KMA building in Yongsan District, Tuesday, announcing plans made by a coalition of 13 medical workers’ organizations to protest against the controversial passage of the Nursing Act. YonhapOn Tuesday, Myeong-ha Park (right), chairman of … Read more
Members of K-pop girl group Le Sserafim pose during a press event at the YES24 Live Hall in Gwangjin District, eastern Seoul. Courtesy of Source MusicK-pop girl group Le Seraphim poses at a showcase held at Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. Provided by Source Music By Dong Sun-hwa K-pop girl group LE SSERFIM denied, … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Yoon Suk Yeol visited the U.S. Pentagon’s National Military Command Center (NMCC) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Thursday (local time), where he received briefings from U.S. military leadership. Yoon, who is on a state visit to the U.S., is the first South Korean president to visit the NMCC … Read more
President Yoon Suk Yeol and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden announced a new security deal in Washington, Wednesday (local time), aimed at deterring North Korea’s intensifying nuclear threats and highlighting the U.S. leader’s decision to send a nuclear-armed submarine to South Korean waters for the first time in 40 years. Much of the agreement remains … Read more
In this Oct. 9, 2005, file photo, visitors walk in the gardens at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. One of the earliest portraits of a person of color by a British artist will remain on public display after London’s National Portrait Gallery and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles struck … Read more
A construction site overseen by Lotte E&C in Seoul / Korea Times file Lotte E&C CEO Park Hyun-chul / Korea Times file By Lee Kyung-min A total of 55 workers died in accidents at construction sites in Korea during the first three months of this year, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Monday. … Read more
Members of Active Refugee Korea rally in front of Seoul Station on March 19 to commemorate International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Courtesy of ARKMembers of ‘Active Refugee Korea’ hold a rally in front of Seoul Station to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 19. Providing Refugees … Read more
Government must rush to relieve penniless victimsGovernment must hurry to rescue victims of lost assets “I’m sorry, Mom… but please send me 20,000 won ($15).”“I’m sorry, Mom… Please send me 20,000 won.” That’s the message left by a victim of a home rental scam before committing suicide recently.This is the message a recent victim of … Read more
[디어 애비로 배우는 생생 영어] DEAR ABBY: My “Uncle Fred” is rude and obnoxious whenever we’re in his presence. Dear Abby: Uncle “Fred” is rude and very obnoxious whenever we are in front of him. He talks down to not only me, but everyone around him. My uncle speaks in a way that seems to … Read more
Commuters wait for a train on the Gimpo Goldline at Gimpo International Airport Station, Thursday. YonhapOn the 13th, passengers are waiting for the Gimpo Gold Line railroad at Gimpo Airport Station. Union Governors but locals skeptical about city’s ‘mini-subway’Convening an emergency meeting, but the ‘Little Train’ meeting remains By Ko Dong-hwan The Gimpo Goldline ― … Read more