At 85, Kim Hye-ja returns to film after turning down role 6 times
“I just want to be like a nameless wildflower.” That was what veteran actor Kim Hye-ja told director Song Il-gon last…
Read at source →Source
Korea Times
English news from South Korea
World · 7044 articles · page 1 of 196 · fetched about 1 hour ago
French authorities seek to ban or curb fresh protests
PARIS — French authorities on Thursday imposed bans or restrictions on fresh protests springing up in the wake of…
Read at source →
Magnitude 7 earthquake strikes China's Tibet
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck China's southwestern region of Tibet at around 10:33 p.m. (1433 GMT) on Thursday, the…
Read at source →
AdSponsoredSiguimi
Pure chronological social — no algorithm
See who you follow, newest first. Free to join. Posts that stay visible — not buried by an algo.
Join siguimi.com →
S. Korea repatriates aid worker from Ukraine over safety
South Korea's international aid agency has decided to bring back one of its two staff members from its office in…
Read at source →
Oil hits 5-month high as Houthi attacks stoke supply fears
NEW YORK — Oil prices climbed about 2 percent to a five-month high on Thursday after Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia…
Read at source →
No more taking out the trash at your Airbnb
PARIS — The days of having to take out the trash or wash the dishes before leaving an Airbnb are numbered as the…
Read at source →
French justice minister says 217 people jailed over riots
PARIS — French courts have jailed 217 people after convicting them in fast-track trials linked to last weekend's…
Read at source →
Wall Street sinks as Nasdaq falls over 2% on AI cost worries
The tech-heavy Nasdaq slid more than 2 percent on Thursday as growth stocks weakened after earnings from mega-caps…
Read at source →
Rush to patch software flaw that could impact 70% of websites worldwide
LONDON — Governments and corporations worked throughout the night on urgent security updates after the AI-assisted…
Read at source →
What to know about the AI-detected security bug impacting wide swaths of the internet
The language that's known as the backbone of the internet is now subject to what experts describe as one of the most…
Read at source →
Govts, companies take websites offline over PHP vulnerabilities
Several government, school and hospital websites across Europe and beyond were taken offline on Wednesday as…
Read at source →
Worldwide drops for AI stocks send Wall Street toward its worst day since July
NEW YORK — Drops for stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry are dragging markets down worldwide on Thursday,…
Read at source →
Iran says 7 oil tankers attacked in Strait of Hormuz amid fears of return to war
TEL AVIV, Israel — Seven oil tankers caught fire or were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight after being hit by…
Read at source →
Almost all coral reef ecosystems face risk of collapse in 50 years, study warns
The world’s coral reef ecosystems almost all face a high risk of collapse in the next 50 years, mostly due to warming…
Read at source →
US envoy highlights shipbuilding cooperation with S. Korea
WASHINGTON — U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel on Thursday highlighted the potential for greater…
Read at source →
African architect's career break leads to unexpected modeling fame in Korea
For Tanoé Akouba Leïla Olivia, modeling was the last thing on her mind when she came to Korea, because she was certain…
Read at source →
China's humanoids go job hunting amid Korea's bets on physical AI
Chinese humanoid robot makers are accelerating efforts to gain a foothold in Korea, moving beyond dance performances…
Read at source →
Chung Mong-Koo Foundation's pianists sweep international awards
Three young Korean pianists — supported by Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo Foundation — have earned international…
Read at source →
Vanished without a trace: Korea's most mystifying unsolved missing person cases
Of the roughly 70,000 adults reported missing in Korea every year, nearly all are found within weeks. But a small…
Read at source →
After 35 years of searching, activist still fights indifferent system for Korea's missing
Na Joo-bong has spent 35 years searching for missing people. For him, the recent case of a Jeju police officer who…
Read at source →
Delinquency ratio on bank loans up for 2nd month in August
The delinquency ratio on loans extended by banks rose for the second consecutive month in August, data showed Friday.…
Read at source →
Old KBO rivals to duel for ticket to championship series
Two clubs with a long history of heated rivalry will battle for a spot in the Korean baseball championship series…
Read at source →
S. Korea sends letter to UNSC urging NK to take responsibility for DMZ mine blasts
WASHINGTON — South Korea has sent a letter to the president of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) over last month's land…
Read at source →
Trump-Kim summit unlikely in near future amid N. Korean demands: US experts
WASHINGTON — The prospects of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the…
Read at source →
N. Korea likely planted 960,000 land mines along inter-Korean border since 2024: lawmakers
North Korea has planted an estimated 960,000 land mines along the inter-Korean border since 2024, according to multiple…
Read at source →
Appeals court to rule on Seoul mayor's high-stakes political funds trial
An appeals court was set to rule Friday on Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon's trial in a high-stakes political funds case…
Read at source →
Seoul shares open sharply lower amid persistent AI woes, rising oil prices
Korean shares opened sharply lower Friday, weighed down by overnight losses in U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) and…
Read at source →
Lee's approval rating hits 40% for 1st time since early September: poll
President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rose to 40 percent for the first time since early September, a poll showed…
Read at source →
Airbnb guests no longer have to wash the dishes or strip the beds at checkout
Airbnb guests can say goodbye to checkout chores like washing dishes, stripping beds and taking out the trash under a…
Read at source →
Europe's killer heat this summer claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths
WASHINGTON — Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds…
Read at source →
Powerful earthquake in China's Tibet collapses hundreds of homes and kills at least 16 people
BEIJING — A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China's Tibet region on Thursday evening, killing at least 16 people, injuring…
Read at source →
SK hynix halts review of Solidigm's US stock market listing
Solidigm, SK hynix’s NAND flash memory subsidiary, has decided to halt its review of potential pre-initial public…
Read at source →SK hynix halts review of US stock market listing of Solidigm
Solidigm, SK hynix’s NAND flash memory subsidiary, has decided to halt its review of potential pre-IPO fundraising and…
Read at source →Solidigm halts review of potential IPO options
Solidigm has decided to halt its review of potential pre-IPO fundraising and initial public offering (IPO) options,…
Read at source →Govts, companies take websites offline over PHP flaws
Several government, school and hospital websites across Europe and beyond were taken offline on Wednesday as…
Read at source →
'No retirement from giving': Catholic priest returns to school to care for elderly
A Catholic priest in his 60s who has spent his life serving others is embarking on a new educational journey after…
Read at source →