GM may reshape Korea strategy toward engineering hub
General Motors (GM) Korea's decision to defer a commitment to a new production model until 2027 is seen as a strategic…
Read at source →Source
Korea Times
English news from South Korea
World · 2491 articles · page 64 of 70 · fetched about 1 hour ago
Boy band The Wind chases 2nd act with 'Second Wind : S#00'
K-pop boy band The Wind returned Wednesday with its fourth mini album "Second Wind : S#00," launching what the group…
Read at source →
Bill Gates planning to visit Korea next month: industry sources
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is planning to visit Korea as early as next month for meetings with Prime Minister Han…
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 →
No Korean casualties reported so far in Japan earthquake: foreign ministry
No Korean casualties have been reported from an earthquake that struck Japan earlier this week, the foreign ministry…
Read at source →
[PHOTOS] Aftermath of earthquake in Japan
A house lies collapsed in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto prefecture, Wednesday, after an earthquake struck southwestern Japan the…
Read at source →
Southeastern city of Yangsan hits 40.3 C; Busan reports highest temperature in 122 years
Temperatures soared to record highs in southeastern parts of Korea on Wednesday, with Busan reporting an all-time high…
Read at source →
Chief regulator expresses regret over leveraged ETF-led volatility
The chief financial regulator on Wednesday expressed regret over recent extreme market volatility, saying the…
Read at source →
Death toll rises to 18 as rescuers comb through quake rubble in southwestern Japan
KUMAMOTO, Japan — Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses…
Read at source →
Nat'l team shooter under police probe over allegedly storing too many live bullets in car
A South Korean national team trap shooter bound for the upcoming Asian Games in Japan has been under police…
Read at source →
Financial authorities eye cap on single-stock leveraged ETFs in individual portfolios
Korea's financial authorities said Wednesday they are considering imposing a cap on the proportion of single-stock…
Read at source →
FIFA hit by furious backlash over plans to sell stake in competitions
PARIS — There was a furious backlash on Wednesday to FIFA's controversial plans to sell a stake in the business…
Read at source →Nat'l team shooter under police probe over allegedly keeping excessive live bullets in car
A South Korean national team trap shooter bound for the upcoming Asian Games in Japan has been under police…
Read at source →
Chief regulator says more steps being reviewed to cool leveraged ETF market
The chief financial regulator said Wednesday that his agency may draw up more measures to cool the single-stock…
Read at source →Rescuers in Japan haul survivors from collapsed mall as earthquake toll rises to 13
YATSUSHIRO, Japan — Rescuers frantically searched for survivors on Wednesday, a day after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake…
Read at source →Southeastern city of Yangsan hits 40.3 C amid nationwide heat wave
Temperatures soared to record highs in southeastern parts of South Korea on Wednesday, with Busan reporting an all-time…
Read at source →
Lotte Hotel & Resorts overhauls loyalty program, adds top-tier Diamond status
Lotte Hotel & Resorts said it will overhaul its free loyalty program, Lotte Hotel Rewards, starting in September,…
Read at source →
[PHOTO] Heat wave continues across Korea
A construction worker drinks water in Daegu, Wednesday, while a heat wave warning was in effect for the southeastern…
Read at source →
Southeastern city of Yangsan hits 40.3 C amid nationwide heatwave
Temperatures soared to record highs in southeastern parts of South Korea on Wednesday, with Busan reporting an all-time…
Read at source →Heat wave warning issued for most of Seoul
The state weather agency issued a heat wave warning for most parts of Seoul on Wednesday, marking the capital's second…
Read at source →
9 national universities partners with Ministry of Education, IBK to advance technology commercialization
Nine regional national universities have signed a partnership agreement with the Ministry of Education and the…
Read at source →[PHOTO] Heat wave continues in Korea
A construction worker drinks water in Daegu, Wednesday, while a heat wave warning was in effect for the southeastern…
Read at source →
Death toll rises to 13 as rescuers search for missing after Japan earthquake
YAME, Japan — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 13 people have been found dead after a powerful quake shook…
Read at source →
New US top envoy arrives in Seoul Thursday, faces Coupang, N. Korea tests
Michelle Steel, the newly appointed U.S. ambassador to South Korea, is set to arrive in the country Thursday, with…
Read at source →
Samlip launches Bespoke Breads for daily life moments
Confectionery company Samlip has launched a new brand called Bespoke Bread featuring a lineup of three products…
Read at source →
Korea's UNESCO session wraps up with tidal flats expansion, 'Busan Declaration'
The 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee concludes Wednesday in Busan after nearly two weeks of…
Read at source →
SK hynix Q2 profit reaches $41.6 bil., up 557%
SK hynix said Wednesday its second-quarter operating profit soared 557.2 percent from a year earlier to 60.54 trillion…
Read at source →
Seoul shares open higher on bargain hunting after chip rout
Seoul shares opened sharply higher Wednesday as investors went bargain hunting following a nearly 11 percent dip the…
Read at source →
K-pop singers fight back against smoking rumors
Two female K-pop singers have publicly denied persistent smoking rumors, calling them false and baseless. Both…
Read at source →
Korea rethinks higher education as regional labor shortages mount
Facing a shrinking domestic population and mounting labor shortages, Korea is pivoting its international education…
Read at source →
Why saunas are suddenly cool among young Koreans
At 2 p.m. on July 21, the clientele at the charcoal-fired jjimjilbang, a Korean bathhouse and sauna complex in Seoul's…
Read at source →
Lee, Lula meet in Brasilia for talks on ways to enhance cooperation between Korea, Brazil
BRASILIA — President Lee Jae Myung held a summit with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia on…
Read at source →
Sungkyunkwan University researchers develop system to prevent subway door accidents through collaboration
A Sungkyunkwan University research team has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based system to prevent subway…
Read at source →
Hyundai Motor's AI push struggles to offset earnings concerns
Hyundai Motor Group's push into physical artificial intelligence (AI) is failing to offset mounting investor concerns,…
Read at source →
Senior living: Next frontier in Korea's silver economy
Korea’s population is aging faster than almost anywhere else in the developed world. More than 1 in 5 — around 11.25…
Read at source →
KARD disbands after 10 years, but members insist story is not over
The four members of KARD are reluctant to use the word "disbandment." By any common definition, it applies. The co-ed…
Read at source →