The Korea Times

Thinking about traveling Korea? We invite you to fantastic package tours where you can experience BTS filming locations as well as representative tourist attractions in Gangwon-do and Busan. ( L...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/special-ways-to-enjoy-korea/

South Korea defeated Japan 1-0 in their final group stage match at the Olympic men’s football qualifiers in Qatar on Monday, extending their winning streak to three as they gear up for the knoc...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/s-korea-defeat-japan-to-win-group-in-olympic-football-qualifiers-indonesia-up-next-in-quarters/

South Korean sophomore Ryu Hae-ran has recorded her best finish at an LPGA major championship, though it wasn’t enough to end the country’s title drought on the top women’s tour. Ryu finish...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/ryu-hae-ran-finishes-5th-at-lpga-major-as-s-korea-drought-reaches-9-events/

The San Francisco Giants’ South Korean rookie Lee Jung-hoo has seen his hitting streak snapped at 11 games. Lee went 0-for-2 with a walk as the Giants lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 at Or...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/hitting-streak-ends-at-11-games-for-giants-rookie-lee-jung-hoo/

The past year was a challenging one for Doyoung, a member of K-pop supergroup NCT. He had to release three albums and embark on a world tour as a member while filling the void of Taeil, one of th...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/ncts-doyoung-finds-confidence-in-solo-debut-after-busy-year/

South Korea’s largest K-pop company Hybe has launched an audit of the management at ADOR, the subsidiary label behind NewJeans, a top K-pop girl group, on suspicions that the label sought to br...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/hybe-launches-audit-into-newjeans-label-ador-over-alleged-independence-move/

K-pop boy group Seventeen has racked up over 3 million copies in preorders for its upcoming compilation album, the group’s agency said Monday. “17 is Right Here” tallied preorder sales of 3...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/seventeens-compilation-album-surpasses-3-mln-preorders/

Yunho, a member of K-pop boy band Ateez, threw the first pitch at a Major League Baseball match between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets, his agency, KQ Entertainment, said Sunday. Y...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/ateez-member-yunho-throws-first-pitch-at-mlb-match-between-dodgers-mets/

South Korea’s exports rose 11.1 percent on-year in the first 20 days of April on surging global demand for semiconductors, data showed Monday. Outbound shipments reached US$35.82 billion in the...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/exports-gain-11-1-pct-from-april-1-20-on-robust-chip-sales/

The Bank of Korea (BOK) said Friday that an economics professor and a former BOK official have been recommended to replace two outgoing monetary policymakers of the central bank. Lee Soo-hyung, a...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/economics-professor-ex-bok-official-named-as-new-monetary-policymakers/

South Korea has signed a framework agreement with Ukraine to provide the war-torn country with economic cooperation funds, the finance ministry said Sunday, paving the way for Seoul to carry out ...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/s-korea-signs-framework-agreement-to-provide-ukraine-with-economic-cooperation-funds/

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday named five-term ruling party lawmaker Chung Jin-suk as his new chief of staff and a former lawmaker as his new senior political secretary, the first personnel re...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/yoon-names-ppp-lawmaker-chung-as-chief-of-staff/

North Korea fired several rounds of short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Monday, the South Korean military said, three days after it launched cruise missiles into the Yellow Sea....

http://www.koreatimesus.com/n-korea-fires-several-short-range-ballistic-missiles-toward-east-sea-jcs/

The San Francisco Giants’ South Korean rookie Lee Jung-hoo has hit safely in 10 straight games. Lee extended his streak with an infield single in the bottom of the first inning against Arizona ...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/giants-lee-jung-hoo-extends-hitting-streak-to-10-games/

If you seek to appreciate the essence of Korean aesthetics during the Venice Biennale, the Wilmotte Foundation could be the ideal destination for exploration. The cultural institution offers a ca...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/artist-lee-bae-captures-ethereal-korean-aesthetics-at-venice-biennale/

Kakao Entertainment has struck a deal with the U.S. Billboard magazine to further propel K-pop onto the world stage, the South Korean entertainment firm said Thursday. Joseph Chang, co-CEO of Kak...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/kakao-entertainment-partners-with-billboard-to-expand-k-pops-global-reach/

Ma Dong-seok, the star of South Korea’s highly successful crime action film franchise “The Roundup,” expressed gratitude Thursday for the opportunity to continue the series, as its new inst...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/actor-ma-dong-seok-grateful-for-chance-to-continue-the-roundup-franchise/

Just as islands are often linked by underwater terrain, there exists an underlying connection that unifies art across time and space. Drawing inspiration from this analogy, South Korea unveiled a...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/s-korea-marks-30th-anniv-of-korean-pavilion-at-venice-biennale-with-contemporary-art/

Exchange rate volatility does not present ‘significant” economic challenges to South Korea, an official at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday, advising policymakers in Seoul ...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/exchange-rate-volatility-does-not-pose-significant-economic-challenges-in-koreas-case-imf-official/

South Korea has supported a United Nations resolution that would pave the way for a full membership for Palestine with hopes a “two-state solution” could bring lasting peace in the Middle Eas...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/s-korea-supports-resolution-backing-u-n-membership-of-palestine/

President Yoon Suk Yeol called main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Friday and proposed that they meet at the presidential office next week, his office said. Yoon proposed the meeting after co...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/yoon-proposes-first-ever-meeting-with-opposition-leader/

The government is likely to accept a request made by the chiefs of six national universities to lower their medical school enrollment quotas for next year, officials said Friday. The six universi...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/govt-likely-to-accept-university-chiefs-request-to-lower-med-school-enrollment-quota/

Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has gone deep for the third time this season. Kim belted a three-run shot off Milwaukee Brewers starter Wade Miley during the top of the first inning at Ameri...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/padres-kim-ha-seong-homers-giants-lee-jung-hoo-extends-hitting-streak-to-8/

  Hwang Jae-won of South Korea (R) fires a shot past Abdulla Hamad of the United Arab Emirates during the teams’ Group B match at the Asian Football Confederation U-23 Asian Cup at Abdullah bi...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/s-korea-beat-uae-to-open-olympic-mens-football-qualifiers-in-qatar/

South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-in has played the final 20 or so minutes as his Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) rallied past FC Barcelona into the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League. Lee was subb...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/lee-kang-in-plays-late-minutes-as-psg-knock-off-barca-to-reach-champions-league-semifinals/

G-Dragon, K-pop band BIGBANG’s main rapper, is preparing for a new solo album with the goal of making a comeback to the music scene in the second half of this year, his agency said Tuesday. Gal...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/g-dragon-aims-to-drop-new-album-in-second-half/

South Korean girl group ILLIT has made history by entering the U.S. Billboard’s Hot 100 main songs chart with its debut single “Magnetic.” “Magnetic” secured the No. 91 spot on the upco...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/new-girl-group-illit-debuts-on-billboard-hot-100/

South Korea will take “instant and bold” measures if volatility in the financial market grows excessively amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, the finance ministry said Tuesday. The f...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/s-korea-vows-bold-steps-in-case-of-excessive-volatility-amid-middle-east-tensions/

Some 13,000 medical students plan to collectively seek court injunctions to halt their schools’ expansion of admission quotas, a lawyer said Wednesday, as the walkout by protesting trainee doct...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/13000-medical-students-to-seek-injunction-against-medical-school-quota-hike/

The finance chiefs of South Korea, the United States and Japan held their first trilateral talks in Washington on Wednesday as they seek closer-knit cooperation amid deepening economic uncertaint...

http://www.koreatimesus.com/finance-chiefs-of-s-korea-u-s-japan-hold-1st-three-way-talks/