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Wed, November 13, 2019 | 17:11

Ending GSOMIA could send 'wrong message' to neighboring countries: CFC chief

Ending GSOMIA could send 'wrong message' to neighboring countries: CFC chief

South Korea ending a military intelligence pact with Japan bears the “risk of sending the wrong message” to neighboring countries including North Korea, China and Russia that the trilateral alliance among Seoul, Tokyo and Washington is not as strong in keeping the regional security order, Gen. Robert Abrams, commander of the United Nations Command (UNC), U.S.-South Korea Comb...

Jung Da-min | 2019-11-13 16:57

Questioning over 'fast-track' scuffle

Questioning over 'fast-track' scuffle

Rep. Na Kyung-won, the floor leader of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP), arrives at the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office in Seoul, Wednesday, to be questioned over the party's scuffles in April related to the fast-tracking of major reform bills. Sixty LKP lawmakers including Na used physical means to block the attempts by the ruling and other oppositio...

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-11-13 16:51

Police investigate 2 Russians for BASE jumping in Busan

Police investigate 2 Russians for BASE jumping in Busan

Two Russians have been banned from leaving Korea for a maximum of 10 days while an investigation is underway into their unauthorized parachuting off two high-rise buildings in Busan, according to Busan Haeundae Police Station, Wednesday. The police found the two at a guesthouse in the southeastern port city Tuesday and asked them to come in for questioning voluntarily - which...

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-11-13 16:50

Opposition floor leader appears for questioning on 'fast-track' scuffling

Opposition floor leader appears for questioning on 'fast-track' scuffling

The floor leader of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) appeared at a prosecution office Wednesday for long-delayed questioning over parliamentary scuffles related to the fast-tracking of major reform bills.

2019-11-13 15:36

Public offices, banks to open at 10 a.m. on CSAT day

Public offices, banks to open at 10 a.m. on CSAT day

Operation hours of public offices and transportation will be changed today, the day of the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), for over half a million test-takers' convenience. Public offices will open at 10 a.m., an hour later than usual, in an effort to ease traffic congestion during morning rush hour as exam-takers need to arrive at their test venues by 8:10 a.m.

Kim Rahn | 2019-11-13 13:57

Hongdae community coping with drastic changes

The “end of an era.” Those were the words that David Kute, a longtime resident of Korea and a regular in the live music scene, used when one of Hongdae's live jazz and blues venues, Club Palm, closed in 2014 following its 12-year run. “It reflected a bohemian culture as well as areas for musicians to hang out and it seemed like a real jazz club,” he added. “Of course, there a...

2019-11-13 05:02

Elementary students' happiness levels rank low

Elementary students' happiness levels rank low

Happiness and life satisfaction levels of Korean elementary students rank very low in comparison with students of the same age from other countries, according to a survey, Tuesday. In particular, they stayed at the bottom of the list in terms of satisfaction levels regarding how they spend their time, leading experts to say the country needs to create an environment for the s...

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-11-12 20:14

Wishing students best of luck

Wishing students best of luck

Worshipers pray at Jogye Temple in central Seoul, Tuesday, two days prior to the 2020 College Scholastic Ability Test. Over 548,700 high school seniors are scheduled to take the annual test at 1,190 test centers nationwide. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-11-12 20:14

'Cho Kuk's wife forged 7 documents about daughter'

'Cho Kuk's wife forged 7 documents about daughter'

Prosecutors have concluded that Chung Kyung-sim, the wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, forged seven certificates regarding her daughter's work experience, including her internship at local universities and a local hotel. They also believe Chung abused her husband's personal connections and his position in government to gain unfair advantages in school admissions for th...

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-11-12 19:30

[Holiday in North Korea] Calculating North Korean age

[Holiday in North Korea] Calculating North Korean age

There've been too many commentaries and sensationalistic photo essays produced from tourist trips to North Korea. The people with anything interesting to say usually aren't willing to share it publicly, if they have any hope of ever visiting the isolated country again. I fall somewhere in between both groups, having visited in August 2010 and September 2018, and I've been cau...

2019-11-12 19:25

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