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NK elevates festive mood for Pyongyang summit

North Korea has expressed a welcoming gesture for the upcoming Pyongyang summit, saying the world is paying “unprecedented attention” to next week's historic meeting between President Moon Jae-in and the regime's young leader Kim Jong-un. The planned inter-Korean summit comes in response to the April 27 Panmunjeom Declaration in which the two leaders agreed to hold a meeting ...

Politics | 2018-09-16 17:00

Mexican embassy, Korea Times host travel photo exhibition

The Embassy of Mexico in Korea, with the Mexico Tourism Board, the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation, Aeromexico and The Korea Times, is hosting a photo exhibition, “Mexico, a world of its own,” from Sept. 12 to Oct. 12.

Embassy News | 2018-09-16 16:02

Teachers accused: #MeToo movement gains momentum in schools

Students across Korea are raising their voices against sexual harassment, saying they, too, have long been victimized by abusive teachers. This month alone, students from 19 middle and high schools have accused teachers of using their authority to sexually harass them, sharing stories via social media and calling on authorities to take proper action.

Investigations | 2018-09-16 15:29

Korean economy's ability to create jobs falls to lowest level in 8 years

The South Korean economy's ability to create new jobs has fallen to the lowest levels in over eight years, official data showed Sunday. Data by the Bank of Korea and Statistics Korea revealed that the gross domestic product (GDP) elasticity of employment for Asia's fourth-largest economy reached 0.132 in the second quarter of this year. This reading is the lowest tallied sinc...

Labor & environment | 2018-09-16 09:40

Arrest warrant sought for two teens after rape victim found dead

An arrest warrant is being sought against two high schoolers on charges of allegedly raping a high school girl, Saturday, the police said. The girl was found dead afterwards.According to the Yeonggwang Police in South Jeolla Province, two 17 year-old students surnamed Jung and Baek raped the victim, 16, in a motel room in Yeonggwang county on Thursday.

Investigations | 2018-09-15 16:21

24/7 inter-Korean contact enabled

The Koreas opened a joint liaison office in the North's city of Gaeseong, Friday, the first organization at which South and North Koreans will work together. Office co-heads Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung and his North Korean counterpart Jon Jong-su held their first meeting after the opening ceremony. Officials of the South and North began operating the office the sa...

Politics | 2018-09-14 19:41

Busan to offer marine leisure sports package

The Busan Tourism Organization (BTO) said last Friday it will operate seasonal programs for various marine leisure sports together with the Korea Ocean Contents Association (KOCA) in the port city until November. The programs include surfing, standup paddleboarding, windsurfing and yachting, using marine resources representative of Busan.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-09-14 18:18

Seoul's Catholic pilgrimage routes

Archbishop of Seoul Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, left, holds a certification officially recognizing three historic Catholic places in Seoul as international pilgrimage sites during the proclamation ceremony held at Seosomun Park in central Seoul, Friday. On the right is Archbishop Rino Fisichella from the Vatican who bestowed the recognition. /Yonhap

Photo News | 2018-09-14 18:17

Moroccan student promotes Korean college life on YouTube

Asmaa Aalbachi, 25, is a graduate student taking the Global Master of Business Administration (MBA) course at Dongguk University in Seoul. She started her YouTube channel to share stories of life in Korea 11 months ago, and she already has 3,384 subscribers. “Basically, the contents are about my university life in Korea. It is very different from school life in Morocco,” Aalb...

Education | 2018-09-14 18:17

Jeju grants humanitarian stay permit to 23 Yemenis

Jeju Island granted one-year residence permits to 23 Yemenis who applied for refugee status here on Friday. The Jeju Immigration Office, however, decided not to recognize them as refugees. Hundreds of Yemenis arrived on Jeju Island earlier this year and they applied for the refugee status. The local immigration office conducted interviews with 484 asylum seekers and gave stay...

Foreign Affairs | 2018-09-14 18:16

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