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'Money' reveals secrets behind Rob Moore's wealth

Rob Moore is an entrepreneur who has found success through property investment, education, and public speaking.

Books | 2018-09-07 15:49

'Ant-Man' author to write comic about Seoul

Renowned American comic book writer Amy Chu has unveiled her plan to capture Seoul in her new comic. “I've been thinking about putting Seoul into one of my comics,” she said in an interview with The Korea Times at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul, Monday. “I did a similar thing with the Green Hornet, for example. I did part of the story in Istanbul and then I took it to Hong Ko...

Books | 2018-08-31 17:18

Lost in translation: Briton in strife again over Korean stories

Did British translator Deborah Smith - who worked on Korean fiction including the 2016 Man Booker International Prize winner “The Vegetarian” - alter the meanings of some words and phrases in her latest translations of Korean stories?

Books | 2018-08-22 09:11

'Obscene and racist' book about Filipinas banned

Major book retailers have stopped selling an “obscene and racist” book about Filipinas. Online retailers, including Aladin, Yes24 and Bandi & Lunis, have removed the e-book, “How to Treat Bar Hostesses in the Philippines.”

Books | 2018-08-20 16:05

'Illusion of intimacy'

In a packed stadium at a K-pop concert, it's hard for fans sitting far away from the stage to feel intimacy with their idols, the very reason they go to live concerts in the first place.Soon frustration could strike. No worries. Digital technology will sure make fans feel that they are there with their idols.

Books | 2018-08-17 16:55

Magazine 'KOREA' wins 3 gongs at International Business Awards

“KOREA,” a monthly magazine published by state-run tourism promoter the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), won three awards at the International Business Awards 2018, known as the “Oscars” in the business field, on Aug 9.

Books | 2018-08-16 17:19

Up close and personal: 'Pyongyang citizens' lives not much different from those in Seoul'

“When I visited Pyongyang for the first time in 17 years last year, I was more than surprised,” Jin said. “What shocked me is that Pyongyang citizens looked just the same as those in Seoul. Most of them speak on smartphones and take pictures with them. Stores are crowded with customers.”

Books | 2018-08-15 15:01

'Silk Roads' tracks Buddhism's spread to Korea

Koreans are taught that Buddhism came to the Korean Peninsula through a Chinese monk in 372 CE when King Sosurim of Goguryeo was in power. Since then, Korean monks have gone to China to learn and bring back the teachings of various Chinese schools of Buddhism.

Books | 2018-08-10 17:45

Vanessa Lee's successful Hollywood journey

"Pattern maker for movie costume needed." That job posting in a local newspaper in the United States started Vanessa Mi-kyung Lee, 49, on her career in the Practical FX industry, a special effect produced physically without computer-generated imagery or other post-production techniques. Ever since she joined Hollywood 15 years ago, Lee has designed costumes for several movies...

Books | 2018-08-08 17:11

'Blacklisted' literary critic dies of cancer

Hwang Hyun-san, a literary critic, writer and professor emeritus at Korea University, passed away on Wednesday after fighting cancer. He was 73.

Books | 2018-08-08 17:09

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