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Tue, October 22, 2019 | 20:12

Koo, Park named 'Asians of the Year'

Two Koreans have been selected as “Asians of the Year” for 2018 by the Asia Journalist Association (AJA).The association selected Koo Bon-moo, the late former chairman of LG Group, in the economic category. Koo, who died in May, received the award for leading the conglomerate to make rapid growth and become a global company. The group also set up an award to recognize people ...

Jung Hae-myoung | 2018-12-20 17:50

[INTERVIEW] 'Korea does not have a true LCC'

Korea does not truly have a low-cost carrier (LCC), only airlines disguised as such, said Tony Fernandes, CEO and founder of Air Asia Group. “Korea needs one really true low-cost airline. Korean Air and Asiana (operating their own LCCs) just block other airlines from entering the market. They are full-service airlines,” Fernandes said in an interview with The Korea Times duri...

Kim Hyun-bin | 2018-12-19 17:48

Number of naturalized Koreans nears 190,000 over last 70 years

Nearly 190,000 foreign nationals have become naturalized South Korean citizens over the past seven decades, government data showed Wednesday. The Ministry of Justice said the number of people naturalized here since the enactment of the Nationality Act on Dec. 20, 1948, reached 189,193 as of the end of November. The nation's first naturalization occurred on Feb. 8, 1957, when ...

2018-12-19 16:00

[INTERVIEW] 'Our objective is disbandment'

At the United Nations Refugee Agency Korea's office, employees half-jokingly say that someday they will no longer be needed in this country. The statement carries more than a self-deprecating tone. It is the Korean representative of the international organization's ultimate objective. The agency says achieving the goal is for the good of the Korean government. With its limite...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2018-12-19 09:38

Live music concerts across Korea for Christmas

For many foreigners, Christmas can be the loneliest time of year, spent far away from family and without the usual ritualized Christmas traditions. But it's especially important to go out this weekend. Fortunately, Korea's live music community is especially active for Christmas.

2018-12-18 17:56

Guidelines for using The Korea Times' Facebook account

The Korea Times supports the free exchange of ideas and debate on its Facebook page but for cases as follows, it reserves the right to delete items and “unfriend” those who make the postings in question.

2018-12-18 16:51

[Korea Encounters] Christmas in the early 1960s: A time of charity, Christmas cards, drunken merrymaking

In the early 1800s, according to a 1975 Korea Times article, Korean Catholics secretly “gathered together and read the bible at midnight and shared makgeolli, tteok, tteokguk, and…donated clothes or rice to the poor. They gave their kids a bag filled with nuts, dried persimmons, fruits, or tteok.”

2018-12-18 14:13

Korea to open more immigration offices

An agreement signed between the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) and the Ministry of Justice aims to cater for the increasing number of foreign residents in Seoul by strengthening bilateral networks and expanding foreigner-friendly measures. Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon and Justice Minister Park Sang-ki signed a memorandum of understanding for this at Seoul City Hall, Monday....

Ko Dong-hwan | 2018-12-17 14:47

Sri Lankan given permanent residence after saving woman from fire

After saving a woman, 90, from a burning house in North Gyeongsang Province last year, a Sri Lankan migrant worker in South Korea has been awarded permanent residency status. The Daegu Immigration Office will officially grant the status to Katabilla Ketiye Ge-Dara Nimal Siri at the office on Dec. 18, according to the Ministry of Justice on Sunday.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2018-12-16 14:34

25% of expats live in Seoul

As the expat population continues to increase in Seoul, the city and the central government have drawn up policies top boost their quality of life and make full use of their abilities in the national interest. As part of this, Seoul City and the Ministry of Justice will forge a partnership on Monday, under which the two will explore ways to lure talented foreign entrepreneurs...

Park Si-soo | 2018-12-16 13:17

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