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'Father of War Orphans' honored

The Air Force has set up a memorial monument on Jeju Island to honor the late Dean Hess, an American pilot who saved hundreds of South Korean orphans during the 1950-53 Korean War, according to military officials. They said the monument was installed last week at the Jeju Aerospace Museum on the second anniversary of Hess’ death. He died in March 2015 at the age of 97.

2017-03-15 16:02

More Koreans consider exit from urban metropolises

Several decades ago, Koreans in droves migrated to the city, leaving behind their provincial communities, as the city beckoned with jobs and opportunities. Now as large Korean cities grow ever-more choked, multitudes of people are considering returning to, if not necessarily to farming, but villages. Hot destinations such as Jeju Island or parts of Gangwon Province may have g...

2017-02-17 15:49

Pioneer of Korean art of paper folding

Rho Young-hye, 67, a pioneer in promoting jongie jupgi, the Korean art of paper folding, says it can surpass the reputation of origami and also join the growing international popularity of Korean culture. “It was Japan’s karate that became known around the world first, but Korea’s taekwondo eventually caught up and became an Olympic medal sport,” she said in a press release, ...

2017-02-01 15:40

Columnists' night

Columnists of The Korea Times and its management pose for a photo in the newspaper’s conference room in Seoul, Monday, before the start of the First Korea Times Columnists Night. From left are the Times’ Executive Editor Sah Dong-seok, Managing Editor Cho Jae-hyon, Future Strategy Officer Lee Byeong-eon, Chief Editorial Writer Oh Young-jin, Andrew Salmon...

2017-01-24 16:49

Lawmaker looks after stray cats at Assembly

The National Assembly opened four outdoor shelters for stray cats on Jan. 4.

2017-01-18 15:10

Skating for orphans

Grand Hyatt Seoul General Manager Adrian Slater, second from right, poses with over 25 girls and teachers from Songjukwon Girl’s Orphanage and representatives from ANZ Bank, the Kiwi Chamber of Commerce, the New Zealand Embassy and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise at a skating event sponsored by the Grand Hyatt Seoul, Jan. 10. / Courtesy of EDGE Communications

2017-01-17 16:58

New Naver CEO to reshape firm into platform giant

New Naver CEO Han Seong-sook will focus on reshaping the firm’s identity in a way to make it the nation’s largest technology platform provider. This comes as part of her first and foremost strategy to turn the local portal service operator into a trailblazer creating an open environment for small- and medium-sized business operators here.

2017-01-16 16:52

Entrepreneur bridges farmers and consumers

In 2003, Park Jong-beom started working for a company that provided consulting services for farming villages. As he learned about farming and farmers in rural villages, it occurred to him that the dominant retail structure of how produce ends up with consumers was not designed to be favorable to farmers or consumers.

2017-01-13 16:53

Fine Korean food will become global

Yun Kyoung-suk, chef and owner of Yunga Myeongga, is known as “Wonder Woman” among her staff at the Korean fine dining restaurant in downtown Seoul. For one thing, she hardly sleeps. “Oh, you might say I live 25-hour days,” Yun, 50, said. Passionate and driven to spread “hansik,” or Korean cuisine, she makes many of the ingredients, even the oil, soybean sauce, chili pepper p...

2017-01-13 15:39

Andrew Martin, the dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan, speaks during the school’s Seoul Alumni Dinner at the Lotte Hotel in downtown Seoul, Thursday. A total of 190 alumni attended the annual New Year event. / Courtesy of the University of Michigan Korean Alumni Association

2017-01-12 22:17

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Lunch with Navy sailors