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Reporter : Ko Dong-hwan

Sat, February 23, 2019 | 08:34

Scooter-riding actor gives students lift to national college exam

While some celebrities who had just graduated high school made headlines by sitting the national college entrance exam on Thursday, another celebrity became a hot keyword the following day for what he did on the day.

Entertainment | 2018-11-16 16:52

Senior Korean diplomat found unconscious with brain bleed in Singapore

One of South Korean President Moon Jae-in's key staffers has collapsed with an apparent brain bleed while the president and state executives were in Singapore for this year's annual ASEAN Summit.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-11-16 14:23

Cheers galore as students head to test site [PHOTOS]

Students from Duksung Girls' High School in Jongno-gu, Seoul, cheer their senior peers and display banners bearing encouraging messages in front of Ewha Girls' Foreign Language High School in Jung-gu, Seoul, Thursday, where third-grade high school students sat the annual College Scholastic Ability Test. Korea Times photos by Shim Hyun-chulThe Duksung girls prepared a giant ba...

Education | 2018-11-15 15:03

Seoul buckles up for taxi fare hike

Seoul's taxi fare hike is nearing. As the city government waits for over 250 local taxi operators to sign a set of new regulations, the higher fares are expected by the end of this year.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-11-14 17:29

Hundreds of Chinese religious asylum seekers rejected in Jeju

Hundreds of members of a new Chinese Christian movement have filed for refugee status on Korea's southern Jeju Island, claiming religious persecution.

Foreign Communities | 2018-11-14 15:00

K-Trend: Finished Korean college exam? Time for cosmetic ops

With Korea's annual College Scholastic Ability Test for high school students and others wishing to go to universities set for this Thursday, many of those sitting tests are likely to have a common post-exam agenda - getting their looks perked up with cosmetic surgery. The seasonal trend has been popular for years. It is their way of rewarding themselves for having prepared ha...

Trend | 2018-11-13 14:52

TWICE the fun as band tunes in at manager's wedding [VIDEO]

Sailing strongly with its latest number “Yes or Yes,” K-pop girl power TWICE performed the song in an unusual circumstance over the weekend - at their manager's wedding. All nine members of the JYP Entertainment bandwagon lined up in front of the couple and sang their sixth mini-album title that came out this month. But instead of the full choreography, they each simply held ...

Music | 2018-11-12 14:14

Up-and-coming tattooed model dies in motorcycle crash

An up-and-coming Korean male model who loved riding his motorcycle was borne out in a coffin Thursday after what he loved killed him on Mapo Bridge in Seoul.

Entertainment | 2018-11-09 13:10

Angelina Jolie urges Korea to protect Yemeni refugees

The United Nations Refugee Agency's Special Envoy Angelina Jolie, who visited Seoul last week, met with the justice minister and the organization's celebrity goodwill ambassador Sunday.

Entertainment | 2018-11-05 17:05

K-pop singer dislocates shoulder, rushes behind stage

K-pop boy band Seventeen's Hoshi dislocated his shoulder during a concert, rushed backstage for treatment, and got back on stage before the end.

Music | 2018-11-05 15:42

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