my timesThe Korea Times
ksw

Kang Seung-woo

Korea Times Business Reporter

Kang Seung-woo is the Business Desk editor at The Korea Times. Prior to this position, he covered politics, national affairs, finance and sports.

Go to Email

Read more

Defense

Academic exchange between Air Force, Hanwha

Lt. Gen. Lee Sang-hak, right, the superintendent of the Republic of Korea Air Force Academy, poses with Hanwha Aerospace President Son Jae-il after they signed an academic exchange agreement to enhance the capabilities of the Air Force at the academy in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, Wednesday. The company manufactures engines for the KF-21, the nation's first domestically developed fighter jet, currently under development. Courtesy of Hanwha Aerospace

Apr 6, 2023By Kang Seung-woo
Academic exchange between Air Force, Hanwha
Opinion

Stop playing 'blame game'

By Kang Seung-wooLess than a year since attaining power, President Yoon Suk Yeol and his People Power Party (PPP) are seeing a great decline in their approval ratings ― an unusual phenomenon for a new ruling bloc, which traditionally should be enjoying a so-called honeymoon period.According to the latest poll by Gallup Korea, Friday, Yoon's approval rating fell to a four-month low of 30 percent, with his disapproval rating reaching 60 percent. Another survey by Realmeter on positive sentiment toward political parties, released on Monday, saw the ruling party trailing the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) by 10 percentage points ― 47.1 percent to 37.1 percent. However, with no signs of a clear-cut exit plan to turn things around, the ruling party seems to have adopted a new yet unexpected ploy of blaming its predecessor ― a pattern that they were strongly critical of during the tenure of former President Moon Jae-in, who often blamed his predecessor, President Park Geun-hye, for being the source of all the problems.The “blame game” strategy comes as Yoon urg

Apr 5, 2023By Kang Seung-woo
Stop playing 'blame game'
Others

Rally for Expo

Officials of Nam District Office in Busan and residents engage in a campaign at a peace park, Wednesday, to promote the port city's bid to host the World Expo 2030. The inspection team from the Bureau International des Expositions will visit Seoul and Busan next week to evaluate the city's suitability and preparedness to host the global exhibition. Yonhap

Mar 29, 2023By Kang Seung-woo
Rally for Expo
Defense

US aircraft carrier to visit Busan amid NK provocations

This photo, released by South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), shows U.S. fighters taking off from the USS Nimitz during a visit by JCS Chairman Gen. Kim Seung-kyum to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to inspect South Korean and U.S. Navies' joint drill on seas off South Korea's Jeju Island, 465 kilometers south of Seoul, March 27. Yonhap Pyongyang fires two short-range ballistic missiles By Kang Seung-wooA U.S. Navy carrier strike group will arrive in Busan, Tuesday, as part of efforts to bolster the two countries' combined military posture as well as promoting South Korea-U.S. friendship on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of their alliance, Seoul's defense ministry said, Monday.“The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG 11) will pull into a naval base in Busan tomorrow,” Ministry of Defense spokesman Jeon Ha-kyou said at a briefing. The CSG 11 is comprised of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill, the

Mar 27, 2023By Kang Seung-woo
US aircraft carrier to visit Busan amid NK provocations
  • USS Nimitz carrier in S. Korea amid N. Korea's saber-rattling
Foreign Affairs

KOICA to support earthquake-affected people in Turkey

Director-General Chung You-a of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance of KOICA, right, and Maruf Yaman, head of Foreign Affairs Department of Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, pose after signing a Record of Discussions, in Hatay Province, Turkey, Wednesday (local time). Courtesy of KOICABy Kang Seung-wooThe Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) signed a Record of Discussions with the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) of Turkey, Wednesday, for a cooperative project to build a temporary settlement for victims of the earthquake in Turkey. Through this agreement, KOICA and AFAD will cooperate with private organizations to create a temporary settlement composed of 500 container housing structures in Hatay Province.The project will also include services for earthquake-affected people regarding psychological and social support, a system for protection and livelihood, education, health and nutrition and WASH (Water, sanitation and hygiene). Through the project, some $10 million ($12.9 billion) will be provided in

Mar 24, 2023By Kang Seung-woo
KOICA to support earthquake-affected people in Turkey
Defense

Korea to start mass production of KF-21 in 2024

The fourth prototype of the KF-21 Boramae conducts a test flight after taking off from the Air Force's 3rd Flying Training Wing in Sacheon, Feb. 20. Courtesy of Defense Acquisition Program AdministrationBy Kang Seung-wooKorea's state-run arms procurement agency said, Thursday, it seeks to achieve "tentative" combat suitability of the KF-21 Boramae by May ― six months earlier than planned ― in order to kick off mass production of the domestically developed fighter jet next year. The 4.5-generation combat aircraft is expected to enter service in 2026, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration added.Since its maiden flight in July 2022, four prototypes of the KF-21, developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), have flown a total of 142 sorties as of March 10, including a flight reaching supersonic speed. It also carried out a successful flight with its advanced active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar mounted earlier this month. DAPA briefed lawmakers during a session of the National Assembly's National Defense Committee on the development plan, including its push to com

Mar 23, 2023By Kang Seung-woo
Korea to start mass production of KF-21 in 2024
Foreign Affairs

Seoul to announce normalization of GSOMIA: Japanese media

Yoon Suk Yeol shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during their summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Nov. 13, 2022. Korea Times file By Kang Seung-wooA Japanese media outlet reported, Thursday, that the South Korean government has decided to put the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) back on track amid signs of improving ties between the neighboring countries. The GSOMIA is a bilateral security agreement between South Korea and Japan to share sensitive military and intelligence information. The former Moon Jae-in administration nearly let the pact expire in 2019 in response to Tokyo's tightened controls on exports to Seoul.However, South Korea conditionally suspended the decision to terminate the agreement, following a resolution passed in the U.S. Senate calling on Seoul to renew it, leaving the pact in a somewhat unstable state, as the South Korean government had said that it could scrap the GSOMIA at any time.Citing a South

Mar 9, 2023By Kang Seung-woo
Seoul to announce normalization of GSOMIA: Japanese media
  • PM defends forced labor solution to mend ties with Japan
  • Yoon to visit Japan next week for summit with Kishida
  • Yoon to hold summit with Kishida in Japan next week
North Korea

Kim Yo-jong threatens 'overwhelming' action against S. Korea, US

This photo, taken from an observatory in the South Korean border city of Paju, Tuesday, shows a village in the North Korean town of Kaepung. Yonhap By Kang Seung-wooThe North Korean leader's powerful sister warned, Tuesday, that the country is prepared to overwhelmingly respond to military activities by South Korea and the United States. “The demonstrative military moves and all sorts of rhetoric by the U.S. and South Korea, which go so extremely frantic as not to be overlooked, undoubtedly provide the DPRK with conditions for being forced to do something to cope with them,” Kim Yo-jong said in a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).“As already clarified, we keep our eye on the restless military moves by the U.S. forces and the South Korean puppet military and are always on standby to take appropriate, quick and overwhelming action at any time according to our judgment.”She also added that the U.S. and South Korea should refrain from any further behaviors that aggravate the situation.Her remarks came after Seoul and Washington c

Mar 7, 2023By Kang Seung-woo
Kim Yo-jong threatens 'overwhelming' action against S. Korea, US
Defense

Black Eagles win top award in Australia

Members of the Black Eagles, the Republic of Korea Air Force's air display team, pose after winning an award for the best overall display at the Australian International Airshow, also called the Avalon Airshow, at Avalon Airport, near Geelong, Australia, Saturday (local time). A total of 36 teams from seven countries participated in the event. The Black Eagles are comprised of 12 pilots flying nine black, white and gold colored KAI T-50B Golden Eagle supersonic advanced trainer jets. Courtesy of ROK Air Force

Mar 5, 2023By Kang Seung-woo
Black Eagles win top award in Australia
Politics

Marking independence movement

A group of art college students from Hongik University performs in Seoul, Tuesday, as they reenact the March 1st Independence Movement protesting Japan's colonial rule over the Korean Peninsula. Wednesday commemorates the 104th anniversary of the independence movement that took place in 1919. Yonhap

Feb 28, 2023By Kang Seung-woo
Marking independence movement
previous page
1314151617
next page

Top 5 stories

Korea Times
About Us
Introduction
History
Contact Us
Products & Services
Subscribe
E-paper
RSS Service
Content Sales
Site Map
Policy
Code of Ethics
Ombudsman
Privacy Policy
Youth Protection Policy
Terms of Service
Copyright Policy
Family Site
Hankookilbo
Dongwha Group
FacebookXYoutubeInstagram
CEO & Publisher: Oh Young-jinDigital News Email: webmaster@koreatimes.co.krTel: 02-724-2114Online newspaper registration No: 서울,아52844Date of registration: 2020.02.05Masthead: The Korea TimesCopyright © koreatimes.co.kr. All rights reserved.