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

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Global forum on islands to be held in Shinan

By Kang Seung-wooThe Global Islands Cultural Diversity Forum 2022 will be held in the southwestern county of Shinan, Thursday and Friday, which will discuss how to preserve and pass on the cultural diversity of islands.The forum, organized by Shinan county, the Pacific Tourism Organization and the National Assembly Island Development Research Center, will invite some 30 experts in island culture, including Yolanda Perdomo, the former director of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Affiliate Members Program, and Gusde Namarupa, the head of the Badung Tourism Promotion Board-Bali. Four ministries, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will sponsor the two-day event. Shinan is a unique county, comprised of 1,004 islands, the largest number among the nation's administrative districts. In addition, the World Tourism Organization selected Banwol Island, one of its islands, as one of its Best Tourism Villages in 2021. The island is known as the “Purple Island” because its residents painted their houses and other facilities purple, inspired by their native balloon flower

Dec 5, 2022By Kang Seung-woo
Global forum on islands to be held in Shinan
North Korea

Ex-unification minister casts doubts on China's role in North Korean nuclear issue

Kyungnam University President Park Jae Kyu speaks during an interview with The Korea Times at his office in Seoul, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Kang Seung-woo'US extended deterrence is the most realistic means against Pyongyang's provocations'By Kang Seung-wooAmid escalating nuclear and missile threats from North Korea, China's role has come to the fore given Beijing is regarded as the only country that can exert influence on Pyongyang thanks to its billing as the reclusive state's sole economic pipeline and diplomatic guardian.Its accentuated role was evidenced by U.S. President Joe Biden's call on his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during their first face-to-face meeting in Indonesia, last month, to take proper steps to de-escalate military tensions exacerbated by the Kim Jong-un regime. However, Kyungnam University President Park Jae Kyu, a former South Korean unification minister, questioned if China would live up to those expectations by playing a constructive role in resolving the North Korean nuclear issue, saying that there is little that Beijing can do and it has little in

Dec 4, 2022By Kang Seung-woo
Ex-unification minister casts doubts on China's role in North Korean nuclear issue
Travel & Food

Hoiana Residences ready to meet needs of visitors

Hoiana Residences is a luxury hotel apartment complex of Hoiana Resort and Golf. Courtesy of Hoiana Residences By Kang Seung-wooForget about Da Nang, one of Vietnam's top holiday destinations for Koreans.Here comes Hoi An, a culturally rich heritage town that can satisfy the needs of travelers here in Korea who have suppressed their urge to travel during the COVID-19 pandemic and are itching to explore new hideaways.Vietnam has been a very popular a tourist destination for Koreans until the breakout of the pandemic. Since the relaxation of COVID-19 measures, the Southeast Asian country has seen a resurgence of visitors, with the number of Koreans traveling to the country reaching 173,000 in August alone ― third-largest after the United States and Cambodia ― as the world reopens once more.Hoiana Residences, part of a $4-billion super project by Hoi An South Development, to build four luxury hotels along with a serviced apartment, opened its doors in November aiming

Dec 1, 2022By Kang Seung-woo
Hoiana Residences ready to meet needs of visitors
Defense

ROK Air Force to join US-led Operation Christmas Drop

Pilots and crewmembers of the 15th Special Missions Wing pose, Monday, a day before their departure for Guam to join a U.S.-led multinational humanitarian airlift operation. Courtesy of ROK Air ForceBy Kang Seung-wooThe Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) will participate in a humanitarian airlift mission of the U.S. Air Force (USAF), the military branch said, Tuesday. According to the ROKAF, a C-130 transport aircraft and some 30 pilots and crewmembers of the 15th Special Missions Wing departed earlier in the day for Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, where the U.S. Pacific Air Forces will host Operation Christmas Drop from Dec. 4 to 9. Operation Christmas Drop is an annual USAF tradition of packaging and delivering food, supplies, educational materials and toys for delivery to more than 55 remote islands in the South-East Pacific. The ROKAF has participated in the humanitarian mission since last year at the invitation of the USAF. “The Korean Air Force will deliver food, medicine and other items necessary for survival to people of more than 10 islands in the Micronesia region,

Nov 29, 2022By Kang Seung-woo
ROK Air Force to join US-led Operation Christmas Drop
Defense

Korea denies media report on lethal aid to Ukraine

Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup, right, talks with his U.S. counterpart, Lloyd Austin, during their visit to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Nov. 3. Courtesy of Ministry of National DefenseBy Kang Seung-wooKorea's defense ministry reaffirmed its stance, Monday, that South Korea will not provide lethal weapons to Ukraine, dismissing a report that Seoul will supply artillery shells to the war-torn country via the United States. Citing a U.S. defense official, CNN reported, Friday (local time), that Washington intends to buy 100,000 rounds of artillery ammunition from South Korean arms manufacturers to provide to Ukraine. Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal, also made a similar report. In early November, Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup and his American counterpart, Lloyd Austin, agreed in principle to proceed with the artillery deal during their talks in Washington, D.C., according to the defense ministry. “Our position remains the same,” Army Col. Moon Hong-sik, the ministry's acting spokesperson, said during a press briefing at the Ministry of National Defense in S

Nov 28, 2022By Kang Seung-woo
Korea denies media report on lethal aid to Ukraine
Foreign Affairs

Startups partner with KOICA for innovative solutions in developing countries

Kai-i Company, a Creative Technology Solution (CTS) program partner of KOICA, implements dental health-related projects in Vietnam. Courtesy of KOICABy Kang Seung-wooDue to growing interest in environmental, social and governance (ESG) management, public and private sectors are increasingly collaborating to enhance development effectiveness and meet the business needs of corporations. Amid this trend and with the support of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), several Korean startup companies are poised to enter developing country markets with creative ideas and innovative technology.Korea's development cooperation agency KOICA held a ceremony, Tuesday, to share the outcomes of its 2022 Creative Technology Solution (CTS) program, which involves collaboration with startup companies, at the IVEX Studio in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province.KOICA's CTS program applies the outstanding technologies of startup companies in solving social problems in developing countries, while allowing budding enterprises to enter overseas markets. The ceremony, held Tuesday, aims to promote the

Nov 24, 2022By Kang Seung-woo
Startups partner with KOICA for innovative solutions in developing countries
North Korea

North Korea tries to sow seeds of doubt on US extended deterrence

By Kang Seung-wooNorth Korea's ceaseless missile launches, despite the deployment of more powerful U.S. military assets on the Korean Peninsula, are aimed at raising concerns in South Korea and Japan about the credibility of the U.S.' extended deterrence for its allies, according to Victor Cha, senior vice president for Asia and head of the Korea division at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Victor Cha / Korea Times fileThe Kim Jong-un regime has ratcheted up tensions on the Korean Peninsula by launching ballistic missiles on 31 occasions this year, including eight rounds of intercontinental ballistic (ICBM) missile launches. Plus, the self-proclaimed nuclear state has been preparing for its next nuclear test, which would be its first since 2017 and seventh overall.“By threatening the United States homeland with nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles, North Korea also wants to try to raise doubt in the minds of Japanese and South Koreans about the credibility of U.S. extended deterrence commitments to its allies in the region, such that South Korea will be w

Nov 24, 2022By Kang Seung-woo
North Korea tries to sow seeds of doubt on US extended deterrence
Politics

Parliamentary probe into Itaewon tragedy to be launched

Rep. Joo Ho-young, left, the floor leader of the ruling People Power Party, shakes hands with Rep. Park Hong-keun, the floor leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, during a press conference at the National Assembly in Seoul, Wednesday, after the two parties agreed to launch a parliamentary investigation into the Itaewon tragedy. Yonhap By Kang Seung-wooRival parties agreed, Wednesday, to hold a parliamentary investigation into the Oct. 29 tragedy that killed at least 158 Halloween partygoers in Seoul's Itaewon area. The floor leaders of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) announced the agreement to kick off a 45-day investigation, Thursday, and conduct hearings and other investigative activities after the National Assembly passes the national budget for next year.The agreement came hours after the PPP had decided to conditionally participate in the probe if the Assembly passes the national budget first. Previously, the ruling party opposed the probe, claiming that it could hamper ongoing investigations and agre

Nov 23, 2022By Kang Seung-woo
Parliamentary probe into Itaewon tragedy to be launched
North Korea

ANALYSIS China unlikely to deter North Korea's nuclear ambitions

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 14. Reuters-YonhapPyongyang's testing schedule based on its own calculations: experts By Kang Seung-woo Despite U.S. President Joe Biden's warning that China's reluctance to deter North Korea's provocations will ensure a bigger U.S. presence in the region, there are no signs that Beijing will mount any aggressive efforts against the North ― nor compliance by Pyongyang ― according to diplomatic observers.Earlier this month, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Biden held their first face-to-face summit since the U.S. leader took office in January 2021, during which the U.S. president stressed China's obligation to dissuade North Korea from engaging in unlawful and destabilizing acts. Biden also said that without China's efforts, the U.S. will be obliged to take more defensive actions in the Indo-Pacific region, which will be “up in the face of China.” China is North Korea's sole economic pipeline and diplomatic guardian. North Korea has ratchete

Nov 22, 2022By Kang Seung-woo
[ANALYSIS] China unlikely to deter North Korea's nuclear ambitions
Politics

ANALYSIS North Korea ratchets up pressure on US

A Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile is raised on a launcher in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Saturday, a day after the test-firing. Yonhap By Kang Seung-wooNorth Korea has continued to increase pressure on the United States, with the reclusive state successfully test-firing the most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in its arsenal, living up to a threat made by its foreign minister, who warned of fiercer military responses.In addition, its leader has revealed for the first time that his country runs military units in charge of ICBMs, in an apparent move to show that its long-range missile technologies and deployment capability have reached a significant level. The latest revelation heightens the U.S. government's concerns as Washington faces limitations in dealing with new threats from the North while juggling challenges posed by the Ukraine-Russia war and fierce economic competition with China. According to South Korea's military, a Hwasong-17 ICBM, launched at a lofted angle, traveled some 1,000 kilometers at an altitude

Nov 21, 2022By Kang Seung-woo
[ANALYSIS] North Korea ratchets up pressure on US
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