Korea Times Finance Reporter
Lee Hyo-sik is Finance Desk editor at The Korea Times. He manages finance-related stories on macroeconomics, banks, stocks, bonds, crypto etc. He is passionate about covering what's happening in Korea's financial industry and explaining it to both Korean and non-Korean readers. You can reach him at leehs@koreatimes.co.kr. Your insights and feedbacks are always appreciated.
We all have become nervous about flying these days, especially on budget carriers, after a series of air accidents here at home and abroad over the past month or so. It is unfortunate that so many innocent, precious lives have perished in recent deadly crashes, which has significantly elevated the fear of flying among us.
Mondrian Seoul Itaewon launched the Urban Wanderlust room package in collaboration with luxury fragrance brand Byredo for the winter season.
The Sunfull Foundation, chaired by Min Byoung-chul, hosted the K-Respect campaign at the University of Perpetual Help in Manila, Philippines, on Nov. 27, to raise awareness of mutual understanding and respect to counter prejudice and discrimination against multicultural communities.
Hanwha Aerospace Romania has pledged to give vital support for Romania’s military modernization and the reinforcement of NATO’s eastern flank in response to the ongoing security challenges and threats coming from the war in Ukraine.
Four years before the Korean TV drama “Winter Sonata” ignited the first Korean wave in Japan in 2002, this reporter went to Tohoku University in Sendai, northeastern Japan, as an exchange student to study environmental engineering.
September has brought some much-needed relief to all of us as the weather finally started to cool down.
An acquaintance of mine — whom I have known for over a decade — said over a cup of coffee one afternoon that he does not want to be promoted to an executive position. The man, in his mid-50s, has been in the same job for nearly 25 years. He prefers to continue as a team leader or even be demoted to a team member if it means he can stay employed until he reaches the retirement age of 60.
It has become the norm these days to hear that Korea’s birthrate has fallen to a new record low, month after month.
French Ambassador to Korea Philippe Bertoux, along with key officials from the embassy, visited Renault Korea's Busan plant, Friday, the carmaker said Sunday.
Musinsa, Korea's largest online fashion shopping platform, hosted its second Tokyo showroom event from Feb. 13 to 16, featuring seven brands — Glowny, Kijun, Rockfish Weatherwear, Rest and Recreation, Standoil and Cost per kilo, company officials said Wednesday.