Korea Times Finance Reporter
Lee Hyo-jin covers the Bank of Korea, the banking industry and broader financial news. Her previous beats include foreign affairs, North Korea and general reporting on Korean society.
The presidential office is considering reinstating an office tasked with assisting first lady Kim Keon Hee, in an apparent effort to address ongoing political turmoil and avert further risks surrounding her. However, political observers said that might not be enough to reverse the public's skepticism about President Yoon Suk Yeol's spouse.
People try to catch fish through the ice at the 2024 Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival taking place in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province, Sunday. The annual ice fishing festival kicked off the previous day and is set to continue for 23 days until Jan. 28, during which participants will have the chance to catch sancheoneo, a species of trout known to live only in clean freshwater. Yonhap
Seung Myung-ho, third from left, president of Korea University Alumni Association and chairman of The Korea Times, Kim Dong-one, fourth from left, the president of Korea University and other dignitaries pose during an event celebrating New Year at a hotel in Seoul, Friday. From left are Lee Ki-soo, former president of Korea University, Lee Jae-pil, president of the university's Female Alumni Association, Seung, Kim, Euh Yoon-dae and Jung Jin-taek, former presidents of Korea University. Courtesy of Korea University Alumni Association
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's daughter, known as Ju-ae, is deemed the most likely successor to the dynastic communist regime, according to South Korea's spy agency, Thursday, marking the agency's first official acknowledgment of Kim's "beloved daughter" as the heir apparent.
Defense Minister Shin Won-sik is facing criticism for his past remarks describing the nation's easternmost islets of Dokdo as "disputed territory," which critics claim reflects a distorted view of history.
As splinter party movements take shape ahead of the April 10 general elections, all eyes are on whether Lee Nak-yon from the liberal bloc and Lee Jun-seok from the conservative camp, both poised to establish their respective parties, will team up.
President Yoon Suk Yeol announced, Monday, that an enhanced version of the South Korea-U.S. extended deterrence scheme will be fully established within the first half of this year, enabling Seoul to more effectively counter Pyongyang's nuclear threats.
Jamal, a 37-year-old migrant worker from Bangladesh, likes almost everything about Korea except for one thing: racism.