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Lee Hae-rin is a City Desk reporter at The Korea Times, covering social issues, tourism and taekwondo. She is passionate about speaking up for the rights of minorities, including women, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities and animals as well as discovering the latest makgeolli trend in town. Feel free to reach her at lhr@koreatimes.co.kr.
Korea’s series of recent fishing vessel accidents are largely attributed to deteriorating weather conditions and declining fish stocks caused by the climate crisis, experts said Friday.
A Korean budget carrier has been mired in controversy as its crew members took photos on an aircraft wing while the plane was delayed due to heavy snow.
Choi Mal-ja, 78, who was sentenced to prison for biting off the tongue of a man who attempted to rape her 61 years ago, will be retried, according to court officials on Thursday. This case is one of the country's most controversial rulings, highlighting the failure to protect a victim of sexual violence.
Korea is expected to spend around 6 trillion won ($4.6 billion) this year on treating diseases related to aging such as dementia, marking a 28 percent increase over the past five years, government data showed Wednesday.
ULJIN, North Gyeongsang Province — "This is how you cook snow crabs. Have them turned upside down and steam them. Never cook them in boiling water, you have to cook them in hot steam,” Lim Hyo-chul, 57, said at his snow crab restaurant near Hupo Port in Uljin, North Gyeongsang Province, Feb. 6.
Kim, a 51-year-old florist based in central Seoul, has seen a significant drop in customers in recent weeks, receiving only three to four bouquet orders despite this period typically being one of the busiest times of the year.
Seoul plans to give 1 million won ($685) to newlywed couples who register their marriage in the capital this year to further boost the city’s rebounding birthrate.
Anti-China sentiment is spreading among far-right conservatives here in Korea amid the martial law fiasco, as President Yoon Suk Yeol and members of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) have openly insisted on China's alleged involvement in election fraud.
Everland will once again collaborate with the Japanese entertainment company Sanrio for this year's spring flower festival, the amusement park’s operator, Samsung C&T, said Wednesday.
Korea plans to revitalize inbound tourism to boost the local economy amid ongoing political instability, with a goal of attracting 18.5 million foreign visitors this year, up 13 percent compared to 2024, the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said Wednesday.