Korea Times K-Culture Reporter
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.
An outdoor craft beer festival will be held in the heart of Seoul next week, featuring some 20 selected craft beer breweries from across the country as well as various performances, the Namedaemun Market Merchants Association said Thursday.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said, Wednesday, that it has developed artificial intelligence (AI) surveillance technology capable of identifying and detecting digital sexual exploitation content targeting youth. The city government believes the technology's introduction will help combat digital crimes against children automatically on a 24/7 basis.
Star dog trainer Kang Hyung-wook and his dog training business Bodeum Company are receiving criticism for allegedly mistreating employees amid a wave of accusations by former employees.
South Korea has designated July 14 as a national memorial day for North Korean defectors, the Ministry of Unification announced Monday.
The Korea Water Resources Corp. (K-water) is poised to propose a paradigm shift to the industry by introducing cutting-edge digital technologies in water management at the World Water Forum in Indonesia, the state-run water management agency said, Monday.
Children frolic in a water fountain at a park in Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul's Jongno District, Sunday, as the temperature rose as high as 27 degrees Celsius in and around the capital. Yonhap
Concerns are rising over technological challenges potentially hindering a government plan to require patients to present their ID cards at hospitals to verify their identity.
Korea’s human rights advocacy groups and the national human rights watchdog have urged the government to reconsider its plan to abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and reinforce gender equality, citing the country's recent trend of gender equality regressing once more.
CHEONAN, South Chungcheong Province — The ongoing global phenomenon of Korean culture and its unique essence is attributed to the nation's historical background of fighting for freedom during the Japanese colonial rule of Korea from 1910 to 1945, according to Cheonan Mayor Park Sang-don.
Korea has invited K-culture lovers from around the world with special ties to the country to offer them opportunities to experience Korean culture as part of the 2024 Visit Korea Year campaign, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Wednesday.