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Often found at theaters and museums, Kwon Mee-yoo has covered a wide range of cultural fields from K-pop and dramas to theater and fine art for over a decade. Now as K-Culture Desk editor, she tries to connect Korean culture with global readers through fresh perspectives.

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Ahn Cheol-soo rejects unified candidacy, vows to finish race

Ahn Cheol-soo, right, the presidential candidate of the minor opposition People's Party, jogs with his wife Seoul National University professor Kim Mi-kyung and daughter Ahn Surl-hee along Jungnang Stream in northeastern Seoul, Saturday. It was Ahn's last day of campaigning with all of his family members before his daughter Surl-hee returned to the U.S., where she is a postdoctoral scholar in biochemistry. Yonhap PPP divided over fielding unified candidacyBy Kwon Mee-yooAhn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate the minor opposition People's Party, made clear that he will be in the presidential race all the way to the end, denying speculation that he would consider fielding a unified candidacy with the main opposition People Power Party (PPP).In an MBN television show Sunday, Ahn said voters will chose the candidate who is the most qualified on the day of the election. When asked about a unified candidacy, he said his goal is not just finishing the race but winning i

Feb 6, 2022By Kwon Mee-yoo
Ahn Cheol-soo rejects unified candidacy, vows to finish race
  • Why do polls show different results for presidential race?
Foreign Affairs

Israeli, German embassies pay tribute to Holocaust victims

From left, Israeli ambassador to Korea Akiva Tor, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and German ambassador to Korea Michael Reiffenstuel pose for a photo during a ceremony commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Seoul, Thursday. Courtesy of Embassy of Germany in Korea By Kwon Mee-yooIn commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which falls on Jan. 27, the embassies of Israel and Germany in Korea co-hosted a ceremony in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, Thursday. In 2005, the United Nations designated Jan. 27, the day of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, as the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust and the embassies of Israel and Germany have jointly commemorated this day in Korea.During the ceremony held in a hybrid format due to the pandemic in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Korea, Melanie Bono, the director of Cultural Programs East Asia at the institute, said the theme guidin

Jan 29, 2022By Kwon Mee-yoo
Israeli, German embassies pay tribute to Holocaust victims
Foreign Affairs

Denmark to cooperate with three Gyeonggi cities on circular transition

From left, ICLEI Korea director Park Yeon-hee, Hanam Mayor Kim Sang-ho, Gwangmyeong Mayor Park Seung-won, Hwaseong Mayor Seo Cheol-mo, Danish Ambassador to Korea Einar Jensen, Global Knowledge Exchange and Development Center (GKEDC) head Oh Cheol-se and IKEA Korea market manager Martin Albrecht pose for a photo during the Circular City International Conference hosted by the Embassy of Denmark in Korea at GKEDC in Seoul, Jan. 24. Courtesy of the Embassy of Denmark in Korea By Kwon Mee-yooDenmark is a leading country in the circular economy concept, which refers to extending the life cycle of materials and products to achieve sustainability. The Embassy of Denmark in Korea co-hosted a Circular City International Conference with three cities in Gyeonggi Province ― Gwangmyeong, Hanam and Hwaseong ― at the Global Knowledge Exchange and Development Center in Dongdaemun District, Seoul, Jan. 24, to seek and share innovative solutions for climate change crisis."It's an exce

Jan 28, 2022By Kwon Mee-yoo
Denmark to cooperate with three Gyeonggi cities on circular transition
Society

Korea launches mobile driver's license trial

Minister of the Interior and Safety Jeon Hae-cheol shows mobile and plastic copies of his driver's license at Seobu Driver's License Examination Office in Mapo District, Seoul, Thursday. Korea started a pilot operation for mobile driver's licenses, which have the same legal equivalency as physical ones, Thursday.By Kwon Mee-yooKorea has launched a pilot program for a test mobile driver's license system, which has the same legal validity as a plastic card license, Thursday.The Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the National Police Agency announced the pilot program for driver's licenses to be available on mobile devices from select locations in order to help people verify their identities more conveniently in the digital era. The mobile version of the driver's license has the same validity as the physical one, according to the Road Traffic Act. It can be used for identification at public institutions, banks, car rental agencies and stores for age verification. During the pilot period, Seoul Seobu Driver's License Examination Office, Daejeon Driver's License Examination Office and

Jan 27, 2022By Kwon Mee-yoo
Korea launches mobile driver's license trial
Foreign Affairs

Switzerland offers collaboration with Korean biopharmaceutical companies

Swiss Ambassador Dagmar Schmidt Tartagli, center, poses for a photo with Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Association (KPBMA) Chairman Won Hee-mok, left, and Basel Area Business and Innovation chief representative Korea Oh Bong-geun in Seoul, Monday. The Swiss-based biotech accelerator BaseLaunch, under Basel Area Business and Innovation, signed an agreement with the KPBMA to support Korean biopharmaceutical companies' entry into European markets. Courtesy of Swiss Embassy in Korea

Jan 26, 2022By Kwon Mee-yoo
Switzerland offers collaboration with Korean biopharmaceutical companies
Foreign Affairs

Mexican envoy revisits ever-growing Korea-Mexico ties

Mexican Ambassador Bruno Figueroa speaks during an interview with The Korea Times at the Embassy of Mexico in central Seoul, Jan. 5. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukMexican music concert, archaeological exhibition set to be heldBy Kwon Mee-yooKorea and Mexico will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties on Jan. 26. Mexico is considered Korea's gateway to Latin America, being Korea's largest trading partner in Latin America.Mexico Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Bruno Figueroa described the relations between the two countries as "exceptional.""I do not exaggerate, firstly, because of the extraordinary growth of our economic relationship. Today, Korea is Mexico's fourth-largest trade partner, only after the U.S., China and Germany. Korea also is the seventh-largest investor in Mexico," Figueroa said during an interview with The Korea Times, Jan. 5. "On the other side, it's exceptional because of the speed in which we have strengthened our relationship in only 30 years. Thirty years ago, our contacts were very, very low and our trade and investments w

Jan 24, 2022By Kwon Mee-yoo
Mexican envoy revisits ever-growing Korea-Mexico ties
Foreign Affairs

Azerbaijan Embassy commemorates Black January

Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Korea Ramzi Teymurov gives a presentation about Black January at the country's embassy in Yongsan District, Seoul, Jan. 20. Korea Times photo by Kwon Mee-yoo By Kwon Mee-yooJan. 20 is an epoch-making day in Azerbaijan's history, as a crackdown on civilians by the Soviet Army in 1990 played an important role in restoring the country's independence, which was proclaimed a year later. Ramzi Teymurov, ambassador of Azerbaijan to Korea, said the tragedy, also known as Black January, has not yet been evaluated properly even after 32 years, despite the incident seriously violating international law."Although 32 years passed since the Jan. 20 event, which was a gross violation of the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Convention on Civil Rights and other international legal documents and was one of the serious crimes of the 20th century, we have not received an international legal assessment. This is unfortunately the f

Jan 24, 2022By Kwon Mee-yoo
Azerbaijan Embassy commemorates Black January
Politics

Collective action from within forces chief election commissioner to quit

National Election Commission (NEC) standing commissioner Cho Hai-ju, right, poses with President Moon Jae-in in Cheong Wa Dae after receiving his certificate of appointment in January 2019. Cho submitted his intention to resign to President Moon after Moon rejected his initial resignation offer and suggested that he be reappointed as a non-permanent NEC commissioner. Korea Times fileBy Kwon Mee-yooNational Election Commission (NEC) standing commissioner Cho Hai-ju submitted his resignation which was accepted by President Moon Jae-in, Friday. According to the NEC, Cho said that he is "quitting the NEC completely," leaving the future of the NEC in the hands of the current staff. "I could endure political attacks from the opposition party and media, but I could not look away from the possible controversy over bias (for having me on the NEC) and the appeal of the staff members," Cho said. Cho's three-year term was to expire today, but when he expressed his intention to resign to the President, Moon did not accept it, citing the stability of the organization, with there being a major elec

Jan 23, 2022By Kwon Mee-yoo
Collective action from within forces chief election commissioner to quit
  • ED Ensure neutrality, fairness
Foreign Affairs

Kazakhstani cyclist celebrates 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties

From left, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Korea Bakyt Dyussenbayev, Kazakhstani cyclist Damir Kusheyev and Seoul Cyber University Vice President Park Hyun-seok pose at Seoul Cyber University in Seoul, Jan. 16. Kusheyev toured Korea from Busan to Seoul on his bicycle for nine days in celebration of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Korea and Kazakhstan. Seoul Cyber University was Kusheyev's finish line as there is a bust of Kazakh poet Abai Qunanbaiuly on the campus. Courtesy of Seoul Cyber University

Jan 20, 2022By Kwon Mee-yoo
Kazakhstani cyclist celebrates 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties
Foreign Affairs

Egypt hopes to learn from Korea's rural development knowledge

Walid Elfiky, charge d'affaires at the Embassy of Egypt in Korea / Korea Times photo by Kwon Mee-yoo Envoy expects more Korea-Egypt cooperation in ICT, energy By Kwon Mee-yooPresident Moon Jae-in will arrive in Egypt for a state visit today, with a handful of items to strengthen the strategic bilateral partnership. This is Moon's first visit to an African country since he was sworn in as President in May 2017.“We are willing to receive President Moon Jae-in and the first lady of South Korea with an open heart and ready to use this visit as a springboard for new cooperation between the two countries,” Walid Elfiky, charge d'affaires at the Embassy of Egypt in Korea, told The Korea Times, Monday.Moon already met with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in New York during the United Nations General Assembly in 2018 and they held two phone conversations together in 2020. Moon planned to visit Egypt in March 2020, but the visit was postponed due to the COVID-19

Jan 18, 2022By Kwon Mee-yoo
Egypt hopes to learn from Korea's rural development knowledge
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