Korea Times Business Planning Reporter
Ahn Seong-jin is a project manager in the Business Planning Team. He joined The Korea Times in late 2009 as a specialist in English Newspapers in Education (ENIE). He has a strong interest in fostering strategic partnerships with public and private sectors worldwide.
Korea Times President-Publisher Oh Young-jin, left, and VISANG Education CEO Yang Tae-hoe shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding at VISANG Education's headquarters in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, Modnday. The two companies will promote Korean culture and the Korean language globally. Courtesy of VISANG Education
Ethiopian Press Agency Director General Getnet Tadesse, top left, and The Korea Times Managing Director Cho Jae-hyon display copies of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the promotion of cooperation between the two media outlets during an online signing ceremony, Friday. Joining them is Ethiopian Ambassador to Korea Dessie Dalkie Dukamo who helped connect the media outlets, left, and Ethiopian Press Agency Deputy Director General Fekadu Ketema. Screenshot from online ceremony
The Korea Times President and Publisher Oh Young-jin, left, and Hamad Al Kaabi, executive director of publishing at Abu Dhabi Media Network and editor-in-chief of Aletihad Newspaper, shake hands during a courtesy visit by the latter's delegation to The Korea Times' office in Seoul on Wednesday. Courtesy of Aletihad Newspaper
Members of rookie K-pop girl group NewJeans / Courtesy of ADOR케이팝 신예 걸그룹 뉴진스 멤버들 ‘NewJeans' 'Attention' music video surpasses 1.3 million hits뉴진스 ‘Attention’ 뮤직비디오, 130만 뷰 돌파By Dong Sun-hwaThe competition among K-pop girl groups will get into full swing following the arrival of much-anticipated rookie act NewJeans, Friday (KST). Its debut album will hit multiple streaming platforms on Aug. 1, and hit store shelves on Aug. 8.한국 시간으로 금요일 큰 기대를 받는 신예 걸그룹 뉴진스의 등장으로 케이팝 걸그룹 경쟁이 최고조에 달할 것으로 보인다. 이들은 8월 1일 여러 스트리밍 플랫폼에 음원을 발표하고 8일 음반을 발매한다.NewJeans is a group launched by All Doors One Room (ADOR), a label under Hybe that represents K-pop titan BTS. It released the music video of its track "Attention" at midnight early Friday, and it has already exceeded 1.3 million views on YouTube as of 3 p.m.뉴진스는 케이팝 거물 BTS의 소속사 하이브 산하 레이블 어도어(ADOR, All Doors One Room)가 선보인 걸그룹이다. 22일 금요일 자정 ‘Attention’의 뮤직비디오를 공개했으며 공개 15시간만인 오후 3시에 유튜브 조회수 130만회를 넘어섰다.The average age of the five members ― Minji (18), Hanni (18), Danielle (17), Haerin (16) and Hyein (14) ― is 16.6. Alth
Four-year-old Doberman mix Chappssal and his owner Lim Borah, members of "Seoul Puppy Patrol," walk around Seongnae-dong in Gangdong District, Tuesday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul화요일 ‘서울 반려견 순찰대’에 가입한 네 살배기 도베르만 믹스견 찹쌀이와 견주 임보라 씨가 서울시 강동구 성내동을 걸어다니고 있다. Volunteers living with companion dogs use daily walks to give back to community반려견과 거주하는 자원 봉사자들, 산책으로 사회에 환원By Lee Yeon-wooChappssal, a four-year-old Dobermann mix, is living a dog's dream life as the busiest puppy in southeastern Seoul's Gangdong District. He goes for walks more than four times a day ― after he wakes up, after breakfast, before his human mom goes to the office, before he goes to bed and many more if time allows.네 살배기 도베르만 믹스견 찹쌀이는 서울 남동쪽에 위치한 강동구에서 가장 바쁜 강아지로서 꿈의 구생을 살고 있다. 찹쌀이는 일어나서, 아침 먹은 후에, 엄마가 출근하기 전에, 자기 전에, 그리고 시간이 날 때마다 외출하며 하루에 네 번 이상 산책을 한다.What makes Chappssal's walks different than others is that this pooch is on a mission as he ambles down the sidewalk.찹쌀이가 느긋하게 인도를 걸으며 산책을 하면서도 임무를 수행하고 있다는 점이 다른 강아지들과 다른 점이다.As a member of the Seoul Puppy Patrol, he sniffs out trouble on the r
US request for 'friend-shoring' expected to accelerate exodus미국의 ‘프렌드쇼어링’ 제안으로 탈중국 가속화 예상돼By Park Jae-hyukOnce regarded as a "land of opportunity" for its low labor costs and rapid economic growth, China is now considered somewhat notorious among companies from other countries for its unstable political and economic conditions.한때 낮은 인건비와 빠른 경제 성장으로 '기회의 땅'이라 알려졌던 중국은 현재 불안정한 정치적, 경제적 상황으로 인해 외국 기업들 사이에서 다소 악명 높게 여겨지고 있다.More Korean companies have joined the recent trend of global firms leaving China, relocating their workforces and manufacturing facilities away from the world's most populous country.갈수록 많은 국내 기업들이 인구가 가장 많은 국가인 중국에서 노동력과 제조 시설들을 옮기며 외국 기업들의 탈 중국 대열에 합류했다.Although Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Chairman Chey Tae-won emphasized during a forum on Jeju Island this month the importance of maintaining amicable economic relations with China, SK Group under his leadership has also downsized its operations there.7월 제주도에서 열린 대한상의 제주포럼에 참석한 최태원 대한상공회의소 회장은 중국과 원만한 관계를 유지하는 것이 중요하다고 강조했으나, 최 회장이 이끄는 SK 그룹도 중국 내 운영 규모를 축소했다."Whether you like it or
State-of-the-art technology holds key to success최첨단 기술이 성공의 열쇠가 있다Korea successfully launched a homegrown rocket Tuesday, opening a new space era. The Nuri blasted off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, a coastal village in South Jeolla Province, and placed its payload of satellites into the target altitude of 700 kilometers above the Earth. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) confirmed Wednesday that the performance verification satellite of the Nuri, also known as Korean Space Launch Vehicle II (KSLV II), was operating smoothly while communicating with its station in Daejeon.한국은 화요일 국산 로켓을 성공적으로 발사해 새로운 우주 시대를 열었다. 누리호는 전남 고흥 나로우주센터에서 발사돼 목표 고도인 지구 700km 상공에 탑재된 인공위성을 띄웠다. 한국항공우주연구원(KARI)은 한국형 우주발사체 2호(KSLV II)로 알려진 누리호의 성능 검증 위성이 대전에 있는 항우연 기지국과 교신하면서 원활하게 작동하고 있음을 28일 확인했다.With the launch, Korea has become the world's seventh nation that can launch a locally-developed rocket to place a satellite weighing more than a ton into geosynchronous orbit, following the United States, Russia, France, China, Japan and India. While declaring the success of the launch, Science a
Ttareungyi bicycles of Seoul's bike-sharing system are parked near City Hall Station in central Seoul in this September 2018 photo. Korea Times fileBy Lee Hyo-jinAn increasing number of Seoul residents have been caught riding bicycles under the influence of alcohol, which is illegal under the Road Traffic Act, amid an ongoing shortage of taxis at night.야간 택시 부족 사태가 계속되고 있는 가운데 도로교통법상 불법인 자전거 음주 운전을 하다 적발되는 서울 시민이 늘고 있다.Recent data from the police showed that the number of drunk cycling cases reported in Seoul between April 18 and May 16 stood at 72, a 41-percent increase from the 51 cases reported between March 20 to April 17.최근 경찰의 자료에 따르면 4월 18일부터 5월 16일 사이 보고된 서울의 자전거 음주 운전은 총 72건으로 3월 20일부터 4월 17일까지 보고된 51건보다 41% 증가했다.Since April 18, when the government eased the social distancing measures limiting private gathering sizes and the operating hours of restaurants and bars, many people have been struggling to grab cabs during nighttime peak hours, which has apparently led them to attempt to ride bikes instead.정부가 사적 모임 제한 및 식당과 술집의 영업시간을 제한하는 사회적 거리두기 조치를 완화한 4월 18일 이후, 많은 사람들이 혼잡한 야