Korea Times Digital Content Reporter
Kwak Yeon-soo is a digital editor at The Korea Times creating, editing and curating digital content for the newspaper’s website, mobile app and social media. She previously covered a diverse array of cultural, political and business topics.
A new geostrategic environment, anxiety over information penetration and the widening wealth gap between the two Koreas are the reasons behind North Korea's change of policy toward South Korea, a U.S. expert said, Tuesday.
Korea will create a deputy prime minister-level ministry tasked with tackling the low birthrate and aging population as the country faces a demographic crisis, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced Monday.
U.S. President Joe Biden mentioned South Korea, Samsung and Kim Jong-un during the first presidential debate ahead of November’s U.S. election.
Ruling People Power Party (PPP) leadership hopefuls are intensifying their attacks on former interim leader Han Dong-hoon, who is leading the polls of the four-way race.
North Korea, Thursday, claimed to have successfully tested a multiple warhead missile, contradicting South Korea's assertion that the missile exploded midair. This has raised questions about the credibility of Pyongyang's claim.
South Korea is stepping up drills to enhance deterrence against North Korea's provocations as tensions escalate on the Korean Peninsula, conducting live-fire exercises on western border islands, Wednesday.
Students attending the International Summer Campus at Korea University learn cheerleading moves from the university’s cheerleading club at an orientation held at the Inchon Memorial Hall of Korea University in Seoul, Wednesday. About 2,000 international students from around 300 colleges in 50 countries registered for the summer campus program. Yonhap
Trash balloons and propaganda leaflets are escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula, prompting local governments and civic groups to call for the cessation of hostilities and military activities that provoke war.
People rest under beach parasols at Wangsan Beach on Incheon's Yeongjong Island, Sunday. Incheon began opening beaches to the public, Saturday. Yonhap
The “Moon of Seoul,” a moon-shaped tethered balloon, floats over Yeouido Park in Seoul, Sunday. The balloon ride takes up to 30 passengers at a time, allowing them to enjoy views of the city’s scenery at a 150-meter altitude for 15 minutes. Seoul plans to conduct test flights in July and begin service in August. Yonhap