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Father of Korean farm machinery passes away

Kim Sang-soo, Chairman and CEO of the country’s leading agricultural machinery manufacturer Daedong Industrial, died Tuesday. He was 84. Kim led the mechanization of the country’s agriculture, which previously relied on hard physical work and cows.

Obituaries | 2017-10-26 16:18

'Vegemil' founder Chung Chai-won dies

Chung Chai-won, the founder and honorary president of Dr. Chung’s Food, who developed the nation’s first soymilk, Vegemil, died Tuesday at the age of 100, the company said Wednesday. Chung pioneered Korea’s soymilk industry after he developed Vegemil in 1966 with the purpose of providing proper nutrition for children who were lactose intolerant. Children with lactose intolera...

Obituaries | 2017-10-10 16:56

Another S. Korean former sex slave dies

Another South Korean woman who was forced into sexual servitude by Japan during World War II died Monday, a civic group said, reducing the total number of the country's surviving victims to 36. The Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan said that Ha Sang-sook died of sepsis at 9:10 a.m. at the age of 89. Her memorial altar is set up at Kyung...

Obituaries | 2017-08-28 17:57

Korean folk icon Jo Dong-jin dies of cancer at 70

Jo Dong-jin, one of the pioneers of South Korea's contemporary folk music scene, died on Monday, according to his family. He was 70 years old. Jo was found unconscious inside a bathtub at his house by his son and was transported to a hospital by an ambulance when he passed away at 3:43 a.m., according to his sister and fellow musician Jo Dong-hee. The late singer had been bat...

Obituaries | 2017-08-28 11:07

Former Samsung Electronics chairman dies at 90

Kang Jin-ku, the former chairman of Samsung Electronics and Samsung Electro-Mechanics, died Saturday of a chronic ailment at the age of 90. Kang has been considered a business leader who played a big role in founding the semiconductor business of Samsung Electronics, which currently is the world’s top memory chipmaker.

Obituaries | 2017-08-21 15:57

Remembering the brothers who fought for Korean independence

An exhibition showcasing the lives of six brothers who fought for Korean independence during Japanese rule in Korea began Friday at the Seoul Museum of History in Jongno-gu, central Seoul. Born to a prosperous family, the six activists are best known for spending their entire family fortune to fight against the Japanese occupation. The exhibition was organized by the Seoul Mu...

Obituaries | 2017-08-04 11:46

Another former 'comfort woman' dies

Kim Kun-ja, a woman who was sexually enslaved by Japanese military during World War II, died on Sunday. She was 89. According to the House of Sharing, a shelter for the surviving victims, Kim was found dead at 8:03 a.m. on Sunday and didn’t suffer any visible illness. The shelter said she died of “old age.” With Kim’s death, the remaining number of Korean survivors is 37.

Obituaries | 2017-07-23 15:50

Voice phishing swindler commits suicide in regret

A woman accused of voice phishing committed suicide, Wednesday, leaving a written note apologizing for her crime. The woman, in her 20s, was found dead inside her house at Dong District in Gwangju, 8:04 p.m., by her father who filed a report to the police. The woman was accused of working for a call center under a voice phishing ring in the Philippines from August to November, 2014. The Incheon district court had ordered her to attend court on July 13 for the alleged crime.

Obituaries | 2017-07-06 16:34

Daycare center bus crashes in Cheongju, killing 2 and injuring 10

A daycare center-run bus crashed into a sidewalk, Wednesday, killing two people and injuring 10 others according to police. After hitting the sidewalk, the bus also collided with three cars heading in the opposite direction. The accident occurred around 12:26 p.m. near an intersection at Sachang-dong, Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. Two elderly women, identified by thei...

Obituaries | 2017-07-06 16:31

Former Korea Times CEO dies at 80

Former Korea Times President-Publisher Han Kon-ju died at the age of 80, his family said Wednesday. Born in 1937, he went to work for the nation’s first English daily, the sister paper of the Hankook Ilbo, as a staff reporter in 1962. Han was promoted to business desk editor in 1982 and served as managing editor in 1991. He served as chief executive editor in 1994 before bein...

Obituaries | 2017-07-06 09:08

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