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Tue, August 11, 2020 | 13:56

Mexicans: Forgotten soldiers of 1950-53 Korean War

Mexicans: Forgotten soldiers of 1950-53 Korean War

June 25 marks the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War (1950-53), the first open conflict of the Cold War and one of the most brutal ones of last century. It cost almost 5 million lives, and caused the devastation of the whole Korean Peninsula. Known in the U.S. as the “Forgotten War” due to its censored coverage and its lack of attention, the Korean War had it...

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-06-22 14:30

The Korean War: carnage, stalemate and ceasefire

Uzbekistan urges Central Asian countries to join efforts for Afghanistan's stability

Uzbekistan urges Central Asian countries to join efforts for Afghanistan's stability

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has indicated creating a “zone of stability, steady development and good neighborliness” in Central Asia as priority in his foreign policy. This, according to the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Korea, played a significant role for the bilateral negotiations between the United States and the Taliban in February. The following is the second in a ser...

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-06-15 15:03

French envoy meets veterans affairs minister

French envoy meets veterans affairs minister

French Ambassador to Korea Philippe Lefort, left, poses with Patriots and Veterans Affairs Minister Park Sam-duck at the Seoul branch office of the ministry in Yongsan-gu, central Seoul, June 11. / Yonhap

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-06-15 15:02

ASEAN pushes to mitigate COVID-19 impacts on vulnerable groups

ASEAN pushes to mitigate COVID-19 impacts on vulnerable groups

We, the ASEAN Ministers responsible for social welfare and development have convened the Special Meeting on Mitigating Impacts of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) on Vulnerable Groups in ASEAN on 10 June 2020,

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-06-15 15:01

UK launches digital trade network in Asia Pacific

UK launches digital trade network in Asia Pacific

The United Kingdom has launched a network aimed at increasing digital trade and investment opportunities in the Asia Pacific region and also forging partnerships with the region, the British Embassy in Seoul said last week. The Digital Trade Network in the Asia Pacific is a three-year pilot program co-launched by the U.K. Department for International Trade (DIT) and the Depar...

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-06-15 15:00

Kuwaiti envoy meets SamulNori founder

Kuwaiti envoy meets SamulNori founder

Kuwaiti Ambassador to Korea Bader Mohammad Al-Awadi, left, poses Kim Duk-soo, traditional percussion master and founder of SamulNori, a percussion music group, at his residence Friday during an event with cultural and government dignitaries. The event was held to promote cultural ties between Kuwait and Korea.

Park Si-soo | 2020-06-15 14:13

Courtesy visit

Qatari Ambassador to Korea Mohammed Alhayki, center, poses with Oh Young-jin, second from left, President and Publisher of The Korea Times, during his courtesy visit to the paper's newsroom in Seoul, Thursday. From left are politics desk editor Kim Rahn, Oh, Alhayki, finance desk editor Kim Jae-kyoung, and management planning director Cho Jae-hyon. / Korea Times photo by Choi...

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-06-11 16:49

Webinar to discuss democracy of Australia, Sweden, Korea amid pandemic

Webinar to discuss democracy of Australia, Sweden, Korea amid pandemic

The Embassy of Sweden in Seoul and International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) will co-host a webinar, June 9, to share thoughts and experiences from Sweden, Korea and Australia on protecting democracy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-06-08 15:32

Thailand's economic campaign to combat COVID-19

Thailand's economic campaign to combat COVID-19

Thailand has performed well in containing the COVID-19 outbreak and mitigating its impact. Since April 27, the number of new COVID-19 cases has increased only slightly, while some days saw no new cases at all. About 96 percent of those infected have fully recovered, and fatality rate is less than 2 percent, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand states.

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-06-08 15:31

30 years of Moscow ties highlighted on occasion of Russia Day

30 years of Moscow ties highlighted on occasion of Russia Day

Russia Day celebrated annually on June 12 since 1992 is a national holiday and an official public holiday in the Russian Federation. The history of the holiday goes back to June 12, 1990, when the 1st Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR, part of the former Soviet Union) adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the RS...

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-06-08 15:30

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