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Fri, December 6, 2019 | 15:31

Hankook Ilbo hosts contest to fight addiction

The Hankook Ilbo, the sister paper of The Korea Times, is holding an anti-addiction contest with the purpose of reducing non-drug addiction, including those related to gambling, smartphones and online games. The competition is sponsored by Kangwon Land and the Kangwon Land Addiction Care Center (KLACC).

2018-12-05 16:21

25% of Korean adults have pets

25% of Korean adults have pets

One out of four South Korean adults owns a pet, and they spend an average of around 100,000 won (US$89.95) per month on their companion, a report by KB Financial Group showed Wednesday.

2018-12-05 13:01

BTS fans collectively support transnational charity

BTS fans collectively support transnational charity

Before BTS, there were no Korean singers who had inspired foreign fans to act for a certain cause. BTS fans' collective action is unprecedented in history of fandom.

2018-12-02 17:31

More Koreans shun marriage amid economic burden: research

More Koreans shun marriage amid economic burden: research

South Koreans are becoming less inclined to get married, research showed Wednesday, apparently due to the rising economic burden along with concerns over raising children. According to the research conducted by Daumsoft Inc., which analyzed keywords used on online communities and social media from January 2016 to September 2018, many South Koreans cited money as the biggest h...

2018-11-28 15:45

CICI winter gathering looks back on this year's activities, presents next year's plans

CICI winter gathering looks back on this year's activities, presents next year's plans

The Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI) held a winter gathering Monday at the Grand Hyatt Seoul. At the CICI-Korea CQ Winter Welcoming Gathering, members of CICI reviewed this year's cultural events, where opinion leaders home and abroad gathered to learn about and experience Korean culture. CICI's plans for next year have also been revealed.

Jung Da-min | 2018-11-27 20:28

Poll shows Koreans evenly divided over legal ban on dog slaughter

Poll shows Koreans evenly divided over legal ban on dog slaughter

South Korean adults appear evenly divided over whether to legally ban the slaughter of dogs for meat, according to a poll released Friday. The survey of 501 Koreans older than 19 by local pollster Realmeter showed that 44.2 percent endorsed the enactment of a new law prohibiting the killing of dogs for meat consumption, whereas 43.7 percent opposed it.

2018-11-24 14:07

International marriages in Korea edge up in 2017

International marriages in Korea edge up in 2017

The number of international marriages between a South Korean national and a foreigner inched up last year, ending six consecutive years of decline, government data showed Friday. There were 21,709 international marriages last year, up 1 percent, or 208, from a year earlier, according to the data by Statistics Korea. Those marriages accounted for 8.3 percent of the country's t...

2018-11-23 14:03

[INTERVIEW] Miss Korea contestant reveals her secrets for success

[INTERVIEW] Miss Korea contestant reveals her secrets for success

I recently talked in-depth with Park Chae-won, 24, a runner-up in the 2018 Miss Korea pageant, who came to our office with a beautiful, full-fledged smile.

Lee Min-young | 2018-11-20 16:25

'Younger man, older woman marriage' - a rising tie-up in Korea

'Younger man, older woman marriage' - a rising tie-up in Korea

Lee Sa-gan, 39, ex-girlfriend of actor Bae Yong-joon, recently made headlines for announcing she will marry her boyfriend Ron, a member of K-pop boy band Bigflo. He is 11 years younger than Lee. And actress Ham So-won and singer Mina have tied the knot with much younger men too. These are only some of many celeb marriages between younger men and older women. But does it mean ...

Dong Sun-hwa | 2018-11-20 15:57

'Don't touch my baby': mothers warn

'Don't touch my baby': mothers warn

It is not rare to spot strangers touching the cheeks or holding hands of babies, saying they are adorable, even without seeking the consent of their parents or guardians. Numerous Korean mothers become upset when strangers try to touch their babies, with the uncalled-for act triggering a flood of posts on mothers' online communities asking for ways to deal with strangers who ...

Dong Sun-hwa | 2018-11-20 09:42

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