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Swordsmithing, Master restores ancient swordmaking skill

Lee Eun-cheul, a swordsmith, sweats buckets in front of a furnace flaring to more than 1,300 degrees Celsius. He pushes and pulls wooden bellows to feed the charcoal fire in order to prepare to make a sword in the traditional way at his workshop in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province.

Feature | 2018-12-16 11:18

Drone delivery service to begin in Finland by 2019

Drone delivery company, Wing, projects to begin services in Helsinki, Finland in spring 2019.

Feature | 2018-12-11 13:41

Marine Corps embraces drones as key combat platform

Young activists challenge South Korea's national security law

South Korea's strict national security law is being challenged by a wave of activists showing open support for the upcoming visit of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Public rallies and exhibits praising Kim would have been unthinkable a few years ago.

Feature | 2018-12-09 11:53

South Koreans send themselves to 'prison'

For South Koreans seeking an escape from the everyday grind, a 24-hour lock-up at a fake prison gives them 'a sense of freedom.

Feature | 2018-11-25 11:25

Multicultural students raise hopes for brighter future

The 7th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards has been held at the Korea Press Center where ten outstanding students were awarded for setting a great example for their peers from diverse cultural backgrounds. Nigerian-Korean model Han Hyun-min who was named one of the 30 most influential teens of 2017 by Time magazine was there to encourage biracial students to pursue t...

Feature | 2018-11-24 01:43

A talk from heart to heart: Wartime forced labor victim Lee Chun-shik

In a quiet neigborhood in Gwangu, located in the southern part of the country, I was able to meet Lee Chun-shik, the only victim of forced labor in Japan during the colonial era who survived to see the latest landmark Supreme Court ruling.

Feature | 2018-11-21 17:21

Wartime forced laborer reflects on court victory

Miss Korea 2018 runner-up Park Chae-won reveals secret to her 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. To give you a heads-up, she defied the stereotype.

Feature | 2018-11-21 16:40

Croatian Ambassador Damir Kusen speaks about bilateral exchanges

Digital Managing Editor Oh Young-jin sat down with the Croatian Ambassador to discuss ways to faciliate exchanges between the two countries and explore more areas for future cooperation.

Feature | 2018-11-12 18:09

ASEAN nations seek road to peace at KOR-ASIA Forum 2018

The KOR-ASIA Forum 2018 has been held on Wednesday under the theme: "Peace on the Korean Peninsula: Asia's opportunity for progress." Co-hosted by the The Korea Times and sister newspaper Hankook Ilbo at Seoul Dragon City Hotel in Yongsan, Seoul, the forum has invited important guests from the ASEAN nations who came to discuss ways to achieve mutual growth through peace in th...

Feature | 2018-11-08 18:07

Interview with Jed Emerson on 'impact investment'

The Korea Times' Digital managing editor Oh Young-jin had an interview with Jed Emerson over "impact investing," which refers to directing capital to enterprises that generate social or environmental benefits - a terrain traditional business models often sidestep.

Feature | 2018-11-06 10:48

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