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Thu, February 2, 2023 | 17:04

[ASIAN STORIES] 'Online sex crime? Most difficult topic I've ever dealt with'

ASIAN STORIES'Online sex crime? Most difficult topic I've ever dealt with'

To delve deeper into the evolving digital sex crime cases in Korea and across Asia, The Korea Times has been collaborating with four media organizations - the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, Tempo in Indonesia, and the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism and ABS-CBN in the Philippines - on a special investigation into this issue over the last seven months.

Lee Min-young | 2021-07-01 10:55

How a treehouse saved Mr. Mizuno's life

How a treehouse saved Mr. Mizuno's life

A Japanese man is living his childhood dream in Gimje, a city located about 200 kilometers south of Seoul. In 2009, Mizuno Masayuki, 53, transformed a run-of-the-mill house in the city to resemble one straight out of a fairytale and built a treehouse in his front yard.

Lee Min-young | 2021-06-18 18:56

Korean traditional liquor cocktails that will amaze you

Korean traditional liquor cocktails that will amaze you

'Jangseng Healthy Bar' located in the Yeongdong traditional market, south of Seoul, is one of the most popular bars in Korea where young Koreans visit to drink special Korean cocktails and take out their phones take pictures of their beautiful cocktail specialties.

Yun Da-been | 2021-06-13 18:36

[ASIAN STORIES] Digital sex crime in Asia: Nth room, the making of a monster

ASIAN STORIESDigital sex crime in Asia: Nth room, the making of a monster

In July, 2019, two college students who call themselves “Team Flame” first broke the story of the “Nth room,” a massive digital sex crime case where perpetrators blackmailed women including underage girls into performing sexually explicit acts on camera, with thousands of users paying in cryptocurrency to watch. What Team Flame started off - an investigation into distribution...

Lee Min-young | 2021-05-29 15:02

Korea Times receives 'Video Storytelling Award' for Nth room documentary

2021 P4G Summit to kick off in Seoul

2021 P4G Summit to kick off in Seoul

Calls for accelerated action concerning the climate crisis, fueled by the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, have been growing steadily. Korea's hosting of an international summit on the environment later this month is expected to serve as an opportunity to show the nation's commitment to and efforts toward containing climate change in accordance with those of the international...

Lee Min-young | 2021-05-16 22:18

K-pop idols' Korean test score is...?｜K-pop rookie TRI.BE Pt.2

K-pop idols' Korean test score is...?｜K-pop rookie TRI.BE Pt.2

In our second episode with multilingual K-pop rookie group TRI.BE, we prepared a quiz game designed to help members better understand each other's language and culture! We threw some random Korean pop quizzes for foreign members while Korean members also learned some new languages!

Lee Min-young | 2021-05-10 16:05

How foreign K-pop idols adjust to Korean life｜ K-pop rookie TRI.BE

How foreign K-pop idols adjust to Korean life｜ K-pop rookie TRI.BE

TRI.BE, a seven-member K-pop girl group that debuted in February, first came under the media spotlight due to the fact that the group was put together by high-profile composer and director Sinsadong Tiger and Universal Music in Korea. It is the first idol group formed by the international label. Consisting of seven members, Songsun, Kelly, Jinha, Hyunbin, Jia, Soeun and MiRe,...

Lee Min-young | 2021-05-03 18:14

[INTERVIEW] Newly debuted K-pop group TRI.BE aims to empower younger generations

Miss Korea, now & then: Meet Korea's beauty icons of '70, '07, '18

Miss Korea, now & then: Meet Korea's beauty icons of '70, '07, '18

The nation's first beauty pageant Miss Korea was born out of the ashes of the Korean War in 1957, sponsored by Korean language daily Hankook Ilbo, the sister paper of The Korea Times.

Lee Min-young | 2021-04-13 15:52

Migrant workers living in dire conditions in Korea

Migrant workers living in dire conditions in Korea

In South Korea, the demand for migrant workers is high, especially in rural areas, as most young Koreans avoid harsh and low-paid farm work, gradually emptying the countryside.

Lee Min-young | 2021-03-15 10:39

'Will Biden make 'unhealthy America' great again?': Mick Mulvaney

'Will Biden make 'unhealthy America' great again?': Mick Mulvaney

To get an insider's look at what Trump's presidential legacy will be and what Biden's handling of domestic issues and foreign policy would look like, The Korea Times had a video interview with Mick Mulvaney in collaboration with the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) in Korea.

Lee Min-young | 2021-03-04 09:11

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