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Thu, January 28, 2021 | 05:29

Gov't to fund billions in pandemic-struck culture, sports, tourism industries this year

The government will create funds worth a total of 298.5 billion won ($271 million) this year on aid to the culture, sports and tourism industries that have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, the culture ministry announced Thursday.

Trend | 2021-01-14 16:46

Off the beaten track: UK journalist explores Korea's remote islands

Fueled by the “sugary, milky, hot, completely unhealthy” taste of Korea's homegrown instant coffee label Maxim Gold, an English backpacker starts another of his days on a rattling ferry that takes him to some of the most isolated islands along the coastline of South Korea.

Books | 2021-01-13 09:04

Analysis: Streaming wars could hurt local players, not Netflix

The year 2020 engulfed by the COVID-19 pandemic indeed proved to be a boon for streaming services. Social distancing led to an unprecedented mix of movie theater shutdowns and people's ever-increasing thirst for entertainment, a perfect combination allowing over-the-top (OTT) providers to thrive.

Entertainment | 2021-01-11 13:44

[INTERVIEW] Chung Bora puts unrepentant villains, empty vengeance together in sci-fi fiction

Grandpa tells the story of how his friend who owned a premium brewery ended his life at a young age after he was victimized by a rival company in a smear campaign that ultimately put him out of business. The tragic fate of his friend motivates him to become a vigilante.

Books | 2021-01-08 09:06

Lee Seung-u wins Yi Sang Literary Award

Literature & Thought, the organizer of the prestigious Yi Sang Literary Award, which caused a stir last year after awardees boycotted the prizes protesting unfair copyright restrictions imposed by the organization, named Lee Seung-u as this year's winner, Monday.

Books | 2021-01-06 08:54

Koreans' trust in news media sinks amid pandemic

The year 2020, throughout which residents in Korea were inundated with daily updates about the changing number of COVID-19 cases, was a period of uncertainty and confusion. Although reliance on accurate information about the pandemic proved to be more crucial than ever, the public remains largely distrustful of news media, a poll showed Friday.

Trend | 2021-01-05 09:00

Unstoppable hallyu: Will it last?

Hallyu reached another milestone last year with the rare, dual success in music and cinema. BTS became the first K-pop act to be nominated for a Grammy, while Bong Joon-ho's “Parasite” rewrote Korean film history by winning four Oscars. The remarkable accomplishments of hallyu raised key questions: Will it last? If so, for how long? On Dec. 10, The Korea Times invited three e...

Entertainment | 2021-01-03 13:13

Book sales increase amid pandemic

Amid the year-long pandemic and the everyday need for social distancing, demand for books has increased significantly across multiple platforms.

Trend | 2021-01-01 16:18

Korea's first firefighting chopper to be designated as cultural asset

Korea's very first firefighting helicopter that saved nearly a thousand lives in catastrophic disasters over 25 years has been proposed to be designated as a national cultural asset, according to the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) and the National Fire Agency (NFA), Thursday.

Arts | 2021-01-01 15:35

[Book review] Pandemic-weary poets around world muse on life

"Hey, I thought my enemy was communism or imperialism… Or aliens or nightmare… / But it was you all along." In "Location of an Enemy," poet Lee Jang-wook comes to realize that the enemy he feared all his life was neither patriarchy, terrorists nor racists; it was another person, a potential host of the virus, greeting him.

Books | 2021-01-01 14:42

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