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Wed, February 1, 2023 | 10:39

Orchestras unveil star-studded 2022 concert line-up

Orchestras unveil star-studded 2022 concert line-up

Amid the pandemic entering its third year, Korea's orchestras have recruited foreign conductors as their music directors, roles which have long been held by Korean nationals. Chung Myung-whun, for instance, served at the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO) for nine years since 2006 and Chung Chi-yong served at the Korean Symphony Orchestra for four years since 2018.

Park Ji-won | 2021-12-07 17:01

Singer-artist Solbi wins top award at Spanish art festival

Singer-artist Solbi wins top award at Spanish art festival

Singer and artist Kwon Ji-an, better known by her stage name Solbi, won the Grand Artist Award at The Premi International d'Art de Barcelona held in Spain, her agency MAP Crew said in a press release on Monday.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-12-06 15:22

[INTERVIEW] Kim Whanki drawing found not on canvas, but on earthen plate

INTERVIEWKim Whanki drawing found not on canvas, but on earthen plate

Korea's pioneering abstract master, Kim Whanki (1913-1974), is best known for his artistic focus on East Asian cultural motifs like moon jars, as well as his later transition into paintings, featuring an abstract constellation of dots. In recent years, Kim's name has made headlines in the art circle once again, as the value of his works has continued to increase.

Park Han-sol | 2021-12-03 08:57

Winners of 10th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards announced

Winners of 10th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards announced

The Korea Times has selected 11 students as winners of the 10th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards. Yang Geun-mo from Geumsan Hitech High School in Geumsan, South Chungcheong Province, won the grand prize, to be presented by Minister of Gender Equality and Family Chung Young-ai.

Kim Rahn | 2021-12-01 08:42

Essay awardees give helpful advice on AI, basic income

Essay awardees give helpful advice on AI, basic income

In their award-winning English economic essays, university students suggested ways for society to enable co-prosperity between people and artificial intelligence (AI), and expressed their thoughts on the merits of introducing a basic income system here.

Park Jae-hyuk | 2021-11-30 15:26

Annual lantern festival lights up downtown Seoul

Annual lantern festival lights up downtown Seoul

The Seoul Lantern Festival kicked off on Nov. 26 to light up the city center with more than 80 paper lanterns over Cheonggye Stream, for a 10-day run through Dec. 5, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Tourism Organization (STO).

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-11-30 08:56

Louis Vuitton star designer Virgil Abloh dies after private battle with cancer

Louis Vuitton star designer Virgil Abloh dies after private battle with cancer

Virgil Abloh, the American-born son of Ghanaian immigrants who became fashion's highest profile Black designer and the creative mind behind Louis Vuitton's menswear collections, died on Sunday at age 41, following a two-year battle with a rare form of cancer.

2021-11-29 10:02

The Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest awards 6 students

The Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest awards 6 students

The Korea Times and the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (APLN) awarded the winners of their essay contest for young people on issues of nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, Friday (KST). The contest was held for the second straight year after last year's inaugural one. Supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Korea ...

Jung Da-min | 2021-11-26 17:11

[Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest 2021] Communicating peace - how reengagement with Cold War's first confidence building measure can pave way for denuclearized Asia-Pacific

[Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest 2021] AUKUS nuclear submarine deal: evident harms and future-proof solutions

[Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest 2021] Ethical dilemma of nuclear weapons: hegemony, security dilemma and continued stalemate

[Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest 2021] New framework for cooperative threat reduction with North Korea

[Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest 2021] Arms race on Korean Peninsula is increasing risk of South Korean proliferation

Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest 2021Arms race on Korean Peninsula is increasing risk of South Korean proliferation

North Korea recently proclaimed that Australia's new agreement with the United Kingdom and the United States to develop nuclear-powered submarines will lead to a nuclear arms race, but the true risk of that lies much closer to home. This emerging trend of intensification of the arms race on the Korean Peninsula is destabilizing in a way that puts South Korea on the path towar...

Kim Rahn | 2021-11-26 09:00

The Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest awards 6 students

[Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest 2021] Communicating peace - how reengagement with Cold War's first confidence building measure can pave way for denuclearized Asia-Pacific

[Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest 2021] New framework for cooperative threat reduction with North Korea

Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest 2021New framework for cooperative threat reduction with North Korea

Nuclear negotiations between the United States and North Korea are at a stalemate and despite numerous high-stakes summits and diplomatic engagement in recent years, there has been no substantive breakthrough. Earlier this month, North Korea fired another round of short-range missiles into the sea in a recent streak of weapons tests accusing the U.S. of maintaining a “hostile...

Kim Rahn | 2021-11-26 09:00

The Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest awards 6 students

[Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest 2021] Communicating peace - how reengagement with Cold War's first confidence building measure can pave way for denuclearized Asia-Pacific

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