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Fri, September 22, 2023 | 23:38

Forum sheds light on how metaverse can reshape entertainment industry

Forum sheds light on how metaverse can reshape entertainment industry

Hardly anyone doubts that the metaverse is a hot talking point in the entertainment scene today, but many do not have a clear picture of how it can reshape the industry and change the way people enjoy cultural content. To help them better understand the concept, opinion leaders in cultural fields gathered together at the 2022 World Cultural Industry Forum (WCIF), which was he...

Dong Sun-hwa | 2022-07-08 08:37

Models wearing recycled, vegan designs hit DDP runway for climate

Models wearing recycled, vegan designs hit DDP runway for climate

Fashion created by innovative technologies and is good for the environment has drawn attention at a special fashion show hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Thursday evening. T-shirts and shoes made with discarded PET plastic bottles, bags woven out of cactus skin to avoid the use of animals and hats borne from slivers of fabric scraps were part of show's aim: to r...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-07-08 07:42

World Cultural Industry Forum highlights Sweden's impact on K-pop

World Cultural Industry Forum highlights Sweden's impact on K-pop

K-pop hits like SuperM's “One (Monster & Infinity)” (2020), TWICE's “Dance the Night Away” (2018) and Red Velvet's “Peek-A-Boo” (2017) have one thing in common: all of them involved Swedish songwriters in their creative processes. On the first day of the 2022 World Cultural Industry Forum (WCIF) that took place at Hotel Susung in the southeastern city of Daegu, Wednesday, opi...

Dong Sun-hwa | 2022-07-07 09:52

'Stable environment needed to nurture Korean mathematicians': June Huh

'Stable environment needed to nurture Korean mathematicians': June Huh

June Huh, who won the prestigious Fields Medal given to talented mathematicians under 40, said Wednesday that there should be an environment where young math scholars in Korea can conduct stable research with long-term goals in order to nurture prominent domestic researchers. “A lot of young mathematicians are doing so well in Korea. I am just one of them and I feel pretty un...

Baek Byung-yeul | 2022-07-06 16:53

June Huh becomes 1st scholar of Korean descent to win Fields Medal

MOU with Oman Daily Observer

MOU with Oman Daily Observer

Korea Times President-Publisher Oh Young-jin, top left, and Abdullah bin Salim Al Shueili, top right, editor-in-chief of Oman Daily Observer, show their copies of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed to promote cooperation between the two news outlets, during an online signing ceremony, Tuesday. At bottom is Zuwaina Al Ofi, charge d'affaires from the Embassy of the Sult...

2022-07-06 16:08

53rd Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards

53rd Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards

The Korea Times will hold the 53rd Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards this year. This annual competition awards English translations of works of contemporary Korean literature in two categories: fiction (including drama) and poetry.

2022-07-05 17:36

June Huh becomes 1st scholar of Korean descent to win Fields Medal

June Huh becomes 1st scholar of Korean descent to win Fields Medal

June Huh, a Korean American mathematician and professor at Princeton University, has been named a recipient of this year's Fields Medal, a prestigious international prize awarded to mathematicians under 40 for achievements in the field of mathematics.

2022-07-05 17:10

[INTERVIEW] Iraq War veteran set to row solo across Pacific

INTERVIEWIraq War veteran set to row solo across Pacific

In 2012, Gwenael Breton lost control in the middle of a night helicopter jump training operation in the Sahel, a semi-arid region stretching across western and north-central Africa. In pitch black and with no visibility, Breton and a fellow soldier freefell, eventually landing face-first on a rock. The impact shattered the maxilla bone on both sides of Breton's nose and destr...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-07-05 13:35

Economic Essay Contest for University Students

Economic Essay Contest for University Students

The Korea Times invites Korean and foreign university students (both undergraduate and graduate) to enter its 18th English Economic Essay Contest. The annual event, sponsored by Woori Bank, is to help students better understand the Korean economy and improve their English writing skills.

2022-07-01 00:00

Korea Times-ETS Student Reporter Contest kicks off

Korea Times-ETS Student Reporter Contest kicks off

The Korea Times is hosting the 2022 Student Reporter Contest, sponsored mainly by ETS Korea, running from June 27 to Aug. 15. This competition is aimed to help students improve their English proficiency and have a journalistic experience to report on various issues in the medium of video.

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