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Mon, January 30, 2023 | 23:48

[Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest 2021] Data-driven disarmament: Considering the relationship between emerging technology, the Korean Peninsula, and the next generation

Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest 2021Data-driven disarmament: Considering the relationship between emerging technology, the Korean Peninsula, and the next generation

Across the nuclear policy community, there has been a recent pivot to emerging technology. That is to say, the community has increasingly found itself concerned about the potential for emerging technology to drive competition between states, thereby exacerbating the potential risk for escalation and subsequent nuclear use. Many of these existing conversations have focused on ...

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] Ethical dilemma of nuclear weapons: hegemony, security dilemma and continued stalemate

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

On Sept. 28 North Korea fired a missile which landed in the sea on the Korean Peninsula's east coast. Following the launch, North Korea's neighboring countries Japan and South Korea and the United States condemned the missile launch. South Korea's President Moon Jae-in expressed the importance of stabilizing the peninsula and found the launch regretful. Hours before the launc...

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] AUKUS nuclear submarine deal: evident harms and future-proof solutions

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

On Sept. 15, Washington, London and Canberra announced a new strategic pact to strengthen their ties across various sectors including military, cyber and maritime domains. The pact is named after a clever abbreviation of the acronyms of the three countries, namely AUKUS. However, unlike the brevity of its name, AUKUS has already started to spark conflicts from day one.

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_Grandma' YouTuber cooks food for Thanksgiving with US embassy

'Korea_Grandma' YouTuber cooks food for Thanksgiving with US embassy

Elderly YouTuber Park Mak-rye, also known as “Korea_Grandma,” was invited by the U.S. Embassy, Tuesday, to cook food for Thanksgiving with U.S. Charge d'Affaires Chris Del Corso. Park and Del Corso cooked traditional Korean dishes “japchae” (stir-fried glass noodle) and “galbijjim” (braised beef short ribs) and shared traditional American dishes at Habib House, the residence ...

Lee Hae-rin | 2021-11-25 15:27

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

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

The Korea Times video team received a “Video Storytelling Award” at the 10th Korea Digital Journalism Awards, Wednesday, for the documentary film “The Nth Room case: The Making of a Monster.”

2021-11-24 18:48

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

Future of literary translation addressed during Korea Times award ceremony

Future of literary translation addressed during Korea Times award ceremony

A winner of the 52nd Korea Times Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards took on the issue of humans vs. artificial intelligence (AI) in translation, Wednesday, sparking an intellectual debate about whether machines can replace humans in literary translation.

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2021-11-24 16:45

[Related images] Pandemic can't stop literary passion

Church of God members win Int'l environmental awards

Church of God members win Int'l environmental awards

The World Mission Society of the Church of God, led by General Pastor Kim Joo-cheol, has received international environmental awards.

2021-11-24 15:14

[52nd Korea Times Translation Awards] Judges' Report

52nd Korea Times Translation AwardsJudges' Report

The work of a literary translator begins with reading, doing an up-close examination of the original text. Through this process, the translator hopes to understand not only the words and the sentences that make up the work but also its literary significance - both thematic and aesthetic.

2021-11-23 11:59

[52nd Korea Times Translation Awards] Fiction Grand Prize winner Youngjae Josephine Bae

[52nd Korea Times Translation Awards] Poetry Grand Prize winner Joanne Park

[52nd Korea Times Translation Awards] Fiction Commendation Award winner Clare Richards

[52nd Korea Times Translation Awards] Fiction Grand Prize: The Tall Dwarf

[52nd Korea Times Translation Awards] Poetry Grand Prize: “The Assassination of Peter Rabbit”

[52nd Korea Times Translation Awards] Fiction Commendation Award: Half of His Egg Muffin

[52nd Korea Times Translation Awards] Fiction Grand Prize winner Youngjae Josephine Bae

52nd Korea Times Translation AwardsFiction Grand Prize winner Youngjae Josephine Bae

Youngjae Josephine Bae is a freelance translator who was born and raised in Seoul except for a couple of years she spent in the U.S. as a child. She earned a bachelor's degree in International Trade from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and a master's degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

2021-11-23 11:59

[52nd Korea Times Translation Awards] Judges' Report

[52nd Korea Times Translation Awards] Fiction Grand Prize: The Tall Dwarf

[52nd Korea Times Translation Awards] Fiction Grand Prize: The Tall Dwarf

52nd Korea Times Translation AwardsFiction Grand Prize: The Tall Dwarf

It took a while for the dwarf to realize he was a dwarf. The dwarf's birth came as a great shock to his parents. Shock soon turned into guilt. The karma of all the sins they had so far knowingly or unknowingly committed seemed to have robbed their son's chance to grow. Instead of resenting the life they would have to cope with, they chose to reflect on their past.

2021-11-23 11:58

[52nd Korea Times Translation Awards] Judges' Report

[52nd Korea Times Translation Awards] Fiction Grand Prize winner Youngjae Josephine Bae

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