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Sat, December 9, 2023 | 17:47

Korea Times spring concert brings hope to pandemic-weary people

Korea Times spring concert brings hope to pandemic-weary people

A slew of concert goers flocked to the Seoul Arts Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on Saturday to enjoy The Korea Times' annual spring concert, filling more than a half of the 2,505 seats in the Concert Hall.

Dong Sun-hwa | 2022-03-27 15:43

Mexican runs radio broadcast to spread love for Korean culture

Mexican runs radio broadcast to spread love for Korean culture

“Annyeonghaseyo! Bienvenidos, bienvenidas!” With Leenalchi's “Tiger is Coming” playing in the background, Gala Mendez greets her listeners every Friday in Korean and Spanish on her radio show “Shot de Soju” - meaning “a shot of soju” in Spanish. Mendez, 24, has been producing and hosting the program on Radio UAN, the Autonomous University of Nayarit's own radio station, to in...

Lee Hae-rin | 2022-03-25 09:54

Independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun's family photo, calligraphy to undergo conservation treatment

Independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun's family photo, calligraphy to undergo conservation treatment

Oct. 26, 1909, a year before Korea was annexed by the Japanese Empire, is remembered by Koreans as a day when independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun (1879-1910) pulled the trigger on Ito Hirobumi, a four-time prime minister of Japan and the first resident-general of Korea, upon his arrival in China's Harbin.

Park Han-sol | 2022-03-24 16:52

Artist Yang Hae-gue keeps searching for alternative lens to counter 'given' history

Artist Yang Hae-gue keeps searching for alternative lens to counter 'given' history

Yang Hae-gue, also stylized as Haegue Yang, is a globetrotting artist whose years-long “nomadic” life spent alternately in Berlin and Seoul, as well as other major cities where she holds her shows, has led to her distinct preoccupation with exile, transnationality and decolonization.

Park Han-sol | 2022-03-24 08:47

Exhibition in Australia to revisit Mackenzie family's legacy in Korea

Exhibition in Australia to revisit Mackenzie family's legacy in Korea

In 1910, just months before Korea was annexed by the Japanese Empire, a middle-aged missionary of the Presbyterian Church set foot in the port city of Busan, far away from his homeland of Australia.

Park Han-sol | 2022-03-17 15:25

Ex-Korea Times journalist and professor Lee Jae-won dies at 82

Ex-Korea Times journalist and professor Lee Jae-won dies at 82

Former professor Lee Jae-won of Cleveland State University School of Communication died in Ulsan in March at the age of 82 after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's Disease.

Lee Gyu-lee | 2022-03-11 14:26

People in cultural fields call on new administration to promote fairness, offer practical support

People in cultural fields call on new administration to promote fairness, offer practical support

With Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) being elected as the new president of Korea, people in the fields of culture, art and religion are calling on the new administration to promote fairness and lend more practical support.

Dong Sun-hwa | 2022-03-10 17:12

Yoon gov't to expand support for cultural creators

Indian embassy presents awards to video contest winners

Indian embassy presents awards to video contest winners

Thirteen college students won video contest awards hosted by The Korea Times and the Embassy of India in Korea, Monday. Under the theme of “Diversity and Multiculturalism,” the event was held to celebrate India's 75th anniversary of independence.

Lee Hae-rin | 2022-03-01 09:07

Late minister Lee O-young was 'cultural icon' of literary criticism

Late minister Lee O-young was 'cultural icon' of literary criticism

Lee O-young, who died on Saturday at the age of 89, roughly five years after being diagnosed with cancer, was an eminent literary critic who served as Korea's first culture minister and helped the country reach its status as a cultural powerhouse. A renowned scholar, he had long been considered one of the brightest minds in the country.

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-02-28 15:50

Dong-A Ilbo publisher named head of Korean Association of Newspapers

Dong-A Ilbo publisher named head of Korean Association of Newspapers

Lim Chae-chung, publisher of the vernacular newspaper Dong-A Ilbo, has been appointed head of the Korean Association of Newspapers. The association said it selected Lim at its general meeting last Friday. He will lead the group for two years.

Dong Sun-hwa | 2022-02-28 13:19

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