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Tue, August 20, 2019 | 14:00

US extends travel ban on North Korea for another year

The United States on Monday extended a ban on American citizens traveling to North Korea for another year. The State Department announced the extension in a notice, saying "there continues to be serious risk to United States nationals of arrest and long-term detention" in the North. The notice is due to be published in the Federal Register on Tuesday. The travel ban was imposed in September 2017 in the wake of the death of Otto Warmbier, an American college student who was detained in the North and died shortly after his return to the U.S. in a coma.

Speculation swirls over possible US-NK meeting this week

Warning to North Korea? US tests medium-range cruise missile for first time in 32 years

The U.S. military has conducted a flight test of a type of missile banned for ...

Tokyo authorizes second shipment of materials under export restriction

The Japanese government has authorized a second shipment of an industrial mate...

Twitter shuts Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protests

Twitter said Monday it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targ...

Pence urges China to respect Hong Kong laws amid protest

Even away from music scene for break, BTS makes buzz

Off to its first-ever official break in its sensational seven-year career, K-pop super band BTS is away from the public eye, but the prese...

Preorders for Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 hit 1.3 million units in Korea

Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that preorders for its latest phablet, the Galaxy Note 10, have topped 1 million units in South Korea...

Red Velvet drops this year's second summer album fronted by 'Umpah Umpah'

Beloved girl group Red Velvet released Tuesday a new EP, "The ReVe Festival: Day 2," the quintet's second album to hit the summer music scene this year. "Umpah Umpah," the main t...

[INTERVIEW] 'Impact of scraping GSOMIA will hit Korea harder'

Former Korean Ambassador to Japan Shin Kak-soo has cautioned against some calls to scrap a military information-sharing pact with Japan as a response to a series of trade restric...

More companies nurture social medial influencers

An increasing number of companies here are actively seeking to nurture social media influencers, with expectation that their experimenting with new formats and platforms will set...

Seoul's diplomacy put to test in crucial week

South Korea's diplomatic front has entered a crucial stage this week, with its planned negotiations with countries, such as the United States and Japan expected to gauge the futu...

Lawmaker calls for import ban on processed foods from Fukushima

Seoul summons Japanese diplomat over plans for Fukushima radioactive water

Seoul's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned a Japanese diplomat on Monday to request Tokyo's official answer for its possible plan to release the contaminated water from Fukushi...

Korean Air, Asiana to cut domestic cargo operations

The country's two full-service carriers, Korean Air and Asiana Airlines, will halt parts of their highly unprofitable domestic cargo operations starting October, in an effort to ...

Soaring consumer loans ringing alarm bells

The steep growth of consumer loans in the second quarter is raising concerns amid slowing economic growth. Experts said that rising debts amid slowdown could further dampen priva...

Gugak Museum reopens with emphasis on interactive multimedia

Korea's one and only national museum on “gugak,” or traditional Korean music, has reopened to the public after three years of preparation and research. The Gugak Museum located i...

Mando crashing on shaky China business

Mando has decided to downsize its workforce, due mainly to declining auto parts demand in China, which accounts for 20 percent of its sales, as Chinese consumers buy fewer cars f...

BTS agency takes over music game developer

Big Hit Entertainment, the agency of BTS, has recently acquired a domestic game developer as the company continues to expand its business portfolio.

T-ara's Hyomin most popular Korean female celebrity on China's Weibo

K-pop diva Hyomin, a member of girl group T-ara, is the most popular Korean female celebrity on Chinese social media Weibo, reports said Monday.

Park Ji-min releases single as she leaves JYP

Park Ji-min of girl duo 15& will release a digital single, “Stay Beautiful,” as she leaves JYP Entertainment on August 26. Her contract ends this month after seven years. It has ...

2020 FACE of Mongolia: girl, 13, rocks runway [PHOTOS]

A. Indra, 13, won the EDGC grand prize in the “2020 Asia Model Festival FACE of Mongolia” contest on Saturday (local time) at the National Park in Ulaanbaatar.

Johnson tells EU he wants Brexit deal but without backstop

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wrote Monday to EU President Donald Tusk reaffirming his desire to conclude a Brexit deal as well as his opposition to the controversial "bac...

Korean food makers dump TV, flock to YouTube

Food and beverage companies have been reducing spending for TV commercials, while mobilizing more resources to promote their products on YouTube to reach increasingly digital-sav...

YouTuber hits the spot with easy Asian recipes, humor

Hold on to wallets while touring in Turkey

Chung, 35, encountered an unpleasant experience in July while traveling around Turkey on an INTERPARK Tour package, one of the nation's major online travel agencies. After finish...

Korea, Japan face off in ASEAN market

Competition between Korea and Japan has heated up in the Southeast Asian market. Amid the intensifying trade dispute over Japan's export curbs on Korea, the two countries have st...

'Seoul, Washington, Pyongyang speeding up denuke talks'

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday personal diplomacy between the leaders of the United States and North Korea and Moon himself are still working toward the North's d...

SKT offers AI-powered braille education for blind

SK Telecom has completed the development of the smart braille educating system running on its Nugu voice-activated artificial intelligence (AI) speaker to help the visually impai...

[ASEAN INTERVIEW SERIES] Should Kim Jong-un be invited to ASEAN-Korea summit?

With a little more than three months left before the ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit in Busan, the question of inviting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is becoming trickier to ans...

FSS to inspect sales of controversial derivative products

The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said Monday it will launch a comprehensive inspection this month into banks and securities firms over certain derivative products that are...

Safety fear leads to evacuation of apartment residents

Nearly 100 residents from 30 households in a 28-year-old apartment building in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, were forced to leave the building on Sunday evening as huge cracks were f...

KCON's cumulative audience tops 1 million

KCON, the world's largest Korean pop music and culture convention, has attracted more than 1 million fans over the past eight years, its organizer said Monday.

Mexico gives inspiration to singer-songwriter Sunmi

Sunmi will release a song titled “Lalalay” on Aug. 27 evening. She got her inspiration for the song while in Mexico during her “Warning” world tour. MakeUs Entertainment uploaded...

Comedian-turned-professional singer Kim Na-hee to release mini-album

Comedian-turned-trot singer Kim Na-hee will release her first mini-album on Sept. 7, officially beginning her career as a singer. Kim debuted as a KBS comedian in 2013 and became...

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2019 Miss Korea: beauty inside and out

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South Koreans hold anti-Abe rally

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Auto

Hyundai Motor shifts focus to India from China

Future EV engineers

Nurturing future scientists

Tesla launches Model 3 in Korea

'Made in India' Kia Seltos

'Genetic testing will lead to new businesses'

Mobile carriers boost services for senior customers

Fan party for Note 10 buyers

Commemorating patriot Ahn Jung-geun

LG faces hurdle in promoting beer-making machine

Facebook failed to warn users of known risks before 2018 breach: court filing

LG, Samsung, SK urged to secure battery raw materials, talent

Finance

KCGI considers acquiring Asiana Airlines

Korean woman joins IFAC education panel for 1st time

Countering climate change

[INTERVIEW] US-China feud may continue after 2020

Korean financial markets losing resilience

IBK to launch IBK Indonesia in September

Entertainment

Chung Kyung-wha to present complete Brahms violin sonatas in autumn

KCON LA

Fast & Furious series tops local weekend box office with new franchise's record

Stars celebrate 50th anniversary of Woodstock music festival

Pedro Costa's 'Vitalina Varela' wins top prizes at Locarno film fest

Miss Korea runners-up throw ceremonial first pitches [PHOTOS]

Editorial

Prospect for talks

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun will visit South Ko...

Plunging corporate profits

Korea's top 10 conglomerates suffered a sharp decline in profitability in the ...

Columns

North Korea's TB crisis

It is approaching crunch time in dealing with North Korea's tuberculosis crisis. St...

Middle East: treachery and betrayal

Things have gotten so complicated in the Middle East that the players are no longer...

Thoughts of the Times

Price of education

How much money will you spend to get a “great” education? Society often prioritizes...

Biegun in Seoul this week to discuss resumption of nuke talks with N...

North Korea again raps Seoul over joint military exercise

North Korean vice sports minister cancels plan to visit Japan: report

'Trump may accept Pyongyang as nuclear-armed state': Ex-US diplomat

North Korea says it tested 'new weapon' under leader Kim's guidance

North Korea fires two projectiles, vows no talks with Seoul

Former Korea Times managing editor dies

Deadly humidifier sterilizers also used in barracks

Roller coaster tragedy

Cho Kuk's hearing delayed

ASEAN, India join public diplomacy program in Korea

Latvia speeds up campaign on 5G, digital technology

More than half of chaebol fear Japan fallout

Future EV engineers

Korean battery firms up investment in China

SK to establish 'SK University' to nurture human capital

Major Korean firms suffer earnings shock

Fan party for Note 10 buyers

Architect Jun Itami takes inspiration from nature

A tale of doomed love

Theaters go upscale

Mongolia to select models for 2020 FACE of ASIA [PHOTOS]

Macao St. Regis offers bespoke luxury experiences

Around Town 2

Opium addiction in Korea's past

What some people would do for wood

Seoul and Tokyo: a tale of two cities

Is it copyright Infringement if you introduce a movie on YouTube?

Captain Alexander MacLean - The real Sea Wolf (Part 4)

Captain Alexander MacLean - The real Sea Wolf (Part 3)

Trump's retreat

Prospect for talks

Plunging corporate profits

Price of education

Middle East: treachery and betrayal

Global money for the poor

Park Min-ji edges out 3 rivals at 2019 Bogner MBN Ladies Open

Rangers' Choo Shin-soo reaches 20-homer plateau for 7th time

Rookie Im Sung-jae qualifies for PGA Tour season finale

Lee Chung-yong deserves praise for European decade

Russian volleyball body apologizes for coach's racist gesture toward...

With velocity dip in signature fastball, how will Oh Seung-hwan hand...

Hong Kong protesters vow huge rally despite Beijing threats [PHOTOS]

Germany expects China to respect Hong Kong law

China police exercises across from Hong Kong seen as threat

EU calls for 'inclusive dialogue' over Hong Kong tensions

China condemns US lawmakers' support for Hong Kong protests

Trump has talked about buying Greenland for US

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