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Sat, February 4, 2023 | 14:17
Memoir delivers cries for help from N. Korean women trapped in sex slavery in China
Memoir delivers cries for help from N. Korean women trapped in sex slavery in China
Once arriving in China, their lives are no longer under their control. They may be raped by traffickers, who are Chinese or ethnic Koreans who were born and raised in China, before they are sold to poor, older Chinese farmers. Some are forced into prostitution or to perform online pornography. Scared by death threats or potential harm to their family members left behind in th...
Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-12-10 08:00
Book addresses Koreans' underused 'gene' for success
Book addresses Koreans' underused 'gene' for success
The odd trio consisting of an economist, an expert on Confucianism and a tech startup entrepreneur shared concerns about the country in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: They were in doubt about the future of Korea.
Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-12-08 16:15
Poet Kim Hye-soon wins Swedish literary prize
Poet Kim Hye-soon wins Swedish literary prize
Poet Kim Hye-soon was named the winner of this year's Cikada Prize, a prestigious Swedish literary award that recognizes East Asian poets, Thursday. The award was first established in 2004 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Harry Martinson (1904-1978), a Swedish writer best known for 1956 epic poem, “Aniara,” and a recipient of the 1974 Nobel Prize for Liter...
Park Han-sol | 2021-12-03 16:20
Activists find hope in technology to stop animal cruelty in fashion, scientific research
Activists find hope in technology to stop animal cruelty in fashion, scientific research
The new book about animal rights, titled “Animalkind: Remarkable Discoveries About Animals and Revolutionary New Ways to Show Them Compassion” (hereafter “Animalkind”), written by Ingrid Newkirk and Gene Stone, critically reviews the human-centered worldview that has propagated the indiscriminate exploitation of animals to fulfill the various needs of humans, ranging from wha...
Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-12-03 12:58
Korea, France to collaborate in scientific analysis of 'Jikji'
Korea, France to collaborate in scientific analysis of 'Jikji'
The Cheongju city government in North Chungcheong Province and two of France's national institutions will launch a joint scientific project to analyze “Jikji Simche Yojeol,” better known as “Jikji” - the world's oldest surviving book printed with movable metal type.
Park Han-sol | 2021-11-28 20:22
Book predicts AI-powered future based on SF movies, dramas
Book predicts AI-powered future based on SF movies, dramas
“The Portrait of Posthuman,” published in October by MIDAS BOOKS, offers a sneak peek into a dystopian future powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and questions whether ceaseless human endeavors to create highly-intelligent entities will turn out to be a blessing or a curse.
Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-11-28 13:10
[Related images] Pandemic can't stop literary passion
Related imagesPandemic can't stop literary passion
Due to her extremely busy academic schedule, Min Eun-kyung, a professor at Seoul National University and one of three judges of The Korea Times Modern Literature Awards, initially planned to just drop by the award ceremony held at the Lotte Hotel in central Seoul, Wednesday, to say hello to the participants.
Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-11-24 17:14
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Book reveals uncomfortable truth about 'Squid Game's global success
Book reveals uncomfortable truth about 'Squid Game's global success
Shortly after the dystopian drama series, “Squid Game,” became a global sensation following its ground-breaking debut in September on Netflix, a South Korean film producer's social media post caught the eyes of those in the entertainment industry.
Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-11-19 15:48
Some languages survive colonialism, while others go extinct
Some languages survive colonialism, while others go extinct
James Griffiths' new book, “Speak Not: Empire, Identity and the Politics of Language,” released on Oct. 21 by Zed Books/Bloomsbury, deals with the rare but grave topic of the survival and extinction of minority languages in times of historical turmoil. The fate of minority languages, to a large extent, hinges on the determination of people to protect their language and their ...
Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-11-15 08:24
USFK veteran's latest novel tackles military sex crimes
USFK veteran's latest novel tackles military sex crimes
After a year off due to COVID-19 delays, the fictional CID agents George Sueno and Ernie Bascom are finally back in action, patrolling 1970s-era Itaewon and locations across Korea. This time, while trying to help out friends, they run up against North Korean agents while also finding themselves caught in a gender war within U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) ranks.
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