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Cartoonist Jeong Hun dies at 50

Cartoonist Jeong Hun dies at 50

Cartoonist Jeong Hun, who had his cartoons carried in the movie magazine Cine21 every week for 25 years, died on Saturday. He was 50. He was diagnosed with acute leukemia at the end of 2021, according to his bereaved family. Jeong, who initially dreamed of becoming a soldier, began his career as a cartoonist after winning a rookie cartoonist contest in 1995 and getting an off...

Kim Rahn | 2022-11-07 12:41

Haegue Yang listed one of top 100 global artists

Haegue Yang listed one of top 100 global artists

Installation artist Yang Hae-gue, also stylized as Haegue Yang, is on the world's top 100 artist list this year as the only Korean, according to the Korea Art Authentication & Appraisal Research Center, Friday. The list, known as Kunst Kompass, is drawn up and announced by German-language business magazine Capital every year.

Kim Rahn | 2022-11-04 11:41

Winners of 53rd Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards announced

Winners of 53rd Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards announced

The Korea Times is pleased to announce the winners of its 53rd Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards. The Grand Prize in poetry goes to Gene Png of Singapore for her translation of poems by Jeong Han-ah, including "Everlasting Snow." She has also won the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award.

2022-11-03 08:24

[INTERVIEW] Oxford professor stresses significance of digital literacy

INTERVIEWOxford professor stresses significance of digital literacy

Are Korean students becoming less smart because they do not read enough books? This question arose in Korea after the Korea Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) aired a six-episode documentary titled, “Your Literacy,” last March. The documentary featured scenes in which numerous students had trouble understanding their textbooks due to their unfamiliarity with some basic Kor...

Dong Sun-hwa | 2022-11-02 13:56

2022 Miss Korea winners

2022 Miss Korea winners

Lee Seung-hyun, center, poses after winning the 2022 Miss Korea beauty pageant at the Blue Square Mastercard Hall in central Seoul, Wednesday. Yu Si-eun, left, was named the runner-up of the annual competition, and Kim Go-eun, right, the second runner-up. Korea Times photo by Hong In-ki

Dong Sun-hwa | 2022-10-27 16:57

Korea Times photojournalist wins award

Korea Times photojournalist wins award

“Football coach Son Woong-jung, 'Modesty is my strength.'” A photo by Korea Times photographer Choi Won-suk topped the Best Portrait Photo category at the 258th monthly press photo contest hosted by the Korea Press Photographers' Association (KPPA), Wednesday. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukBy Lee Hae-rinKorea Times photojournalist Choi Won-suk won an award at a...

Lee Hae-rin | 2022-10-27 15:51

EXCLUSIVEWith tough love, Son Heung-min's father nurtures teen footballers

Ro Eun-nim, nurse-turned-painter, dies at 76 in Germany

Ro Eun-nim, nurse-turned-painter, dies at 76 in Germany

Germany-based painter Ro Eun-nim, who was best known for bringing to life semi-abstract representations of fish, birds, mammals and flowers on canvas as a vibrant ode to nature, died Tuesday after battling cancer. She was 76. Born in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, in 1946, Ro made the decision to move to Germany in 1970 at the age of 24 shortly after her mother's sudden death.

Park Han-sol | 2022-10-19 17:02

Storyteller turns dream into international festival

Storyteller turns dream into international festival

Many people have fond childhood memories of their parents reading to them before they went to bed. Based on the stories they were told, young kids can expand their imagination and also learn from fables. Narrating stories is an age-old performing art and there are professional storytellers who tell stories before crowds at festivals or other interactive events. One of them is...

Lee Yeon-woo | 2022-10-19 15:28

[INTERVIEW] KOFICE seeks to make hallyu sustainable via cultural exchange, CSR

INTERVIEWKOFICE seeks to make hallyu sustainable via cultural exchange, CSR

Hardly anyone doubts that the K-pop and K-drama industries are enjoying their heyday at the moment, with boy band BTS earning nominations at the prestigious Grammy Awards and Lee Jung-jae - the lead actor of Netflix's 2021 dystopian series “Squid Game” - becoming the first Korean to win an Emmy. Their feats are meaningful themselves, but Jung Kil-hwa, the president of the Kor...

Dong Sun-hwa | 2022-10-18 12:28

Hanbok Culture Week 2022 kicks off in 36 cities worldwide

Hanbok Culture Week 2022 kicks off in 36 cities worldwide

Hanbok Culture Week 2022, a nationwide festival held every October since 2018 to promote the beauty and history of Korean traditional clothing, began its seven-day run on Monday. This year's edition is set to be staged far beyond the confines of Seoul, with a series of hanbok-related events kicking off simultaneously across 36 major cities in 17 countries.

Park Han-sol | 2022-10-17 15:33

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