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Mon, May 29, 2023 | 20:35

About 3,000 Korean tourists stranded in Guam due to Typhoon Mawar aftermath

About 3,000 Korean tourists stranded in Guam due to Typhoon Mawar aftermath

About 3,000 Korean tourists were left stranded in Guam as the island's international airport remained shut down due to damage caused by the powerful Typhoon Mawar, according to diplomatic officials Thursday.

2023-05-26 15:32

Man who opened plane door says he wanted to get off quickly: police

Man who opened plane door says he wanted to get off quickly: police

An emergency exit of an Asiana Airlines plane carrying 194 people was opened right before landing at Daegu International Airport, Friday, causing breathing difficulties for nine passengers - but with the plane landing safely, officials said.

2023-05-26 14:54

Gov't to nurture 80,000 professionals with specialization in green industry

Gov't to nurture 80,000 professionals with specialization in green industry

The government aims to cultivate a total of 80,000 professionals specialized in the green industry, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Friday.

2023-05-26 14:39

[INTERVIEW] Former UK gang member shares hard-learned lessons to prevent youth violence

INTERVIEWFormer UK gang member shares hard-learned lessons to prevent youth violence

Qadar Stewart was abused at home, a bully in school and a member of a prominent London gang. Like other members of the gang, he took drugs when he was a teenager. “My first experience with drug abuse was at the age of 13 when I smoked cannabis and drank alcohol along with my friends,” he said in a recent email interview with The Korea Times. “It was seen as a traditional recr...

2023-05-26 14:37

Korea adds 491,000 jobs for wage workers in Q4

Korea adds 491,000 jobs for wage workers in Q4

Korea added 491,000 jobs for wage workers in the fourth quarter of 2022, data showed Friday, led by the construction and manufacturing sectors.

2023-05-26 14:31

[INTERVIEW] How 'bojagi' helped adoptee reconnect with Korean roots

INTERVIEWHow 'bojagi' helped adoptee reconnect with Korean roots

Dawn Tomlinson is a Korean adoptee who found her passion in "bojagi," or Korean wrapping cloths made with fabric strips or scraps, and she sees bojagi as a connection to her Korean heritage. The act of sewing leftover fabric fragments into bojagi resonates with her journey as a Korean adoptee rediscovering her roots, threading together the fragments of her identity.

2023-05-26 12:33

Nuri's main payload NEXTSAT-2 enters orbit, makes communication with Earth

Nuri's main payload NEXTSAT-2 enters orbit, makes communication with Earth

Korea's main satellite has successfully entered orbit and made multiple communications with ground stations, the science ministry said Friday.

2023-05-26 12:03

DPK launches signing campaign against Fukushima water release

DPK launches signing campaign against Fukushima water release

The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) kicked off a signature campaign Friday to oppose Japan's planned release of radioactive water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.

2023-05-26 11:09

US reconnaissance drones arrive at air base in Japan

US reconnaissance drones arrive at air base in Japan

The U.S. Air Force started positioning unmanned reconnaissance aircraft at an air base in Japan earlier this month as part of a rotational deployment, the armed service has said.

2023-05-26 10:40

US has credible deterrence against NK, seeks to institutionalize trilateral cooperation with S. Korea, Japan: officials

US has credible deterrence against NK, seeks to institutionalize trilateral cooperation with S. Korea, Japan: officials

The United States maintains ready and capable deterrence against North Korea's evolving threats together with its key allies South Korea and Japan, ranking U.S. officials said Thursday.

2023-05-26 09:33

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