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Thu, July 7, 2022 | 17:05
'Mom, I'm sorry, I'm a failure': Exam pressure destroying young Koreans
'Mom, I'm sorry, I'm a failure': Exam pressure destroying young Koreans
Korea is home to the highest suicide rate among OECD member states, with an average of 38 people choosing to end their own lives on a daily basis. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a growing number of Koreans are reported to be struggling with suicidal thoughts, especially young people in their twenties.
2021-08-23 17:19
'I love how I get paid to have fun': Foreign voice acting in Korea
'I love how I get paid to have fun': Foreign voice acting in Korea
Foreign language announcements may be familiar to you if you use public transportation in Korea. In fact, foreign voice overs and narrations can be heard almost everyday whenever you turn on your TV, and everywhere you go around town. Ever wondered who these voices belong to and how they came to be there?
Lee Min-young | 2021-08-19 11:44
ESG in Korea: 'Happy employees mean happy business'
ESG in Korea: 'Happy employees mean happy business'
To understand this topic in more depth, The Korea Times invited Jeon Youmi, the managing director of PERSOLKELLY Korea and the group leader for PERSOLKELLY Consulting in the APAC region, for a discussion on how Korean companies are responding to the rapidly evolving business environment in which ESG management practices are becoming the central issue for companies to tackle i...
Lee Min-young | 2021-08-06 19:18
How I built a multi-million dollar Turkish kebab empire in Korea: Oh Sinan Ozturk
How I built a multi-million dollar Turkish kebab empire in Korea: Oh Sinan Ozturk
Turkish dishes have received an enthusiastic response from Koreans, with many kebab joints and Turkish restaurants popping up across the country over the past two decades.Today, we meet OH Sinan OZTURK, who came to Korea from Turkey in 1997 and ended up building a huge food business empire in Korea with the food of his home country.
Lee Min-young | 2021-08-05 15:27
Millennials guessing Gen Z words
Millennials guessing Gen Z words
We often get confused when we hear social media slang words and abbreviations that young people use but day by day social media acronyms are becoming more normal. It does not mean you've lost your cool if you aren’t sure what Gen Zs are saying, but knowing the meaning behind those social media abbreviations will be helpful to understand the unique culture of the younger gener...
Lee Min-young | 2021-07-31 14:28
Passion for Indian food: How I run most popular Indian restaurant in Korea
Passion for Indian food: How I run most popular Indian restaurant in Korea
India's rich food culture has been widely appreciated around the world. And since the late 90s when Indians began to arrive here as Korean companies started hiring more people from that country, the authentic Indian cuisine they brought with them has gradually grown in popularity among Koreans as well as 2.2 million expatriates living here.
Lee Min-young | 2021-07-22 13:27
Tasting Koreans' favorite non-alcoholic beverages
Tasting Koreans' favorite non-alcoholic beverages
Did you know that drinking non-alcoholic beverages is a growing trend among young Koreans? It seems like young Koreans are trying to pursue a healthier lifestyle during Covid-19, so we also brought some of the most popular non-alcoholic beverages to find out how they taste like.
Lee Min-young | 2021-07-15 18:42
Int'l marriage: What it's like to have Korean husband
Int'l marriage: What it's like to have Korean husband
International marriages to Koreans have steadily increased as Koreans have grown more open to transnational relationships. Of course, 'love has no borders' but what makes a foreigner fall in love with a Korean?
Lee Min-young | 2021-07-01 17:06
[ASIAN STORIES] 'Online sex crime? Most difficult topic I've ever dealt with'
[ASIAN STORIES] 'Online sex crime? Most difficult topic I've ever dealt with'
To delve deeper into the evolving digital sex crime cases in Korea and across Asia, The Korea Times has been collaborating with four media organizations - the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, Tempo in Indonesia, and the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism and ABS-CBN in the Philippines - on a special investigation into this issue over the last seven months.
Lee Min-young | 2021-07-01 10:55
How a treehouse saved Mr. Mizuno's life
How a treehouse saved Mr. Mizuno's life
A Japanese man is living his childhood dream in Gimje, a city located about 200 kilometers south of Seoul. In 2009, Mizuno Masayuki, 53, transformed a run-of-the-mill house in the city to resemble one straight out of a fairytale and built a treehouse in his front yard.
Lee Min-young | 2021-06-18 18:56
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