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Tue, September 26, 2023 | 07:26
[INTERVIEW] Community women gather to revive traditional food
It is lunchtime at the Baekseok Allmeone Farming Association Cooperation in the Maesil-ro neighborhood. On Thursday, the women at the co-op, in their white uniforms complete with caps, gather for their lunch break. They engage in amicable conversation as they eat rice cake soup. To the residents of the neighborhood formerly known as Baekseok Village, these women, whose median...
Economy | 2018-01-31 13:56
BoA puts forth reality program, new single
It’s not often top K-pop star BoA appears in a reality TV show. But fans are able to see her up close on her reality program “Keyword#BoA.” SHINee member Key, who said he became a singer thanks to BoA, appears on the reality program with her. The webisode has been streaming through V Live and Naver TV since this week while the longer version of it will be shown on the newly o...
Entertainment & Arts | 2018-01-26 16:13
Han Bi-ya, aid specialist and writer, weds
Han Bi-ya, 60, head of the World Vision's School of Global Citizenship, has married a Dutch relief worker, reports said Monday.
Entertainment & Arts | 2018-01-22 14:31
New K-pop releases dominate charts
Sunmi, formerly of the Wonder Girls, went solo in 2013 with the album “24 Hours Not Enough” when she was with JYP Entertainment. While at JYP, she then went on to release a mini-album “Full Moon.”
Entertainment & Arts | 2018-01-19 13:31
[INTERVIEW] Driving home equality, diversity and inclusion
Cecilia Johansson, store manager of IKEA Goyang, readily unwinds the strings holding the price tags of the stylish home furnishing products, as she waits to be photographed for this interview, Monday. "It's because of the ventilation that this happens," Johansson said, explaining why the strings get twirled up. At Korea's second IKEA store, which covers a 52,199-square-meter ...
Politics | 2018-01-17 10:36
Opening once closed-off Seoul rooftops
Looking for relics in the dynamic city of Seoul may be a challenge, especially when commercial and residential skyscrapers are being constructed throughout the city. Residents, developers and government officials are working together to strike the right balance between city development and preservation. Beyond the streets of Myeong-dong or Insa-dong are landmarks of the city ...
Society | 2018-01-12 18:01
Actor Lee Dong-wook to promote 2018 PyeongChang Games
Top actor Lee Dong-wook, who played the Grim Reaper in the highly popular 2017 tvN drama “Guardian: The Lonely and Great God,” will join efforts to promote tourism to eastern Gangwon Province, as well as the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and Paralympics that will be held in the province. Lee will be officially appointed to his role Friday, and joins an array of stars inclu...
Entertainment & Arts | 2018-01-11 14:23
Kriesha Chu starts January race with mini-album release
Kriesha Chu, a popular contestant on the audition program “K-Pop Star” season 6, released her first mini-album this week. The Filipina-American singer, a runner-up on the show, this week released her mini-album “Dream of Paradise” less than a year after her first single “Trouble.” The four-song album includes the songs “Like Paradise,” “Sunset Dream” (Korean version), “Sunset...
K-pop | 2018-01-05 14:23
Burson-Marsteller looks to lead PR market
Chee Ihn, market leader of Burson-Marsteller Korea, does not shy away from a challenge, a trait that has helped her in her first year on the job for the global strategic communication company. Chee said the company has achieved modest growth since she took office in December 2016. “We are looking for stronger growth this year,” she said in an interview with The Korea Times at...
Politics | 2018-01-03 11:05
A woman in Incheon shows you don't have to be rich to make a difference.
Cho Young-sook, 83, lives in a small white house that sits on a small hill near Dowon Station in Dong-gu, Incheon. The neighborhood, which is only two subway stations away from Incheon Chinatown and the resort area of Wolmido, is a traditional one yet to be affected by the onslaught of residential and commercial development. Cho has lived in the same house for 30 years, and s...
Politics | 2017-12-28 18:14
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