The Korea Times
Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants has now hit safely in 14 consecutive games. Lee extended his career-best hitting streak by going 2-for-4 with a run and a steal against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Saturday (local time). The Korean outfielder raised his batting average fro...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
With precious little time left to train before his team's first match at this year's FIFA World Cup, Korea head coach Hong Myung-bo said Saturday he will try to mold his squad into a more complete unit. Korea had their first training session in Mexico, where they will play all three Group A matches,...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
TAIPEI — Taiwan's coast guard said Sunday it has deployed vessels "to respond appropriately" to a Chinese operation in waters east of the island democracy, which it said "violates international law". It comes after Chinese state media reported Saturday that the "law enforcement operation" was in r...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
Weeks before mainland Chinese student Carol Chen graduated from Baptist University in Hong Kong in July, the 22-year-old did the math and weighed the cost of living in the city against returning home. Renting a room in the city would consume around half of the HK$20,000 ($2,552) starting salary she ...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
A group of international artists studying and living in Korea recently came together to present "Sweet Bread," a group art exhibit currently on display at KOTE in central Seoul's Insa-dong neighborhood, inspired by their experiences as foreigners navigating life in Korea. The exhibition is a collabo...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
A mistranslated sign can turn a simple vacation into a labyrinth of confusing detours. Now, Jeju Island is taking aim at the linguistic errors that officials say have long frustrated international visitors to Korea's premier resort destination. Jeju Special Self-Governing Province said Friday that...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
Jeong Jae-seung, one of Korea's leading neuroscientists, emphasized the importance of creativity, interdisciplinary thinking and problem-solving skills for the next generation of science and engineering students in a recent lecture. During the lecture hosted by the University of Seoul on May 29, J...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
60 Minutes
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
AI data centers
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
The government will provide education subsidies starting this month to children aged seven to 18 from low-income multicultural families, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said, Sunday. The initiative aims to expand educational opportunities, narrow learning gaps and support career developme...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
452-Attila the Hun invades Italy 793-Vikings in longships from modern-day Norway plunder St. Cuthbert's monastery on Lindisfarne Island off the northeast coast of England, capturing and killing monks 1191-King Richard I of England arrives at Acre in modern-day Israel to join the Siege of Acre during...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
South Korea's outbound shipments of cosmetics jumped sharply from a year earlier in the first five months of the year, making beauty products the country's top consumer export item, government data showed Sunday. Combined outbound shipments of Korean beauty products came to $5.6 billion during the J...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
South Korean retail investors sold over 1 trillion won ($641 billion) worth of overseas stocks in the first week of June, data showed Sunday, suggesting their possible return to the local stock market amid record-breaking gains led by semiconductor shares. Local retailers sold a net $793.67 million ...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
Bari Weiss 60 Minutes bomb
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
Jeonbuk National University has secured a combined 286.8 billion won ($183.9 million) in government-backed industry-academia collaboration projects under the Glocal University 30 initiative over the past three years, the university said Friday. The large-scale funding is accelerating the school's ...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
The latest Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi offered an important glimpse into how the Indo-Pacific region is being strategically reimagined. Among the many references to maritime security, economic resilience and trusted technologies, one phrase stood out prominently: "Pax Silica."...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
Nvidia Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jensen Huang was scheduled to meet with the heads of Korea's two major gaming companies Sunday, according to industry sources. On the third day of his four-day trip to Korea, Huang is expected to visit internet cafes in southern Seoul and hold separate meetings w...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
BENGALURU—In a recent commentary, Dani Rodrik, one of the world's leading experts on the economics of trade and development, explains why he became a "manufacturing skeptic" after decades of seeing industrial production as the key to unlocking economic growth. Since traditional manufacturing...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
We have entered an era in which binaries and idioms such as "shrimp caught between whales," "anti-communism," and "security alliance with the U.S, economic alignment with China" no longer adequately captures the geopolitical reality surrounding the Korean Peninsula. Beyond merely navigatin...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said her country's status as a nuclear-armed state is absolutely irreversible, calling it a "line of no retreat" and vowing not to tolerate any threats against it, the North's state media reported Sunday. Kim Yo-jong made the remarks in a st...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
North Korea continued illegal exports of coal and minerals last year in violation of United Nations sanctions, with coal exports reaching 1.5 million tons, a lawmaker said Sunday, citing South Korea's spy agency. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) assessed that North Korea's imports of refined ...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
ROME — The historic Foro Italico complex has transformed into a sprawling, dual-level arena for global taekwondo this weekend, running Europe's largest youth martial arts tournament concurrently with an elite international Grand Prix. The Kim and Liù tournament has drawn a formidable field of a...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
The Korea Times
I remember seeing various charts and graphs in school about the end of oil. Those charts concerned Middle Eastern states. Petroleum is perhaps still the world's most vital source of fuel. A recent article in Science Insights (Nov. 18, 2025) indicates that global reserves, at current production level...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 4:42 am
Yonhap News
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- More stocks listed on the benchmark Korea Composite St...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 3:01 am
Yonhap News
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean retail investors sold over 1 trillion won...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 2:42 am
Yonhap News
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's outbound shipments of cosmetics jumped s...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 2:30 am
Yonhap News
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jensen Huan...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 1:53 am
Yonhap News
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 1:40 am
Yonhap News
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea continued illegal exports of coal and mine...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 1:23 am
Yonhap News
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's potential growth rate is projected to fa...
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 1:02 am