Fire erupts at a metalworking factory in Bucheon, just west of Seoul, Friday. Courtesy of Bucheon Fire Station A fire at a factory in Bucheon that left one firefighter dead and seven others injured was likely caused by an oil mist catching fire during a metal cleaning operation, officials said Saturday. The fire broke out…
101 East investigates if power and politics are protecting those behind the 2006 murder of Mongolian woman in Malaysia. Twenty years ago, two Malaysian special forces policemen brutally murdered Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu, obliterating her body with C4 military explosives. But the truth behind why they killed her has yet to be determined, leading to…
Kia Tigers manager Lee Bum-ho speaks to reporters before Game 1 of the first round in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason against the LG Twins at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in the southwestern city of Gwangju, Saturday. Yonhap GWANGJU — As the Kia Tigers open their Korean baseball postseason run Saturday at home, manager Lee Bum-ho…
According to them, such tournaments not only show reverence to chiefs but also honour the stools they occupy.
Perceptions people have about political appointments always matter. It’s time for us to move away from partisanship to statesmanship
Office workers commuting to the Seoul metropolitan area and other parts of the region wait for trains on the platform at Osong Station in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. Korea Times photo by Jung Min-seung Civil servants commuting from Seoul to Sejong face growing concerns over an already severe shortage of high-speed rail tickets, as the…
The 16-year-old who killed three children and a teacher at an elementary school in the US state of Oregon was a former special-needs student at the school, police and school officials have said. Published On 17 Oct 202617 Oct 2026 Share Oregon school shooter was former special-needs student, police say on social media share-nodes Share…
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Citizens eat and chat at street food stalls lined up along the sidewalk opposite Yeomni Elementary School in Mapo Dustict, Seoul, Sept. 24. Korea Times photo by Kwon Jeong-hyun As autumn reaches its peak, street food stalls across from Yeomni Elementary School in Seoul’s Mapo District begin lighting up one by one in the early…
Science and ICT Minister Bae Kyung-hoon listens to an explanation of a “deepfake detection and AI agent safety evaluation” during his visit to the Korea Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, Oct. 23, 2025. Courtesy of Ministry of Science and ICT The number of deepfake sex crime videos pending review by a Korean…
