Former first lady Kim Keon Hee leaves the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul, Aug. 12, 2025, after attending a hearing to determine the validity of her arrest warrant. Korea Times photo by Ko Young-kwon The Supreme Court was scheduled to hold a hearing Tuesday to decide whether to issue a new arrest warrant…
First lady Kim Hea Kyung, front row center in white, sits with Korean adoptees during the opening ceremony of the International Korean Adoptee Associations Gathering at Coex, Seoul, Oct. 19. Yonhap More than 600 Korean-born adoptees came from countries around the world to visit the nation of their birth, for the International Korean Adoptee Associations…
US President Donald Trump has suggested renaming the Atlantic Ocean the ‘American Ocean’ at a Republican rally in Mississippi. He said the US needs an ocean and a river to match the lake and gulf he has already renamed. Published On 27 Oct 202627 Oct 2026 Share Trump suggests renaming the Atlantic Ocean the ‘American…
The Managing Director of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Edmond Kombat, has outlined a major expansion drive to restore the refinery to full commercial operation. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series held at the Jubilee House today, Mr. Kombat said in the near term, engineers from Verga Engineering are working with TOR’s technical team to complete…
Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong, center, visits the construction site of Al Dhafra Power Plant in the United Arab Emirates, Wednesday. Courtesy of Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Tuesday marked his 4th anniversary at the helm of Korea’s largest conglomerate. With Samsung Electronics set to become one of the world’s…
He gave the warning during a visit to the project site to inspect progress, accompanied by traditional leaders, including Nananom, who expressed concern about the pace of work.
At times, Lula’s reelection looked like a long shot, as voters soured on him and his Workers’ Party after years of corruption scandals and rising prices, while sweeping social changes left the former metalworker and union leader looking out of touch with an increasingly app-based economy and its growing ranks of informal workers.
LIG Defense & Aerospace’s office in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province / Courtesy of LIG D&A LIG Defense & Aerospace (LIG D&A) said Tuesday a court has temporarily suspended a two-year ban on its participation in defense procurement bids imposed by Korea’s arms procurement agency. Last month, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) imposed the ban after…
Protestors attend a rally decrying ballot shortages in the June 3 local elections at Olympic Park Seoul, June 18. Korea Times photo by Jung Da-bin Forty-eight riot police units will be deployed to maintain order during a special counsel team’s inspection of ballots cast in the June 3 local elections, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency…
Thousands gathered on the streets of the Serbian capital Belgrade for a second night to celebrate the victory of the student-led protest movement in parliamentary elections. The result removed the party of former president Aleksandar Vucic from power. Published On 27 Oct 202627 Oct 2026 Share Serbia’s ‘students’ celebrate for a second night after election…
