A portrait of firefighter Kim Jin-seok, who died battling a factory blaze in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, sits on an altar decorated with flowers at a memorial in Sejong Central Park in Sejong, Saturday. Yonhap A six-year-old daughter’s letter to her father, a firefighter killed while battling a factory blaze in Bucheon on Friday, has offered…
Dealers work at Hana Bank in Seoul, Thursday, as KOSPI plunged 7.57 percent. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul Korean stocks may be facing a more troubling sell-off than July’s rout, as a shrinking pool of buyers struggles to absorb foreign selling pressure, analysts said Sunday. KOSPI fell for seven straight sessions through Thursday, losing…
Separated by war for more than a year, a captain in Gaza’s Civil Defence unit attempts to reunite with his family. A day after a “ceasefire” is announced, Captain Moumen’s family sets off on Gaza’s long coastal road, carrying everything they own on their backs. They leave the Nuseirat refugee camp, where they have been…
A Mexican judge has sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months in prison each for the 2024 murders of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and US friend Carter Rhoad.
President Lee Jae Myung delivers commemorative remarks at the opening ceremony of the 107th National Sports Festival, held at Jeju World Cup Stadium, Oct. 16. Yonhap President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday reaffirmed his opposition over ending the livestreams of Cabinet meetings, saying he is open to all opinions exchanged during the meetings. Lee’s remarks…
Empty taxis look for passengers near Hapjeong Station in Mapo District, Seoul, in this undated file photo. Korea Times photo by Na Gwang-hyeon The number of complaints submitted by foreigners on alleged taxi fare overcharges in Seoul over the past five years came to more than 6,000, but corrective measures have been taken on only…
Hasanat al-Rashid, 48, has lived with diabetes for 15 years, and the three-and-a-half-year civil war between Sudan’s military and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group has worsened her situation. Finding the treatment she needs has become a daily struggle. When the war broke out in April 2023, she was forced to flee south from her…
Members of Exploration and Return Modules, making up the Martian Moons eXploration spacecraft, at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima prefecture, Aug. 13. AFP-Yonhap TOKYO — Japan is set to launch a spacecraft on the world’s first mission to bring back samples from Phobos, one of the two small, potato-shaped moons orbiting Mars. Scientists…
Han Jun-su of the Kia Tigers celebrates after hitting an RBI double against the LG Twins during Game 2 of the first round in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in the southwestern city of Gwangju, Sunday. Yonhap GWANGJU — The offense exploded for five runs in the opening frame and starter…
A wooden plaque, left, bearing the name of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is seen beside a tree that she sent as an offering to Yasukuni Shrine on the first day of the Autumn Festival in Tokyo, Saturday. AFP-Yonhap Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made an offering at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Saturday, bringing…
