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President Lee Jae Myung made it clear that his administration is placing top priority on advancing Korea to become one of the world’s top three artificial intelligence (AI) powerhouses with his attendance at the launch ceremony of a local AI data center in Ulsan on Friday. The visit marked his first industrial site visit since taking office early this month. His move is seen widely as a clear dec

Lee Sang-yup, vice president for research and distinguished professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), has received the 2025 Gregory N. Stephanopoulos Award for Metabolic Engineering from the International Metabolic Engineering Society for his decades of contributions to the field. To honor the pioneering work of Stephanopoulos in the quantitative analysis and des

By Pyo Kyung-min The Korea Times awarded 14 winners of its Korean Language Speaking Contest during a ceremony at the Cyber University of Korea’s Inchon Hall in Seoul, Thursday. Now in its second year, the contest aims to promote global interest in the Korean language and contribute to Korea’s growing cultural influence around the world. The event was co-sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sport

President Lee Jae Myung made it clear that his administration is placing top priority on advancing Korea to become one of the world’s top three artificial intelligence (AI) powerhouses with his attendance at the launch ceremony of a local AI data center in Ulsan on Friday. The visit marked his first industrial site visit since taking office early this month. His move is seen widely as a clear dec

Lee Sang-yup, vice president for research and distinguished professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), has received the 2025 Gregory N. Stephanopoulos Award for Metabolic Engineering from the International Metabolic Engineering Society for his decades of contributions to the field. To honor the pioneering work of Stephanopoulos in the quantitative analysis and des

By Pyo Kyung-min The Korea Times awarded 14 winners of its Korean Language Speaking Contest during a ceremony at the Cyber University of Korea’s Inchon Hall in Seoul, Thursday. Now in its second year, the contest aims to promote global interest in the Korean language and contribute to Korea’s growing cultural influence around the world. The event was co-sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sport

By Lee Kyung-min The Korean online stock trading market will be able to grow immensely, underpinned by strong interest in trading U.S. equities among retail investors, a U.S.-based expert said Wednesday. Korea’s large number of active retail investors in U.S. equities presents a unique opportunity for global stock trading service providers, according to 24X National Exchange (24X) CEO Dmitri Gali

By F.D. Flam One of the first and most promising uses scientists envision for the rapidly evolving technology of quantum computing is a new approach to drug development. A quantum computer could, in theory, eliminate much of the trial and error involved in the process to help researchers more quickly zero in on ways to treat aggressive cancers, prevent dementia, kill deadly viruses or even slow a

By Nam Hyun-woo Korea International Trade Association (KITA) Chairman Yoon Jin-sik and representatives from several Korean companies operating in the United States met with senior U.S. officials this week in Washington, calling for a tariff deferral or exemption for Korean firms that serve as partners in stabilizing U.S. supply chains. The association said Thursday that Yoon and senior officials