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When the summer sun turns up the heat ? pushing temperatures past 37 degrees Celsius and humidity reaching around 80 percent ? in Seoul, it is the perfect excuse to discover the city’s indoor attractions. Even as the Korea Meteorological Administration issues heat wave warnings, Seoul offers countless ways to stay cool and entertained without braving the sweltering streets. Here are some of the be

Securities firms are rushing to attract customers other than stock traders in the currency exchange sector as they compete with commercial banks, which have long dominated the sector, according to industry officials on Thursday. The officials said Kiwoom Securities and Shinhan Securities will begin exchanging foreign currencies for a wider range of customers this year, while preparation for the se

The government of the United Arab Emirates and the country’s largest international trade and economic zone facilitating company urged investments in the Middle Eastern economic powerhouse during a gathering with representatives of Korean businesses in Seoul on Friday. They introduced the country’s business opportunities at the UAE Business Forum, jointly hosted by the UAE Embassy in Seoul, Khalifa

When the summer sun turns up the heat ? pushing temperatures past 37 degrees Celsius and humidity reaching around 80 percent ? in Seoul, it is the perfect excuse to discover the city’s indoor attractions. Even as the Korea Meteorological Administration issues heat wave warnings, Seoul offers countless ways to stay cool and entertained without braving the sweltering streets. Here are some of the be

Securities firms are rushing to attract customers other than stock traders in the currency exchange sector as they compete with commercial banks, which have long dominated the sector, according to industry officials on Thursday. The officials said Kiwoom Securities and Shinhan Securities will begin exchanging foreign currencies for a wider range of customers this year, while preparation for the se

The government of the United Arab Emirates and the country’s largest international trade and economic zone facilitating company urged investments in the Middle Eastern economic powerhouse during a gathering with representatives of Korean businesses in Seoul on Friday. They introduced the country’s business opportunities at the UAE Business Forum, jointly hosted by the UAE Embassy in Seoul, Khalifa

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