Master horsehair hat maker Park Chang-yeong, right, and his son Park Hyung-park, demonstrate traditional horsehair hat making at the K-Heritage House exhibition in BEXCO, Busan, Tuesday. Korea Times photo by Park Jin-hai
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July 19 (Asia Today) — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Sunday that UNESCO’s mission reflects independence leader Kim Koo’s vision of using cultural strength to promote peace and unity.
Between 1995 and 2025, the Republic of Korea inscribed 17 sites to the UNESCO World Heritage List — 15 cultural and two natural. Together they span the arc of the Korean story: prehistoric rock art and Bronze Age dolmen fields; the confederacies and three kingdoms of antiquity; the Buddhist golden age of Silla; the palaces,…
International criticism is mounting over the detention and prosecution of Chairman Lee Man-hee, the 95-year-old leader of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, and over recent public remarks by South Korea’s Minister of Justice, Jeong Seong-ho.
South Korea’s ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol has been jailed for life for masterminding an insurrection by trying to impose military rule
*This content was translated by AI The 2026 North, Central America and Caribbean Cup Group A third qualifying round match between South Korea and South Africa was held on the 25th (Korea time) at Estadio BBVA in Monterrey, Mexico. Coach Hong Myung-bo looked bewildered as South Africa took a 0-1 lead. /Photo=Kim Jin-kyung kim.jinkyung@ The…
South Korea’s benchmark rebounded as much as 4.6% in early trade after plunging 10% on Tuesday. The index closed 3.3% higher after trade turned volatile around midday