The Korea Times - July 18, 2025

South Chungcheong Province reels from century’s worst rainfall

Top court acquits Samsung head of unfair merger charges

About 80,000 foreign residents in Seoul eligible for government’s cash handouts

FM nominee pledges practical tariff, security fixes via strategic US alliance

Ex-Doosan chief named special envoy to US for trade outreach

President orders new probe into 2022 Itaewon crowd crush

Incheon Int’l Airport sees record passenger numbers in H1

UN report shows Korean women least inclined to have kids among leading nations

Korean worker fired over photo booth brawl in Vietnam

SGI ransomware attack exposes lax financial cybersecurity rules

Great rebalancing begins from overvalued US markets to Asia

Ex-Meritz Fire CEO accused of insider trading over merger plan

SC Bank Korea launches special promotion on US dollar deposits

Eximbank dispatches 44 young interns to developing countries

LG Uplus gains edge with AI-powered security strategy

Carmakers grow reliant on Chinese batteries

Kolmar Korea’s new plant in Pa. courts cosmetic exporters to US

Lotte Chairman calls for restoring core competitiveness

Hanwha Group mulls selling burger chain Five Guys

Korea-Japan polysilicon partnership in Malaysia

Korea’s coffee substitute market rises amid climate threats to coffee beans

Trump says he’s not planning to fire Fed’s Powell

EU mega budget hits immediate German opposition

Couche-Tard scraps $47 bil. bid for Seven & i

Samsung

Korean stories inspire Saudi children at Ithra Children’s Book Fair

Bureaucrats rush to join private companies for higher salaries

A look into Korea’s vibrant Latin dance scene

A look into Korea’s vibrant Latin dance scene

Top 3 Latin dance venues in Seoul

Monsta X looks ahead after decade in K-pop, teases September comeback

Mnet’s ‘BOYS II PLANET’ aims to create more global stars

Saddle up in Mongolia: horseback trek through steppe

Classical Concerts

K-pop

Plays & Musicals

Pops & Jazz

Dance

Traditional

Art Exhibitions

Museum

China may sentence fentanyl traffickers to death

US to stick to 25% tariff on Japan

Russian attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure injures at least 15

20 Palestinians killed at aid site in Gaza

Multi-domain autonomous systems exhibit

Over 60 dead in Iraq shopping mall fire

7.3-magnitude quake strikes off Alaska

Did Yoon try to provoke NK ?

Delusion and demagoguery

Confession from reluctant student

Can Elon Musk tap into voters’ discontent?

TODAY in HISTORY

Ukraine: buying time

China wins Trump’s trade war

Diplomatic experience is optional for Trump’s friends

Trump’s new push to end Russia’s war

Can AI deliver broad-based prosperity?

Risk of nuclear war is back with vengeance

Selfish mother-in-law is playing for keeps

Last Word in Astrology

Scenery of Puzhehei

Citibank Korea employees honored for stopping voice phishing scammer

Lawmakers form committee to combat online hate speech, misinformation

JW Marriott Hotel Seoul welcomes new general manager

Football battles climate stress

Women’s football great Ji savors 1st nat’l team trophy

Will major leaguers show up at LA28?

Norway’s Abrahamsen wins stage 11 of Tour de France

Italy unveils 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics medals

NHL releases new season schedule

Barca’s Yamal to wear No. 10 jersey

World Cup ticket details announced