The Korea Times - August 05, 2025

S. Korea dismantles border loudspeakers aimed at North

5 consortia selected to lead AI foundation model

Will tax reform plan be revised to ease concerns of retail investors?

WEATHER in SEOUL

DPK pushes ahead with ‘yellow envelope law’

Ex-president’s defiance underscores weaknesses in legal process

Korea Environment Corp.’s water exploration program unites families

Head of state adoption agency vows transparency as gov’t takes over process

Workplace bullying spurs surge in trauma counseling

About 64% of Koreans view US tariff deal positively: poll

Actor Song Young-kyu of ‘Extreme Job’ found dead

HS Hyosung vice chairman questioned

How regional financial groups defy slump

SK Chemicals bets on plastic recycling to weather industry downturn amid headwinds

Young Koreans cancel high-interest savings accounts amid inflation

JB Financial earns top ESG rating from MSCI

Korea’s value-up index outperforms KOSPI as of July

APEC members hold 1st Digital, AI meeting

Experts tout feasibility of K-Entrepreneurship Center in Jinju

PhnyX Lab raises $4 mil. in funding round led by SK Networks

SeAH affiliates file suit over Chinese steel bar dumping

‘Too early to celebrate US tariff deal’

White House defends firing of labor statistics official

Regulations on online platforms delayed until after Lee-Trump summit

Trump tariff rates unlikely to change

Japan ready for extra budget

3,200 Boeing workers go on strike

Tipping culture fails to take hold in Korea as patrons say ‘no thanks’

Over 2,500 evacuated after heavy rains inundate southern regions

Minister says US troops in S. Korea to remain as is

AI

Tax

Hamas to allow aid for hostages if Israel halts airstrikes

Volcano in Russian Far East erupts for first time in 600 years

India, Philippines stage joint drill in South China Sea

Iran forms defense council for wartime affairs

US envoy to travel to Russia ‘next week’

At least 76 killed as boat capsizes off Yemen

Climate change

Toward cooperative politics

Bangladesh’s EPA with Korea

‘It’s wildly popular when people hear what’s in the bill’

TODAY in HISTORY

Unspoken truth about strategic flexibility

Coal-powered AI robots are a dirty fantasy

Cutting housing counseling is grave mistake

From TWICE to KickFlip: JYP doubles down at Lollapalooza Chicago

How Bae Chul-soo broadcasts iconic radio show from Chicago

BLACKPINK’s ‘Pink Venom’ tops 1 bil. YouTube views

KAIST student earns runner-up at Merck Innovation Cup

Pope expresses hope to meet young Catholics in Seoul at World Youth Day 2027

BoA releases 11th LP, ‘Crazier,’ ahead of 25th debut anniv.

Loni Anderson, star of ‘WKRP in Cincinnati,’ dies at 79

High school teacher considers fling with former student

Last Word in Astrology

Vozdukh Air Festival

Son tears up during Tottenham finale

Yamashita wins her 1st major title in Wales

Newcastle’s Korean teen looks to emulate Sonny