Korean man opens musalla at home to serve Muslim migrant workers
07 Jul 2025 Seung-ku Lee SEOGWIPO, Jeju: On the southern coast of Jeju Island, far from the honeymoon resorts and tourist beaches, a modest home near a fishing village has […]
Turkish Embassy to renovate Seoul Capital Area’s main mosque
by Anadolu Agency ANKARA Aug 19, 2024 – DAILY SABAH Visitors coming out of the Seoul Central Mosque, in Seoul, June 15, 2015. (Getty Images, File Photo) Türkiye’s Embassy in Seoul […]
The world’s most powerful passport for 2023 revealed
DESTINATIONSFOOD & DRINKNEWSSTAYVIDEO Search Maureen O’Hare, CNN • Published 10th January 2023 1/11 World’s most powerful passports: Global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners has released its quarterly report on the […]
Korea still grappling with acceptance of Muslim residents
Multicultural Community Posted : 2022-05-05 Worshippers pray at a temporary mosque in Daehyun-dong, Daegu, April 29. Korea Times photo by Kim Kang-min Amid Islamophobic incidents, experts call for better understanding of Islamic cultureBy Lee Hyo-jinThe ongoing neighborhood standoff between Muslim immigrants and non-Muslim Koreans surrounding the construction of a mosque […]
‘Many Koreans have big misunderstandings about Islam,’ says a Muslim convert in South Korea
South Korean Muslims share how learning more about the faith – little understood by most in the country – contributed to their religious conversion. MAY 3, 2021, 5:00 AM SGT CHANG […]
Why Not Get the Test Kits from South Korea and Germany and Start Screening Large Populations
Coronavirus: What could the West learn from Asia? Source: BBC The number of coronavirus cases in the West is skyrocketing, and countries have announced drastic measures, including school closures and […]
Coronavirus outbreak: ‘It’s ruining everyone’: eerie quiet reigns in coronavirus-hit South Korean city
More than half of the country’s 602 cases have been traced to a church in Daegu Nemo Kim in Daegu Sun 23 Feb 2020 Sunday morning found Kim […]
Climate strikes spread worldwide as students call for action
Source: BBC News Thousands of school pupils worldwide have abandoned classrooms for a day of protest against climate change. India, South Korea, Australia and the US are among the countries […]
Don’t let America turn North Korea into another Iraq
William M Arkin The news has taken on a theme: North Korea is only stringing the US along, and the controlled leaks feel very similar to what unfolded with Iraq […]
S. Korean court upholds conscientious objection to military
Source: Associated Press By HYUNG-JIN KIM SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top court ruled Thursday that South Korean men can legally reject their mandatory military service on conscientious […]
North Korea’s box of bones – A mythical king and the dream of Korean unification
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 21, 2018 A picture of King Dangun, the mythical founder of the first unified Korean kingdom in 2333 BCE, sits at […]
Vatican welcomes Moon with special mass for Korean peace
Source: Yonhap News Agency VATICAN, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in attended a special mass for peace on the Korean Peninsula at the Vatican on Wednesday. The […]
‘I lost my entire family to a cult’: How one woman escaped Grace Road
Source: BBC News A South Korean church which believes global famine is imminent has set up base in Fiji, where it’s gained considerable influence but faced growing allegations of abuse. […]
The shrinking population of South Korea
Why I never want babies’ Source: BBC News By Simon Maybin BBC World Service, Seoul An increasing number of South Korean women are choosing not to marry, not to have children, […]
Two Koreas to hold third summit of Kim, Moon next month No date announced yet
No date announced yet By Reuters – Aug 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This photo taken on April 27, shows North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un (left) shaking hands with South Korea’s […]
Treasure ship with Dh484 billion worth of gold found under the sea
AP/Seoul Filed on July 20, 2018 | (Reuters file) The company that found it said 200 tonnes of gold bars and coins are likely aboard the ship. A South […]
In leery South Korea, American missionary couple works for reunification of North and South
Source: Religion News Service By Aziza Kasumov TAEBAEK, South Korea (RNS) — This could have been the quietest place in all of South Korea. But as American missionary Elizabeth Torrey leads […]
“Evil people can play good roles on occasion.”
Source: AT “In terms of the peace-building process, President Moon has a larger share, but in terms of inducing change from North Korea, that can be attributed to President Trump,” Shin told reporters at a press briefing on Wednesday. Noting that there is “a lot of speculation” on why North […]
North and South Korea vow to end the Korean War in historic accord
Source: CNN With one step, Kim Jong Un just made history 02:53 Ilsan, South Korea (CNN)The leaders of North and South Korea have committed themselves to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and pledged to bring a formal end to the Korean War, 65 years after hostilities ceased. In […]
Summit offers last hope for families divided by Korean War
Source: CNN A breakthrough. A stepping stone. A mistake. However you see the upcoming meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in, for tens […]