• Student rights vs. teachers' authority
Should elementary schoolers be allowed to hold demonstrations? By Kang Shin-who Staff reporter Do elementary school students have the right to hold rallies? Do teachers have the right to keep t...
• Girls' Generation forgives 92 slanderous fans
By Park Si-soo Staff reporter Nearly 100 Internet users accused of posting digitally-doctored nude photos of Girls’ Generation in cyberspace avoided punishment thanks to a petition by the popula...
• Another alleged police torture case surfaces
The nation’s human rights agency said Friday it is scrutinizing two alleged cases of torture by police on criminal suspects. The National Human Rights Commission said two suspects had filed petit...
Nudist forest to open in Jangheung Cou..
By Kang Shin-who Staff reporter Korea’s first nudist forest is scheduled to open in Jangheung County, South Jeolla Province in late August. The county said Friday that it is working on a ther...
Vacationers pack a stream in Sogeum River in Gangneung ..
Beating the heat: Vacationers pack a stream in Sogeum River in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Friday, as the heat wave hits the nation for days. Korea Times photo by Won Yoo-hun
President Lee Myung-bak speaks during a policy coordination ..
Lee to go on vacation: President Lee Myung-bak speaks during a policy coordination meeting with his senior secretaries at Cheong Wa Dae, Friday. The meeting focused on the planned Cabinet reshuffle an...
• Cat abuser indicted without detention
By Kang Shin-who Staff reporter A woman, who became notorious for savagely beating a neighbor’s cat and throwing it out a window on the 10th floor of her apartment building, was indicted without...
'Ugly' stars bounce back too easily
By Park Si-soo Staff reporter Several top entertainers have recently made headlines not with their hit movies or songs but by taking the role of villain in the real world. But such celebrities are...
US Team To Visit Seoul And Tokyo To Discuss Sanctions
(RTTNews) - The US government's Special Adviser for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Robert Einhorn will visit South Korea and Japan next week to discuss additional sanctions on Iran and North Korea...
