The Korea Times

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The Korea Times
Hangul:	한국일보
Hanja:	韓國日報
Revised Romanization:	Han-guk Ilbo
McCune-Reischauer:	Han'guk Ilbo

The Korea Times is the oldest of three English-language newspapers published daily in South Korea, along with The Korea Herald and JoongAng Ilbo. It is part of the same newspaper group as Hankook Ilbo, a major Korean language daily. The group also publishes Sports Hankook and Seoul Economic Daily.

Since its inception on November 1, 1950, The Korea Times has seen itself as a gateway to South Korea for English-speaking visitors and the diplomatic corps. Its coverage includes politics, society, business, finance, culture and sports. In recent years, The Korea Times has begun to publish weekly "Embassy Row" and "Foreign Community" sections, as well as a weekender on Fridays. It also publishes licensed contents from the Los Angeles Times World Report and The New York Times.

Despite its longer history, The Korea Times has lost readers in recent years to both The Korea Herald and The Joongang Daily, which is sold together with The International Herald Tribune. Ongoing financial difficulties at Hankook Ilbo[1] have lead to a weakening in The Korea Times' distribution network.

The Korea Times continues to use the old McCune-Reischauer romanization for Korean placenames, such as Pusan and Taegu, instead of the official revised romanization of Korean. This is sometimes confusing to readers unaccustomed to Hangeul and Korean history.

The current president and publisher of The Korea Times is Park Moo-jong.[2]