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Fri, December 13, 2019 | 08:58

Ex-Daewoo Group Chairman Kim Woo-choong dies at 82

Ex-Daewoo Group Chairman Kim Woo-choong dies at 82

Former Daewoo Group Chairman Kim Woo-choong passed away late Monday at age 82 after having struggled with illness for about a year, according to an organization affiliated with the now-defunct conglomerate, Tuesday.

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2019-12-10 16:44

Former Daewoo Group Chairman Kim Woo-choong dies at 82

Former Daewoo Group Chairman Kim Woo-choong dies at 82

Former Daewoo Group Chairman Kim Woo-choong died late Monday at age 82, an organization affiliated with the now-defunct conglomerate said. Kim, the founder of the company, died of a chronic disease at a hospital in Suwon, just south of Seoul, at 11:50 p.m., according to Daewoosky Institute, which represents former employees of Daewoo. Daewoo Group was founded in 1967 and beca...

2019-12-10 07:51

A life lived for two literary giants

A life lived for two literary giants

Kim Young-joo, the Toji Cultural Foundation chairwoman, the daughter of the period novel author Pak Kyong-ni (1926-2008) and the wife of poet and democracy fighter Kim Chi-ha, died of breast cancer on Monday. She was 73.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2019-11-26 15:07

Kofia chief found dead

Kofia chief found dead

Kwon Yong-won, chairman of the Korea Financial Investment Association, was found dead at his home in Seoul, Wednesday, police said.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-11-06 16:33

Moon's mother dies from chronic illness at age 92

Moon's mother dies from chronic illness at age 92

Kang Han-ok, mother of President Moon Jae-in, died Tuesday at the age of 92, Cheong Wa Dae announced.She died at a hospital in Busan, the president's hometown located some 450 kilometers southeast of Seoul, at 7:06 p.m., it said.She had reportedly suffered from an illness for a long time and had been in critical condition in recent days.

2019-10-29 20:08

Lho Shin-yong, advocate of 1980s military junta and mentor of ex-UN chief, dies at 89

Lho Shin-yong, advocate of 1980s military junta and mentor of ex-UN chief, dies at 89

Lho Shin-yong, a former Prime Minister and foreign minister who stood with the military junta in the 1980s and was a go-to person for former United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, has died of natural causes. He was 89. He died on Monday at Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno, Seoul, hospital officials said.

Park Si-soo | 2019-10-22 14:23

Irish nun who nursed Korean HIV patients dies

Irish nun who nursed Korean HIV patients dies

Sister Miriam Cousins, an Irish nun who dedicated her life to helping prostitutes and HIV patients in Korea, died Aug. 17, according to the Missionary Society of Saint Columban.

Park Jae-hyuk | 2019-08-22 15:00

Former Korea Times managing editor dies

Former Korea Times managing editor dies

Kim Yong-koo, a former managing editor of The Korea Times, passed away, Monday. He was 90. He worked as an interpreter and chaplain in the army between Korean and U.S. forces during the Korean War at U.N. Military Headquarters. Kim, Korea's first Nieman fellow at Harvard University in 1962, started his carrier in journalism by working as a reporter at the country's oldest Eng...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-08-19 17:30

'Easy Rider' star, 1960s swashbuckler Peter Fonda dies at 79

'Easy Rider' star, 1960s swashbuckler Peter Fonda dies at 79

Actor Peter Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right after both writing and starring in the counter-culture classic ``Easy Rider,'' died Friday at his home of complications from lung cancer. He was 79.

2019-08-18 14:35

Independence fighter Kim Byung-gil passed away at 96

Independence fighter Kim Byung-gil passed away at 96

Kim Byung-gil, an independence fighter during the 1910-45 Japanese colonial era, died of a stroke Thursday. According to the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Busan Office, Friday, Kim passed away from a stroke at the Busan Veterans Hospital, Thursday. He was 96.

Jhoo Dong-chan | 2019-08-11 16:04

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