Prior to evacuation, the paper's editorial office was in the fourth floor of the "fire-gutted" Capitol building, and printing was done at a shop in Bongnae-dong.

[12] The paper maintained close relations with the Syngman Rhee administration, but began to criticize the president due to his interference in its publication.

A boat carrying Choi and other foreign correspondents covering the Communist Chinese bombing of the Nationalist-led Quemoy and Matsu islands capsized.

The Korea Times and the Hankook Ilbo held a memorial service for Choi at Kyonggi High School, his alma mater, on October 11, 1958.

[14] On Tuesday, February 27, 1968, a fire completely gutted the main office of The Korea Times and its sister papers in Junghak-dong, Jongno-gu, downtown Seoul, killing seven workers and injuring three others.

[16] It converted from hot metal typesetting to a Cold Type System of phototypesetting on its 34th anniversary on November 1, 1984.

[17] Former Korean President Kim Dae-jung famously taught himself English by reading The Korea Times.

The column "Scouting the City" ran from 1964 to December 1974, covering numerous controversial topics and criticizing others, including the United States Forces Korea.

[22] Notable columnists today include Donald Kirk, Michael Breen and Emanuel Pastreich.

Managing editor Henry Chang published "Definition of a Gambler"[23] under the penname "Hensync" on July 30, 1958, leading to his imprisonment for 16 days under sedition charges.

On December 25, 2009, columnist Michael Breen contributed a satirical column lampooning various South Korean public figures, including President Lee Myung-bak, singer Rain, and Samsung.

He also suggested the company would send Christmas cards to politicians, prosecutors and journalists with $50,000 gift certificates.

Displeased with Breen's allusions to their corruption and arrogance, Samsung filed civil and criminal suits against him and the paper for libel.

On September 11, 2015, "The Thoughts of the Times" column published an article titled "Why won't you sit next to me on the subway?

"[32] It criticized Koreans for avoiding foreigners in public transport and exhibited unstable and aggressive traits in the writer.