[1] The original South Korean Hankook Ilbo was founded by journalist Jang Gi-yeong [ko].

Second son Jang Jae-gu (장재구) served as the founding president of the LA-based paper.

[1][4] In 1970, they began publishing a monthly magazine called American News (미국 소식).

[1] It established partnerships with various American newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post.

[1][4] In 2010, it established a Korea Times-Hankook Ilbo Endowed Chair in Korean American Studies position at the University of California, Los Angeles.