Lee Hyo-jin covers the Bank of Korea, the banking industry and broader financial news. Her previous beats include foreign affairs, North Korea and general reporting on Korean society.
PHOTOS Recipients of Local Diplomacy Awards
Recipients of the Foreign Minister Award pose during a ceremony at the Korea Local Diplomacy Forum in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, Tuesday. From left are Um Jin-young, an official with the foreign ministry's youth and local diplomacy team; Seo Bin, director-general for public diplomacy at the ministry, who presented the award; and Lee Myung-kee, an official at the Governors Association of the Republic of Korea, who accepted the award on behalf of Park Gyun-ha, deputy consul general at the Korean Consulate General in Sydney. Korea Times photo by Choi Joo-yeon
By Lee Hyo-jin
Recipients of the Interior Minister Award pose during a ceremony at the Korea Local Diplomacy Forum in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, Tuesday. From left are Kim Bo-ha, an official at Daegu Metropolitan Government; Kang So-myung, an official at Gwangju Metropolitan Government; Son Eun-kyung, an official at Gimhae City Government; Interior Vice Minister Kim Min-jae, who presented the awards; Lee Myung-kee, an official at the Governors Association of the Republic of Korea; Lee Ye-ji, an official at Busan Technopark; and Kim Yun-hee, an official at Daejeon Metropolitan Government. Korea Times photo by Choi Joo-yeon