Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
'Guardian of Dokdo' dies at 79
Kim Sung-do moved to Dokdo in 1965. Yonhap
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
Kim Sung-do, one of only two residents on Korea's easternmost islets, has died.
Kim died at Asan Medical Center in Seoul, Sunday, after suffering from liver cancer for more than a month, according to the Ulleung-gun Office. He was 79.
Kim will be buried at the national cemetery in Daejeon.
Kim, known as “the guardian of Dokdo,” started living on the island in 1965. He and his wife Kim Shin-yeol became official Dokdo residents when they moved their address there in November 1991.
Japan has long claimed sovereignty over the territory ― one of the thorniest diplomatic issues between the countries.