Lee Hae-rin is a City Desk reporter at The Korea Times, covering social issues, tourism and taekwondo. She is passionate about speaking up for the rights of minorities, including women, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities and animals as well as discovering the latest makgeolli trend in town. Feel free to reach her at lhr@koreatimes.co.kr.
Meeting on illegal gambling prevention

Participants of The Korea Times and the Korea Tourism Science Society of Korea's (TOSOK) periodical meeting on development of integrated resorts pose at the newspaper's headquarters in central Seoul, Wednesday. They discussed ways to regulate illegal gambling and foster healthy gaming culture. From left in the front row are Korea Casino Association Secretary General Shin Jong-ho, National Gambling Control Commission Secretary General Lee Jin-sik, TOSOK President Seo Won-seok and Mayfield Hotel Seoul CEO Kim Young-moon. Center in the back row is Kim Jae-kyoung, managing director of The Korea Times' Content & Business Planning Division. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
By Lee Hae-rin