Jun Ji-hye, a reporter at the finance desk of The Korea Times, focuses primarily on economic policy and government agencies, mainly covering the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the Ministry of Budget and Planning, the National Tax Service and the Korea Customs Service. She previously covered financial authorities, including the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service, and earlier worked on the political, city and business desks, reporting on a wide range of issues.
'For ticket home'

People wait in a long line at Suseo Station in southern Seoul, Thursday, to purchase bullet train tickets to their hometowns to visit family members and relatives during the Lunar New Year holiday, which runs from Jan. 23 through 27. / Yonhap
By Jun Ji-hye