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.
PHOTOS Fight against Amazon fire
Handout picture released by the Communication Department of the State of Mato Grosso showing firefighter combating a fire in the Amazon basin in the municipality Sorriso, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, Aug. 26, 2019. AFP
By Jung Min-ho
Handout picture released by the Communication Department of the State of Mato Grosso showing firefighter combating a fire in the Amazon basin in the municipality Sorriso, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, Aug. 26, 2019. AFP
A volunteer works to put out a fire in the Chiquitania forest on the outskirts of Robore, Bolivia, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. While some of the fires are burning in Bolivia's share of the Amazon, the largest blazes were in the Chiquitania region of southeastern Bolivia. It's zone of dry forest, farmland and open prairies that has seen an expansion of farming and ranching in recent years. AP
An aerial view of a burning tract of Amazon jungle as it is cleared by loggers and farmers near Porto Velho, Brazil, Aug. 29, 2019. Reuters
A lush forest sits next to a field of charred trees in Vila Nova Samuel, Brazil, on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. The current fires in the Amazon were set by those who are clearing the forest for cattle ranching and crops. About 60 percent of the Amazon rainfor