Bahk Eun-ji has been with The Korea Times since 2012, building a career across multiple desks. She began at the Business Desk, where she conducted in-depth interviews with key figures in Korea's corporate world. Later, she moved to the Politics & City Desk, focusing on education policy and social affairs. She later served as team leader of the digital content team, leading curation efforts on the newspaper’s homepage and reshaping print stories for social media audiences to enhance digital reach. Now back on the Politics Desk, she covers the National Assembly and the Ministry of National Defense, with a renewed focus on political developments.
PHOTOS Navy power: winter training in icy waters
Deep sea divers from the Navy’s Salvage and Diving Unit, part of the Special Warfare Flotilla, participate in swimming drills during winter cold-water training at Jinhae Naval Port in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Thursday. Temperatures in the area dropped to minus 6 degrees Celsius, with wind chills reaching as low as minus 11 degrees. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
By Bahk Eun-ji
A deep sea diver from the Navy’s Salvage and Diving Unit, part of the Special Warfare Flotilla, participates in swimming drills during winter cold-water training at Jinhae Naval Port in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Deep sea divers from the Navy’s Salvage and Diving Unit, part of the Special Warfare Flotilla, enter the water for swimming drills during winter cold-water training at Jinhae Naval Port in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Deep sea divers from the Navy’s Salvage and Diving Unit, part of the Special Warfare Flotilla, enter the water for swimming drills during winter cold-water training at Jinhae Naval Port in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Deep sea divers from the Navy’s Salvage and Diving Unit, part of the Special Warfare Flotilla, shout slogans with their fists in the air during winter cold-water training at Jinhae Naval Port in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Deep sea divers from the Navy’s Salvage and Diving Unit, part of the Special Warfare Flotilla, shout during winter cold-water training at Jinhae Naval Port in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Deep sea divers from the Navy’s Salvage and Diving Unit, part of the Special Warfare Flotilla, paddle rubber boats as part of swimming drills during winter cold-water training at Jinhae Naval Port in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Deep sea divers from the Navy’s Salvage and Diving Unit, part of the Special Warfare Flotilla, paddle rubber boats as part of swimming drills during winter cold-water training at Jinhae Naval Port in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Deep sea divers from the Navy’s Salvage and Diving Unit, part of the Special Warfare Flotilla, swim during winter cold-water training at Jinhae Naval Port in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Deep sea divers from the Navy’s Salvage and Diving Unit, part of the Special Warfare Flotilla, swim during winter cold-water training at Jinhae Naval Port in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Deep sea divers from the Navy’s Salvage and Diving Unit, part of the Special Warfare Flotilla, shout during winter cold-water training at Jinhae Naval Port in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul