Kim Rahn is the managing editor of The Korea Times. Since joining the company in 2003, she has covered various beats including the presidential office, Seoul city government, the Bank of Korea and the tourism industry. In 2014, she won the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) award for her coverage of the ordeals of migrant women in Korea.
Korea Times notice on spelling of president's name
President Lee Jae Myung and first lady Kim Hea Kyung head to board the presidential airplane at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, Monday. Yonhap
By Kim Rahn
Beginning Wednesday, The Korea Times will spell the names of the Korean president as Lee Jae Myung and the first lady as Kim Hea Kyung, in a change from our previous spellings of Lee Jae-myung and Kim Hye-kyung.
This follows a request from the government, which recently decided to use the new spellings for the presidential couple for official government documents and events. — ED.