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.
Heavy snow in spring
Cars are blanketed with thick snow at a parking lot in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, Wednesday. The eastern mountainous region saw over 20 centimeters of heavy snowfall on the spring equinox, which marks the first day of spring with the sun crossing the Earth's equator. Yonhap
By Lee Hae-rin