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.
Splashing around
Children frolic in a water fountain at a park in Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul's Jongno District, Sunday, as the temperature rose as high as 27 degrees Celsius in and around the capital. Yonhap
By Lee Hae-rin