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.
Trees don sweaters as winter nears
As winter approaches, knitted covers adorn trees in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province, Monday. Korea braces for its coldest morning of the season Tuesday, with temperatures in Seoul plunging to minus 3 degrees Celsius. Forecasters say the chill will begin to ease by Thursday afternoon. Yonhap
By Lee Hae-rin