Lee Hyo-sik is Finance Desk editor at The Korea Times. He manages finance-related stories on macroeconomics, banks, stocks, bonds, crypto etc. He is passionate about covering what's happening in Korea's financial industry and explaining it to both Korean and non-Korean readers. You can reach him at leehs@koreatimes.co.kr. Your insights and feedbacks are always appreciated.
Disinfecting traditional market
A quarantine official disinfects Mangwon Market in Seoul, Monday. Shoppers are avoiding traditional markets amid the soaring number of coronavirus patients over the past few days. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk
By Lee Hyo-sik