Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Chinese man jailed for selling thousands of fake Nike sneakers
Counterfeit Nike sneakers / Yonhap
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
A Chinese man has been sentenced to four years in prison for selling thousands of fake Nike sneakers in Korea.
The Seoul Central District Court said Friday that it convicted the man, 36, surnamed Kim, of selling more than 8,000 counterfeit brand shoes ― 7,300 Nike and 670 Converse ― between May 2017 and April 2018. In doing so, he made about 744 million won ($660,000).
The court imposed him to pay all that money in restitution for the crimes.
Rejecting his claims that victims knew the shoes were counterfeit, the judges said a heavy sentence was necessary because the man had denied his crimes, which had caused harm to many consumers and damaged the brands' reputation.