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.
Russian man under probe for fatal hit-and-run in Mokpo
Yonhap
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
A Russian man is being investigated after a hit-and-run incident that killed two Chinese men at Mokpo in South Jeolla Province, Saturday.
According to Mokpo Police Station Sunday, the suspect, 26, was driving without a license when he hit the construction workers in central Mokpo around 5:55 a.m.
The two were dead on arrival at a hospital.
The suspect fled the scene, but gave himself up to police three hours later.