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.
College official suspended for flirting with 40 Chinese students after stealing phone numbers
Yonhap
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
A Korea University official has been suspended for flirting with 40 international students after allegedly stealing their phone numbers from a database.
According to police and Korea University, the man is being investigated for allegedly violating the personal information protection law after sending KakaoTalk messages like “I had a crush on you” to 40 Chinese students for several days from March 16 ― the day he started working there.
After receiving the messages, some students complained to the school, which reported the matter to police on March 20.
A Korea University representative reportedly said the man has been suspended and will be fired eventually.