Bahk Eun-ji has been with The Korea Times since 2012, building a career across multiple desks. She began at the Business Desk, where she conducted in-depth interviews with key figures in Korea's corporate world. Later, she moved to the Politics & City Desk, focusing on education policy and social affairs. She later served as team leader of the digital content team, leading curation efforts on the newspaper’s homepage and reshaping print stories for social media audiences to enhance digital reach. Now back on the Politics Desk, she covers the National Assembly and the Ministry of National Defense, with a renewed focus on political developments.
Cold snap
Pedestrians wearing winter coats cross an intersection at Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, in the morning rush hour, Friday, when Seoul's morning lows dipped to -1 degree Celsius. The cold snap is expected to continue through the weekend, with most parts of the nation experiencing subzero temperatures in the morning. About 5 millimeters of rain is expected nationwide Saturday. / Yonhap
By Bahk Eun-ji