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.
Song becomes new ruling party head

Song Young-gil, a five-term lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, waves the party's flag at its headquarters in Seoul, Sunday, after being elected new leader. He won 35.6 percent of the votes from party members and the public. Yonhap
By Bahk Eun-ji