Lee Hae-rin is a City Desk reporter at The Korea Times, covering social issues, tourism and taekwondo. She is passionate about speaking up for the rights of minorities, including women, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities and animals as well as discovering the latest makgeolli trend in town. Feel free to reach her at lhr@koreatimes.co.kr.
Opposition candidate and Seoul mayor

Yoon Suk-yeol, left, the presidential candidate of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon look around an urban development project in a northeastern district of Seoul, Monday. They also discussed housing and land development projects in the capital. Yonhap
By Lee Hae-rin