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.
Besieged ex-DPK leader returns
Song Young-gil, a former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), arrives at Incheon International Airport from Paris, France, Monday. The former five-term lawmaker faces allegations that envelopes containing cash totaling 94 million won ($70,570) were handed out to party members, including up to 20 lawmakers, to help his election as party leader ahead of the DPK's national convention in May 2021. Yonhap
By Lee Hae-rin