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.
Teenage girl missing in Cheongju for a week
Soldiers from the 37th Infantry Division search for the missing girl in Cheongju, North Chungchong Province, Friday. Yonhap
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
Cho Eunnuri
Authorities are searching for a teenager who went missing six days ago at Cheongju in North Chungchong Province.
According to Cheongju Sangdang Police Station Monday, about 200 personnel from the military, police and fire stations, have been searching for Cho Eunnuri, 14, who went missing near the upper part of the Musim Stream around 10:30 a.m. July 23.
Cho, who has intellectual disabilities, visited the stream with her family and other people for a picnic. Her mother told police that she went missing after she left there alone.
Cho is 151 centimeters tall. At the time of her disappearance, she was wearing a gray, short-sleeved shirt with a black skirt pants and gray aqua shoes.
“If anyone sees her or a person who looks like her, please call 112,” a police officer said.