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.
Seoul ranked world's 8th safest city
Seoul has been ranked the eighth safest city in the world, according to the latest report by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
Seoul has been ranked the world's eighth safest city, the latest report from the Economist Intelligence Unit shows.
The Safe Cities Index 2019 report was released Thursday, with the Korean capital city ranked eighth out of 60 cities, after examining 57 indicators, including infrastructure, digital security, health security and personal security.
Tokyo topped the list for the third straight year, while Singapore and Osaka remained in second and third place, respectively. Amsterdam was fourth, followed by Sydney, Toronto, Washington D.C., Seoul and Copenhagen (equal eighth)
Seoul was in third place, after Osaka and Tokyo, in the health security category.
“These leaders get the basics right, scoring well ― including often getting full marks ― for areas like healthcare access and quality, safe food, water and air, and speed of emergency services,” the report says.
Hong Kong, ninth in 2017, dropped to 20 this year. The city has been mired in a political crisis over a controversial extradition bill since June.
1. Tokyo, Japan
2. Singapore
3. Osaka, Japan
4. Amsterdam, the Netherlands
5. Sydney, Australia
6. Toronto, Canada
7. Washington DC, the United States
8. Seoul, Korea
9. Copenhagen, Denmark
10. Melbourne, Australia