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.
Rail workers begin strike
Passengers line up in front of a ticket booth at Seoul Station, Thursday. The announcement board in front of the booth says the Korean Railway Workers' Union will begin a three-day strike as of today. The walkout is expected to reduce the operation of passenger and freight trains by up to 60 percent. / Yonhap
By Bahk Eun-ji