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.
Schools open under quarantine
Education Minister Yoo Eun-hae, right, talks with a student at Gocheok Elementary School in Seoul, Monday, during her visit to inspect quarantine measures there. Most elementary schools start their second semesters this week, and schools across the country are providing in-person or online classes according to the social distancing rules applied to their respective regions. Yonhap
By Bahk Eun-ji