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.
Cold before spring
Foreign tourists are dressed in padded jackets and cold weather gear in central Seoul's tourist shopping district of Myeong-dong, Sunday, after the morning temperature hit minus 6 degrees Celsius with chilly winds. The cold spell is forecast to continue on Monday with Seoul having morning lows of minus 6 degrees, but will start easing on Tuesday. Newsis
By Lee Hae-rin