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.
PHOTO Bidding farewell to 2025, preparing for 2026
A maintenance engineer checks the engine of a Boeing 777-200 aircraft at Asiana Airlines' second hangar at Incheon International Airport, Dec. 18, to prepare for operation in the new year. After various accidents and fires in 2025, citizens hope for safety and security in the coming year. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk
By Bahk Eun-ji