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.
World stars heading to Korea Open
By Jung Min-ho
About 70 female tennis players, including hot tickets like Caroline Wozniacki and Maria Kirilenko, from 33 countries will vie for $500,000 in prize money at the KDB Korea Open Tennis Championship.
The nation’s only Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour tournament, scheduled for Sept. 15 to 23 at the Olympic Park in Seoul, is expected to satisfy many local fans’ desire to see world-renowned stars in their backyard.
Wozniacki is the most well-known figure among those scheduled to participate. The Dane, who topped the world rankings for 67 weeks until January, has received extra attention as she has been dating the world No. 1 golfer Rory McIlroy since last year. The