Korea Times Politics & City Reporter
Jung Da-hyun is a reporter at The Korea Times, covering social issues in Korea, including foreign residents, education, environment and politics. Driven by a deep interest in people’s stories, she focuses on investigative and feature reporting through direct interviews and field coverage. She received the Amnesty International Korea Media Award for her “Deepfake Crisis at Schools” series. Reach her at dahyun08@koreatimes.co.kr. Always open to hearing your stories.
The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5), which will kick off in Busan on Monday and run through Dec. 1, is attracting keen attention from around the world as to whether participating nations can reach a legally binding international treaty on plastic pollution, according to government officials, Sunday.
INCHEON — Incheon should leverage its strategic location and advanced infrastructure to attract investment and elevate its status as a global business hub, competing with cities like Hong Kong and Singapore, foreign chambers of commerce in Korea said Tuesday.
Commuters faced significant delays on Wednesday as so-called "work-to-rule" protests by railway and subway workers disrupted subway services. These recurring strikes, which take place annually, continue to cause widespread inconvenience to the public.
Facing a steep decline in the school-age population, universities in Korea, particularly in provincial areas, are increasingly shutting down departments and majors due to difficulties in recruiting new students, according to school officials and experts, Monday.
A Seoul court sentenced opposition leader Lee Jae-myung to one year in prison, suspended for two years, Friday, after finding him guilty of lying during his presidential campaign.
Hiking in Seoul is attracting an increasing number of foreign visitors, with 17,600 of the 40,000 visitors to Seoul Hiking Tourism Centers being international tourists — approximately one in three — according to the Seoul Tourism Organization (STO), Monday.
Demonstration flights for urban air mobility (UAM) services are set to begin next year, focusing on the Yeouido and Han River areas, with plans to commercialize these services by 2030, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday.
Concerns grow that artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital textbooks could further increase digital dependency among teenagers, according to teachers, parents and experts, Sunday, as the Ministry of Education plans to roll out new textbooks in schools starting next semester.
North Jeolla Province is pushing forward with its aim of securing the right to host the 2036 Summer Olympics. The provincial government announced Thursday that it is exploring both a potential partnership with Seoul, which has already submitted its bid and the possibility of pursuing an independent bid.
The government will more effectively crack down on sexual abuse crimes involving deepfakes, by immediately deleting exploitative materials and toughening penalties for offenders, officials said Wednesday.