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.
Seoul’s Jung District plans to transform Myeong-dong into a vibrant media hub, similar to New York’s Times Square, by installing LED electronic boards and digital urban panels in a bid to attract more people, the district office announced, Wednesday.
Busan will host UN Week from Thursday, marking United Nations Day, until Nov. 11, which is the International Memorial Day for U.N. Korean War Veterans, to honor those who served in the 1950-53 Korean War.
Seoul's bus routes will be reorganized for the first time in 20 years to ensure that all residents are within a five-minute walk of public transportation, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday.
Starting Friday and running through Feb. 28 next year, Songpa District in eastern Seoul will host its annual light festival at Seokchon Lake.
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon called on Friday for South Korea to enhance its nuclear capabilities in response to recent threats from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, during an event where he displayed a map of Seoul.
Special tourist zones, established to attract foreign visitors and boost the local economy, have largely fallen short of their goals, according to data from municipal administrations, Friday.
The voter turnout for Wednesday's by-election to select the superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOF) was just 23.5 percent, the lowest since direct elections for that post began in 2008, election officials said Thursday.
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and Cali, Colombia, were named top winners at the second Seoul Smart City Prize ceremony, hosted by the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO) at COEX Convention Center in Seoul on Oct. 10.
A group of foreign residents in Seoul volunteered to serve lunch to homeless individuals at Ttaseuhan Chaeumteo, a free meal center near Seoul Station, Tuesday.
Seoul and other municipal administrations are increasingly deploying advanced equipment to detect and deal with sinkholes amid growing public concerns, but experts are raising doubts over the effectiveness of these efforts.