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 Mayor Oh Se-hoon said Tuesday that the city government plans to expand its foreign caregiver program to include workers from not only the Philippines but also Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries.
The Korea Elementary Ice Hockey Association (KEIHA) U-12 National Team won the 39th Annual Mississauga Early Bird AA Hockey Tournament, hosted by the Greater Toronto Hockey League.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government hosted its inaugural global information and communications technology (ICT) fair Smart Life Week, from Thursday to Saturday, highlighting the city's cutting-edge, human-centered technologies to an international audience including city officials from overseas.
Despite the Korean government’s efforts to promote Hangeul, the Korean alphabet, globally, progress is being hindered by inadequate infrastructure, including poor working conditions for language teachers and a shortage of schools abroad, a survey and government data showed Wednesday.
The number of foreign nationals caught working illegally as delivery riders has surged by over 51 percent, with a growing diversity in the nationalities involved, government data showed Tuesday.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government hosted the 2024 International Garden Symposium on Friday, focusing on the role and importance of urban gardens in combating the escalating climate crisis, a suspected source of extreme weather conditions like the recent unprecedented heat wave.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government hosted the Seoul Woodworking Festival from Thursday to Saturday at the Seoul Museum of Craft Art (SeMoCA), offering residents an opportunity to engage with carpentry and explore various leisure activities with wood.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government will host the inaugural Smart Life Week, comprehensive information and communication technology (ICT) fair, from Thursday to Saturday at COEX in southern Seoul.
Singapore's success with integrated resorts, which fueled substantial economic growth, provides Korea with an important lesson in balancing development with strong social safeguards to manage gambling-related risks.