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 second Seoul Hanok Week will take place from this Friday through Oct. 6 in Bukchon and Seochon, two of the city's most iconic hanok villages, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Monday.
A growing number of rural counties across the country are increasingly viewing the hosting of prisons and other correctional facilities as a strategy to counteract the accelerating economic and demographic challenges they face, according to government officials, Friday.
An unprecedented early-fall heat wave continued across the country, with tropical nights and record-breaking temperatures persisting into September. This heat wave is expected to ease over the weekend following rainfall, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said on Thursday.
National universities in the provinces have experienced a surge in student dropouts, with nearly 90,000 students leaving voluntarily over the past five years, the government data showed Wednesday.
Only seven trainee doctors are on duty nationwide to care for high-risk newborns in Korea, raising concerns about the availability of timely treatment for vulnerable infants, according to government data released Wednesday.
The number of organ donations in Korea has been declining in recent years despite increased awareness, while the number of patients on transplant waiting lists continues to rise, according to the latest data.
Seoul Beauty Travel Week is set to take place from Sept. 23 to 29 in Seongdong District, eastern Seoul, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Thursday. The event aims to focus on the theme of discovering true beauty through immersive experiences in K-wellness.
Local governments across Korea are preparing for a series of autumn festivals aimed at highlighting regional identities through seasonal foods, flowers and cultural events. All of which, will coincide with the upcoming Chuseok holiday, the nation's major autumn harvest celebration.
The 10th Global Conference of the Alliance for Healthy Cities is scheduled to take place at Seoul's Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) from Sept. 25 to 27.
Mayors and governors of 17 cities and provinces nationwide convened, Tuesday, for a meeting organized by the Governors Association of Korea (GAOK) to discuss strategies aimed at tackling the nation’s declining population and the growing threat of rural extinction.