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.
Min Byoung-chul, the founder and chairman of the Sunfull Foundation, was honored with the Excellence in Global Harmony award during the third edition of the Impact Awards, hosted by the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Party List on Thursday.
Nearly 90 percent of five-star hotels in Seoul were found to use misleading room pricing practices, with final costs rising by up to 21 percent due to hidden taxes and fees, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Friday.
Despite the government's efforts to deploy military doctors to hospitals facing staffing shortages, confusion persists, with some military doctors refusing to provide medical treatment or return to their original posts, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare and medical sector, Friday.
The number of Korean users on the messaging platform Telegram, where sexually explicit deepfakes are being illegally distributed recently, surged to a record high in August, according to data from the app analysis service Mobile Index, Thursday.
Nearly nine out of 10 teachers in their 20s and 30s are considering leaving the profession and changing jobs due to inadequate pay, a survey showed Wednesday.
Amid a global learning crisis where millions of children are unable to read a simple sentence, UNICEF is advocating for the use of digital technology as a solution. It also emphasizes the need for countries to significantly increase their education budgets, considering it a critical long-term investment.
The Seoul City Hall tour program, which previously required pre-reservation, has been expanded to allow on-site participation starting Tuesday, the city government said, Monday. The program now also offers explanations in multiple languages, including English, Chinese and Japanese.
Dozens of people lined up outside a two-story building in Seongsu-dong, Seoul, on Aug. 23, despite the scorching heat.
Calls are growing for a comprehensive overhaul of school sex education in Korea as deepfake exploitation materials spread rapidly among teenagers, according to school officials and experts, Sunday.