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 Seoul Metropolitan Government announced, Wednesday, that it plans to expand the Cheonggye Stream self-driving bus service as a tourism offering, enhancing its accessibility to foreign visitors in the city.
Oh Young-hun, governor of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, said that Jeju Island is the perfect fit to host the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, stressing its unique values — carbon neutrality leadership and a sustainable future.
The influx of international students to Korea, driven by a desire to both learn and travel, is on the rise as the concept of "learncation" gains popularity. The word itself is a combination of the words learn and vacation.
Cornelian cherry flowers bloom at a Han River park in Seoul, Sunday, alongside an electronic signboard showing that the fine dust level is bad. Yellow dust originating from eastern Mongolia covered most parts of the country for the first time in a year and its arrival raised the fine dust levels across the Korean Peninsula. Yonhap
Concerns over the collapse of the emergency medical system are intensifying as professors at medical schools nationwide have decided to submit their resignations from their respective universities after March 25.
Seoul and Gyeonggi Province seem engaged in a continuous clash over the city's new unlimited public transportation pass.
The inaugural Korea Glocal Education Fair is set to take place over five days, from May 29 to June 2, in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province. The event aims to foster discussions on future education policies, share global examples about education and address education's evolving challenges and directions in the digital era.
Gocheok Sky Dome, a baseball stadium in western Seoul, has refined its facilities and safety measures are being explored ahead of next week's MLB World Tour here, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday.
Central Seoul is set to elevate its symbolic stature by offering diverse experiences and enhancing orderliness services in the iconic district of Myeong-dong.