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 strongly protested the Korean Women's Associations United's (KWAU) denunciation of Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon as a "stumbling block to gender equality," saying it is an "unacceptable" political attack.
The emergence of new technologies, notably artificial intelligence (AI), has sparked a notable shift in the global education landscape, with a renewed focus on leveraging AI for problem-solving and fostering creativity, rather than traditional methods centered around memorizing information from textbooks.
Classes targeted at preparing for medical school in private institutes are on the rise, as 40 universities nationwide applied on Tuesday for an expanded admissions quota of over 3,000 spots for next year.
Seoul will host international high-end tourism business consultations as part of the Connections Luxury Seoul 2024 event from June 23 to 26 this year, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday.
Only 6 percent of elementary schools in Seoul operate after-school programs — even though the child care services were initiated nationwide on Monday.
Donghae City Government in Gangwon Province announced Monday that it will offer KTX travel packages throughout March in collaboration with the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) and KORAIL, operator of the bullet trains, marking a month for travel.
Newly married couples without children often anticipate spending over 1 million won ($751) monthly per child once they start a family, with the average child care cost estimated at 1.4 million won, a poll showed, Monday.
Seoul will step up its crackdown on unfair tourism practices — better known as "dumping tours" — to prevent them from hurting the city's reputation as a popular tourist destination amid a surge in inbound tourists, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced, Sunday.
The government will begin accepting employment permit applications for foreign workers in the food service, hotel and condo industries starting April.