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 began recruiting 40 monitoring personnel from Monday until March 8 to address and understand the inconveniences faced by foreign residents living in Seoul.
Local governments are engaged in a competitive bid to host the country's new immigration agency, as legislative efforts to establish one gain momentum in the National Assembly.
Controversy is escalating over proposed plans to construct a memorial in central Seoul for Syngman Rhee, the first president of Korea and a contentious figure in Korean history.
YouTube account-sharing scams are on the rise following a recent increase in subscription fees.
A flexible work system, including telecommuting or taking leave on days with high concentrations of fine dust, may be implemented starting this March, according to the environment ministry, Thursday.
A snowplow clears snow from a road at Daegwallyeong Pass in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, as the region saw 30 centimeters of snowfall, Wednesday. Gangwon Province and the northern area of North Gyeongsang Province are bracing for up to 60 centimeters of snowfall by Thursday, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. Yonhap
The Seoul Metropolitan Government is set to introduce a new discounted option for its unlimited transit pass, starting Saturday.
Local governments have set their sights on establishing international schools as a strategy to counter the challenges caused by low birthrates in the nation as people are being drawn to bigger metropolitan areas, such as Seoul and Gyeonggi Province.
Gangwon Province Gov. Kim Jin-tae emphasized the potential benefits of implementing a four-day workweek, saying it could boost workers' productivity by allowing them to engage in more recreational activities.
North Gyeongsang Province has founded a language institute to help international students and foreign workers integrate with the region through Korean language education. This marks the first instance of a local government independently establishing a language institute.