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.
During the Lunar New Year holiday, Seoul Children’s Grand Park in eastern Seoul is set to host a festival from Saturday to Monday, featuring various events themed around the Blue Dragon.
Various activities, including traditional games, explorer guide programs and exhibitions, are set to take place at major parks in Seoul during the Lunar New Year long weekend.
People visit gravesites of their ancestors at Incheon Family Cemetery Park, Sunday, ahead of the Lunar New Year long weekend. The holiday, which falls on Feb. 10 this year, is one of the two major Korean traditional holidays, along with Chuseok. Yonhap
In the lead-up to the upcoming general elections, which are scheduled for April 10, citizens are expressing frustration over an excessive number of calls and text messages from potential candidates seeking support.
In the lead-up to the upcoming general elections slated for April, rival parties are scrambling to announce ambitious pledges, including those to bury railways underground in major cities. However, criticism is growing as experts pointed out that such pledges lack specific plans such as how to secure finances.
The Climate Card, Seoul’s new unlimited transit pass, is facing a supply shortage due to soaring demand, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Friday. Launched on Jan. 23, the card provides access to all bus routes, subway lines and the city's bike-sharing service known as Ttareungyi, for a monthly fee of 65,000 won ($49).
In an effort to curb the indiscriminate proliferation of political banners, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has strengthened inspections of political banners following the implementation of the Outdoor Advertisement Act on Jan. 12.
Seoul will launch a river bus service in October that will connect Magok in the northwestern part of the capital to Jamsil in the southeast along the Han River waterway, the city government announced, Thursday.
Yang Won-seok, a 44-year-old fire investigator stationed at Yongin Fire Station in Gyeonggi Province, has spearheaded a proactive vehicle recall after uncovering a critical component in certain vehicles that poses a fire hazard.