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Bahk Eun-ji

Korea Times Politics & City Reporter

Bahk Eun-ji has been with The Korea Times since 2012, building a career across multiple desks. She began at the Business Desk, where she conducted in-depth interviews with key figures in Korea's corporate world. Later, she moved to the Politics & City Desk, focusing on education policy and social affairs. She later served as team leader of the digital content team, leading curation efforts on the newspaper’s homepage and reshaping print stories for social media audiences to enhance digital reach. Now back on the Politics Desk, she covers the National Assembly and the Ministry of National Defense, with a renewed focus on political developments.

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Deal between gov't, health workers' union

Na Soon-ja, left, president of the Korean Health and Medical Workers' Union, and Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol pose after signing an agreement to improve medical workers' working conditions, at the Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation building in Seoul, early Thursday morning. As they reached an agreement, the union called off its strike slated to begin later in the day, and the government will come up with measures by October to support health workers at COVID-19 testing sites and hospitals who have suffered from burnout and fatigue due to a workforce shortage. Yonhap

Sep 2, 2021By Bahk Eun-ji
Deal between gov't, health workers' union
Health

Gov't to review cases of menstrual problems after COVID vaccine shots

People are seated after receiving COVID-19 vaccine shots to monitor for any adverse effects at a vaccination center in Mapo District, Seoul, Wednesday. YonhapBy Bahk Eun-jiA growing number of women in Korea are complaining about menstrual problems as well as metrorrhagia, or intermenstrual uterine bleeding, after receiving COVID-19 vaccines.Health authorities pledged to step up monitoring to determine if there is a causal relationship between the health problems and the vaccines.A woman posted a petition on the Cheong Wa Dae website, Tuesday, calling on authorities to include menstruation-related problems as possible side effects of coronavirus vaccines so they can be eligible for government support.“There are many cases of women experiencing irregular menstrual bleeding after getting coronavirus vaccine shots. But when they visit hospitals, they are only prescribed with contraceptive pills or advised to take Tylenol, and are unable to report this as an adverse reaction to the vaccine,” the petitioner wrote.“If the symptoms which many women are experiencing are igno

Sep 2, 2021By Bahk Eun-ji
Gov't to review cases of menstrual problems after COVID vaccine shots
Law & Crime

Vague rules expose women to dating violence in Korea

GettyimagesbankAssaults often put down to 'quarrel between lovers' By Bahk Eun-jiHwang Ye-jin, a 25-year-old woman, was violently assaulted at her residence in Seoul, July 25. The assailant was a 30-year-old man she had been romantically involved with. He allegedly attacked her because she had told others they were dating. Hwang suffered severe facial swelling, internal bleeding, broken ribs and damage to her lungs. She died three weeks later as a result of medical complications. Her mother made public the video footage of the assault, captured by a surveillance camera at the entrance of her daughter's home. In the footage, Hwang collapses on the floor after her attacker pummels her against a wall several times. Later, the video shows Hwang lying on the floor unconscious, and the attacker drags her bleeding into an elevator.The mother disclosed the video footage, the daughter's photo and name and posted a petition on the Cheong Wa Dae website, calling for heavy punishment of the perpetrator, in hope of raising public awareness of dating violence and abuse against women as epitomized

Aug 31, 2021By Bahk Eun-ji
Vague rules expose women to dating violence in Korea
Society

Seoul walking tour courses give freshness for pandemic-weary citizens

Bukchon Hanok Village / Courtesy of Seoul Tourism OrganizationBy Bahk Eun-jiStrolling through downtown Seoul can bring some freshness into the weary daily routine for citizens who have been unable to travel since the start of the prolonged pandemic.The Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul Tourism Organization operate guided walking tour programs where participants can explore various themed tourist attractions in the capital while listening to tour guides certified by the city government.There are a total of 44 courses with 225 guides including speakers of various foreign languages. As the highest Level 4 social distancing measures have been implemented in the greater Seoul area, the number of participants for each tour is limited to three until at least Sept. 5.Of the 44 courses, the organization has recommended three courses, full of cultural attractions and artistic ambience. They are: Bukchon Hanok Village, where visitors can feel the elegance and serenity of the country's traditional hanok architecture; Daehangno, which is full of passion of cultural and performing artists wi

Aug 31, 2021By Bahk Eun-ji
Seoul walking tour courses give freshness for pandemic-weary citizens
Society

Designated drivers suffering from antivirus measures

The leader of a union for designated drivers holds a press conference in front of Seoul Metropolitan Council, Monday, calling on the city to come up with measures to support their livelihood as their business has been deteriorating due to private gathering bans and operation hour limits for restaurants and bars amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. Yonhap

Aug 30, 2021By Bahk Eun-ji
Designated drivers suffering from antivirus measures
Health

Critically ill patients, deaths surging amid Delta variant spread

People wait to get COVID-19 vaccines at a vaccination center in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Thursday, when inoculations for people aged 18-49 began nationwide. YonhapVaccinations for people aged 18-49 beginBy Bahk Eun-jiKorea is seeing a rapid growth in the number of critically ill people and deaths from COVID-19, with the fourth wave of infections here showing no signs of subsiding and the highly transmissible Delta variant becoming the dominant strain here.This is raising concerns that the rapid increase may lead to a shortage of hospital beds, especially in intensive care units (ICUs), and increase the risk of collapse of the nation's medical system.Korea has reported four-digit daily new infections for 51 consecutive days, with 1,882 cases for Wednesday, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), Thursday.As the number of daily new cases increases, the numbers of patients in critical condition and deaths are also increasing. As of Wednesday, 434 patients were classified as seriously or critically ill, meaning they were undergoing intensive treatment such a

Aug 26, 2021By Bahk Eun-ji
Critically ill patients, deaths surging amid Delta variant spread
Companies

Korea to lift game curfew for children

Teenagers play online games at a PC cafe in Seoul, in this March 4, 2020 photo. Korea Times fileBy Bahk Eun-jiThe government has decided to abolish the game curfew for children, 10 years after the controversial rule was established, as the outdated law is not having any positive effect and does not reflect changes in the gaming environment, relevant ministries said, Wednesday.They said future policies will be more focused on giving greater flexibility and control to children and parents rather than applying forcible, unilateral measures.The “shutdown system,” which bans children under 16 from playing online computer games from midnight to 6 a.m., was introduced to encourage children to get enough sleep and protect their health, as game addiction was becoming a social problem. But its effectiveness has been questioned continuously and criticism has been made that it excessively infringes on the choices of young people, along with protests from game companies.The major cause for the abolishment is the change in the game environment, where mobile games are dominating rather

Aug 25, 2021By Bahk Eun-ji
Korea to lift game curfew for children
Society

Appellate court grants right of asylum to woman facing female circumcision

A poster of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation / Screen captured from World Health OrganizationBy Bahk Eun-jiA high court has ruled that a Sierra Leonean woman who came to Korea to avoid female genital mutilation should be granted refugee status because the practice is violation of human rights. The Gwangju High Court overturned a lower court decision that ruled against the 38-year-old woman who filed the suit to counter the Gwangju Immigration Office's decision not to recognize her as a refugee.“Circumcision is a practice that inflicts pain to a women's body and infringes on human dignity, and is a persecution someone has to suffer because she is a member of a specific group,” the court said. “There is sufficient grounds for fear and a high chance of being circumcised against her will if the woman is repatriated.”The Sierra Leone woman converted to Christianity in 2009 after attending a Catholic school in her home country, but was pressured by her mother to join a traditional religious group that circumcises women. Her mothe

Aug 25, 2021By Bahk Eun-ji
Appellate court grants right of asylum to woman facing female circumcision
Politics

Korea-Russia envoys meeting

Noh Kyu-duk, right, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, bumps elbows with Igor Morgulov, Russia's deputy foreign minister and envoy for North Korean issues, before their talks at a hotel in Seoul, Tuesday. Noh called for Russia's role in bringing North Korea back to the negotiating table. Yonhap

Aug 24, 2021By Bahk Eun-ji
Korea-Russia envoys meeting
Society

Public Wi-Fi service at bus stops

A notice is posted at a bus stop in Seoul, Tuesday, to inform the public of a Wi-Fi service provided by Seoul City available there. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it has established devices for the service at 2,340 bus stops in the capital in order to alleviate citizens' communications costs. Yonhap

Aug 24, 2021By Bahk Eun-ji
Public Wi-Fi service at bus stops
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