Korea Times Editorial Reporter
I am an editorial writer at The Korea Times, focusing on foreign policy, North Korea and domestic politics. My key areas of interest include North Korea, foreign interference in elections, election integrity, cyberattacks and human rights. Prior to joining the Editorial Board, I served as both Politics Desk editor and Culture Desk editor. During my career, I have reported on the Presidential Office under the Lee Myung-bak administration, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Assembly.
What is it like to be grilled by aggressive lawmakers during a live event broadcast on TV and streamed in real time on YouTube? How would you feel if politicians pressured you into taking actions that you find unacceptable? How would you respond when attention-seeking politicians try to ridicule you in order to draw attention to themselves?
Only a few days remain until Oct. 6, which marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and North Korea.
KOS ISLAND, Greece — The picturesque Greek island of Kos, part of the Dodecanese chain in the southeast Aegean Sea, holds a notable connection to modern-day Korea. Kos is the birthplace of Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician revered as the "father of medicine." His legacy has recently gained renewed attention in Korea amid the nation's ongoing medical crisis, which has sparked debate over doctors' ethics.
A small Kyoto-based high school with Korean roots made history on Friday by securing a dramatic victory in the finals of Japan's national baseball championship, known as Koshien, which is held twice each year in spring and summer.
This Friday marks the one-month anniversary of Han Dong-hoon’s election as chairman of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), following his landslide victory on July 23 in the race for the party's new leader and decision-making Supreme Council members.
A question has remained unanswered regarding the U.S. prosecution’s indictment of Sue Mi Terry for her alleged role as an unregistered agent for South Korea.
The dramatic rise and fall of Sue Mi Terry, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, could easily serve as fodder for a spy novel.
In the 1970s, Korea was a struggling nation, still grappling with the aftermath of the Korean War that had ravaged the country from 1950 to 1953. Faced with widespread poverty, the government was fervently pursuing a strategy of "export-led economic growth" in an effort to industrialize and transform the economy.
Former President Park Geun-hye was derisively nicknamed the “toilet princess” by opposition politicians. This moniker emerged after media reports detailed the unusual measures taken by the Presidential Security Service staff during Park’s state visit to the United Kingdom in November 2013.