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Jun Ji-hye

Korea Times Finance Reporter

Jun Ji-hye, a reporter at the finance desk of The Korea Times, focuses primarily on economic policy and government agencies, mainly covering the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the Ministry of Budget and Planning, the National Tax Service and the Korea Customs Service. She previously covered financial authorities, including the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service, and earlier worked on the political, city and business desks, reporting on a wide range of issues.

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South Korea

Tension builds along border

By Jun Ji-hyeTension is building along the inter-Korean border as the South is beefing up military readiness in response to last week’s mine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) blamed on the North.The Ministry of National Defense said Tuesday troops along the border are on high alert to ensure an immediate response to any additional provocations by North Korean troops.The South Korean military resumed loudspeaker propaganda broadcasting Monday, after having not done so for 11 years, as the first step in retaliation against the North for the land mines that maimed two South Korean soldiers.  When the South announced a plan to resume the propaganda broadcasting in 2010 as part of a psychological warfare program in the wake of the North’s deadly torpedoing of the South Korean Navy frigate Cheonan, the North threatened to shoot at the loudspeakers. The broadcasting did not resume at that time.Defense ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok told reporters that South Korean forces will take immediate action, including firing at anyone in the North who shoots at the loudspeak

Aug 11, 2015By Jun Ji-hye
  • South demands North's apology, punishment over mines blast
  • All inter-Korean liberation events scrapped
  • Mine blast sheds light on poor monitoring of NK soldiers
South Korea

South vows retaliation against NK mine attack

Video footage shows the moment a landmine exploded in the Demilitarized Zone on Aug. 4, wounding two South Korean soldiers./ Courtesy of the Joint Chief of StaffSeoul resumes loudspeaker propagandaBy Jun Ji-hyeA Ministry of Defense official shows a replica of a North Korean-made wooden box antipersonnel landmine. / YonhapSouth Korea blamed North Korea for landmine blasts that wounded two soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) last week, vowing to make the reclusive regime pay “a harsh price,” Monday.The Ministry of National Defense accused North Korean soldiers of planting three land mines inside the South Korean-controlled side of the DMZ, calling it “a cowardly act.”Defense Minister Han Min-koo ordered South Korean troops there to firmly respond to additional provocations.Later in the day, the ministry said it resumed loudspeaker propaganda broadcasting from the border areas as the first step in retaliation. The measure came 11 years after the two Koreas agreed to suspend it in June, 2004.This is part of a psychological warfare program, to which the North

Aug 10, 2015By Jun Ji-hye
South vows retaliation against NK mine attack
  • 1 million mines hidden inside DMZ
South Korea

Honam lawmakers stand against Moon

By Jun Ji-hyeSeventeen lawmakers of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD), the majority of which have constituencies in the Honam region, have joined hands to stand against party Chairman Rep. Moon Jae-in.The move is based on their perception that it will be hard to win seats in the general election in April next year under his leadership.Honam refers to the nation’s southwestern region including Gwangju and North and South Jeolla Provinces, which have been the traditional home turf for liberal politics.The lawmakers had a meeting in Gwangju, Saturday, arranged by NPAD floor leader Lee Jong-kul.The meeting drew keen attention amid growing speculation that the party’s non-mainstream members who do not follow the legacy of the late President Roh Moo-hyun will leave the NPAD to launch a new political party.The participants have mostly held negative views about Moon’s leadership especially after an NPAD candidate was beaten by the opposition-turned-independent Chun Jung-bae in the Seogu district of Gwangju in an April 29 by-election. Chun’s landslide vict

Aug 9, 2015By Jun Ji-hye
South Korea

Osan Air Base inspected in anthrax case

Officials from the South Korea-U.S. joint working group conduct an on-site inspection of a laboratory at Osan Air Base, Gyeonggi Province, Thursday, about 70 days after the Pentagon admitted that live anthrax samples were accidently delivered there. / Joint Press CorpsBy Jun Ji-hyeThe South Korea-U.S. joint working group (JWG) visited the United States Forces Korea’s (USFK) Osan Air Base in Gyeonggi Province, Thursday, in its investigation of the mistaken delivery of live anthrax samples to a laboratory there.It was the first joint on-site inspection since the Pentagon announced in May that it had accidently sent live anthrax samples to labs across the United States as well as other nations, including Korea, from its chemical weapons testing site in Utah.“The team will check how the samples were brought in, and how they were handled and destroyed,” an official from the Ministry of National Defense told reporters, asking not to be named.Toward that end, air base officers who participated in the testing at the time of the incident gave a demonstration of how they exam

Aug 6, 2015By Jun Ji-hye
Opinion

Saenuri female lawmakers silent on rape case

By Jun Ji-hyeFemale politicians usually respond promptly to inappropriate language or behavior directed toward women ― especially following incidents of sexual assault.However, this previously apparent core value of female lawmakers seems to be shaken when it conflicts with the interests of their political party.This might have been the reason why female lawmakers of the ruling Saenuri Party have shown inconsistency regarding allegations of sexual assault involving male politicians.The latest example was the silence of female lawmakers of the ruling party about Rep. Sim Hag-bong who is suspected of having raped a 48-year-old insurance sales woman in a hotel room in Daegu on July 13.Sim quit the governing party Monday, hours before being summoned by police.In response to the case, into which the prosecution is now investigating, female lawmakers of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) called on Sim to give up his National Assembly seat.Even some members of the ruling party argued that Sim should be referred to the National Assembly Ethics Committee that

Aug 6, 2015By Jun Ji-hye
South Korea

Veterans' association mired by internal wrangle

By Jun Ji-hyeCho Nam-pungThe Korean Veterans Association (KorVA) is mired in an internal conflict over a series of corruption allegations involving its Chairman, Cho Nam-pung.According to KorVA officials, Wednesday, Cho, a 77-year-old former Army general, ordered the association to carry out a special audit against the KorVA union leader, indentified by his surname Jang, for four days having started on Tuesday.The reason for the audit is to find out whether Jang violated internal ethics regulations.The measure came after the union filed a complaint with the prosecution against Cho, Tuesday, for having allegedly bribed voters during an election for the chairmanship and taking kickbacks while appointing representatives of enterprises run by the association.The union was set up on June 24 to monitor the association, established in 1952, amid escalating controversy surrounding the chairman. It has submitted petitions accusing Cho of wrongdoing to the presidential office and the Board of Audit and Inspection.The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans launched a special inspection against Cho o

Aug 5, 2015By Jun Ji-hye
Veterans' association mired by internal wrangle
People & Events

Korean-American commands US Marine division

Daniel D. YooBy Jun Ji-hye Daniel D. Yoo, a Korean-American brigadier general in the U.S. Marine Corps, has been appointed commanding general of the 1st Marine Division.Yoo, formerly the assistant division commander at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., took command of the division of 23,000 troops on July 30 from Maj. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson.Nicholson will take command of the III Marine Expeditionary Force at Okinawa, Japan, next month.The 1st Marine Division participated in the 1950-53 Korean War. The division took a leading role in Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s famous Incheon Landing operation, code named “Operation Chromite.”The change of command ceremony took place at the 1st Marine Division Headquarters Building, commonly known as the White House.The division said Yoo, who became the first Korean-American U.S. general in 2011, approached Nicholson first and thanked him for his leadership while at the division.“Thank you very much on behalf of the entire division,” said Yoo. “For your truly genuine and unique style of leadership, you

Aug 5, 2015By Jun Ji-hye
Korean-American commands US Marine division
South Korea

Spying allegations hit Defense Ministry

By Jun Ji-hyeA member of an advisory panel for the Ministry of National Defense made inquiries about eavesdropping technology to Italian tech firm Hacking Team (HT), a ministry official confirmed Monday.The latest revelation adds to the speculation that the defense ministry may have attempted to buy spyware from the Italian firm through the advisor, indentified by his surname, Han.This follows allegations that the National Intelligence Service (NIS) purchased the firm’s spyware through Nanatech, a small Seoul-based firm.The NIS acknowledged it purchased a program called Remote Control System (RCS), which can spy on PCs and smartphones, from Hacking Team in 2012. Suspicions have grown that the NIS spied on politicians and activists ahead of the presidential election that year.According to e-mail exchanges with the Italian firm, Han introduced himself as a person tied to the Korean government that was studying technology similar to the company’s product.  He added that the Korean government asked him to talk to Hacking Team because it did not want to expose i

Aug 4, 2015By Jun Ji-hye
South Korea

Military World Games to feature unique sports

ParachutingBy Jun Ji-hye Some 8,700 soldiers from about 100 countries will gather in Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang Province, in early October for a quadrennial international sports event dubbed the Olympics for soldiers.The 6th Military World Games, organized by International Military Sports Council (CISM) and supervised by the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of National Defense, will be held on Oct. 2-11 and will feature 24 sports.The games’ vision is to promote friendship and solidarity among the world’s military personnel through sports.Although the international sports event for soldiers is relatively unknown to the public, it is the third-largest international multi-sport event after the Olympics and the Universiade.Obstacle races are some of the unique sports events featured at Military World Games. / Courtesy of the organizing committeeWith just about two months before the opening of the event, the eight municipalities of North Gyeongsang Province are still working hard to ensure that the event proceeds successfully and safely. They have beauti

Aug 3, 2015By Jun Ji-hye
Military World Games to feature unique sports
South Korea

Finance minister acts imprudently

By Jun Ji-hye Choi Kyung-hwanFinance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan, a lawmaker from the ruling Saenuri Party, is taking flak for remarks he made during a visit to his home constituency of Gyeongsan in North Gyeongsang Province.In an apparent attempt to curry favor with voters, he said that he was working hard to secure a greater budget for his hometown.The three-term lawmaker visited the city during a three-day vacation late last month.Critics say his remarks were extremely inappropriate as the incumbent finance minister.What made his behavior more notable was the timing, as his visit came only a few days after President Park Geun-hye urged her Cabinet members to refrain from pursuing personal ambition and focus on government affairs.On the second day of the visit, he attended a ceremony for a high-tech textile center that was built by the state.On the third day, he met a group of local reporters where he made the controversial remarks.“Enough money is being invested in the region,” he told reporters there.When one participant at the meeting asked about a projec

Aug 3, 2015By Jun Ji-hye
Finance minister acts imprudently
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