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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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Army surgeon saves soldier with CPR

Army surgeon Kim Tae-yoon, right, treats a soldier who hurt his finger at a medical room of a training ground of the 35th Infantry Division on April 22, two days ahead of his discharge. / Courtesy of the ArmyBy Jun Ji-hye Former Army surgeon Kim Tae-yoon, 35, saved the life of a private first-class who lost consciousness and collapsed in a barracks corridor.On April 17, a week ahead of his discharge, Kim immediately ran to Pfc. Chae Wook-il, 22, after he collapsed.“Kim performed cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on Chae, who seemed to have heart problems,” the Army’s 2nd Operations Command in Daegu said Wednesday.While moving Chae to Chonbuk National University Hospital, Kim continued to do CPR in an ambulance for about 30 minutes.Before arriving at the hospital, Kim explained Chae’s condition to emergency room personnel.The command said, “Thanks to Kim’s emergency measures, Chae could be moved to intensive care following his arrival at the hospital.”Chest surgeon Kim Jong-heon, 39, said, “It was miraculous that Kim sa

Apr 29, 2015By Jun Ji-hye
Army surgeon saves soldier with CPR
South Korea

Ruling party's popularity hits new low

By Jun Ji-hyeThe ruling Saenuri Party has seen its approval ratings fall to 33.6 percent, Monday, down from 35.3 percent in the previous week.The drop in the party’s support came amid lingering controversy over a bribery scandal involving deceased Keangnam Enterprises Chairman Sung Woan-jong and a number of figures from the governing camp.The number is the lowest among previous surveys conducted by Realmeter since the 19th National Assembly was launched in May 2012.The drop in the party’s popularity has been in sync with that of President Park Geun-hye.Park’s ratings have decreased from 41.8 percent in the first week of April to 36.8 percent by the fourth week.The pollster analyzed that the Sung Woan-jong scandal and subsequent resignation of Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo affected the popularity of the President and the governing party.On the other hand, the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) received a 30.3-percent rating, up from 28.6 percent the previous week.  The gap in the approval ratings between the rival parties has been narrowed t

Apr 28, 2015By Jun Ji-hye
South Korea

NK dampens hope for inter-Korean talks

By Jun Ji-hyeHopes for a resumption of inter-Korean talks took a blow Tuesday when the North called the South a destroyer of conversation.Citing President Park Geun-hye’s mention of the talks during her Latin American tour last week, Pyongyang’s Uriminzokkiri propaganda website said, “It was shameless behavior…Nobody will be deceived by such nonsense.”During her interview with O Estado de S. Paulo, a daily newspaper published in Brazil Friday, Park stressed the need for dialogue and cooperation between the two Koreas to relieve the pain of national division for the past 70 years and pave the way for unification.Expectations for the talks have been growing here in the wake of Friday’s end of the Foal Eagle field exercise, which involved 3,700 U.S. troops and 200,000 South Korean troops. Washington and Seoul’s joint drills have been one of the major reasons the reclusive state continues to reject talks with the South.National Assembly Speaker Chung Ui-hwa also called on the isolated state Monday to participate in talks between Assembly speaker

Apr 28, 2015By Jun Ji-hye
South Korea

Rival parties devoted to defending home turf

Voters listen to speeches from Saenuri Party candidate Ahn Sang-soo and the party’s chairman Kim Moo-sung during campaigning for the April 29 parliamentary elections in Seogu and Ganghwa-B district in Incheon, Monday./ YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeThe ruling and opposition parties mobilized forces Monday to defend their respective traditional support bases with just two days to go before National Assembly by-elections.Ruling Saenuri Party Chairman Rep. Kim Moo-sung made his 11th visit to Ganghwa-B district to give his backing to the party’s runner, former Incheon Mayor Ahn Sang-soo.“The ruling party must win this district,” Kim told reporters upon his arrival.Kim highlighted the issue of national security, saying that Gwanghwa is the northernmost area near the inter-Korean border.“The candidate from the governing camp, which always makes national security a priority, must be elected here,” he said. The area has historically had a conservative tendency due to its location.The Saenuri Party was in a stronger position in the initial stages in the constituency b

Apr 27, 2015By Jun Ji-hye
Rival parties devoted to defending home turf
South Korea

8th Army to host Modern Army Combatives Tournament

By Jun Ji-hyeThe U.S. 8th Army plans to host a Modern Army Combative Tournament on May 2 to help strengthen the hand-to-hand combat skills of soldiers and raise awareness about the importance of self-discipline, it was announced Monday.The event will take place from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Collier Community Fitness Center at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan in Seoul.“The tournament is part of an Army-wide initiative to help soldiers develop the warrior ethos,” the Army said in a statement.Throughout the event, soldiers from the 8th Army and its subordinate commands will compete in designated weight classes using various mixed martial arts (MMA) skills, such as taekwondo, jujitsu and wrestling, to defeat their opponents. “The competition will also feature demonstrations by professional MMA competitors from the TOP Fighting Championship (TOP FC), the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and the International Teukgongmoosool Federation, who practice at a Korean school of mixed martial arts known as Teukgong musul,” it said.  Teukgong musul is widely used for tr

Apr 27, 2015By Jun Ji-hye
South Korea

Starkey Korea donates hearing aid to Korean War veteran

Starkey Korea CEO Shim Sang-don, right, poses for a photo with British Korean War veteran William Speakman at the Lotte Hotel, Seoul, Thursday, after donating the company’s newest hearing aid to the 88-year-old who has been hard of hearing. / Courtesy of Starkey KoreaBy Jun Ji-hye Starkey Korea, the nation’s leading hearing aid producer, donated a hearing aid worth 6 million won ($5,600) last week to an 88-year-old British Korean War veteran, William Speakman, the company said Sunday.Starkey Korea CEO Shim Sang-don gave Speakman the firm’s newest invisible hearing aid called SoundLensV at Lotte Hotel, Seoul, Thursday.“The company decided to give the donation after Speakman was recognized as being hard of hearing during the news conference,” Shim said. “I saw him asking about the reporters’ questions over and over.”“I am happy to show him my appreciation for visiting Korea again. I hope the hearing aid we gave him will help him,” he added, promising to offer continual management.In response, the gray-haired war

Apr 26, 2015By Jun Ji-hye
Starkey Korea donates hearing aid to Korean War veteran
South Korea

Parties all out to win by-elections

Left: Ruling Saenuri Party Chairman Rep. Kim Moon-sung gives the thumbs-up to voters in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, Sunday, in support of candidates in the April 29 by-elections in the capital area. Right: New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) Chairman Rep. Moon Jae-in waves to supporters at a stadium in Ganghwa, Incheon, also on Sunday. / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hye            Rival parties are making last-minute efforts to win at least two seats in the parliamentary by-elections scheduled for Wednesday.A total of four seats representing Gwanak-B in Seoul; Jungwon of Seongnam in Gyeonggi Province; Seogu-B in Gwangju, and Seogu and Ganghwa-B in Incheon are up for grabs.Despite the comparatively small number of seats being contested, the ballot is regarded as meaningful because it will be a litmus test for public sentiment a year before the 2016 general elections.The election will also be the first head-to-head contest between the ruling Saenuri Party Chairman Rep. Kim Moo-sung and his main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD)

Apr 26, 2015By Jun Ji-hye
Parties all out to win by-elections
South Korea

'Golfer Bae Sang-moon will come under investigation'

By Jun Ji-hyeBae Sang-moonThe military manpower agency made clear Thursday that PGA golfer Bae Sang-moon is the subject of an investigation for his alleged dodging of mandatory military service.“Bae has not returned home, although the period of permission for his overseas travel has expired,” said the Military Manpower Administration (MMA) in a statement. “As the agency filed a complaint with the prosecution against Bae, he will be questioned when he returns home, and will not be permitted to go overseas in accordance with the Military Service Law.”The clarification came after some media reported that there would be a way for the 28-year-old to delay enlistment when he comes back to Korea.The MMA said that would only apply if he returned home before the period of permitted overseas travel expired. That would have enabled him to legally delay enlistment to participate in international tournaments, it said.   It noted that is no longer possible since he should have come back to Korea by the end of January following the expiration of the period of permi

Apr 23, 2015By Jun Ji-hye
'Golfer Bae Sang-moon will come under investigation'
South Korea

NK's ICBM capability unreliable: CRS report

By Jun Ji-hyeNorth Korea’s claim that it is capable of building a nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to fire at the United States is unreliable and untested, according to a recent U.S. congressional report.“Although senior North Korean military leaders stated in 2012 their long-range missiles could hit the United States with nuclear weapons, there is no clear evidence that Pyongyang has developed a warhead small enough to fit on an ICBM,” the Congressional Research Service (CRS) said.  The summation is part of its report titled “Ballistic Missile Defense in the Asia-Pacific Region: Cooperation and Opposition.”“North Korea has not to date demonstrated a reliable capability to hit targets such as Guam or other U.S. territory with a ballistic missile,” the report continues.The analysis runs counter to recent comments made by U.S. military officials that they believe the isolated state has the ability to build such a missile.Adm. William Gortney, commander of U.S. Northern Command, said on April 7, “Our assessment

Apr 22, 2015By Jun Ji-hye
South Korea

Abe urged to apologize for wartime misdeed

By Jun Ji-hyeCalls are growing within the United States for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to apologize about his country’s wartime misdeeds during his visit to the U.S. next week, which will include an address to a joint session of Congress.The calls come amid mounting signs that Abe is unlikely to issue a new apology during the week-long visit about Imperial Japan’s colonial rule and wartime atrocities.The New York Times said in an editorial published Monday that “the success of the visit depends on whether and how honestly Mr. Abe confronts Japan’s wartime history, including its decision to wage war, its brutal occupation of China and Korea, its atrocities and its enslavement of thousands of women forced to work as sex slaves or ‘comfort women’ in wartime brothels.”Also Monday, the Washington Post published an interview with former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, in which he criticized Abe for aggravating relations with neighboring countries. Murayama issued the landmark 1995 “Murayama Statement” of apology for T

Apr 21, 2015By Jun Ji-hye
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