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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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PCs of military laboratory infected with malicious code

By Jun Ji-hyeSome personal computers of the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) were infected with malicious code capable of remote control, according to officials of the Ministry of National Defense, Thursday.“The PCs infected were those used for information searches and sending or receiving e-mails,” said an official. “The malicious code that penetrated the PCs via Internet Protocol (IP) in Hong Kong, has a function of remote control.”The ADD is a key research institute for the nation’s military.In explaining if there was any fear of leakage of military secrets, he stressed that the institute’s intranet server and Internet network are totally separated.“It is impossible for the malicious code to penetrate into an internal secure network,” said the official..The announcement followed an investigation of joint forces ― the Defense Security Command, the Cyber Command and the National Intelligence Service ― into allegations that a considerable number of ADD’s military secrets were leaked in a cyber attack.Rep. Kim Young-j

May 16, 2014By Jun Ji-hye
South Korea

Defense ministry hit for security bungling

By Jun Ji-hyeKim Kwan-jinDefense MinisterThe Ministry of National Defense has come under criticism for its bungling treatment of national security issues.The latest in its series of bizarre controversies was its hasty announcement Wednesday morning that the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) was investigating an object suspected to be an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) following a report from a local resident.An official from the JCS said the resident found a blue object lying between rocks on Mount Cheonggye in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul, triggering speculation that North Korea had sent another drone to the South.Within hours, however, the announcement turned out to be false, compelling the ministry to backtrack. The man had mistaken a door from a portable toilet as part of a drone. The official explained that the resident thought the color and shape of the object resembled Pyongyang’s previous spy drones that crashed here in March and April, prompting him to immediately contact the authorities.The ministry has been criticized for its hasty release of information to the media withou

May 15, 2014By Jun Ji-hye
Defense ministry hit for security bungling
South Korea

NK vows to continue nuclear test to deter US

By Jun Ji-hyeNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, inspects North Korean Air Force Unit 447, based in Pukchang County, South Pyongan Province, the North’s state-run Rodong Shinmun reported Wednesday. Kim has toured Air Force units since last month, when the joint South Korean-U.S. Max Thunder air training exercise was staged here. / YonhapNorth Korea’s official newspaper Rodong Sinmun urged the United States on Wednesday to abandon its hostile policy against Pyongyang, saying, “Our nuclear weapons should be expanded to have deterrent power against Washington’s nuclear threats.”The newspaper, the mouthpiece of the ruling Workers’ Party, argued that the North could obtain nuclear strength by saving on other costs, and it was not to gain recognition from other countries.“Our nuclear power is not a tool to bargain with for carrying out talks or improving relations with neighboring countries,” it said.It made it clear that the Stalinist state will continue conducting nuclear and missile tests for as long as Washington and Seoul conduct join

May 14, 2014By Jun Ji-hye
NK vows to continue nuclear test to deter US
South Korea

Defense ministry investigates leakage of JCS office blueprint

By Jun Ji-hyeMilitary investigators summoned the CEO of a company Wednesday after he revealed he had kept a copy of a blueprint for a newly built Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) building protected against electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapons.Chung Soo-jin, CEO of Yes INC.  said he would fully cooperate with the investigation bureau of the Ministry of National Defense.The bureau said it will decide on whether to mount an official investigation into whether the blueprint was leaked after interviewing Chung.His company has been constructing EMP proof facilities for the ministry and he earlier notified the ministry that he had the document.Investigators have to determine whether the blueprint can be categorized as a military secret. The bureau plans to compare Chung’s blueprint with one stored at the ministry.The summons came a day after the ministry was accused of negligence for failing to collect the blueprint that had allegedly been in the possession of the company for years.In 2008, the ministry asked Yes INC. to design protective facilities capable of blocking EMPs for the new

May 14, 2014By Jun Ji-hye
South Korea

Park-Chung clash dubbed as dry run for presidential bid

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon visits the construction site of the new Lotte World Tower in Songpa, southern Seoul, Tuesday. / YonhapSaenuri Party’s Seoul mayoral candidate Chung Mong-joon offers incense at the Seoul National Cemetery in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Tuesday. / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeThe clash between Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon and Rep. Chung Mong-joon in the June 4 local elections is being dubbed as a dry run for the 2017 presidential race.Chung is a seven-term lawmaker of the ruling Saenuri Party, while Park is a member of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD).If Chung beats the sitting mayor in June, he will be able to enjoy his rising status as a frontrunner for the governing side in the next presidential poll; and for Park, vice versa.Chung once challenged his presidential bid in 2002, but had to withdraw his ambition.Chung, who also served as a vice chairman of football’s world governing body FIFA, lagged behind President Park Geun-hye in popularity in the lead-up to the 2012 presidential election and folded his bid.But the lawmaker, son of the

May 13, 2014By Jun Ji-hye
Park-Chung clash dubbed as dry run for presidential bid
South Korea

NK warns defense ministry spokesman

By Jun Ji-hyeNorth Korea warned the Ministry of National Defense, Tuesday, that its spokesman Kim Min-seok will pay a heavy price for his “thoughtless and flagrant” slander of Pyongyang.“Defense ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok will have to be ready to pay the price for his verbal abuse,” said Uriminjokkiri (Among Korean people), North Korea's leading propaganda website. “We will not just sit by and watch.”The remarks came a day after Kim claimed that the reclusive state must disappear soon.Mentioning the North’s denials of flying spy drones across the border, Kim said that Pyongyang exists only to hold up a single person.“It is an unreal country that regularly lies and uses historically retrogressive rhetoric. That is why it must vanish,” he said.The website is run by the North’s Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland. It said, “Kim’s remarks amount to an open challenge and provocation against the North, which resulted from the South’s habitual hostility and its ambition to confront Pyon

May 13, 2014By Jun Ji-hye
South Korea

Park suggests bipartisanship on Sewol

By Jun Ji-hyeSeoul Mayor Park Won-soon proposed Monday a bipartisan approach aimed at preventing the recurrence of the Sewol tragedy.“I expect the ruling Saenuri Party candidate to give a positive reaction to my suggestion,” said Park, who is making his re-election bid for the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD).The ferry with 476 passengers on board sank on April 16, and still controls the nation’s narrative. The ruling party is in hot water but it may not mean an absolute gain for Park. He had to apologize for a subway collision, which injured 246 people on May 2.He also attempted to differentiate himself from existing politicians, saying “I will say goodbye to the old style of campaigning.”“I will conduct my election bid with the spontaneous participation of citizens, rather than using power to mobilize people,” Park said. “I will meet every citizen in person to listen to them.”Emphasizing the need to look after the sadness and despair of families and relatives of the dead and the missing from the su

May 12, 2014By Jun Ji-hye
Park suggests bipartisanship on Sewol
South Korea

Is new opposition alliance presenting new politics?

Reps. Kim Han-gil, left, and Ahn Cheol-soo, co-chairmen of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy, respond to participants at an event held at the Olympic Hall in Seoul Olympic Park, on March 26, to officially launch the coalition between the Ahn’s camp and the then-Democratic Party. / Korea Times photo by Wang Tae-seogBy Jun Ji-hye The name of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) party offered the biggest indication yet of the two opposition forces’ will to steer the nation in the direction of new politics.Indeed, the participation of then independent lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo, whose popularity surged in the buildup to the 2012 presidential election as a massager of new politics, further heightened this expectation, culminating in the merger of the then main opposition Democratic Party (DP) and Ahn’s camp in early March.The expectation was evidenced by increasing approval ratings for the opposition’s merger. At the time of the announcement of their merger plan, polls showed that the coalition was rapidly closing up on the pop

May 12, 2014By Jun Ji-hye
Is new opposition alliance presenting new politics?
South Korea

KBS President under pressure to quit

Rep. You Seung-hee, second from right, of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy, together with fellow lawmakers, announces a statement calling for the resignation of KBS President Gil Hwan-young at the National Assembly, Seoul, Sunday. Gil is embroiled in allegations that he attempted to control the newsroom of the broadcaster. / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeKBS President Gil Hwan-young is under pressure to step down over allegations that he has attempted to control the newsroom of the nation’s largest broadcaster.Opposition lawmakers belonging to the National Assembly Broadcasting and Communications Committee called on Gil to resign, saying he has played a role as a sycophant to the administration, significantly damaging the independence of the newsroom.The controversy came after former KBS newsroom chief Kim Si-gon revealed Friday that Gil has tried to control news output, citing the example that “He directed not to report former Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Yoon Chang-jung’s sexual harassment scandal as top news.”When asked if there was any instruction f

May 11, 2014By Jun Ji-hye
KBS President under pressure to quit
South Korea

Parties agree to open session

Reps. Lee Wan-koo, right, and Park Young-sun, new floor leaders of the ruling Saenuri Party and the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy, respectively, shake hands during their first meeting in 'Sarangjae,' a traditional Korean hanok located next to the main building of the National Assembly, Seoul, Sunday.Appointment of special prosecutor yet to be agreedBy Jun Ji-hyeRival parties agreed Sunday to convene an extraordinary session of the National Assembly later this month to discuss follow-up measures regarding the Sewol ferry tragedy.Reps. Lee Wan-koo and Park Young-sun, newly elected floor leaders of the ruling Saenuri Party and the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD), respectively, pledged to  show bipartisanship to cope with the maritime disaster.“Lawmakers will convene the Security and Public Administration Committee and other concerning standing committees from Monday,” said the two in a joint statement after their first one-on-one meeting.“A plenary session to allow the convening of the National Assembly in May and J

May 11, 2014By Jun Ji-hye
Parties agree to open session
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