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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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'Gender card' makes little appeal to woman

Rep. Park Geun-hye, second from left, presidential candidate of the ruling Saenuri Party, plays a game with students at Seoul Women’s University in this photo taken on Nov. 7 during talks there. Kim Sung-joo, right, chairwoman of the luxury MCM bag maker Sungjoo Group and chief campaign manger of the Park camp, joined the talks. / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hye Will the gender of the candidates have any effect on voting behavior in the upcoming presidential election? Most women answered “no” to this question.Rep. Park Geun-hye, the standard bearer of the ruling Saenuri Party, has played the gender card to woo female voters, saying the nation needs its first female president to change Korea’s male-dominated society. Describing it as true political reform, Park last week pledged to create an atmosphere in which women can succeed.Under the proposed plan, the daughter of the late President Park Chung-hee pledged to increase the quota for women in public office, and establish vocational training centers to help women who left their jobs to care for children ret

Nov 19, 2012By Jun Ji-hye
'Gender card' makes little appeal to woman
South Korea

Painting on Park causes stir

Left-wing painter Hong Sung-dam caused controversy with his oil painting that features the Saenuri Party’s presidential candidate Park Geun-hye having just given birth to a child who is the image of her father, the late President Park Chung-hee. / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeA left-wing painter caused a stir with his piece of art featuring Park Geun-hye having given birth to a child wearing sunglasses who is just like her father, the late president Park Chung-hee.The oil painting by Hong Sung-dam was showcased at the Peace Museum in Seoul on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Yushin Constitution, an amendment in 1972 that paved the way for President Park to remain in power.With the title of “Golden Time doctor Choi In-hyuk Salutes a New-born Mr. President,” the artist made fun of the broadcaster MBC, as well as Rep. Park with the painting.“Golden Time” was a popular medical drama having aired 23 episodes through MBC from July to September this year.In the drama, Choi was the lead actor who was described as an ethical and professional medical doctor.In th

Nov 19, 2012By Jun Ji-hye
Painting on Park causes stir
South Korea

Park tones down on chaebol reform

Park Geun-hye, the ruling Saenuri Party’s presidential candidate, announces her campaign pledges on “democratization of economy” at the party’s headquarters in Seoul, Friday. / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyeAfter speechifying about reforming big businesses for months, Park Geun-hye, presidential candidate of the conservative ruling party, Saenuri, appeared Friday to backtrack toward her corporate supporters.In announcing a 35-point reform plan on business, jobs and the welfare of workers, Park excluded much of her initial suggestions for reforming chaebol, the country’s family-owned conglomerates, frequently accused of monopolistic behavior and unlawfully transferring corporate wealth to their founding families.However, she stressed commitment toward strengthening fair-trade regulations to improve business parity in markets, help small- and medium-sized firms and encourage entrepreneurship, which would be critical for creating more jobs.“If cross-shareholding is restricted, our enterprises could be vulnerable to hostile merger and acquisition (M&A) attemp

Nov 16, 2012By Jun Ji-hye
South Korea

Foreign journalists find candidates poles apart in communication styles

By Jun Ji-hye Daniel Tudor, Korea Correspondent for The EconomistForeign correspondents based in Seoul said Thursday that there are notable differences in communication style between the presidential candidates. “Park and Moon are very different in terms of their interpersonal skills and the way they handle the press and lead their press conferences,” Sebastien Falletti, 38, a correspondent for French newspaper Le Figaro, told The Korea Times.Falletti was among the Seoul-based correspondents that attended the press conferences of the Saenuri Party’s Park Geun-hye and Democratic United Party’s (DUP) Moon Jae-in. These were held at the Seoul Foreign Correspondents’ Club (SFCC) last Thursday and this Tuesday, respectively. He said “Rep. Park spoke English very well, but she was cautious when speaking and answering questions from reporters.”The journalist said he felt that Park tried to make every word count during the news conference. “Park was very careful and tried to limit the number of questions from foreign corresponden

Nov 15, 2012By Jun Ji-hye
Foreign journalists find candidates poles apart in communication styles
People & Events

UN agency head urges Korea to expand aid

Muhammad Aslam Chaudhry, head of the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD)By Jun Ji-hyeA head of the U.N. agency called on Korea to further expand its assistance to help developing countries build their infrastructure for sustainable growth, Wednesday, saying these nations look to Korea for its knowhow.In an interview with The Korea Times, Muhammad Aslam Chaudhry, the head of the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD), said developing countries can benefit from Korea’s experiences in green growth and sustainable development.“Korea is already providing technical assistance and advisory services to a number of developing countries to adopt green growth policies. Korean universities are offering educational facilities to students of developing countries,” he said.“These efforts perhaps need to be further intensified. My understanding is that the Korean government has plans to further expand its technical assistance efforts,” he added.Chaudhry called Korea an emerging hub of sustainable development.   &ld

Nov 14, 2012By Jun Ji-hye
UN agency head urges Korea to expand aid
Politics

Park, broadcasters in dispute

By Jun Ji-hyeThe Saenuri Party and three major broadcasters were on a collision course, Tuesday, over presidential election coverage after the ruling party raised a fairness issue regarding reporting hours.The party accused three broadcasting stations, namely MBC, KBS and SBS, of lopsided reporting on the presidential poll, saying their coverage of Rep. Park Geun-hye in terms of reporting hours was smaller compared with that of her two rivals.In response, the TV stations countered the allegation.Kwon Young-se, an aide to Rep. Park, claimed on Monday that "The amount of news coverage on Park is markedly smaller compared to two oppositions, the opposition Democratic United Party's (DUP) Moon Jae-in and independent Ahn Cheol-soo."In a meeting with a group of journalists at party's headquarters in Seoul, the former lawmaker said the ruling party found this after analyzing reporting hours of candidates from Oct. 5 when Ahn suggested a meeting to discuss the opposition's single candidate to Moon on Oct. 10."Kwon claimed that the total reporting hours on Moon and Ahn, respectively, were mor

Nov 13, 2012By Jun Ji-hye
Politics

Candidates collide over gender issues

By Jun Ji-hyeKim Jeong-sukConservatives and liberals clashed Monday over the impact that presidential hopeful Park Geun-hye would have on gender issues should she become the nation’s first female president.Park, the ruling Saenuri Party candidate, says her election would help balance the country’s male-dominated politics. Critics from the camp of liberal rival Moon Jae-in however, have questioned Park’s ability to forge tangible change for women.   The latest debate flared following remarks made by Moons’ wife Kim Jeong-suk in a newspaper interview.“A female president is not an important issue in itself. What is more important is whether or not you are able to reflect a pro-woman stance in politics. We need a president who has a better understanding of women’s strengths and gender equality.”While Kim said she respects Park for achieving such a high status as a woman, she expressed skepticism over her credentials as an advocate for women.Saying the “softness” of women should to be reflected in politics, Kim blasted Park f

Nov 12, 2012By Jun Ji-hye
South Korea

Korean energy technology can be exported like K-pop

By Jun Ji-hyeAhn Nam-sungpresident of KETEPThe spread of K-pop from initially Asia to Europe to Latin America has inspired the head of a Seoul-based energy think tank to have an “aha” moment regarding how to “export” Korea’s energy technology.Ahn Nam-sung, 57, who assumed the leadership post of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning in May, said he came up with the idea of passing Korea’s energy technology on to developing countries after seeing a K-pop performance.“Such an idea hit me when I was watching a performance of the popular girl group Girl’s Generation,” he said in an interview with The Korea Times Sunday.“We named the business to help underdeveloped or developing countries that are suffering from a lack of energy Korean Energy Technology, or K-ET. We coined this term after being inspired by K-pop.”Ahn said a lack of networks in the energy market is a major obstacle to the distribution of energy.“Considering that K-pop is so popular in such countries as Southeast Asia, it is no

Nov 11, 2012By Jun Ji-hye
South Korea

Park focuses on Busan home turf

Rep. Park Geun-hye, presidential contender of the ruling Saenuri Party, tries a “hoddeok: pancake as a merchant cheers her on during a campaign rally at Busan International Film Festival Square in Busan, Friday. YonhapBy Jun Ji-hye Park Geun-hye, the presidential candidate of the ruling Saenuri Party, visited Busan Friday to woo voters there amid signs of declining support with 40 days left before the presidential poll.The country’s second largest city has typically been home turf for the conservative party, but recently it has emerged as a key battlefield in the upcoming election with its ties to Park’s liberal rivals: it is the constituency of Moon Jae-in, the Democratic United Party’s candidate, and the hometown of independent Ahn Cheol-soo.Experts say Park must secure support of at least 60 percent of voters in the city to win the presidency.But the 60-year-old conservative apparently has sensed signs of a growing despondency, while fighting against formidable opponents.In recent surveys, Moon and Ahn, who recently began working on choosing a unified liber

Nov 9, 2012By Jun Ji-hye
Park focuses on Busan home turf
Politics

Park focuses on Busan home turf

Rep. Park Geun-hye, presidential contender of the ruling Saenuri Party, tries a “hoddeok: pancake as a merchant cheers her on during a campaign rally at Busan International Film Festival Square in Busan, Friday.  / YonhapBy Jun Ji-hye Park Geun-hye, the presidential candidate of the ruling Saenuri Party, visited Busan Friday to woo voters there amid signs of declining support with 40 days left before the presidential poll.The country’s second largest city has typically been home turf for the conservative party, but recently it has emerged as a key battlefield in the upcoming election with its ties to Park’s liberal rivals: it is the constituency of Moon Jae-in, the Democratic United Party’s candidate, and the hometown of independent Ahn Cheol-soo.Experts say Park must secure support of at least 60 percent of voters in the city to win the presidency. But the 60-year-old conservative apparently has sensed signs of a growing despondency, while fighting against formidable opponents.In recent surveys, Moon and Ahn, who recently began working on choosing a

Nov 9, 2012By Jun Ji-hye
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