Korea Times Finance Reporter
Hello, I am Jun Ji-hye, a reporter at The Korea Times. I primarily cover financial authorities and write articles on a wide range of topics related to finance and capital markets. If you have any information to share, feel free to email me at jjh@koreatimes.co.kr, and I will review it carefully. I am committed to always doing my best to communicate with readers through high-quality articles.
Korean authorities have discovered that certain dangerous items, such as powder-actuated nail guns, which can pose threats to human life, are available for purchase through popular overseas online shopping platforms.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has received some 10 petitions filed by citizens who called for bringing giant panda Fu Bao back to Korea since she was sent to China earlier this month.
Three in 100 adults in Korea have tried illegal drugs such as marijuana, cocaine and heroin at least once in their lives.
The Yoon Suk Yeol administration is standing at a crossroads regarding its plan to raise the number of medical students starting next year, following the crushing defeat of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) in the general elections held on Wednesday.
The numbers of lawmakers who are rookies or women selected through Wednesday’s general elections for the 22nd National Assembly came to 132 and 56, respectively, representing decreases of 6.3 percentage points and 0.4 percentage points, respectively, compared to the previous polls conducted four years ago, the election watchdog said Thursday.
Politicians close to President Yoon Suk Yeol as well as former presidential aides and ministers met with differing fates in Wednesday's general elections.
The future of Han Dong-hoon, interim leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), came under question following the crushing defeat of his party in the general elections, Wednesday.
Voters participating in the general elections raised hopes for rival parties to stop slandering each other and, instead, collaborate to address the public's disillusionment with politicians and stabilize the livelihoods of the people.
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea has asked the justice minister to draw up a measure to fully allow prisoners, including serious criminals, to make phone calls, as the use of telephones is recognized by the Constitution as one of the basic human rights needed to pursue happiness.
Major hospitals across the country are struggling with massive losses due to a nationwide walkout by thousands of trainee doctors, who are protesting the government’s medical school quota hike policy, which is now in its eighth week.