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Jung Min-ho

Korea Times Politics & City Reporter

Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.

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Defense

Opposition leader criticizes gov't for joining military drills with Japan

Rep. Lee Jae-myung, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, speaks during a meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul, Wednesday. NewsisJoint drills in East Sea crucial against nuclear-armed Pyongyang with SLBM capability: expertBy Jung Min-hoRep. Lee Jae-myung, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, renewed his criticism of the government's decision to join trilateral military drills with Japan, Wednesday, saying that South Korea should not work with its former colonial ruler as it could be “a stepping stone to a Korea-U.S.-Japan military alliance,” which could “stimulate the military unity of North Korea, China and Russia.” During a meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul, Lee, the former presidential candidate, who lost the March election to Yoon Suk-yeol by a razor-thin margin, said the government should apologize for taking part in the joint naval exercises in the East Sea with Japan and the United States in response to North Korea's series of weapons tests in recent weeks.“Five years before North Korea invaded t

Oct 12, 2022By Jung Min-ho
Opposition leader criticizes gov't for joining military drills with Japan
North Korea

South Korea plans to lift ban on North Korean media

The Rodong Sinmun newspaper, showing an image of North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, casting his ballot in the 14th Supreme People's Assembly elections, is displayed at a subway station in Pyongyang, in this March 11, 2019 file photo. South Korea plans to lift its ban on public access to North Korean media content as part of its efforts to promote freedom of expression and mutual understanding. AFP-YonhapFears of regime's propaganda influence overblown: expertBy Jung Min-hoSouth Korea plans to lift its ban on public access to North Korean media content to promote freedom of expression and mutual understanding despite the North's intensifying nuclear threats. An official told The Korea Times Tuesday that the Ministry of Unification has been stepping up its efforts over the past three months to give the public access to North Korean television and, in the long run, other media outlets such as Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the North's Central Committee of the Workers' Party.“We have been discussing the issue with related government agencies, including which laws should b

Oct 11, 2022By Jung Min-ho
South Korea plans to lift ban on North Korean media
Defense

'We must be example of peace through strength'

Lt. Gen. Willard M. Burleson, the commander of the Eighth U.S. Army, speaks during his speech during an event honoring U.S. troops killed during the Korean War at the West Point Memorial Park of Korea Military Academy in Seoul, Friday. Courtesy of Korea Military AcademyCommander of 8th US Army vows to maintain combat readinessBy Jung Min-hoA top U.S. military officer in South Korea said the two allies should be the example of “peace through strength” in a speech at the Korea Military Academy event honoring the U.S. troops killed during the Korean War (1950-53).Lt. Gen. Willard M. Burleson, the commander of the Eighth U.S. Army, said South Korea and the U.S. should remember the great sacrifices of those who perished while defending democracy and freedom and honor their legacy by ensuring to protect the values with a strong alliance and defense posture.“It may be more important now than it (the alliance) has been since the end of the Korean War. We must be the example of peace through strength,” Burleson said at the West Point Memorial Park of the school in nort

Oct 7, 2022By Jung Min-ho
'We must be example of peace through strength'
Defense

JCS chief grilled over trilateral drills involving Japan, rising tensions

Kim Seung-kyum, chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), speaks during the parliamentary inspection at JCS headquarters in Seoul, Thursday. NewsisPyongyang launches more missiles as Seoul, Washington plan more drillsBy Jung Min-hoSouth Korea's top military officer vowed to sharpen capabilities to respond to and deter North Korea's evolving missile and nuclear threats, Thursday, during the National Assembly audit in which he was criticized over combined drills involving Japan and the rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula.Earlier that day, North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea in its latest provocation, which prompted South Korea, the United States and Japan to begin another round of trilateral joint exercises in the waters east of the peninsula.Kim Seung-kyum, chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), said a concerted effort with the U.S. military and practical training for improving execution capabilities, in case of conflict, are the keys to achieving that objective.“Above all, our military is focusing on strengthening capabilities to resp

Oct 6, 2022By Jung Min-ho
JCS chief grilled over trilateral drills involving Japan, rising tensions
Defense

INTERVIEW Washington's nuclear umbrella should be called into question: US scholar

U.S. President Joe Biden attends a meeting in Washington, Tuesday. Jennifer Lind, an associate professor of government at Dartmouth College, says South Koreans should not expect “a rational U.S. leader to take action that would risk a nuclear retaliation that destroys American cities and kills millions of people.” AFP-YonhapUS would not risk North Korea's nuclear attack to protect South Korea, professor saysBy Jung Min-hoJennifer Lind, an associate professor of government at Dartmouth CollegeEven when North Korea is ramping up the development of its weapons at an unprecedented pace and escalating the threat of a nuclear war against South Korea, Washington has so far issued vague warnings such as to “take all necessary measures” without mentioning whether a nuclear attack by the regime would be met with a nuclear response. To Jennifer Lind, an associate professor of government focused on East Asia at Dartmouth College, the reason for the ambiguity is plain and simple: the U.S. government will not make a concrete statement that it cannot back up with action. &ld

Oct 5, 2022By Jung Min-ho
[INTERVIEW] Washington's nuclear umbrella should be called into question: US scholar
North Korea

Moon gov't proposed $15-billion investment for Pyongyang through joint Olympics

Then-President Moon Jae-in, left, talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, as then-U.S. President Donald Trump looks on after their meeting at the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom, in this June 30, 2019, file photo. South Korea proposed investing a total of 28.5 trillion won last year to develop North Korea's infrastructure by co-hosting the Olympics jointly with Pyongyang in 2032, documents revealed Tuesday. AP-YonhapBy Jung Min-hoSeoul proposed investing billions of dollars to develop North Korea's infrastructure last year by co-hosting the Olympics jointly with Pyongyang in 2032, documents revealed Tuesday. According to a proposal the previous Moon Jae-in administration sent to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) through the Seoul Metropolitan Government on April 1, 2021, it would cost more than 22.6 trillion won ($15.7 billion) to improve infrastructure to the levels necessary to host the sporting event in Pyongyang; for Seoul, it would cost an additional 5.9 trillion won.Building a high-speed train line between the two cities, an Olympic Village in Pyong

Oct 4, 2022By Jung Min-ho
Moon gov't proposed $15-billion investment for Pyongyang through joint Olympics
Politics

Moon says audit office's attempt to question him is 'very rude'

Former President Moon Jae-in, front right, walks with Lee Jae-myung, front left, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, at Moon's home in Yangsan in South Gyeongsang Province, in this Aug. 29 file photo. Moon said the state audit institution's recent attempt to question him over a South Korean fisheries official killed by North Korea in 2020 is “very rude." Newsis Ex-president rejects inquiry over fisheries official's deathBy Jung Min-hoFormer President Moon Jae-in said the state audit agency's recent attempt to question him over a South Korean fisheries official killed by North Korea in 2020 is “very rude,” according to Rep. Youn Kun-young, his former aide.The lawmaker of the main opposition liberal Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) told reporters at the National Assembly, Monday, that Moon said it was “very rude” and improper for the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) to call him and send him an official email regarding the case.After receiving th

Oct 3, 2022By Jung Min-ho
Moon says audit office's attempt to question him is 'very rude'
  • Yoon declines to comment on Moon's objection to audit of slain fisheries official case
North Korea

Victims seek justice for North Korea's false promise of 'paradise on Earth'

People wave North Korean flags before boarding ships bound for North Korea at Niigata port in Japan, in this file photo taken in December 1959. More than 93,000 people, mostly ethnic Koreans living in Japan, headed to the North under its resettlement program between 1959 and 1984. Courtesy of Kim Deog-youngJapanese court acknowledges propaganda by Kim regime as criminal offenseBy Jung Min-hoEiko Kawasaki was just 17 when she made the most critical decision of her life.She joined North Korea's resettlement program that promised a “paradise on Earth” in the country where she felt she truly belonged.As an ethnic Korean living in Japan, Kawasaki believed the message promoted by “Chongryon,” a pro-Pyongyang organization based in Tokyo, and boarded a ship bound for the self-proclaimed “socialist utopia” ― where she was told there was no discrimination against people like her and everything from education to food would be free.The day she arrived at Chongjin, a North Korean port city, she realized everything she was told was a lie. But it was too late. He

Oct 3, 2022By Jung Min-ho
Victims seek justice for North Korea's false promise of 'paradise on Earth'
Foreign Affairs

Prime minister calls for rapprochement at meeting with Japanese leader

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands before their meeting at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Wednesday. AP-YonhapHan to meet Japanese business officials after returning to SeoulBy Jung Min-hoPrime Minister Han Duck-soo called for rapprochement between South Korea and Japan at a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, Wednesday, saying the two countries are important partners that share many common values.Han, who arrived there Tuesday to attend the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, held a meeting at Akasaka Palace, where he and Kishida discussed pending issues such as forced labor during Japan's colonial rule of Korea and security cooperation in response to North Korea's evolving threat.“The new government of the Republic of Korea (South Korea), which was launched in May, continues to emphasize that it is in their common interest to swiftly improve and develop Korea-Japan relations,” Han said. “South Korea and Japan are close neighbors and important cooperative partners who s

Sep 28, 2022By Jung Min-ho
Prime minister calls for rapprochement at meeting with Japanese leader
Foreign Affairs

US VP Harris to visit Korean DMZ

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, left, speaks during his meeting with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Tokyo, Tuesday, ahead of a state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. AFP-YonhapPM Han expresses concerns over Inflation Reduction ActBy Jung Min-hoU.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), which divides the rival Koreas, on Thursday in Washington's latest bid to demonstrate its commitment to Seoul's security.This would mark the first visit to the border barrier by a top Biden administration official at a time when tensions are mounting as a result of a series of recent North Korean provocations, including a short-range ballistic missile test on Sunday.Harris, who held a meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before attending a state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, will make a one-day visit to Seoul, where she is scheduled to meet with President Yoon Suk-yeol and top diplomats to discuss urgent issues between the two countries.During a meeting with Harris at the Okura Tokyo Hotel, South Korean Prime

Sep 27, 2022By Jung Min-ho
US VP Harris to visit Korean DMZ
  • Harris' trip to DMZ will highlight US commitment to security of S. Korea: U.S. official
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