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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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PHOTOS Activists rally in solidarity with US protests against police brutality and racism

A group of activists from religious groups and human rights organizations rally in support of the Black Lives Matter movement near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Friday, following the death of George Floyd in the United States. Floyd died on Memorial Day after being pinned face down on the ground by a white police officer in Minneapolis. The incident has sparked protests against police brutality and racism around the world. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukKorea Times photo by Choi Won-sukKorea Times photo by Choi Won-sukKorea Times photo by Choi Won-sukKorea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Jun 5, 2020By Jung Min-ho
Activists rally in solidarity with US protests against police brutality and racism [PHOTOS]
  • US envoy to Seoul condemns looters taking advantage of peaceful Floyd protests
Health

Expert warns of coronavirus spike in US after mass protests

Johnnie Williams chants with the crowd during a protest in St. Louis on Monday. St. Louis Post-Dispatch via APBy Jung Min-hoHakim Djaballah.Hundreds of Americans died of COVID-19 every day even when most people in the country were under lockdown in one form or another over coronavirus fears.Now, tens of thousands of people are taking to the streets daily to protest against police brutality and racism ― shouting and walking in crowds ― following the alleged murder of George Floyd.Despite all their good intentions, this should worry health authorities around the world, according to an infectious disease expert.“They should be very worried that a serious rebound of infections may well be on its way since it has been several days of protests across the continental USA … I think the influx of new cases would potentially be even more drastic,” Hakim Djaballah, former CEO of the Institut Pasteur Korea, told The Korea Times.“These protesters will run back to their homes and neighborhoods not knowing if they were infected or not. This can easily result in the emergenc

Jun 3, 2020By Jung Min-ho
Expert warns of coronavirus spike in US after mass protests
  • Pandemic forgotten in US amid riots
  • More than 900 US virus deaths in past 24 hours: tracker
  • 'Time for a change': Anti-racism protesters march across US
  • WHO chief warns virus is worsening globally
Global Community

Korea to drop the term 'alien' from ID cards for foreigners

Alien Registration Card / Courtesy of Ministry of JusticeBy Jung Min-hoThe government will drop the term “alien” from the identification cards for foreign residents and replace it with a more neutral term.The Ministry of Justice said Monday that it will change the name of the Alien Registration Card ― after using it for 54 years.The decision comes after the ministry's advisory group recommended using a different name, such as “Foreign National Card,” “Foreign Residence Card” or “Residence Card,” saying that many have come to feel that the term “alien” has negative connotations.The ministry is expected to choose one of the suggestions for the new cards and change the design.“We hope that foreign residents here will feel more included with the new name,” a ministry official said. “We will continue to listen to many people and try to reflect their voices in new policies.”

Jun 1, 2020By Jung Min-ho
Korea to drop the term 'alien' from ID cards for foreigners
Foreign Affairs

Koreans in US warned over violent protests

A law enforcement officer takes position as a building burns during nationwide unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Los Angeles, California, May 30, 2020. ReutersLos Angeles police officers watch a police car burn during a protest in Los Angeles, Saturday, May 30, 2020, Protests were held throughout the country over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after Minneapolis police officers restrained him on May 25. APBy Jung Min-hoKoreans in the United States have been warned to avoid large gatherings and follow the advice of authorities after violent protests, looting and arson erupted across the country over George Floyd's death.According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Monday, 26 cases of property damage have been reported by Korean businesspeople in the U.S.With the protests against police brutality and violence intensifying, the ministry has set up an emergency headquarters to protect citizens. Vice Minister Lee Tae-ho will hold a meeting with 10 top officials in the country.“All offices are keeping in close contact with ci

Jun 1, 2020By Jung Min-ho
Koreans in US warned over violent protests
Entertainment

BTS agency apologizes for using 'Jonestown' cult leader's speech in Suga's new song

BTS rapper Suga. / Korea Times fileBy Jung Min-hoBig Hit Entertainment has apologized for using infamous cult leader Jim Jones' speech as the intro to BTS member Suga's mixtape track “What Do You Think?”At the beginning of the song, which was released on May 22, Jones said (from his 1977 sermon) to his followers that “… though you are dead, yet you shall live, and he that liveth and believeth shall never die.”Jones was leader of the cult, the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, better known as its informal name “Jonestown,” a remote settlement in the Guyanese jungle.Jones and the group became internationally known in November, 1978, after more than 900 members, including many children, died in a mass suicide, an act that he ordered. The poisonings followed the killings of U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan and several journalists, who went there to investigate claims that some people were being held against their will.Until 9/11, the incident was the largest single incident of intentional civilian death in U.S. history.After taking flak from people

Jun 1, 2020By Jung Min-ho
BTS agency apologizes for using 'Jonestown' cult leader's speech in Suga's new song
  • 'D-2' by BTS' Suga debuts at No. 11 on Billboard 200
Photo News

PHOTOS Christians wearing masks attend church service amid pandemic

Christians wearing masks attend a service at the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, Sunday, May 31, 2020. No case of COVID-19 has been reported from the church since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Churches and schools are cautiously reopening as the government is relaxing social distancing despite clusters of infections from dance clubs and delivery service centers. YonhapYonhapYonhapYonhapYonhap

May 31, 2020By Jung Min-ho
Christians wearing masks attend church service amid pandemic [PHOTOS]
Companies

EDGC to merge with EDGC HealthCare

Researchers work in a lab at the headquarters of genome sequencing company EDGC in Incheon. EDGC, a Korean genomics company. Courtesy of EDGCBy Jung Min-hoKorean genomics company EDGC will acquire EDGC HealthCare, its subsidiary famous for the COVID-19 detection kit, DiaPlexQ, to improve finance and management efficiency.The merger is expected to be completed on Aug. 6, an EDGC official said Wednesday.“The merger is expected to bring about more investment into EDGC's genetic technology for predicting, detecting and treating diseases,” the official told The Korea Times. “It is also expected to increase the company value and shareholders' interests.”A prognosis method, which uses gene sequencing to detect cancerous cell-bound circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) hidden in circulating free DNA (cfDNA) in blood, is among EDGC's best-known technologies.During the COVID-19 pandemic, EDGC HealthCare has exported its coronavirus detection kits and rapid antibody test kits, which can deliver results in just two minutes, to more than 50 countries, including the United States a

May 27, 2020By Jung Min-ho
EDGC to merge with EDGC HealthCare
Health

Can US reopen safely? Korean doctor says it can - but only if 'almost everyone' wears a mask

Bang Sang-hyok, vice president of the Korean Medical Association, speaks during a recent interview at the organization's office in Seoul. Korea Times photo by Kim Kang-minBy Jung Min-hoU.S. President Donald Trump is calling for a speedy reopening of businesses closed by COVID-19 shutdowns while Democratic governors are seeking to maintain their restrictions.But can America's economy reopen safely? According to Bang Sang-hyok, vice president of the Korean Medical Association (KMA), it can ― only if almost everyone wears a face mask in public.After a surge in the number of patients three months ago, Korea has brought the coronavirus under control without imposing nationwide lockdowns. If there was one critical thing Korea did differently from the United States and other hard-hit countries, Bang said it was encouraging everyone, including healthy-looking people, to cover their faces during the early phases of the pandemic ― long before the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did.“Lockdown cannot last forever,” Bang said. “If mask-wearing cannot be done volu

May 27, 2020By Jung Min-ho
Can US reopen safely? Korean doctor says it can - but only if 'almost everyone' wears a mask
  • 'Wear a mask': US death toll from coronavirus surges past 100,000 people
  • Masks to be compulsory on public transport in England
  • WHO changes advice on face masks
  • Texas governor issues mask order to fight coronavirus
  • Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic
Photo News

PHOTOS Tiger cubs make public debut at Everland

Tiger cubs born on Feb. 20 make their public debut at Everland in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, May 21, before the International Day for Biological Diversity (May 22). YonhapYonhapYonhapYonhapTwo baby porcupines that were born in May walk with their mother at Everland in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, May 21. YonhapYonhapA baby zebra born in April stands with its mother at Everland in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, May 21. Yonhap

May 21, 2020By Jung Min-ho
Tiger cubs make public debut at Everland [PHOTOS]
Law & Crime

Identity revealed: Former ssireum athlete charged with killing two women

Police investigate a fruit farm at Jeonju in North Jeolla Province, May 12, after a woman's body was found there. YonhapBy Jung Min-hoChoi Shin-jongPolice have revealed the identity of Choi Shin-jong, the suspect charged with murdering two women over four days last month.Choi, 31, once a promising ssireum athlete, is suspected of raping and killing his wife's friend, 34, before dumping her body near a stream in Imsil, North Jeolla Province, April 15. Four days later, he allegedly murdered another woman, 29, and dumped the body at a fruit farm in Jeonju.The Jeonbuk Provincial Police Agency said Wednesday that it decided to disclose his name, face and other personal information given the severity of his alleged crimes.Choi reportedly admitted the charges.He has a notorious reputation among the people who know him, sources told News1, a local new agency.“I was not even surprised by the news,” one person was quoted as saying. “(Given his violence), I thought he could kill someone someday.”In 2012, Choi was convicted of threatening and raping his ex-girlfriend and

May 21, 2020By Jung Min-ho
Identity revealed: Former ssireum athlete charged with killing two women
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