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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 Korea to cull thousands of pigs over African swine fever

A government official speaks on a phone near a pig farm at Paju in Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday, after the government had confirmed Korea's first case of African swine fever. The government plans to cull about 4,000 pigs in the region by Tuesday, strengthening efforts to disinfect farms and transport vehicles. 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-sukKorea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Sep 17, 2019By Jung Min-ho
Korea to cull thousands of pigs over African swine fever [PHOTOS]
  • Korea on high alert after first African swine fever case confirmed
  • First outbreak of African swine fever confirmed in Korea
North Korea

Reunions of separated families 'top priority' if inter-Korean talks resume

Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul speaks to family members separated by the Korean War. YonhapBy Jung Min-hoReunions of family members separated by the Korean War (1950-53) will be the top priority if inter-Korean talks resume, South Korea's unification minister said Friday.“The government will continue to seek ways to fundamentally resolve the issue,” Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul said at Imjingak, a park in Paju, south of the demilitarized zone separating two Koreas. “There are too many people and most of them are very old,” he said. “South and North Koreas need to come up with the best possible ways to make their wishes come true before it's too late.”Kim made the comment as he celebrated the Chuseok holiday with members of divided families.Last September, South and North Korea agreed to set up a permanent family reunion center, but no progress has been made since.Tens of thousands remain separated from their family members as a result of the war, which ended in a truce. A total of 133,353 South Koreans have registered to be reunited with

Sep 13, 2019By Jung Min-ho
Reunions of separated families 'top priority' if inter-Korean talks resume
  • It's 'wrong' to block separated families from being reunited: Moon
Photo News

PHOTOS Another female lawmaker shaves head to protest new justice minister

Rep. Park In-sook of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party speaks near the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, Wednesday, before shaving her head in protest against President Moon Jae-in's decision to appoint Cho Kuk as the justice minister. She is the second lawmaker to do so after Rep. Lee Un-ju. Yonhap  YonhapYonhapYonhap

Sep 11, 2019By Jung Min-ho
Another female lawmaker shaves head to protest new justice minister [PHOTOS]
  • PHOTOS Rep. Lee Un-ju shaves her head to protest new justice minister
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PHOTOS Rep. Lee Un-ju shaves her head to protest new justice minister

Rep. Lee Un-ju shaves her head on the street of Seoul, Tuesday, to protest against the appointment of new Justice Minister Cho Kuk. YonhapYonhapYonhapYonhap

Sep 10, 2019By Jung Min-ho
Rep. Lee Un-ju shaves her head to protest new justice minister [PHOTOS]
  • Political storm looms over Cho appointment
  • PHOTOS Another female lawmaker shaves head to protest new justice minister
Health

KGCCI donates to support less privileged teenagers

Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry President and CEO Barbara Zollmann, rights, with Sessak President Milly Kim at the chamber's office in Seoul, Sunday. Courtesy of KGCCIBy Jung Min-hoThe Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI) and its member companies have made a donation to help less privileged teenagers stand on their own feet after leaving welfare homes.The KGCCI said Monday that it donated 6.1 million won ($5,100) to “Sessak,” an organization that helps teenagers raised in children's welfare facilities begin their new lives as independent members of society.The money will be used for Sessak's mentoring program, which aims to “support and inspire these teenagers to achieve their fullest potential.”“On behalf of the member companies that contributed to this donation, the KGCCI hopes to deliver a message of encouragement to support these young adults before and after leaving the children's welfare homes which is a critical transition in their lives,” KGCCI President and CEO Barbara Zollmann said in a statement.Sess

Sep 9, 2019By Jung Min-ho
KGCCI donates to support less privileged teenagers
K-pop

No military service exemptions for BTS: reform body officials

BTS members are expected to serve in the military in the coming years. Korea Times fileBy Jung Min-hoK-pop stars such as BTS will not be exempted from compulsory military service.Officials at the government's military system reform body said Sunday that they have agreed not to extend an existing exemption.An official announcement is expected to be made at the end of this month.Prize winners of certain contests, mostly Western classical and Korean traditional music events, as well as athletes who win any of Olympic medals or Asian Games gold medals can be exempted from the service (about two years).The fairness of the system ― backed by a law introduced in 1973 ― was questioned last year after BTS' global success. Some lawmakers, including Ha Tae-keung of the minor opposition Bareunmirae Party, called for reform, saying that pop artists also deserved the privilege.Some noted athletes such as Lee Kang-in, who led Korea to an historic runner-up finish at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, could also be considered.If the system remains the same or changes very little, which seems likely, Jin,

Sep 9, 2019By Jung Min-ho
No military service exemptions for BTS: reform body officials
Entertainment

Musical actor jailed for sexual assault

By Jung Min-hoKang Eun-il.An actor has been sentenced to six months in prison for sexual assault.Seoul Central District Court reportedly sentenced Kang Eun-il, 24, a rising musical star, to six months in prison Wednesday for kissing a woman and touching her body against her will in a restaurant restroom in Seoul in March.The incident happened on the first day the two met through a mutual friend.Kang immediately lodged an appeal.His agency, Double K Film & Theatre, said he would bow out of the musical “Jungle Life” and cancel plans for two other upcoming shows.“We feel strongly responsible for this incident,” the agency said in a statement. “On behalf of Kang, we would like to apologize to all the actors and staff with whom he worked.”But the agency did not apologize to the woman.

Sep 8, 2019By Jung Min-ho
Musical actor jailed for sexual assault
Sports

PSV Eindhoven apologizes for using design of Japan's Rising Sun flag

PSV Eindhoven used the design of Japan's Rising Sun flag in promoting a new player. PSV's Instagram and FacebookBy Jung Min-hoPSV Eindhoven, a popular Dutch football club, has apologized for using the design of Japan's Rising Sun flag ― a symbol of Japan's wartime aggression ― in promoting a new player last month.After signing a contract with Japanese midfielder Ritsu Doan, 21, on Aug. 28, PSV posted his photo decorated with the flag design on social media, which drew a torrent of complaints.“We posted the image that many people found unpleasant,” PSV said in a Korean statement Sunday. “Some people pointed out that it was an inconsiderate, unwise choice (of image) … We'd like to tell you that it was never our intention to upset any of our fans.”After hundreds of people complained, the club removed the flag pattern from the image.Since its defeat in World War II, Germany has strictly banned the use of any patterns or designs that invoke the swastika flag ― a symbol of Hitler's Nazi era.

Sep 8, 2019By Jung Min-ho
PSV Eindhoven apologizes for using design of Japan's Rising Sun flag
Photo News

PHOTOS North Korea holds Korean dress exhibition

A model displays her dress on the catwalk during the 17th National Exhibition of Korean Dress at the Central Youth Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. APModels walk the catwalk during the 17th National Exhibition of Korean Dress at the Central Youth Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. APA woman adjusts a dress during the 17th National Exhibition of Korean Dress at the Central Youth Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. APModels display their dresses on the catwalk during the 17th National Exhibition of Korean Dress at the Central Youth Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. Yonhap

Sep 5, 2019By Jung Min-ho
North Korea holds Korean dress exhibition [PHOTOS]
Foreign Affairs

IOC to decide whether to ban Rising Sun flag 'individually'

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stands behind a Rising Sun flag during a review of Self-Defense Force troops at an annual ceremony in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, October 2013. ReutersBy Jung Min-hoThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it will look at whether to ban Japan's Rising Sun flag ― a symbol of the country's wartime aggression ― from being displayed at 2020 Tokyo Olympics venues “on a case by case basis.”“Sports stadiums should be free of any political demonstration,” IOC's media relations team told The Korea Times in an email Wednesday. “If such cases arise, we look at them on a case by case basis.”However, the IOC did not specifically say whether everyone who flies a Rising Sun flag at the venues of the international sporting event, which will be held from July 24 to Aug. 9, should be regarded as violators of that standard.But, apparently, the Korean government considers such an act as an inappropriate, offensive political demonstration.On Tuesday, Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on the Tokyo Organizing Committee of t

Sep 5, 2019By Jung Min-ho
IOC to decide whether to ban Rising Sun flag 'individually'
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