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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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Society

Cold snap expected tomorrow

A man wearing a winter jacket walks in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, Friday. A cold snap is forecast to hit Korea Tuesday, the last day of 2019. YonhapBy Jung Min-hoA cold snap is expected to grip Korea Tuesday, the last day of 2019.According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, temperatures will plummet to -10C in Seoul in early morning. In the afternoon, temperatures are forecast to rise by up to -3C, but stay below freezing throughout the day.Temperatures in most big cities, including Incheon, Jeonju, Busan and Mokpo, are expected to fall below freezing in the morning. Strong winds are also expected across the country.The weather agency has advised drivers to take extra care.

Dec 30, 2019By Jung Min-ho
Cold snap expected tomorrow
Law & Crime

Photos of murder suspect who 'destroyed' Korean family in Vietnam revealed

The suspect wears a mask, a light blue shirt and jeans. His nationality is unclear. Courtesy of Korean Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh CityBy Jung Min-hoPhotos of the primary suspect who allegedly killed a Korean woman and seriously wounded her husband and daughter in Ho Chi Minh City have been released.The Hankook Ilbo, sister paper of The Korea Times, reported Monday that Vietnam's officials released the photos of the man, who allegedly stabbed the woman, 49, to death and injured her husband, 50, and daughter, 16, at their home in Phu My Hung early Saturday morning.“Vietnamese authorities gave us his photos and asked us to help find the man. They seem to be determined to solve the case as soon as possible,” said an official at the Korean Consulate General in the city.Surveillance camera footage shows the man wearing a mask, a light blue shirt and jeans. His nationality is unclear.The suspect is possibly Korean. But, a person who spoke with the husband after the tragedy said the suspect “spoke awkward English.”Forensic officials performed an autopsy on the w

Dec 24, 2019By Jung Min-ho
Photos of murder suspect who 'destroyed' Korean family in Vietnam revealed
  • Korean woman killed, husband and daughter seriously injured in Vietnam robbery
Photo News

PHOTOS Korea Times blogger day

Robert Neff, fifth from left, freelance writer and historian specializing in Korea, poses with Korea Times President Lee Byeong-eon, sixth from left, and other members of the paper after receiving an appreciation plaque for his contribution at the office in Seoul, Monday. Neff, author of several books including "Korea Through Western Eyes" and "The Lives of Westerners in Joseon Korea," has contributed to the blogger section of "About the past" over the past two years with interesting stories and photos mostly about Korean history during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Korea Times photo by Kim Kang-minKorea Times contributors, including Neff, Andrew Salmon, left, Rachel Stine, sixth from left, David Tizzard, eighth from left, and Casey Lartigue Jr., pose at a restaurant near the office in Seoul, Monday. Korea Times photo by Kim Kang-min

Dec 23, 2019By Jung Min-ho
Korea Times blogger day [PHOTOS]
Law & Crime

Korean woman killed, husband and daughter seriously injured in Vietnam robbery

Ambulances at the hospital where the Korean victims received surgery in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday. Korea Times photo by Jung Min-seungBy Jung Min-hoA Korean woman has been stabbed to death and her husband and daughter seriously injured in a robbery in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's commercial hub.According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sunday, an armed man who broke into their home in Phu My Hung, an affluent area in District 7, on Saturday at around 2 a.m. killed the woman, 49, and wounded her husband, 50, surnamed Yoon, and their daughter, 16.Neighbors and construction workers nearby heard their screams and called police.Yoon and the daughter were taken to a nearby hospital where they underwent surgery.Their son, 11, who was there at the time, was unhurt.According to the Korean Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and local media reports, the man was wearing a mask and a hoodie. He fled in a car, which police found in a field 10 kilometers away two hours later.After checking surveillance cameras in the area, investigators are hunting for the suspect, the Korean Consulate Gene

Dec 22, 2019By Jung Min-ho
Korean woman killed, husband and daughter seriously injured in Vietnam robbery
  • Photos of murder suspect who 'destroyed' Korean family in Vietnam revealed
Society

Large sinkhole appears in Goyang

A sinkhole appears in the middle of a road at Baekseok-dong in Goyang, Saturday. YonhapYonhapBy Jung Min-hoA large sinkhole has opened up in the middle of a road in Goyang, swallowing the pavement and disrupting construction work nearby.A big chunk of the roadway near the Almi Park in Baekseok-dong collapsed on Sunday around 2:30 p.m., leaving a hole five meters wide and one meter deep, according to city government officials.It was the fourth sinkhole in the area after three others appeared in 2017.No casualties were reported.Officials immediately blocked the road. They said construction of a 15-story complex next to the hole might have been the cause.

Dec 22, 2019By Jung Min-ho
Large sinkhole appears in Goyang
Law & Crime

Korean man arrested for killing girlfriend in Philippines: reports

A Korean man has been arrested in the Philippines on charges of killing his Korean girlfriend there. GettyimagesbankBy Jung Min-hoA Korean man has been arrested on charges of killing his Korean girlfriend at their home in the City of Angeles in the northern Philippines.According to media reports Thursday, the man, 25, surnamed Hwang, was arrested for allegedly killing his live-in partner, 23, surnamed Lim, at their residence near Marquee Mall.When police found her body in the bathroom on Dec. 15, it was wrapped in a bed sheet and had several stab wounds. They also found blood stains on the floor. The victim was thought to have been killed “seven to 10 days ago,” they said.According to police Colonel Joyce Patrick Sangalang, surveillance camera footage shows that she entered the building at 6:05 a.m. on Dec. 1.Local police said they are working with the Korean Embassy to notify the families of the man and the victim in Korea.

Dec 19, 2019By Jung Min-ho
Korean man arrested for killing girlfriend in Philippines: reports
Society

Red-light district in Changwon faces shutdown after more than 110 years

Brothel owners and employees try to frustrate city government officials' attempts to install surveillance cameras in a red-light district in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Dec. 12. YonhapBrothel owners and employees block the way to a red-light district in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Dec. 12. YonhapBy Jung Min-hoAfter more than a century, Changwon's most famous ― and infamous ― red-light district faces shutdown.But the city government's plan to close the brothels, some of which date back to 1905, was never going to be trouble-free, with the lives of many people depending on them.Instead of taking aggressive action to shut it all down immediately, the city government took a soft approach by trying to set up surveillance cameras in the area in an apparent attempt to keep self-conscious buyers of sex away. But it has so far failed to do so.On Dec. 10, about 50 officials carrying six surveillance cameras and other necessary equipment met with ferocious protests from brothel owners and employees. They screamed, pushed the officials away and tried to break the ladders; one e

Dec 19, 2019By Jung Min-ho
Red-light district in Changwon faces shutdown after more than 110 years
Law & Crime

Man arrested on charge of killing police officer friend

By Jung Min-hoA man has been arrested on charges of killing a police officer who was his friend.The Seoul Southern District Court said Tuesday it issued an arrest warrant for the suspect, 31, on charges of beating the officer to death with a blunt object at home in western Seoul on Dec. 14.The two are reportedly close friends and had a drink together that evening before going to the suspect's place.Hours after the alleged crime, the suspect called 119 and said “a man was lying on the floor.”After checking surveillance cameras in the area, police took the suspect into custody.Police said forensic officials have done an autopsy on the body to find the exact cause of death.

Dec 18, 2019By Jung Min-ho
Man arrested on charge of killing police officer friend
Entertainment

2020 Korea Image Awards go to SKT, pop columnist and jazz singer

The winners of the 2020 Korea Image Awards have been announced. GettyimagesbankBy Jung Min-hoPark Jung-ho.Korea's No. 1 mobile carrier SK Telecom, Billboard columnist Jeff Benjamin and jazz singer Na Yoon-sun are the 2020 Korea Image Awards winners.The Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI), which has hosted the annual event since 2005, announced Monday that the awards will be given to SKT, Benjamin and Na for their efforts to improve the national image.The award ceremony will be held at the InterContinental Seoul Coex in southern Seoul on Jan. 14.Jeff Benjamin“SKT played a vital role in helping Korea launch the world's first fifth-generation services and improving the national image through innovations in artificial intelligence, commerce, media and many other areas,” the CICI said in a statement.On behalf of all SKT employees, CEO Park Jung-ho will attend the event to receive the Korea Image Stepping Stone Award.Benjamin, a New York-based journalist specializing in K-pop, has covered BTS, PYS and other Korean singers for Billboard since 2013.Na Yoon-sun“Benjam

Dec 16, 2019By Jung Min-ho
2020 Korea Image Awards go to SKT, pop columnist and jazz singer
Global Community

1 in 4 migrant workers in Gwangju struggling with unpaid wages

Nearly 25 percent of 369 migrant workers from 12 countries said they are struggling to get unpaid wages. Korea Times fileBy Jung Min-hoOne out of four migrant workers in Gwangju say they are struggling to get unpaid wages, a survey showed Monday.According to a survey conducted by the city government between March and October, 24.7 percent of 369 workers from 12 countries said they are struggling to get unpaid wages from current or former employers.The rate is higher among illegal aliens (33.3 percent) than those with visas (23.8 percent).Asked how they responded to the problem, 68.2 percent said they changed jobs, while 31.8 percent said they did nothing.A total of 54.5 percent said they have experienced some form of mental or physical abuse, mostly from their employers or Korean colleagues. Male workers (56.8 percent) are more likely to experience abuse than females (48 percent).According to the Korea Employment Information Service, the number of migrant workers in South Jeolla Province, including the city, is about 14,000.Factory owners are their biggest employers, with 8,400 peopl

Dec 16, 2019By Jung Min-ho
1 in 4 migrant workers in Gwangju struggling with unpaid wages
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