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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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Korean companies to plead guilty to rigging fuel prices at US military bases

U.S. Department of Justice antitrust chief Makan Delrahim says SK Energy, GS Caltex and Hanjin Transportation have agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to rig fuel prices at U.S. military bases in Korea. APBy Jung Min-hoThree Korean companies will plead guilty to conspiring to rig fuel prices at U.S. military bases in Korea, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday (KST).SK Energy, GS Caltex and Hanjin Transportation will pay $236 million in criminal and civil penalties for their role in a conspiracy to fix the price of fuel between 2005 and 2016.Makan Delrahim, head of the department's antitrust division, said there may be other co-conspirators and investigators will dig deeper into the case.The main entrance to the United States Forces Korea's Camp Casey / Korea Times file“These charges are the first to be announced in this investigation into bid rigging and price fixing of fuel supply services to the Department of Defense in this critical region,” Delrahim said. “As a result of the anti-competitive agreement, the U.S. Department of Defense paid substantially

Nov 15, 2018By Jung Min-ho
Korean companies to plead guilty to rigging fuel prices at US military bases
  • Two more refiners under US antitrust probe
  • S-Oil, Hyundai Oilbank plead guilty to overcharging US military
Health

South Koreans overuse antibiotics: World Health Organization

Scientists have warned of the fast-spreading bacteria resistant to last-line antibiotics. APBy Jung Min-hoAntibiotic consumption is higher in South Korea, compared with most other members of the OECD, a club of mostly rich countries, according to a report revealed Monday.The World Health Organization's (WHO) report on an overview of consumption of antibiotics around the world shows that South Korea used 27.68 defined daily doses (DDD) per 1,000 people in 2015, higher than most other developed countries, including Germany (11.49) and Japan (14.19).The report, based on data from 65 countries and regions, says that antibiotic overuse in many countries ― most notably Mongolia (64.41) and Iran (38.78) ― is driving the emergence of antimicrobial resistance.“Antimicrobial resistance is a major threat to health and human development, affecting our ability to treat a range of infections,” WHO said. “Treatments for a growing number of infections have become less effective in many parts of the world due to resistance.”Antibiotics were heralded as life-savers when th

Nov 13, 2018By Jung Min-ho
South Koreans overuse antibiotics: World Health Organization
Health

Gov't to develop technology to help find missing people

Technology will be developed and harnessed in the search for missing people in Korea. YonhapBy Jung Min-hoThe government will invest 32 billion won ($28 million) for the next five years in developing technology to help find missing people.The National Police Agency (NPA) and science and industry ministries will collaborate to develop technology that can help locate missing people, such as children or patients with dementia, based on their moving patterns and other information.Noted scholars from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology and Yonsei University will take part in the project.According to the NPA, 20,000 children and 19,000 patients with dementia and other mental illnesses went missing in 2017.

Nov 12, 2018By Jung Min-ho
Gov't to develop technology to help find missing people
World

Taiwan to vote on ditching 'China' from Olympic name

In this April 7 2018 file photo, a man holds up a scarf with a slogan reading “Taiwan is Not Chinese Taipei” during a rally in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. EPABy Jung Min-hoTaiwan will vote this month whether its athletes should compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics under the name of “Taiwan” not “Chinese Taipei” in a highly controversial referendum that may provoke Beijing.According to local media, the referendum, scheduled for Nov. 24, will ask Taiwanese whether the island should compete in the Olympics and other international sporting events under “Taiwan” instead of “Chinese Taipei” ― a title that has been used since 1981.Cabinet spokeswoman Kolas Yotaka reportedly said the matter would be handled according to the law and, whatever the result, she would respect the voices of the Taiwanese people.China has regarded Taiwan a breakaway province since the end of a civil war that resulted in the establishment of two governments ― one in Beijing and the other in Taipei.After taking over the mainland from the Kuomintang, the C

Nov 12, 2018By Jung Min-ho
Taiwan to vote on ditching 'China' from Olympic name
Sports

'Korean Zombie' has 'no excuses' after epic KO loss

Yair Rodriguez elbows Jung Chan-sung during UFC Fight Night at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado on Nov 10. The last-second attack finished the fight. USA TODAY-YonhapAfter a brutal battle / Screengrab of Jung's InstagramBy Jung Min-hoMixed martial artist Jung Chang-sung, better known as “the Korean Zombie,” said he had “no excuses” about his epic KO loss to Yair Rodriguez in Denver on Saturday night (local time).At UFC Fight Night 139, Jung was on his way to a five-round decision victory before being caught by a reverse elbow that sent him straight to the canvas at the last second.“I have no excuses. I'm truly sorry and grateful to everyone who helped me,” Jung wrote on Facebook. “I was told that I'm not in a condition for air travel yet. I will spend a few days in a hospital before returning to Korea. I'm embarrassed ... But I will see you when I get home.”In the highly anticipated event, which marked Jung's first appearance since Feb. 4, 2017, he was ahead on the scorecards and ― literally ― a second away from what could have bee

Nov 12, 2018By Jung Min-ho
'Korean Zombie' has 'no excuses' after epic KO loss
Films

Norwegian reporter apologizes over 'racist' question for Korean actress

A Norwegian reporter based in Los Angeles has apologized to Korean actress Kim Soo-hyun after her “racist” question during a recent interview angered many of her fans. Screengrab of Flaa's InstagramBy Jung Min-hoA Norwegian reporter has apologized for a “racist question” she asked Korean actress Kim Soo-hyun, also known as Claudia Kim, during a recent interview.Kjersti Flaa, who is based in Los Angeles, apologized on Instagram Thursday after her “offensive and ignorant” question enraged many of Kim's Korean fans.“Since I posted my interview with her and Ezra Miller I have realized that something I asked her came off in a way that was never intentionally meant as being anything else but curiosity, but it has later been brought to my attention that it sounded ignorant,” Flaa wrote.“I am a Norwegian myself and English is not my first language and I was really impressed that Claudia could read Harry Potter in English at a very young age (since she grew up in Korea and I know that English is not her first language).”This came a w

Nov 9, 2018By Jung Min-ho
Norwegian reporter apologizes over 'racist' question for Korean actress
Law & Crime

Korean-American under probe over air rage

By Jung Min-hoThe man damaged the plane's inner plastic window during the flight. YonhapA Korean-American man is being investigated in Korea for “unruly behavior” on a flight from Los Angeles to Incheon, police said Thursday.According to police and Korean Air, the suspect, 31, caused a disturbance, damaged a window, cursed flight attendants and injured himself.Other passengers were terrified when he broke the inner plastic window pane with his tablet computer as the plane was landing at Incheon International Airport early Wednesday.The man now faces charges of violating Korea's Aviation Security Act and may have to spend much time (up to 10 years) in prison.Other passengers and flight attendants said he looked mentally unstable from the beginning. For that reason, the flight crew had refused to serve him alcohol.

Nov 9, 2018By Jung Min-ho
Korean-American under probe over air rage
Others

Blasphemy charge: Pakistani Christian woman off death row, freed from prison

Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row for blasphemy, has been freed from jail and is believed to have flown out of the city of Multan, where she was being held, to an unknown destination. AFPPakistani police stand guard at the gates of the central jail where Bibi was held in Multan on Nov. 7. Pakistan's highest court ordered her release last week after overturning her conviction, triggering protests by hardline Islamists in a case that underscored divisions between traditionalists and modernizers in the devoutly Muslim nation. AFPBy Jung Min-hoA Pakistani Christian woman has been freed from prison after spending eight years on death row for “blasphemy.”This came after the Supreme Court overturned the conviction last week against Asia Bibi, 53, a mother of five, who was found guilty of the crime in 2010 over allegations she made derogatory remarks about the Prophet Muhammad during a row with neighbors. She always denied the charge.Bibi is now at an undisclosed location for fear of attacks.The ruling immediately prompted protests from tho

Nov 8, 2018By Jung Min-ho
Blasphemy charge: Pakistani Christian woman off death row, freed from prison
  • Freed Pakistani Christian needs German passport to leave: lawyer
Foreign Affairs

Japanese man detained for stealing bullets from firing range

Police have interviewed a Japanese man for allegedly stealing bullets from the indoor shooting range at Myungdong, Seoul. / YonhapBy Jung Min-hoA Japanese man has been detained for allegedly stealing bullets from an indoor shooting range in Seoul, police said Thursday.According to the Seoul Namdaemun Police Station, investigators caught the suspect, 24, at Myungdong about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday for allegedly stealing two bullets when he was at the range with his Korean-Chinese friend, 43, earlier that day.After concluding that the Japanese man acted alone, police released his friend.During questioning, the suspect said he stole the bullets on impulse and thought they would be great for “home decoration.”

Nov 8, 2018By Jung Min-ho
Japanese man detained for stealing bullets from firing range
Society

Missing mother found dead: Jeju police

Police recover the body of the missing woman on northern Jeju Island, Wednesday. YonhapBy Jung Min-hoThe mother of the three-year-old girl who was found dead on Jeju Island on Nov. 4 has also been found dead, police said Thursday.The Jeju Provincial Police Agency said the mother, 33, a Paju resident whose surname was Jang, was found on the island's northern side about 6:40 p.m. Wednesday.Previously, investigators confirmed the two took a taxi to an area near a beach on northern Jeju around 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 2. Two days later, the girl's body was found and police began searching for her mother.An autopsy shows that the girl suffered no external injuries and the most likely cause of death was drowning. It is still unclear whether she inhaled toxic gases, which the National Forensic Service (NFS) will find out later through a second, more through, autopsy.The NFS's findings are expected to be crucial for police to discover the truth behind their deaths. Investigators said Jang bought charcoal, bottled butane and a lighter on Nov. 1, the day after she and her daughter arrived on Jeju.Giv

Nov 8, 2018By Jung Min-ho
Missing mother found dead: Jeju police
  • Mother might have killed daughter: Jeju police
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