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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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North Korea

Moon, Kim start talks

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un talk while heading to Paekhwawon, a state guesthouse in Pyongyang, where Moon will stay during his visit. Joint Press CorpsBy Jung Min-ho, Joint Press CorpsSEOUL/PYONGYANG ― South Korean President Moon Jae-in started formal talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, as the two seek to establish a lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.At the third inter-Korean summit this year, Moon and Kim are expected to discuss various issues ― such as North Korea’s denuclearization progress and the prospect of officially ending the Korean War ― at the Workers’ Party headquarters.According to Cheong Wa Dae, Moon was accompanied by National Security Advisor Chung Eui-yong and National Intelligence Service chief Suh Hoon for talks, while Kim was accompanied by his sister Kim Yo-jong and head of parliament Kim Yong-nam. Moon said before his trip that he would push for “irreversible, permanent peace” and play a mediator role to rekindle d

Sep 18, 2018By Jung Min-ho
Moon, Kim start talks
  • Will summit render progress in North Korea nuke talks?
  • Moon vows to persuade Pyongyang amid standoff
Tech & Science

India excludes Huawei and ZTE from 5G trials

India is the latest country to exclude Huawei. / ReutersBy Jung Min-hoIndia has excluded Huawei and ZTE from participating in trials to speed up 5G technology in the country amid security concerns surrounding the Chinese telecoms equipment providers.Local media reported Friday that the Department of Telecommunications has asked Samsung, Cisco, Ericsson and Nokia to be project partners for the trials.“We have excluded Huawei from these trials,” the Economic Times, an Indian business daily, quoted telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan as saying. The paper reported that the department also did not reach out to ZTE. India's government is planning to showcase India-specific 5G use cases by early 2019.On the same day, SK Telecom, Korea's No. 1 mobile operator, said it has selected Samsung, Ericsson and Nokia as its preferred bidders for 5G equipment over Huawei.All this comes after the United States and Australia acted against the Chinese companies due to cyber-espionage concerns.Last month, the Australian government decided to ban the two from its 5G roll-outs. Before that, all

Sep 16, 2018By Jung Min-ho
India excludes Huawei and ZTE from 5G trials
Foreign Affairs

Suspect in murder of Korean man arrested on Cebu

Philippines police have arrested a man over the shooting death of a young Korean. YonhapBy Jung Min-hoA suspect in the killing of a Korean man last month has been arrested on Cebu in the Philippines.Local media reported Thursday that police arrested Jessie “Kano” Casado in the Cebu Hostel at 8 p.m. Wednesday.Casado, 35, is suspected of shooting the Korean man, surnamed Lee, 20, to death in the second-floor hallway of a motel on Cebu on Aug. 26.According to a report by the Sun.Star Cebu, a local paper, the motive of the alleged murder might be jealousy. Casado claimed that the Korean had an affair with his girlfriend, the paper reported.Police said Casado is facing other criminal charges in separate cases, saying he had been one of the Consolacion Police Station's most-wanted men.

Sep 13, 2018By Jung Min-ho
Suspect in murder of Korean man arrested on Cebu
Law & Crime

Monk gets suspended jail term for injecting meth

A female monk has been convicted of twice injecting meth. YonhapBy Jung Min-hoA female monk has received a suspended prison sentence for injecting methamphetamine at a temple in North Jeolla Province.Judge Lee Jae-hwan at the Incheon District Court on Wednesday gave the monk, 60, a 10-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, for injecting 0.1 grams of the illegal drug on two occasions ― in December 2016 and in March this year.The judge also ordered her to take a 40-hour  substance-abuse therapy program. The monk said she suffered depression for a long time and promised not to make the same mistake.

Sep 13, 2018By Jung Min-ho
Monk gets suspended jail term for injecting meth
Global Community

Korea to issue permanent residency to F-5 visa holders

The Ministry of Justice has announced it will start issuing permanent residency for F-5 visa holders. YonhapBy Jung Min-hoThe government will replace alien registration certificates with permanent residency for F-5 visa holders, starting Sept. 21.The Ministry of Justice said Wednesday that people who fit the requirements of staying here permanently can receive permanent residency, which must be renewed every 10 years.The policy will affect some 130,000 people, about 6 percent of all non-Korean residents here.F-5 visa holders can switch their certificates to permanent residency immediately; those who want to postpone it can do so for 12 years from the time they obtained their F-5 visas.Those who violate the rule could face a maximum fine of 2 million won ($1,800).The ministry said it will notify people the policy affects via mail.

Sep 13, 2018By Jung Min-ho
Korea to issue permanent residency to F-5 visa holders
Politics

Conservative party turns back on refugees

Liberty Korea Party lawmakers at the National Assembly hall in Seoul on Sept. 7 hold signs saying "Send Fake Refugees back, Abolish Refugee Act." YonhapKim Byong-joon, the party's leader, speaks during a special forum on refugee issues, in front of a banner that says "Koreans First." YonhapBy Jung Min-hoA party that once demanded better protection for asylum seekers in Korea is now turning its back on them.Last week, Rep. Cho Kyoung-tae, the chairman of the main conservative Liberty Korea Party's committee on refugee issues, held a forum at the National Assembly to discuss whether the country needs to abolish the Refugee Act amid safety concerns.Dozens of lawmakers participated, including the party's leader Kim Byong-joon. He said it is time for lawmakers to “put top priority on dispelling the fears of our citizens” and urged them to “harmonize opinions” for the sake of their country.Cho agreed. “We should remember that 78 percent of people in their 20s are opposed to the idea of accepting Yemeni asylum seekers on Jeju Island … Our party should ta

Sep 13, 2018By Jung Min-ho
Conservative party turns back on refugees
World

China condemns Japanese man for vandalism of 'comfort woman' statue

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang / APBy Jung Min-hoThe Chinese government has condemned a Japanese man for kicking a symbolic statue for the victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery, also known as “comfort women.”Local media reported Tuesday that Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said China hopes Japan will take up its responsibility and handle the act of vandalism in Taipei properly.CGTV, a Chinese state-run broadcaster, reported that Geng also said what Japanese soldiers did to the victims was inhumane and their crimes have been recognized by the international community.The statement comes after Mitsuhiko Fujii, a Japanese right-wing group member, kicked the bronze statue in Tainan on Thursday.His behavior caused dozens of human rights activists to rally outside Japan's de facto embassy in Taipei on Monday to call on the Japanese government to apologize.As many as 200,000 Taiwanese, Koreans and many other Asian women were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels. In Taiwan, there are two publicly identified victims alive today.

Sep 12, 2018By Jung Min-ho
China condemns Japanese man for vandalism of 'comfort woman' statue
  • Taiwanese protest after Japanese man kicks 'comfort woman' statue
World

Taiwanese protest after Japanese man kicks 'comfort woman' statue

A Japanese right-winger kicks the symbolic statue of the victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery in Taipei, Thursday. Screen grab from the United Daily NewsBy Jung Min-hoDozens of human rights activists rallied outside Japan's de facto embassy in Taipei on Monday to call on the Japanese government to apologize after a Japanese right-winger was caught on a security camera kicking a memorial statue for “comfort women.”According to local media, members of the Tainan City Women's Human Rights Equality Promotion Association and other activists shouted slogans, such as “Japan's apology, Japan's compensation,” after Mitsuhiko Fujii, a Japanese right-wing group member, kicked the bronze statue in Tainan on Thursday.The statue, which was erected outside Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang's office last month, symbolizes the victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery, also known as comfort women.Security camera footage, which has been released by KMT Tainan City Councilor Hsieh Lung-chieh, shows that Fujii, who was reportedly visiting as a representative of Japan's 16 right

Sep 11, 2018By Jung Min-ho
Taiwanese protest after Japanese man kicks 'comfort woman' statue
  • China condemns Japanese man for vandalism of 'comfort woman' statue
Sports

Chilean footballer apologizes after making racist gesture to Korean fan

Diego Valdes makes the racist gesture. Photo: Online communityBy Jung Min-hoChilean football player Diego Valdes has apologized after making a racist gesture to a Korean fan before a friendly match between Korea and Chile on Tuesday.“In relation to the photography that appears in social networks, it was never my intention to offend and I offer my apologies to anyone that could have been offended,” Valdes, 24, wrote on Instagram, Monday.The statement comes after he made a slant-eye gesture when posing for a picture with a fan near Suwon Station on Sunday.“I asked Chilean football players to have a photo taken with me,” the fan told Sportal Korea, a local football media outlet. “I did not know he made that gesture, which I found later.”Thousands of Koreans have criticized Valdes' behavior on social media. Some have urged the Korea Football Association (KFA) to demand an apology from him, his coach and the Football Federation of Chile.“If they do not apologize, we should boycott the game,” one petition said on the Cheong Wa Dae website. &l

Sep 11, 2018By Jung Min-ho
Chilean footballer apologizes after making racist gesture to Korean fan
Tech & Science

How Koreans have fun with fake Facebook accounts

A screengrab of Kim Jong-un's FacebookBy Jung Min-hoIt is no secret that fake accounts have long been pervasive on Facebook. Just try the name of Moon Jae-in, the South Korean President. You can see dozens of accounts showing his name and photos.One of “Moon Jae-in” accounts has two friends; and one of them claims to be North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. “Leave you addresses here. I will send you nuclear bombs,” he wrote on March 11.It is not the only account that claims to be Kim. Another “Kim Jong-un,” who has more than 1,700 followers, uploads new text messages and pictures every few days to entertain his fans, including his wife “Ri Sol-ju” and his grandfather “Kim Il-sung.” Apparently in joke, Kim Jong-un often praises the liberal South Korean leader, and his fans love it.Facebook's inability to solve fake account problems has long frustrated many of its users. But not all. Instead of complaining about them, some have found ways to play with them.On Facebook, it is easy to find people impersonating politicians and celebri

Sep 11, 2018By Jung Min-ho
How Koreans have fun with fake Facebook accounts
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