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.
Investigators are poised to make a second attempt to execute a warant to detain President Yoon Suk Yeol as Korea's anti-corruption agency vowed to take all possible measures to take him into custody, according to officials and political watchers, Tuesday.
At least 300 North Korean troops dispatched to help the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine have been killed and 2,700 others injured, according to South Korea’s spy agency, Monday.
A woman in her 20s has been given a suspended prison sentence for killing her newborn.
The government has received petitions accusing foreign nationals of participating in protests against President Yoon Suk Yeol, amid attempts by some ruling party lawmakers to label them as "pro-China" activists.
A severe cold wave gripped Korea on Thursday, with temperatures plunging to this season’s lowest levels in many regions, according to the weather agency.
Korea is moving to attract foreign professionals in high-tech areas such as artificial intelligence and electric vehicle batteries, with legislative bills and programs being introduced to make Korea a more appealing destination for them.
When Kim Shin-hye was put behind bars after being found guilty of killing her father in 2000, she was only 23 years old. After spending 24 years in prison, she was declared innocent in a court ruling.
In the first several months after his inauguration in May 2022, President Yoon Suk Yeol’s approval rating quickly fell below 40 percent in most polls and never recovered to that level again.
Investigators at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO) called off their attempt to detain President Yoon Suk Yeol, Friday, after hours of confrontation with security service staff and thousands of his supporters, who tried to block their efforts.
When former President Park Geun-hye was embroiled in a political crisis due to an influence-peddling scandal, which ultimately led to her impeachment by the National Assembly on Dec. 9, 2016, public opinion turned sharply against her leadership. Voters were widely unified in their disapproval, and her approval ratings plummeted to as low as 4 percent in some polls.