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.
A man holding a 36-centimeter knife ignored a police warning to drop it and lunged toward a police officer. After being attacked in the face, the officer took out his handgun and pulled the trigger three times in the scuffle. Two bullets hit his upper body, which resulted in death.
Warning messages about the risk of driving under the influence of alcohol will be displayed on the packaging of alcoholic drinks, according to health officials on Friday.
A bill has been proposed by a group of lawmakers to improve the housing conditions of foreign migrant workers in Korea.
The number of babies born in Korea last year increased for the first time in nearly a decade, data showed, Wednesday. The government views the upward trend as having been supported by a rise in marriages and many policies implemented to help parents with young children.
Practitioners of traditional Korean medicine vowed on Tuesday to actively use X-ray devices in patient treatment following a recent court ruling that affirmed their right to utilize the technology.
The family of a first-grader who was fatally stabbed by a teacher at school earlier this month is expected to receive approximately 600 million won ($420,000) in compensation from the state.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) said Korea won’t be allowed to withdraw from its anti-discrimination treaty until 2030, amid calls raised by a senior politician to do so.
A high school student donated 50 centimeters of her hair to be made into wigs for children battling cancer.
The alleged kingpin of a Nigeria-based international drug cartel has been taken into custody in Lagos on suspicion of smuggling illicit drugs into Korea for years, Korea’s spy agency said on Thursday.