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.
Concerns have been raised about new legislation intended to enhance student safety in schools, with critics arguing that the bills could be misused to target teachers — particularly over their mental health.
A prominent ruling party legislator has called on the government to begin discussions on whether Korea should withdraw from a global anti-discrimination convention for foreign workers, blaming the minimum wage and international regulations for problems associated with the foreign nanny trial program here.
The government has decided to extend visas for Filipino caregivers who wish to continue to work here after the pilot program to introduce foreign nannies for Seoul parents ends later this month, according to officials on Friday.
Korea is set to host an international conference in 2027 on advancing animal testing alternatives in research and education.
The majority of Koreans who have been using services provided by Filipino caregivers said they were satisfied with their work performance, according to a survey.
The father of a 7-year-old who was stabbed to death by a teacher at a school in Daejeon has called for strong punishment against the killer.
A teacher in Daejeon said she stabbed a 7-year-old girl to death at school because she was angry for not being allowed to teach students after returning to work, according to the police on Tuesday.
There have been no signs of a major measles outbreak on Korea’s southern resort island of Jeju after a tourist was confirmed to have been infected with the disease last week, officials said on Monday.
Lawmakers have proposed a bill requiring medical institutions to register the births of non-Korean babies in the government system, in a bipartisan bid to reduce the number of undocumented children and better protect their rights.
The U.S. Embassy in Seoul has vowed not to display flags affiliated with liberal activism such as a rainbow flag representing sexual minorities — a shift in its stance on the issue under President Donald Trump.