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.
The government has refused to strengthen the rights of undocumented foreign workers to receive overdue wages, arguing that doing so would undermine Korea's immigration control system and that these rights are already protected under existing regulations.
The approval rating of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) surpassed that of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), despite an ongoing criminal investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol, according to a new poll released on Monday.
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) requestd a Seoul court to issue an arrest warrant with detention for President Yoon Suk Yeol, Friday, over his decision to impose martial law on Dec. 3.
President Yoon Suk Yeol refused to be questioned by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), Thursday, over his martial law declaration, with his lawyers saying that he will not cooperate with any investigation by the agency, as they believe it lacks the legal authority to conduct such an inquiry.
After detaining President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday for questioning over his declaration of martial law on Dec. 3, investigators have 48 hours to decide whether to apply for a separate warrant to formally arrest him.
When thousands of police officers gathered near the heavily fortified residential compound of President Yoon Suk Yeol to execute a court-issued warrant to detain him Wednesday morning, many worried this could turn violent.
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.