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.
Attempts by human rights activists to send leaflets critical of the North Korean regime across the inter-Korean border were thwarted, Thursday, by hundreds of residents and local officials who feared retaliatory actions from Pyongyang.
Korea will aim to expand paid leave for women who experience miscarriage or stillbirth and introduce a similar leave for husbands as part of statewide efforts to address the nation’s low birthrate, according to officials, Wednesday.
South Korea carried out its first pan-government exercise to test its preparedness against a potential bioterrorist attack using smallpox, Tuesday, amid growing security concerns about rubbish-filled balloons sent by the North Korean regime.
South Korea’s first anthrax vaccine could soon be approved amid growing security concerns over thousands of rubbish-filled balloons sent by Pyongyang in recent months, according to an official, Monday.
An appeals court has upheld a five-year prison sentence for a Myanmarese national, 30, for trying to kill his former colleague in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province, six months ago.
The head of the Korean Medical Association (KMA), the nation’s largest coalition of doctors, faces an impeachment vote amid rising discontent over his “irreversible” failures in handling some critical issues since his three-year term began in May.
Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam are among the countries under review for the expansion of Korea’s foreign nanny program next year, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Human rights activists and the migrant workers' division of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), a major labor union with 1.2 million members, demanded on Tuesday that the government cease its crackdown on undocumented immigrants and grant them the right to remain in the country.
The new chairman of the Korean Senior Citizens Association proposed Monday that the minimum age for eligibility for senior welfare benefits be raised from 65 to 75 in light of the rapidly aging population.