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.
More than 96 percent of people who take their own lives had shown some types of warning signs before their deaths, according to an in-depth analysis released on Tuesday.
Opposition lawmakers attacked Kim Moon-soo, the labor minister nominee, for being “anti-labor” over his past remarks during a confirmation hearing at the National Assembly.
Nearly 72 percent of Koreans aged 65 or older are expected to receive the latest COVID-19 vaccine shots, according to an official.
A planned walkout by nearly 30,000 nurses and other medical workers this week is expected to exacerbate Korea’s medical crisis as hospitals across the nation are already struggling with labor shortages due to a prolonged strike by doctors.
Ruling party lawmakers and representatives for small business owners called for the introduction of a separate wage system for foreign workers, Wednesday, saying it is an issue of survival for many struggling businesses here.
The government should eliminate the requirement for labor officials to report undocumented foreigners to the immigration office for deportation, in order to safeguard the rights of those who are owed unpaid wages, the National Human Rights Commission of Korea said Tuesday.
Fresh legal challenges are emerging for police as they investigate a woman and her abortion doctor on suspicion of murdering a nine-month-old fetus during a medical procedure to end the pregnancy.
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea’s recommendation to lift a ban on student cellphone use during school hours has been rejected by a school, which saw the policy as a necessary measure to protect its students.
Korea accepted Indonesia’s proposal to drastically reduce the Southeast Asian country’s financial contribution to their joint project of developing a new fighter jet, according to the state arms procurement agency.