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 decided to drop all punitive measures against striking trainee doctors as it refocuses efforts on swiftly restoring the operation of medical services disrupted by their absences nationwide for months.
Hundreds of accommodations on the resort island of Jeju are closing as it is losing its sheen with Korean vacationers.
A 17-year-old suspect in an attempted murder case has died several days after attacking his schoolmate brutally with a weapon. After the attack, the perpetrator jumped from an apartment building in an apparent suicide attempt.
Korean travelers have been advised to be careful about what they eat or drink overseas as they could consume cannabis-infused food unwittingly in countries where such products are legal.
More than 14 percent of middle and high school students say that they have inadvertently been exposed to sexually explicit videos or photos of minors online, according to a new survey.
A Chinese national was detained, Thursday, on suspicion of setting fire to his hotel room at Kangwon Land, a casino resort in Gangwon Province, after losing a lot of money, police said.
A bullet has been found inside a piece of carry-on luggage belonging to a Korean Air flight attendant who was bound for Thailand.
The number of Russians seeking asylum in Korea has soared to nearly 9,000 since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Korean tourists and residents in China have been warned of the growing risk of legal issues there after a new rule came into force on July 1, which allows Chinese police to conduct a stop-and-search to inspect the electronic devices of any person it deems necessary on grounds of national security.