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.
In an effort to stop the proliferation of drug-related crimes and health problems, authorities in Busan said on Friday that they will start offering free and anonymous drug testing on May 13.
The Korean government has been ordered to pay a Moroccan asylum-seeker 10 million won ($7,300) in compensation for the “torturous” treatment he received here in 2021.
A local court issued a ruling last month to permit people to change their legal sex status without having to undergo surgery.
Some 24,000 foreign nationals living in Korea without permission left the country between Sept. 11 and Feb. 29 under an amnesty program.
A man in his 40s has been arrested on charges of making nearly 100 hoax calls to police over the past year, police said Wednesday.
In an effort to protect Korea's environment and public health from potential disease threats, the government approved a new regulation, Tuesday, requiring reptiles to undergo quarantine inspections upon arriving in the country.
Last month was South Korea’s hottest April on record in the more than 50 years it has been keeping meteorological records.
A saw-wielding man injured three police officers in downtown Gwangju three weeks ago, reminding the public of the dangers they face daily.
South Korea dropped significantly to 62nd place in the annual global press freedom index, down from 47th place the previous year. Meanwhile, North Korea was rated as one of the most brutal persecutors of journalists.