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 main opposition Democratic Party of Korea pledged on Monday to revise the civil law to define animals as “living creatures,” not “property.”
Concerns have been rising over how far Pyongyang’s ties with Moscow would go since North Korea’s state media called for reinforcing the partnership based on a “new legal foundation” last month.
More opportunities for overseas experience and greater financial rewards, are the government's new proposals as it aims to expand benefits in order to attract more cadet applicants through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), amid an increasing shortage of future commissioned officers.
Deeply embedded in North Korea’s founding principle and the lives of its people for decades, the vision of a united Korea cannot be denied or abandoned even if its leader Kim Jong-un demands it, experts said on Friday. They added that the young leader's recent policy shift is expected to undermine the legitimacy of his rule.
A former South Korean prisoner of war, who was held in North Korea for 50 years before making his escape, died on Wednesday, leaving only nine such surviving escapees in the South.
Han Dong-hoon, interim chief of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), condemned the main opposition party, Thursday, for joining forces with North Korean regime sympathizers and with other radical political orientations for the upcoming elections.
Seoul seeks to designate July 14 as a national day in honor of North Korean refugees. This initiative is part of broader efforts to raise awareness of human rights issues in North Korea.
Tensions are reaching a breaking point within the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) as some members of its minor factions openly denounce Lee Jae-myung's leadership, saying he made the DPK a "party of his own."
The opposition Democratic Party of Korea has drawn criticism for recruiting two former top-ranking spy agents who were involved in political and legal controversies in the past.
Human rights advocates called for renewed efforts to bring international attention to North Korea on Monday, as this month marks the 10th anniversary of the publication of a landmark U.N. report that sheds light on “unspeakable atrocities” committed by the regime.