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.
Residents living near the inter-Korean border called for calmn on Thursday amid growing military tension, saying they fear even a single miscalculation ― by either Seoul or Pyongyang ― could lead to the destruction of their villages and their lives.
Seoul called for more protections for North Korean refugees at a key U.N. review of Beijing’s human rights record for the first time, Tuesday, in the wake of its mass repatriation of North Koreans three months ago.
South Korea and more than 40 other nations jointly condemned Pyongyang and Moscow for their arms transfers on Monday as concerns are rising that Ukraine could be used as a testing ground for North Korean missiles.
Washington’s foreign policy on North Korea is emerging as one of the key issues of the GOP primary as Nikki Haley tries to draw a contrast between her tough stance on the regime and that of her rival in the presidential race, Donald Trump.
Young people trust politicians less than they do influencers on social media to tell them the truth about current affairs, a poll released on Sunday suggested.
Hikers walk on a snow-covered path in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, Sunday. Heavy snow fell over parts of Korea's eastern region on Saturday, prompting local government officials to enact traffic and safety measures. Some cities in the province, where the Winter Youth Olympics are currently taking place, received up to 44 centimeters of snow as organizers activated emergency protocols to ensure smooth operation of the sporting event. Korea Times photo by Ha Sang-yun
An industrial law under which employers can face a minimum one-year prison sentence in the event of a major accident is set to be extended this week so as to include small businesses, despite calls for more preparation time.
Defections by members of the North Korean elite, such as diplomats and overseas students, increased in 2023 to the highest number in years, serving as a clear indication of growing discontent and division within the ruling class.
As Russian President Vladimir Putin cordially greeted North Korea’s top diplomat in Moscow on Tuesday (local time), a Kremlin spokesman confirmed that the Russian leader will visit Pyongyang “at a convenient time.”
At age 4, she lost the tip of her finger due to an accident. Two years later, she lost her mother to tuberculosis. To take care of her sick grandmother, she decided not to go to college. After being deported by Chinese authorities, she even spent months in a North Korean prison.