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.
College professors picked "gyeonlimangui" (見利忘義), a four-character Chinese idiom meaning "virtue was forgotten for gain," as the expression that best describes Korean society in 2023.
Calls are growing for a shift from a binary party system in Korea as a large portion of voters say they feel frustrated and alienated by both major political parties.
Defying efforts to improve and revitalize the governing People Power Party (PPP) ahead of the general elections, many former staff members of President Yoon Suk Yeol appear to be seeking nominations in the party’s longtime strongholds.
Prosecutors searched the former office of Rep. Lee Jae-myung, leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), Monday, amid growing criticism of his party leadership ahead of the general elections early next year.
Hong Joon-pyo, mayor of Daegu and former chief of the ruling People Power Party, criticized government officials, Friday, for spreading false hope about Busan’s chance of winning the right to host World Expo 2030.
In what he called an “ultimatum,” Ihn Yo-han, chief of the ruling People Power Party’s (PPP) innovation committee, demanded on Thursday the right to nominate its candidates for the April 10 general elections, saying he would wait for an answer by Dec. 4.
The possibility of a return of Donald Trump to the White House would likely revive talks between the United States and North Korea and could raise doubts over any commitments made by Washington to Seoul under President Joe Biden, who is struggling in recent polls against Trump, experts said, Thursday.
Despite strong support from the public, major Korean business conglomerates and world stars such as BTS, Busan lost its bid to host the World Expo 2030.
Human rights advocates were shocked last month to find out that hundreds of North Korean escapees were forcibly deported by China after three years of pandemic border restrictions came to an end. Recently, they were shocked again by Beijing’s claim that the principle of non-refoulement cannot be applied to its policy because there is “no evidence of torture” in North Korea.
Defense Minister Shin Won-sik speaks during a meeting with key military commanders at the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul, Tuesday. Speaking to top officers including Kim Myeong-su, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force, Shin called for a strong readiness posture against possible threats from North Korea. After North Korea's announcement that it would rebuild guard posts along the inter-Korean border, Shin warned that any major attacks from the regime would be "the beginning of its destruction." Courtesy of Ministry of National Defense