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.
South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission has recently launched an investigation into North Korea’s resettlement program, under which nearly 100,000 people were tricked into moving there between 1959 and 1984.
South Korea and 17 member nations of the United Nations Command (UNC) vowed, Tuesday, a united response in case of any renewal of hostilities or armed attack by North Korea.
North Korea berated the United Nations Command (UNC) the day before South Korea’s inaugural defense ministerial meeting with 17 members of the multinational coalition in Seoul, Monday, calling it an “illegal organization for war” that should be dissolved.
A biological man who identifies as a woman must be exempted from reserve duty even if the individual has already served in the military, Gwangju District Court ruled on Sunday.
The families of the victims of North Korea’s brutal human rights abuses have joined activists to call on President Yoon Suk Yeol to raise rights issues in upcoming summits with his British and Dutch counterparts, saying consistent messaging is important in bringing about actual change.
The main opposition party on Thursday unilaterally approved a pro-labor bill that critics say will bring chaos and endless litigation to many industries by de facto giving workers the right to strike “all year round” without legal consequences.
Skepticism is growing about the prospect of a unified Korean Peninsula, a recent poll shows.
Almost everything about America is vilified by the regime in North Korea, where people are taught from an early age to use phrases like “American bastards.”
Both the ruling and main opposition parties are going all out to gain the upper hand in the run-up to the general elections slated for April next year by seizing the initative on key political objectives, which can sway voters grappling with worsening livelihoods.
Nov. 18 has been designated as a new holiday in North Korea to celebrate the anniversary of the successful test launch of its Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in 2022. But the regime may have an ulterior motive for making the move, according to an analyst on Monday.