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Jung Min-ho

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.

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Politics

Minor progressive parties seek to unify

Lee Jeong-mi, leader of the minor opposition Justice Party, speaks during a press conference at the National Assembly in Seoul, Sunday. YonhapBy Jung Min-hoMinor liberal parties seek to unify in the coming months in order to spread their common values more effectively and challenge the two-party system in the general election next year.Speaking to reporters at the National Assembly in Seoul, Sunday, Lee Jeong-mi, leader of the minor opposition Justice Party, said she will join forces with those who share similar visions, with a plan to finalize the process by the end of October at the latest.“We will meet with those who agree with the social vision that the Justice Party pursues with a firm determination to challenge the two-party system,” Lee said. “We are seeking to collaborate especially with those in the labor and green activism movements.”There have been reports that several former members of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea such as Rep. Yang Hyang-ja and Keum Tae-seop, a former lawmaker, have also been moving to create a new party. Yang said

Jun 26, 2023By Jung Min-ho
Minor progressive parties seek to unify
Defense

Yoon vows 'peace through strength' on 73rd Korean War anniversary

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, center, waves the Korean flag with veterans of the Korean War and other attendees during an event marking the 73rd anniversary of the war's outbreak at eastern Seoul's Jangchung Gymnasium, Sunday. YonhapPresident honors heroes who died defending freedom against communist forcesBy Jung Min-hoMarking the 73rd anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War on Sunday, President Yoon Suk Yeol said only “strong power” can guarantee peace on the peninsula and honored those who died while defending South Korea against communist forces.“We should never forget the tears and blood of those who participated in the war and their families. We should remember the meaning of all of the blood that was shed by those in uniform, which made freedom in the Republic of Korea possible,” Yoon said in a message posted on social media.“Only strong power can guarantee true peace. We will defend the free Republic of Korea resolutely and contribute to bringing prosperity and freedom to the citizens of the world so that the sacrifice of the heroes who defe

Jun 25, 2023By Jung Min-ho
Yoon vows 'peace through strength' on 73rd Korean War anniversary
  • PHOTOS 73rd anniversary of Korean War
Politics

Opposition leader meets fishermen amid Fukushima worries

Rep. Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, tries raw squid during his visit to a traditional market in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Thursday. NewsisSafety fears may be unfounded, but industry is already taking hitBy Jung Min-hoSeemingly determined to keep the Fukushima water issue alive, Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the main opposition party, on Thursday met with fishermen who are deeply concerned about Japan's plan to discharge treated wastewater from the city's nuclear plant into the sea.The leader and other officials of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) visited a local market at Gangneung, a coastal city in Gangwon Province, where such worries are especially high.His move comes at a time when concerns are rising over a million tons of radioactive water set to be released into the Pacific Ocean beginning in the coming weeks. Many in the seafood industry say that they have already been losing customers and fear that this was only the beginning of a more serious business crisis that could unfold when Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) proceeds wi

Jun 22, 2023By Jung Min-ho
Opposition leader meets fishermen amid Fukushima worries
North Korea

North Korea worries Blinken's trip may lead to US-China detente

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Monday. AP-YonhapBeijing's attempt to manage bilateral tensions ruffles Pyongyang: analystsBy Jung Min-hoNorth Korea on Wednesday belittled U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's recent visit to Beijing as a “begging trip” to reduce bilateral tensions, in remarks analysts believe revealed the regime's desire to maintain the Cold War-like status quo.Citing Jong Yong-hak, an analyst on international affairs, the North's official Korean Central News Agency portrayed Blinken's trip as an admission of the failure of U.S.' policy of putting pressure on China, following one of the most significant exchanges between the two nations under President Joe Biden.The state news agency then slammed the “double-dealing and impudence” of Washington, siding with Beijing, which demands the lifting of all U.S. tech restrictions targeting Chinese companies.“China tends to view North Korea as a liability when it has a good relationship wit

Jun 21, 2023By Jung Min-ho
North Korea worries Blinken's trip may lead to US-China detente
Foreign Affairs

Korea-US alliance serves as 'compass for freedom'

Panelists engage in discussions during a session of the 2023 Korea Times Forum themed “Korea-U.S. Alliance: Security & Space Cooperation,” at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in central Seoul, Tuesday. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukForged in war 70 years ago, deep ties expand into spaceBy Jung Min-hoForged in battle seven decades ago to protect the values of freedom and democracy, the Korea-U.S. alliance today seeks to set an example of liberty and peace for countries that support the same principles, top-level government officials in Seoul said Tuesday.What began as a military treaty has strengthened and expanded into a wide scope of sectors, ranging from the environment to space, as the two countries celebrate the 70th anniversary of their special partnership and bond this year.At the 2023 Korea Times Forum, themed “Korea-U.S. Alliance: Security & Space Cooperation,” policymakers and experts from different fields shared their views on how the alliance has not just survived, but thrived despite major challenges over the past decades. They

Jun 20, 2023By Jung Min-ho
Korea-US alliance serves as 'compass for freedom'
  • Envoys explore new areas of cooperation beyond Korea-US alliance
  • PHOTOS Forum navigates past, present, future of Korea-US alliance
North Korea

Hardliner behind multiple attacks on S. Korean military returns to N. Korean politics

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, left, and Kim Yong-chol, vice chairman of the ruling Workers' Party Committee, attend an extended bilateral meeting with their U.S. counterparts during the second Washington-Pyongyang summit in the Metropole hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, in this Feb. 28, 2019, file photo. Kim Yong-chol, a hardliner blamed for multiple attacks on South Korea, has returned to the center stage of North Korean politics, state media reported Monday. Reuters-YonhapPyongyang reveals satellite launch failure to public at major party eventBy Jung Min-hoA former top-level spy and military general who was behind multiple attacks against the South Korean military has returned to the center stage of North Korean politics. Kim Yong-chol, who is believed to have been in command of the attacks on the ROKS Cheonan corvette and a South Korean island in 2010 as well as a 2015 landmine explosion on the southern side of the DMZ, was elected as an alternative member of the political bureau of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea, state media reported Monday.According to the Rodong Sinmun, a mout

Jun 19, 2023By Jung Min-ho
Hardliner behind multiple attacks on S. Korean military returns to N. Korean politics
Law & Crime

Ruling party plans to strengthen laws against criminals seeking revenge

The attacker in the infamous "spin-kick case" leaves the Busan High Court in Busan, June 12, after the verdict. His face in this image is blurred under a law that protects the human rights of criminals. The ruling People Power Party said Friday that it is seeking to bolster legal measures to better protect victims. YonhapBy Jung Min-hoThe government and the ruling People Power Party plan to bolster laws and other rules against revenge-seeking criminals after the so-called “spin-kick case” that shocked the nation recently.Rep. Park Dae-chul, the party's chief policymaker, held a meeting with high-ranking officials at the Ministry of Justice, Friday, to come up with new measures to better protect victims of crimes, especially women who suffered from sexual assault.The move came after the Busan High Court sentenced the infamous spin-kick attacker, in his early 30s, surnamed Lee, to 20 years in prison earlier this week for inflicting permanent nerve damage on a stranger with a roundhouse kick and attempting to rape her in the southern port city on May 22, 2022. His inmates la

Jun 17, 2023By Jung Min-ho
Ruling party plans to strengthen laws against criminals seeking revenge
Defense

US flexes military muscle to show readiness as tensions rise on Korean Peninsula

USS Michigan SSGN, an 18,000-ton guided missile submarine and one of the most feared U.S. strategic assets, appears near a naval base in Busan, Friday, a day after North Korea's latest missile provocation. NewsisUSS Michigan SSGN docks in Busan, four B-52 bombers land on GuamBy Jung Min-hoA U.S. nuclear-powered submarine capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk missiles arrived at a South Korean naval base in Busan, Friday, a day after North Korea fired two short-range missiles off its east coast in its latest provocation.USS Michigan SSGN, an 18,000-ton guided missile submarine and one of the most feared U.S. strategic assets, docked there as a demonstration of the security guarantee promised in the Washington Declaration and a symbol of “peace through strength,” South Korea's Vice Adm. Kim Myung-soo said in a statement.It is the first time since October 2017 that a submarine classified as “SSGN” by the U.S. Navy, or a cruise-missile submarine, has stopped off in Korea, amid tensions following the North's weapons tests and the ever-intensifying Seoul-Washington

Jun 16, 2023By Jung Min-ho
US flexes military muscle to show readiness as tensions rise on Korean Peninsula
North Korea

North Korea's high status at WHO sends wrong message to world: health experts

Surrounded by officials face wearing masks, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, and his wife Lee Sol-ju watch a performance given by art groups in Pyongyang, in this May 5, 2021, photo. Speaking to The Korea Times recently, health experts said North Korea's high position at the World Health Organization is concerning as it would send the wrong message to the world. YonhapPyongyang joins executive board despite pandemic lies, rejection of vaccine supportBy Jung Min-hoNorth Korea had claimed to be totally free of COVID-19 patients for almost a year and a half while the coronavirus was raging across the world. After finally reporting its first official case in May 2022, authorities there rejected free offers of vaccine support from other countries for no clear reason, refusing to join the global effort to contain the pandemic and jeopardizing the lives of their own people.Yet, at the 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva last month, North Korea was elected as a new member of the World Health Organization (WHO) executive board. Along with 33 other “technically qualified”

Jun 14, 2023By Jung Min-ho
North Korea's high status at WHO sends wrong message to world: health experts
Defense

Korea's spy agency to release security guidelines on ChatGPT

gettyimagesbankBy Jung Min-hoThe National Intelligence Service (NIS), Korea's spy agency, is working on creating security rules for how to use ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots amid growing concerns over the new technology. According to the NIS on Sunday, it plans to release its guidelines to government departments and agencies later this month. It said it started the project in April in cooperation with experts in the field to take advantage of AI technology while minimizing possible complications.The leakage of personal or work-related information as well as the creation of realistic “fake news” are among the biggest concerns about the technology, which has proven to be useful in many areas despite some flaws and limitations. With AI reshaping the tech landscape, there has been a mix of expectations and worries about how much impact it will have on people in daily life. “Developing security regulations is as important as developing the technology itself,” Kwon Tae-kyoung, a Yonsei University scholar who participated in the project, said

Jun 11, 2023By Jung Min-ho
Korea's spy agency to release security guidelines on ChatGPT
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