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.
PHOTOS March 1 in 2019
President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook, clad in hanbok, attend a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement against Japan's colonial rule at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, Friday. Yonhap
By Jung Min-ho
Members of conservative groups march through the center of Seoul, Friday, in protest against the Moon government. Korea Times photo by Hong In-ki
Singer Insooni performs during March 1 Movement anniversary celebrations at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, Friday. Yonhap
Ewha Girls' High School students and the school's alumni march on Jeongdong-gil in Seoul, Friday. Yu Gwan-sun, an iconic independence fighter, was a student at Ewha Haktang, the school's predecessor, which missionaries established as the first modern educational institution for women in Korea. Yu died at 17 while imprisoned for leading pro-independence rallies. Yonhap
The Air Force Black Eagles aerobatic team flies over the crowd celebrations at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, Friday. Yonhap
Christians attend celebrate the anniversary at Chungdong First Methodist Church in Seoul, Friday. American missionary Henry Gerhard Appenzeller established Korea's first church of this denomination in 1897. Yonhap