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 World Taekwondo delegation's Pyongyang tour
Korea Times reporter Jung Min-ho is with the World Taekwondo (WT) demonstration team that is visiting North Korea's capital Pyongyang. Despite an intermittent internet connection, he managed to wire photos offering a glimpse of the “hermit city.” ― ED.
Members of the World Taekwondo demonstration team in front of the Pyongyang Zoo, Thursday. Courtesy of World Taekwondo
By Jung Min-ho
A zoo guide talks with a reporter from South Korean broadcaster MBC.
World Taekwondo President Choue Chung-won, sixth from right, and International Taekwondo Federation President Ri Yong-sun, sixth from left, with other dignitaries in front of the Taekwondo Hall in Pyongyang, Thursday.
World Taekwondo President Choue Chung-won shakes hands with a student at the Mangyongdae Children's Palace in Pyongyang, Thursday.
Students play the gayageum at the Mangyongdae Children's Palace in Pyongyang, Thursday.