Experience

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  Korea JoongAng Daily

  • Seoul, South Korea

  • National Desk Reporter & Unification Ministry Correspondent

    • Feb 2021 - Present
    • Seoul, South Korea

    Write breaking news articles and long-form analyses of North Korean missile launches and other developments in Pyongyang’s weapons programs, as well as relevant events in state media. Cover South Korea’s defense industry, particularly weapons exports and bids made by South Korean defense companies for foreign tenders, and military exercises.Produce in-depth coverage of issues like the ongoing investigation into the Daejang-dong real estate development, the 2022 South Korean presidential election and general events in domestic politics.

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  Yenching Academy of Peking University

  • China
  • Higher Education
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Graduate Student Union President

    • Oct 2019 - Jun 2020

  • Public Relations Assistant

    • Sep 2019 - Jun 2020

    Write English reports on university events, such as guest speaker lectures, for public relations purposes. Update and manage all Yenching social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Conduct and publish interviews with students, professors, and staff.

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  Los Angeles Times

  • Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea

  • News Assistant

    • Nov 2017 - Aug 2018
    • Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea

    Contributed to reporting at the Los Angeles Times with the Seoul Special Correspondent, Matt Stiles. Worked as a freelance fixer and interpreter with USA Today during the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, NPR during the Inter-Korean Summit of April 2018, CBC/Radio Canada during the US-DPRK summit in Singapore in June 2018.

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  Gangnam District Government

  • Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea

  • Civil Servant

    • Nov 2015 - Nov 2017
    • Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea

    Fulfilled my national service requirement. Worked in the local welfare claims and residence registration section of the Nonhyeon 1-dong Residents Centre. Processed payments to social welfare recipients, accompanied staff on inspections and visits to local residents' homes, and registered all changes in address by residents moving in and out of our local district.

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  Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations

  • New York

  • Personal Assistant to Ambassador

    • Jun 2009 - Jul 2009
    • New York

    Wrote notes and reports on General Assembly and Security Council meetings. Identified and summarised points of contention in diplomatic communiqués. Edited the Deputy Representative’s thesis on the U.S.-R.O.K. Free Trade Agreement negotiations