Andrew Jeong

Seoul, South Korea

Reporter at the Seoul hub

Education: Cornell University, BA in Economics, History

Andrew Jeong is a reporter for The Washington Post in its Seoul hub. Before The Post, Jeong worked for the Wall Street Journal from 2017 to 2021 as a Seoul-based correspondent, focusing on North Korea. He previously worked as a reporter for the Korea Herald and the Acuris group, focusing on regulatory affairs. In addition to English, Jeong speaks fluent Korean and has intermediate skills in classical Chinese.
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    What we know about Hannah Kobayashi and her missing-person case

    The 30-year-old Hawaii woman was missing for weeks before investigators spotted her entering Mexico alone.

    December 3, 2024
    Ryan Kobayashi, center, holds a picture of his missing daughter Hannah Kobayashi outside Crypto.com Arena on Nov. 21 in Los Angeles.

    Divided over whether to stop making plastic, U.N. treaty talks collapse

    Delegates from more than 170 countries huddled for a week of marathon negotiations but came up short on delivering a treaty.

    December 1, 2024
    Delegates from Mexico, France, Panama and the European Union speak after a news conference Sunday in Busan, South Korea, where U.N. talks to curb plastic pollution took place.

    Walmart rolls back DEI commitments amid conservative backlash

    Conservative activist Robby Starbuck claims victory for the shift even as the retailer says certain policy changes were underway before his online campaign.

    November 26, 2024
    Walmart said it would be rolling back several DEI initiatives.

      Ground beef products recalled over possible E. coli contamination

      More than 167,000 pounds of fresh and frozen ground beef products from the Detroit-based Wolverine Packing Co. are subject to the recall, the USDA said.

      November 22, 2024

      Man caught trying to smuggle hundreds of tarantulas on a plane

      In addition to the spiders, the South Korean traveler also had 110 centipedes and nine bullet ants in containers taped to his body, Peruvian authorities said.

      November 16, 2024
      A tarantula that was seized from a South Korean man at Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, Peru, as he was attempting to smuggle hundreds of spiders, centipedes and bullet ants out of the country.

      IDF sends enlistment notices to ultra-Orthodox Jews

      Defense Minister Israel Katz gave the go-ahead for 7,000 draft notices to be sent to ultra-Orthodox Jews for enlistment in the Israel Defense Forces.

      November 15, 2024

      Surge in worldwide measles cases driven by lack of vaccine coverage, WHO says

      The WHO and CDC say there were about 10.3 million cases of measles last year, up 20 percent from 2022. Children are especially susceptible to complications.

      November 15, 2024
      A health worker administers a measles vaccine to a child at a shelter for the displaced in Beirut on Thursday.

      The year’s last supermoon will illuminate skies worldwide this week

      The last supermoon of 2024, also known as the beaver moon, will peak at its biggest and brightest around 4:29 p.m. Eastern time Friday.

      November 14, 2024
      A supermoon over Mojave, California, on Oct. 17.

      IDF strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs; Israeli ministers welcome Trump Cabinet picks

      The Israel Defense Forces said it struck facilities used by Hezbollah for military purposes after the group fired more rockets across the Lebanese border.

      November 13, 2024

      Democrat Ruben Gallego beats GOP’s Kari Lake in Arizona Senate race

      The Democrat and former Marine is projected to win a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona against Republican Kari Lake, a pro-Trump former news anchor.

      November 12, 2024
      Rep. Ruben Gallego at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Phoenix last month.