John Yoon

Reporter at NYT in Seoul [email protected]

[John Yoon @johnjyoon]

@grep_now Hi, I'm a reporter at The New York Times. Hope you're doing OK. Would you be able to talk to me about what happened and provide permission to use your photo? My DMs are open. Thank you!

[John Yoon @johnjyoon]

@josephmazza_ Hi Joseph, I'm a reporter at The New York Times. Would you have a few minutes tonight to share what you saw? I'm reachable at [email protected]. Thanks!

[John Yoon @johnjyoon]

@JohnSmith8ew7 Hi John, I'm a reporter at The New York Times. Would you have a moment to chat about what you saw? I am reachable at [email protected]. Thanks!

[Andrés R. Martínez @AMartinezNYT]

Japan Finally Phases Out Floppy Disks https://t.co/Fy1nrUh0Lv @johnjyoon @hudidi1 @kiu_ko

[John Yoon @johnjyoon]

Kwon Pyong, the Chinese dissident, recounted for the first time the series of gambles that got him out of China by jet ski, and almost a year later, out of South Korea. https://t.co/MXDZ1NGOCv

[Hari Kumar @HariNYT]

The election is a giant undertaking that requires millions of poll workers, voting machines and security forces to cover deserts, mountains, forests and megacities.
Why Does It Take India Six Weeks to Vote? https://t.co/S9gZlLXvrP With @johnjyoon

[New York Times Music @nytimesmusic]

The K-pop group NewJeans has asked a federal court in California to order Google to release the identity of the person behind a YouTube account that the members say is spreading defamatory statements about them. https://t.co/IdcCYHx9kP

[John Yoon @johnjyoon]

Before the “Parasite” actor Lee Sun-kyun died, he had been questioned for drug use in a country that has long drawn a hard line against anything other than total abstinence. https://t.co/w0o3g5ZnDL

[John Yoon @johnjyoon]

@Laiglo Hi Gloria, I'm a reporter for The New York Times. We're looking for a policy expert who can speak about drug control in Asia. Would you be available for a brief phone call this afternoon? I'd appreciate it if you could give me a DM. Thank you!

[New York Times World @nytimesworld]

Lee Sun-kyun, a South Korean actor who starred in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” died at 48. He had been under investigation for illegal drug use and denied the accusation. https://t.co/wmJkhiyAg0

[John Yoon @johnjyoon]

@petez_tweets @hannahyi @nytimes Hi Anna, I'm Hannah's colleague and a reporter at The New York Times. Would you be free for a brief phone call about what you saw at the plant and the power outage earlier in the night? I'd appreciate it if you could give me a DM. Thank you!

[Andrés R. Martínez @AMartinezNYT]

How a North Korean Soccer Star Vanished and Re-emerged @NYTimes by the great duo of ⁦@mikeives⁩ ⁦@johnjyoon⁩ https://t.co/EiCI5bvvmP

[John Yoon @johnjyoon]

A year after the Seoul crowd crush, survivors and relatives of victims continue to wrestle with unanswered questions and grief as they push for official accountability, @choesanghun reports. https://t.co/Ax4gCHaVKW

[The New York Times @nytimes]

People older than 65 ride Seoul’s subway system for free. Throngs of seniors spend their days riding the trains to the end of the line, or to nowhere in particular, and have become an established part of the city’s fabric.
https://t.co/iIsWsc8ZKt

[The New York Times @nytimes]

South Korea has the world’s largest diaspora of intercountry adoptees. Now some of them are returning to the country — which has the lowest birth rate globally — to hold the government accountable for what they call a corrupt and predatory adoption system. https://t.co/MwBnMGdlMb

[New York Times World @nytimesworld]

During the Korean War, the United States and Russia flooded the Korean Peninsula with arms. Now it’s the other way around, as both powers seek munitions for the war in Ukraine. https://t.co/yJNRu5QWIY

[John Yoon @johnjyoon]

South Korean teachers have rallied for months against a law they say has empowered some parents to harass them by threatening to file child abuse complaints against reasonable disciplinary action. https://t.co/8WIEIly74B

[Jenny Gross @jggross]

Where in the world are people continuing to WFH, and where are people are back in the office? A look at the latest data:

https://t.co/T2lmW9kmuX w/ @emmabgo @johnjyoon @hikarimaehida & @meddynyt in New York, Seoul, London, Tokyo & Berlin

[New York Times World @nytimesworld]

Experts say Japan’s discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the ruined Fukushima nuclear power plant does not and will not pose health risks to people who eat seafood. Even though the scientific evidence bears that out, not everyone is convinced. https://t.co/L2kH27CdWv

[Sui-Lee Wee 黄瑞黎 @suilee]

Here's my attempt at trying to make sense of all that has happened in Thailand in the past three months: https://t.co/xxmxAWra0Q