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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A frozen human foot found on Mount Everest revives a century-old mystery

Remains found on Mount Everest may have belonged to the British climber Andrew Comyn “Sandy” Irvine, who disappeared along with George Mallory in 1924.

October 15, 2024
Andrew Comyn “Sandy” Irvine, back-row left, stands next to George Mallory with their team at Mount Everest in 1924.

Uncertainty looms over Israel’s expected Iran strike; rescuers dig through debris in central Beirut

Israeli strikes on Beirut were the deadliest on Lebanon’s capitol since Oct. 8, 2023, when Hezbollah began its current barrage of rocket attacks on northern Israel.

October 11, 2024

Israel’s cabinet to vote on Iran response; U.N. says 2 peacekeepers injured in Lebanon

Israel’s security cabinet will meet Thursday to vote on Israel’s response to Iran’s Oct. 1 missile attack. The U.N. said two peacekeepers were injured by Israeli fire.

October 10, 2024

Iran’s leader gives defiant address; Israeli strike hits key road at border

Israeli strikes cut off a key border crossing between Lebanon and Syria.

October 4, 2024

Region braces for intensification after Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah’s assassination

Israeli forces killed Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah in a Beirut strike, according to authorities in the region.

September 28, 2024

Afghan women have less freedom than cats, Meryl Streep says at U.N.

The actress said a cat that can “feel the sun on her face” and run through a park has more rights than Afghan girls and women under stricter Taliban laws.

September 24, 2024
Actress Meryl Streep, speaking at U.N. Headquarters in New York on Monday, criticized Afghanistan's treatment of women.

Death toll rises to 37 in Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah commanders in Beirut

The deaths of Ibrahim Aqil and Ahmed Wehbe marked the first time in the war that two Hezbollah commanders had been killed by Israel in single day.

September 21, 2024

Major Hezbollah leader killed in Israeli strike, militant group says

The strike on a suburb of Lebanon’s capital killed Ibrahim Aqil, a prominent Hezbollah leader, and other senior commanders, Israel said. The attack left 14 people dead.

September 20, 2024

Man sends fake mass shooting, bomb threats after fantasy football spat

Matthew Gabriel pleaded guilty to knowingly fabricating a mass shooting threat in Norway and a bombing plot at the University of Iowa.

September 19, 2024
The federal courthouse in Philadelphia, where Matthew Gabriel pleaded guilty to making false mass shooting threats.

Four Islamic State leaders killed in August raid in Iraq, U.S. says

Military officials said those killed in a dramatic mission by U.S. and Iraqi forces last month included the extremist group’s head of operations in Iraq.

September 14, 2024
Iraqi forces take part in an operation in March against the Islamic State in Diyala province, Iraq.