About Mia

My name is Misook (Mia) Jung. I am the owner of Gulf Korean Times (GKT Media). My family and I have been active community members in Dubai for more than two decades.

As the owner of a media company, I am well positioned within the Dubai Korean community, with twenty-five years of business and community service experience. I am deeply grateful for the meaningful achievements I have accomplished throughout my journey. I genuinely love what I do and take great pride in all the experiences and accomplishments that have shaped my career and personal growth.

Our weekly magazine provides new life information and news about the UAE, including the GCC and MENA, as many nationalities live together here. As Korean Wave culture is booming regionally, we provide a wide variety of events, including Korean cultural events and K-pop concerts, with our embassies and consulates.

Why media

At the heart of any successful business endeavour is the ambition to create a community which you then serve: media is to inform and even entertain. As we look at politics, economy, humanities and history through the media, we look at the world and discover new trends, and learn more about people and human interest stories.

Curiosity is central to development. Civilizations have developed through healthy discourse and inspired communication. We are nothing if not intelligent and inspired by our understanding of new places, ideas and events which, in turn, open each of us to greater possibilities.

I know that I am inspired by others who, through their determination and dynamic nature, offer a greater — sometimes better — way of thinking. The company's mission is inspired by the same.

Where we are going

Our continued focus is to be a safe space for community-minded individuals to collaborate and convene. There is no shortage of news, ideas and events, both regionally and globally, to share. Our current focus is to continue developing structures for the digital world of the future; social media and hosted applications continue to transform media outreach.