Anna Jiwon Park has been covering the politics at The Korea Times since the summer of 2024, when she joined the press pool for the Office of the President in Korea. Prior to that, she spent about five years reporting extensively on financial markets, regulatory authorities and the financial industry. She joined The Korea Times in 2019 after spending eight years as a broadcast journalist at Arirang TV, Korea’s leading global broadcaster, covering politics, defense and culture.
Donation for Australian wildfires
Pepper Savings Bank CEO Matthew Chang, left, poses with Rowan Petz, executive director at the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Korea, at the Grand Hyatt Seoul, Jan. 31. At the event held by the AustCham Korea, the Australia-headquartered financial institution donated 20 million won ($17,000) to the Salvation Army for recovery activities from the ongoing Australian bushfires. / Courtesy of Pepper Savings Bank
By Anna J. Park