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.
Haircut to support small businesses
Korea Deposit Insurance Corp. (KDIC) CEO Wi Seong-bak, left, gets a haircut at a small beauty salon in Seoul, Monday, as part of the state-run firm's campaign to support small businesses having difficulty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The KDIC previously helped the beauty parlor's owner reschedule her debt. / Courtesy of KDIC
By Anna J. Park