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.
Video conference

NongHyup Financial Group's Business Strategy Group Head and Deputy President Kim Hyung-shin, second from left, is briefed by heads of the financial group's overseas branches at its headquarters in central Seoul, Tuesday. The financial group held a two-day video conference with the 12 heads of its overseas branches in seven countries, aiming to share business performances and strategies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. / Courtesy of NongHyup Financial Group
By Anna J. Park