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.
Helping hands amid torrential rain
Dozens of NongHyup Bank employees engage in restoration work at a farm damaged by heavy rain fall located in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. The bank said over 3,000 employees are joining the effort to restore agricultural structures damaged by torrential rain. / Courtesy of NongHyup Bank
By Anna J. Park