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.
Credit Unions support flood-damaged households
National Credit Union Federation of Korea (NACUFOK) Chairman Kim Yoon-sik, front, participates in volunteer relief work to help restore rural households damaged by heavy rains, along with 250 employees of the federation, in Geumsan County, South Chungcheong Province, Friday. The chairman said the federation plans to provide a set of measures to support affected households through credit unions nationwide. / Courtesy of NACUFOK
By Anna J. Park