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 for harvest season
Dozens of employees from the NongHyup Bank business management department volunteered to help with the harvest at an agricultural community in Jincheon County, North Chungcheong Province, on Oct. 8. The staff helped harvest hundreds of boxes of sweet potatoes and purchased them to be donated to local residents. / Courtesy of NongHyup Bank
By Anna J. Park